The Barr for President campaign may see a little spike in fundraising as the Libertarian Party distrubuted a letter “from the desk of Bob Barr” that lays out how Barr plans to get ballot access.…
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Alan Keyes message board is down
By Austin Cassidy on June 2, 2008 11:29 AM
The Alan Keyes for President campaign’s message board appears to have a “database error” and has been unavailable for at least the last day or so.…
NY Times: ‘Libertarians dream of being the tie-breaker’
By Austin Cassidy on June 2, 2008 10:59 AM
New York Times reporter Julie Bosman wrote an article for yesterday’s Sunday edition that summarized the LP convention, Ron Paul movement, and the Barr campaign’s possible role of a “spoiler” in the upcoming election.…
Barr and Baldwin: Agree on income tax, disagree on FairTax
By Administrative Team on June 2, 2008 12:34 AM
The respective presidential nominees of the Libertarian and Constitution parties, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin, both favor elimination of the IRS and the income tax.…
Rockwell: LP has jettisoned ‘radical libertarianism’, ‘non-aggression’; Root a ‘neocon’
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 4:36 PM
Speaking on Libertarian nominee Bob Barr, long-time Ron Paul friend and associate Lew Rockwell says, “[H]e is an impressive and well-spoken public figure.”
Of Barr’s recent Fox News appearance, Rockwell says, “He condemned government spending, seemed to call himself a ‘true conservative,’ and said that he would not seek votes that would otherwise go to McCain.”…
Barr removes ‘No way to treat a friend’ article from site
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 4:10 PM
‘Dubious democracy’: Barr/Root mentioned in Indian article
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 2:56 PM
In explaining the peculiarities of “American democracy” to an Indian audience, journalist Roberto Carlos Alvarez feels the need to offer a confession: “I will vote for the Libertarian Party and their candidate for President Bob Barr and vice president Wayne Allyn Root in spite of the repression of the Republicans and Democrats.”…
Bob Barr’s $30 million strategy
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 2:36 PM
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s May 28 piece on Bob Barr offers some insight into the campaign’s electoral strategy.
Barr and his campaign manager, Russell Verney, said they’re developing a plan to raise $30 million before Nov.
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RogueGovernment: Barr a ‘poor representative of liberty’
By Administrative Team on June 1, 2008 1:12 PM
From RogueGovernment:
The Libertarian Party recently nominated former Republican Congressman Bob Barr as their presidential nominee. This nomination represents a compromise of the principles that the Libertarian Party used to stand for.
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