Wisconsin’s Baraboo News-Republic reports, “Former Libertarian Party U.S. Congress candidate Kevin J. Barrett asserted his innocence Wednesday in the face of allegations he swatted one of his children as he confronted the next step in his legal cases in Sauk County Circuit Court.” Barrett attorney Greg Sacra “said after receiving an offer from the [...]
Ex-LP congressional candidate Barrett pleads not guilty
December 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments
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Barrett court hearing rescheduled for December 10
November 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Wisconsin’s Baraboo News Republic reports that Libertarian Kevin Barrett “made a brief appearance in court Tuesday, but the case was reset for another day because of a possible new charge by the Sauk County prosecutor.” Barrett “appeared in Sauk County Circuit Court on a single count of disorderly conduct and another of bail jumping.” [...]
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Kevin Barrett plans ‘election night extravaganza’
November 3rd, 2008 · 13 Comments
From the Barrett for Congress campaign:
Barrett to celebrate victory, unveil “votes per dollar” plan at election night extravaganza!
Kevin Barrett, the controversial “peace and truth” candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s District 3, will be celebrating his inevitable victory on election night at the Dardenelles Restaurant, 1851 Monroe St., Madison, 9 pm and on:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=dardenelles%20madison&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
(608) 256-8804
“The polls [...]
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Libertarian Kevin Barrett buys radio ads and robocalls
November 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments
Libertarian candidate for Congress Kevin Barrett - who is running in Wisconsin - has put out both radio ads and robocalls in the final days leading up to the Election.
Today, Saturday, November 1st, Barrett’s campaign called 9,500 households in Wisconsin’s 3rd district. The homes were greeted with a one-minute automated call. The houses [...]
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Kevin Barrett could break Libertarian records
October 10th, 2008 · 106 Comments
Kevin Barrett, the controversial Libertarian for Congress in Wisconsin, is doing very well in the polls, as are the issues he is basing his campaign around. In a new poll conducted by Voice Broadcasting, Barrett is at 13.1%. That is higher than any other Libertarian candidate for Congress (running in a three-way race) [...]
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Libertarian Congressional candidate Kevin Barrett delivers “pink slip” to Congressman Ron Kind
October 3rd, 2008 · 10 Comments
Controversial Wisconsin Libertarian candidate Kevin Barrett handed Ron Kind, the Congressman he is running against, a “pink slip” for voting for the Wall Street bailout. He also suggested that Kind and other members of Congress should be tried for war crimes.
3rd District Congressional Candidate Kevin Barrett blasted incumbent Ron Kind today for voting for [...]
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Charges against Libertarian candidate for Congress dropped
September 23rd, 2008 · 29 Comments
After being arrested on September 9, and accused of hitting his son, a judge found Kevin Barrett innocent. Barrett is running for Congress in Wisconsin’s 3rd district. The judge told Barrett to continue staying away from his wife, although the restraining orders for his 11- and 13-year-old sons were dropped. Another hearing [...]
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LP’s Barrett reportedly facing domestic violence charges
September 16th, 2008 · 26 Comments
According to Eric Dondero’s Libertarian Republican blog, 9/11 Truther and Libertarian Party congressional nominee Kevin Barrett is facing charges of domestic violence. Barrett allegedly struck his 13-year-old son.
Kevin Barrett — who supports Social Security, single-payer health care, and anti-trust legislation — beat out Libertarian Ben Olson III in the Wisconsin primary, his campaign calling the [...]
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In press release, 3rd District winner praises opponent and sets sights on Kind
September 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments
A press release and open letter from the Kevin Barrett campaign:
Kevin Barrett, the apparent winner of the 3rd District Libertarian
congressional primary with over 59% of the vote, thanked opponent Ben
Olson for what he called “a terrific campaign.” “Ben Olson is a
wonderful guy, and I’m glad this campaign gave me a chance to get [...]
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UPDATED: Barrett defeats Olson in Wisconsin
September 9th, 2008 · 14 Comments
UPDATE:
With all votes counted in the Libertarian U.S. House primary in Wisconsin’s Third District, Kevin Barrett has defeated Ben Olson III, 332 (59%) to 226 (41%).
EARLIER:
With 64% of the vote tallied in the Libertarian U.S. House primary in Wisconsin’s Third District, Kevin Barrett has 206 votes (62%) to Ben Olson III’s 125 (38%). See [...]
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Jesse Ventura endorses fellow 9/11 Truther Kevin Barrett
September 4th, 2008 · 16 Comments
As reported by the Associated Press:
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has endorsed a Sept. 11 conspiracy theorist for a congressional seat.
Ventura came out Thursday in support of Kevin Barrett, a Libertarian running against incumbent Democrat Ron Kind for western Wisconsin’s seat.
Barrett is a former University of Wisconsin-Madison lecturer who believes the U.S. government was behind [...]
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College newspaper columnist criticizes third parties
September 4th, 2008 · 8 Comments
In his column in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Badger Herald, Jack Garigliano uses the presidential campaign of independent Ralph Nader and U.S. House campaign of Libertarian Kevin Barrett to condemn third parties and independent candidacies in general, writing, “If you love your country and want to devote your life to improving it but can’t bring [...]
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Wisconsin Libertarian U.S. House primary previewed
August 31st, 2008 · 3 Comments
Wisconsin’s La Crosse Tribune profiles the September 9 primary between Libertarians Kevin Barrett and Ben Olson III in the state’s Third U.S. House District. The newspaper says Barrett “is a former university lecturer best known for his conspiracy theories on the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and has some very un-Libertarian ideas about [...]
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Libertarian Kevin Barrett to appear on Alex Jones Show, Labor Day
August 30th, 2008 · 11 Comments
Controversial Libertarian congressional candidate, Kevin Barrett, will be appearing on Alex Jones’s popular Internet radio show on Labor Day, Monday, September 1.
The show airs at 1:00 p.m., Eastern at prisonplanet.com.
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Libertarian for Congress makes a name for himself by launching creative robo-call campaign
August 29th, 2008 · 66 Comments
Kevin Barrett, vying for the Libertarian party’s Congressional candidacy in Wisconsin’s third district, has launched a somewhat unique automated calling campaign. In anticipation of the September 9th primary, his voice will be heard in 15,000 homes across the district in two distinct messages, but not in the way you would expect from a politician.
The [...]
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