Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr campaigned in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. Addressing a crowd of about 250, Barr said, referring to his major-party rivals, “Any one of us can relate to average people. That’s not presidential. We ought to demand much more for a candidate for such high office.” Referring specifically to Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s debate performance last week, Barr said, “She said, ‘I’m going to stand here and talk about what I want to talk about.’ That’s not presidential, folks. A president is just about always outside his comfort zone.” The Columbus Dispatch said like John McCain and Barack Obama, “Barr recognized Ohio’s pivotal role in the election. However, he took it a step further. ‘This is a key state not just for the election generally, but for freedom,’ he said. ‘Ohio is a battlefield state for liberty in America.’”
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Per the original post, Barr says “Any one of us can relate to average people. That’s not presidential.”
Barr can’t relate to “average” people either. When I picked him up at the airport in Orlando in March, he very definitely had a tough time “relating”. He isn’t much of a conversationalist, and other folks who have spoken with him get the distinct impression that he is shy, and not a people person at all.
No, Barr doesn’t relate to “average” people either . . . he is a typical politician as well.
If Ohio is a battlefield for liberty, I guess it’s on the losing side. I didn’t even know Barr was here. I really missed out.