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Posts published in “Day: September 11, 2008

Lew Rockwell praises Nader, McKinney, Baldwin

Lew Rockwell says unity among the Green and Constitution parties — in a libertarian direction under Ron Paul — makes sense. The LP, of course, has chosen to sit out the left-right libertarian alliance.…

Gregory: Bob Barr campaign digs deeper hole; Woods: Verney’s statement ‘sheer stupidity’

“This is really amazing,” says LRC columnist and blogger Anthony Gregory, in reference to the Barr campaign’s recent pro-Bush/anti-Paul statement. “The same campaign that was willing to praise Jesse Helms, Al Gore and now George Bush, a campaign that has flip-flopped on global warming, gay marriage, the drug war and other issues, is now attacking the most popular libertarian activist movement in modern history, and attacking Ron Paul the person for caring more about himself than spreading the message of freedom – perhaps the most bizarre accusation one could make.”…

W.A.R. claims to be friends with Karl Rove

Reported on LRC via Brad Funkhouser, the following appeared in a May 21 Newsweek article on Libertarians:

Root, a millionaire, Spike TV host and former Las Vegas odds maker, is betting that the Libertarians can make it into the mainstream by attracting gamers.

Movement afoot to remove Barr/Root from LP ticket

Behind the scenes, there is pressure being exerted on LNC members to bring forth a motion to “un-endorse” Bob Barr and Wayne Allyn Root, and either replace them with alternative candidates, or leave the ticket empty.…

Bob Barr on HuffPo: Federal Drug War Rethought

“As both a U.S. Attorney and Member of Congress, I defended drug prohibition,” Barr puts it mildly at Huffington Post. “But it has become increasingly clear to me, after much study, that our current strategy has not worked and will not work.…