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.”
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Austrian economist and LRC contributor Dr. Walter Block said that Libertarian nominee Bob Barr fell short of true libertarianism based on two litmus tests: The drug war and foreign interventionism. Perhaps nothing better encapsulated Barr’s libertarian deficiencies in these areas than his op-ed piece, posted on his campaign Web site, No Way to Treat a [...]

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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.”
“America is a Republic [...]

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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. 4, and a plan to target certain states that Barr said are “top priority in terms of meeting the goals, both [...]

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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. Party members decided that they were going to sell out the principles of their party in exchange for some coverage in the corporate controlled [...]

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Disappointed with the LP nomination of Bob Barr and unsold on conservative Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin, many “r3VOLutionaries” have talked about casting write-in votes for Ron Paul in November. But will such votes even be counted? It’s unlikely. Here is a chart, brought to our attention by Liberty Maven, detailing state-by-state write-in rules.

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Alan Augustson started out running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination. He participated in several online debates and was active in the blogosphere. Then last summer, he suspended his presidential campaign and announced he would instead be running for Congress against Democrat Rahm Emanuel. He’s still running, and so are 60 other Greens in Illinois, [...]

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On its website, the American Whig Party says it “is proud to nominate the great American populist and libertarian, the Honorable former Congressman from Georgia, Bob Barr for President!” The party notes, “Long a friend and ally of Ron Paul in Congress, Bob Barr is also the nominee of the Libertarian Party.”
The American Whig [...]

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From Comedy Central’s Indecision 2008:
Unreasonable Man Ralph Nader makes it easy. Sure, he’s owned corporate stock, dissed the Green Party, and been accused of “spoiling” the election chances of Democrats paddling towards the callow middle — but what can he do for the Billionaires? The splash page for his website asks “which side are you [...]

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This Cynthia McKinney media release was brought to our attention by the excellent Green Party Watch:
From Cynthia McKinney:
Statement on Hunger Strike to Oppose U.S. Star Wars Deployments in Czech Republic & Poland
Dear Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar:
It is impossible for me to say strongly enough how important your efforts are in the Czech Republic to [...]

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