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GOP pressures Barr not to run
WASHINGTON TIMES ^
| 05/12/2008
| Ralph Z. Hallow
Posted on 05/12/2008 9:41:49 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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Typical stupid Republicans. If they would just be conservatives and reach out to libertarians on a few issues, there wouldn't be a need for Barr.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
The Libertarians will run a candidate regardless of what the GOP does. Barr will get the same % as all his predecessors.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:43:28 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
What to fear? Barr would grab votes rather from the Dem camp than from the GOP.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:44:02 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
To: SolidWood
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:45:20 AM PDT
by
Rennes Templar
( Never underestimate the difficulty of changing false beliefs by facts.)
To: All
...Former Rep. Bob Barr says a number of Republicans have been trying to persuade him not to run for president on the Libertarian Party ticket... Oh so now Barr is a 'Republican?'
Gosh I don't know WHO actually run this party... But I don't like them one bit!
Spineless, unprincipled bastards...
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:45:20 AM PDT
by
ElPatriota
(Duncan Hunter 08 -- I am proud to support this man for my president and may be Huck?.. Naah :))
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
but none has given him a convincing reason.
hey bob..
Is the fact you aint gunna win a convincing reason ?
Can you grow the Libertarian party by running ?
Can you get on any ballot ?
Can you get financing?
Can you live with campaign debt ?
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:46:12 AM PDT
by
stylin19a
To: pissant
Barr will get the same % as all his predecessors. Barr has more name recognition and experience than all of the other LPers who ran before him combined. Plus you have the people who support Ron Paul, and even Paul's blessing itself.
Personally, I don't think he should run, and I'm undecided if I would vote for him. I'd rather have McCain run head-up against Obama and see how it plays out. If McCain loses, then the GOP would have no choice but to change. Now they have a scapegoat and can remain their RINO self.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:48:21 AM PDT
by
Extremely Extreme Extremist
(Bipartisanship: Two wolves and the American people deciding what's for dinner)
To: pissant; Extremely Extreme Extremist
Yes, it’s unfortunate. I agree that libertarians and social conservatives need to join together and support each other’s bottom lines, if ever there is to be a conservative victory. But the Libertarian Party seems to have a way of corrupting anyone who decides to run on their ticket.
I would really, really like to see a strong conservative leader arise whom we could unite behind, but it doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
Ron Paul is another one with delusions of being the Chosen One who can unite the conservative vote. It ain’t gonna happen.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:48:30 AM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Barr simply can’t accept he is yesterday’s man...
His 15 minutes of fame is over.
This appears to be his attempt to blackmail the GOP to bring him back into the fold with a position on the money tit.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:48:54 AM PDT
by
river rat
(Semper Fi - You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Sorry, Bob Barr, I respect you greatly and wish I could vote for you. But my absolute top priority in this election is to see Obama and Hillary defeated, and you can’t do it.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:49:44 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
("No one made you run for president, girl."- Bill Clinton)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Bingo... The Republicans just cannot get a clue the McCain has to go. Well that is if they want to get the conservative vote.
I have a feeling the Dems are going to win. McCain is exciting as watching the grass grow.
To: HAL9000
I’m not voting for McCain. Most likely I’m writing in Janice Rogers Brown.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:51:42 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Haley Barbour 2012, Because he has experience in Disaster Recovery. - ejonesie22)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Yep, the party hacks don’t want a conservative in the race.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:52:40 AM PDT
by
SUSSA
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
You give the Republican party too much credit. If McCain loss to Obama alone. They would say we are too conservative, and we need a bigger liberal Republican than McCain.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Many people have told me that since I have libertarian leanings, I am a kook, a loserdopian who just wants to smoke drugs, and that only myself and five other kooks nationwide would vote libertarian. So I guess the libertarians fielding a candidate will have no effect on the Republican race.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:53:50 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I don’t know much about Barr but I do agree that the Grand Old Plantation needs to at least pretend to be conservative.
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:55:18 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
To: Sprite518
McCain is exciting as watching the grass grow. You bet---no where near as exciting as Barr or Paul....:-)
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posted on
05/12/2008 9:58:03 AM PDT
by
mupcat
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Exactly, the GOP has no one to blame but themselves
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
What is the GOP worried about? All I ever hear is that my LP vote is a waste, obviously the GOP doesn’t need it anyway.
To: Sprite518
Oh, Barr is MUCH more exciting!!!! (Yawn)
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