Posted on 05/25/2008 2:49:33 PM PDT by WackySam
Former Congressman plans to take the White House as Libertarian candidate
Denver - The Libertarian Party has nominated former Congressman Bob Barr as its candidate for president for the 2008 election.
"I'm sure will we emerge here with the strongest ticket in the history of the Libertarian Party," Barr stated in his victory speech shortly after being selected as the Party's nominee. "I want everybody to remember that we only have 163 days to win this election. We cannot waste one single day."
More than 650 Libertarian delegates met in Denver from May 22 till the 26 for the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. After six rounds of voting Sunday afternoon, Barr was selected as the Party's presidential nominee.
"We're proud to present to the American voters Bob Barr as our presidential nominee," says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis. "While Republicans and Democrats will fight for their own power in November, Libertarians will fight for Americans. Bob Barr is one of the strongest candidates in the Party's 37-year history, and we look for him to have an enormous impact in the 2008 race. Republicans and Democrats have good reason to fear a candidate like Barr, who refuses to accept the 'business-as-usual' attitude of the current political establishment. Americans want and need another choice, and that choice is Bob Barr."
The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political parties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.
For more information, or to arrange a media interview, please call Andrew Davis at (202) 333-0008 during normal business hours, or at (202) 731-0002 during any other time. For an interview with the Barr campaign, please contact Audrey Mullen at (703) 548-1160.
Looks like it’s between Barr and Chuck Baldwin...the only real Republicans in the race.
ROTFL
Regardless, I'll vote for Barr before I vote for McCain.
Any word on the VP spot on this ticket?
I guess his gig with the ACLU wasn’t paying enough.....
It should be Root.
Here we go! Now we have to choose. A true conservative or a RINO who might win. I need a drink, or three.
“...the strongest ticket in the history of the Libertarian Party”
Isn’t that like being the tallest midget?
Who’s VP nominee?
Here's last week's thread, in case you've forgotten:
Will the Libertarians Spoil McCain's Chances?
Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:57:54 PM · 50 of 71
Dinsdale to Jack Black
Jack Black: I believe it is Barr, not Paul, who is the odds-on favorite to win the Libertarian nomination.
Dinsdale: I believe it is James Watt, not Nader, who is the odds-on favorite to win the Green party nomination.
Equally likely. Barr is no libertarian and never will be.
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Can't win 'em all. Better luck next time, old chap!
It will probably Barr/Root on the Libertarian side and Baldwin/Castle on the Constitution Party.
At least a choice to make.
Shouldn’t this be on breaking news?
The social liberaltarians are jumping with joy at the prospect of undercutting McCain just enough to put Obama or Hillary in there. The sort of people Obama or Hillary will appoint to the supreme court will suit these abortionist hippies to a tee.
I’ve got about as much use for a liberaltarian as a Democrat.
Ok, so you're voting for Obama. Thanks.
He helped raised a ton money for them. They are a traitorous organization which gives lip service to Libertarian concerns (where is the ACLU amicus brief on the D.C. gun ban?) in order to push forward their Marxist agenda. Barr was a useful idiot for them. I am not going to be a useful idiot and vote for Barr.
That makes two of us which is zero, zip, nada.
First Barr went to the ACLU which is as liberal as you can get and now the Libertarian Party the home of the open borders. And yet, some of here who "claim" to be conservative are going to vote for him? Give me a break!
Exactly. These people are going to give Obama the White House.
A vote for a 3rd party canidate is a vote for Obama. Plain and simple.
God help us all.
LOL!
- over a candidate who has a anti-drug, closed border, strong national defense, anti- abortion platform??
choose your weapon, sir!!
Absolutely right.
It’ll be a cold day in he!! before this conservative votes for a card-carrying ACLU member. A REALLY cold day. I’ll vote for McCain before I’ll ever vote for Barr.
He worked for them on privacy and civil liberties issues, not the moonbat issues.
and now the Libertarian Party the home of the open borders.
Still stronger than McCain's/RNC stand on the borders.
And yet, some of here who "claim" to be conservative are going to vote for him?
I won't vote for him but he's a helluva lot more conservative than McCain, and he's the first LP nominee that actually has experience.
It's voters' fault that they won't vote for McCain?
If Barr wasn't running, would McCain get these libertarian votes at all?
When will we see a Conservative Party?
Seems a poor pick for the libertarians. He is a drug warrior who voted for the patriot act. And on top of that, his website makes it look like he’s pushing the “fair” tax. And that’s going to create the biggest criminal black market this nation has ever seen.
You deride these voters yet in the same breath believe they should vote for McCain. Typical. BTW, the people who are voting for Barr are fiscal conservatives who are tired of the Republicrats spending us into oblivion.
The sort of people Obama or Hillary will appoint to the supreme court will suit these abortionist hippies to a tee.
Oh please stop with the hyperbole. Just face up to the fact that McCain & the Stupid Party has alienated a huge portion of the conservative base.
Face it, if the republicans lose the upcoming election it’s because they’ve served up a crap candidate. If the republicans win it’s because the democrats are serving up an even crappier candidate.
How? If Barr wasn't running, would these folks still vote for McCain?
A vote for a 3rd party canidate is a vote for Obama. Plain and simple.
Non-support of a candidate does not equal a vote nor support of a candidate that one despises. It is McCain's responsibility to attract the votes of folks who intend on voting for someone else. Blaming the voters is exactly why the GOP is in the tailspin that it's in.
Just playing the devil's advocate, but so what? McCain will appoint the same high court judges the D@mocrats would: all they have to do is give him a thumbs down on his first nominee, and he'll pony up a suitable judicial activist, just to 'get things done.' Illegal immigration? Even defending the plain language of the Constitution? Same, same. Iraq? He'll hang in there until the D@ms deny funding, and then he'll pull out in a NY minute, in order to 'protect the troops.' Bottom line: 'maverick' is just another word for erratic, or maybe aimless, or perhaps self-serving, or maybe even out-of-control...
Correction...that should read..."READ MY LIP'S...NO NEW TAXES"!
How quickly some people forget.
Who has repented.
who voted for the patriot act.
After fighting for a sunset clause and eliminating other provisions.
I think Bob Barr should select Sam Nunn for his veep.
BARR/NUNN ‘08
I’m sure most Americans would be shocked to learn how many former and current Congress Critters and other “public servants” are paid whores for enemies of the Republic....
INCLUDING current and former Presidents....
Nothing else explains the continued unmolested state of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Syria, Iran and others.......
We haven’t been defeated by force of arms - but we certainly have been dragged down by traitors within — most on the payroll of our enemies...
I am interested in learning more. Do you have any links that quote him directly on how he’ll deal with the drug war and the patriot act if he’s President? Because if he’s going to keep both as is and just run on the fair tax, no thanks.
Isn’t that like being the tallest midget?
Smartest person on the short bus.
Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin decisions decisions. McCain don’t make me laugh why would I vote for Bob Dole II.
It’s live on C-SPAN at the present time.. VP nominating speeches are currently ongoing... Looks like less than 100 in the audience.....
*golf clap* It doesn’t matter who the next prez is with a democrat house and senate. McCain will just veto bills all day long and congress will override them.....yawn.
Any faults that McCain has is nothing compared to the faults of Obama.
Think about this. All of the socialst/communist groups, dictators, terrorist supporters and terrorist themsleves are either openly or secretly supporting Obama.
That should be enough to put aside your stubborness and vote for McCain as much as it might hurt you like holy water to a person possessed by the devil.
Keep in mind the alternative. The alternative is Obama. Who makes McCain look like Reagan.
No, it's a vote for Barr. Just because a vote is not for McCain does not imply that it's automatically for Obama. Geez. The sort of thinking that "either you're with us or you're against us" is dangerous.
I doubt that McCain will veto many bills. After all, he is proficient at reaching across the aisle.
Yup, gotta agree with ya there.
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