Laurie Roth is an American
radio talk show host
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and political commentator. She hosts the nationally syndicated political talk show, ''The Roth Show''. As a candidate for President of the United States in the
2012 election, she unsuccessfully sought the 2012 nominations of the
Constitution Party and the
American Independent Party
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.
Education and early career
Roth earned a PhD in counseling with an emphasis on alcohol and drugs from
Oregon State University
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.
She was a singer-songwriter in the early to mid-1990s and host and co-producer of the
PBS
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music show "CD Highway" from 1995 to 2000.
Talk radio career
Roth began her career in talk radio as a guest on
KGA-AM in
Spokane, Washington
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in 2001.
She then had her own show on
KPLS in Los Angeles, California.
''The Roth Show''
The self-described "
Annie Oakley
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Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ...
of the Airwaves,"
has hosted the
nationally syndicated ''The Roth Show'', a
conservative
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political commentary program, since 2003 on
KQNT
KQNT (590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Spokane, Washington. It is one of the oldest radio stations in Washington, going on the air in 1922 in Seattle. KQNT offers a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The stu ...
in Spokane.
The program is broadcast weekdays from the studios of
flagship station KSBN in Spokane to over 50 stations nationwide.
[McLeod, Judi (July 7, 2008]
"Radio’s Laurie Roth gives us something to believe in"
''Canada Free Press''. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
Traffic accident
In August 2005, Roth was critically injured when the motorcycle she was riding struck a deer, from which she suffered multiple broken bones and other bodily injuries, and was in a coma for two weeks. As a result of her injuries, she was unable to host her radio program for nearly a year. She returned as host of ''The Roth Show'' in June 2006.
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Political activity
Roth is a political columnist for the Internet publications ''News With Views'', ''Canada Free Press'' and the ''New Media Journal''.
Presidential campaign
In mid-2011, Roth confirmed that she was exploring the possibility of running for President of the United States. She announced her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the American Independent Party in November 2011. She also ran for the presidential nomination of the Constitution Party,[Camben, Jim (April 20, 2012]
''The Seattle Times
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'' via ''The Spokesman-Review''. Retrieved May 15, 2012 which was won by former U.S. Congressman
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Virgil Goode
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on the first ballot at the 2012 Constitution Party National Convention. Roth finished fifth in the balloting with 1.49% of the vote. Following her defeat for that party's nomination, Roth continued her candidacy for the American Independent Party nomination and contemplated the possibility of continuing her presidential bid as a "tea party
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" independent
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candidate.
Roth announced that she had dropped out of the 2012 presidential race on July 25, 2012.
Plaintiff in lawsuits against President Obama
In January 2012, Roth was named as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against President Barack Obama
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in Georgia
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, and was represented by birther movement
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activist Orly Taitz
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.[Georgia Ballot Challenge Ruling](_blank)
''Scribd'' Retrieved April 14, 2012 Roth and her fellow plaintiffs challenged President Obama's eligibility to run for president of the United States. On February 3, 2012, Judge Michael Malihi ruled in favor of President Obama. Roth and her fellow plaintiffs appealed Judge Malihi's ruling; their appeal was denied on March 2, 2012.
In April 2012, Roth was added as a plaintiff to an election challenge against the President in Mississippi
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.Mississippi Election Challenge Interlocutory Appeal
"Scribd" Retrieved April 22, 2012 While listed on legal motions for the Mississippi election challenge, it was unknown if Roth was an official plaintiff as no motion requesting Roth's addition as a plaintiff was noted on the case docket.
Personal life
Roth lives with her husband and two children in
Elk, Washington
Elk is an unincorporated rural community in northern Spokane County, Washington, United States.
There is also a VFW, Volunteer Fire Station, and other amenities. During the summer Elk holds Elk Days, when it celebrates Fathers' Day and the commu ...
.
References
https://newswithviews.com/are-the-military-and-trump-in-control/
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American Independent Party politicians
American columnists
American women singers
American political commentators
American talk radio hosts
American women radio presenters
California Constitutionalists
Female candidates for President of the United States
PBS people
Radio personalities from Los Angeles
Radio personalities from Washington (state)
Candidates in the 2012 United States presidential election
21st-century American politicians
Tea Party movement activists
Activists from California
21st-century American women politicians
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