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Where is Bob Barr? Vortex of Freedom will take a look at the Bob Barr campaign and why he isn’t being mentioned anywhere in the mainstream media.
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Category Archives: Bob Barr
August 5, 2008 · 9:25 am
Where is Bob Barr?
Filed under Blogtalk Radio, Bob Barr, Democrat, Election, Libertarian Party, McCain, media, Obama, politics, Republican, Washington
Tagged as Bob Barr, Election 2008, McCain, Obama
June 21, 2008 · 11:05 am
“Vortex of Freedom Radio – “The Case for Bob Barr”
“Vortex of Freedom” Radio Show – Saturday 6:00PM Eastern
While McCain supporters and Obama supporters tell us why not to vote for their mainstream party opponent, Vortex of Freedom will make a case why Bob Barr is the best candidate for President.
Filed under Blogtalk Radio, Bob Barr, Election, libertarian, Libertarian Party, McCain, politics, Washington
Tagged as Blogtalk Radio, Bob Barr, Election, McCain, Obama, president
June 19, 2008 · 8:44 am
A Case for Bob Barr
If you take advantage of the tag surfer on WordPress like I do, you will see two things: People telling you to vote for Barack Obama because he is not John McCain and people telling you to vote for John McCain because he is not Barack Obama. Bob Barr is not McCain or Obama, but that is NOT why you should vote for him:
Vote for Bob Barr because he understands the ramifications of the patRIOT Act. It is true that he voted for it, but it was him that added the sunset clause in the bill and he will fight to repeal the Patriot Act because he sees it for what it is: an intrusion on Americans’ privacy.
Vote for Bob Barr because he is more frugal with our money than either McCain or Obama. John McCain has admitted that the economy isn’t his strong point and Obama proves it when he speaks. Barr is fiscally conservative and is best qualified to balance the budget.
Vote for Bob Barr because he is the candidate most concerned with the issues that matter most. While McCain and Obama bicker over the gas tax, Bob Barr is talking about cutting spending and government growth.
Vote for Bob Barr because of his pro-second amendment voting record and his unwavering support of gun owners’ rights.
We have two choices on Election Day. The two choices are not McCain or Obama. The two choices are Liberty and Tyranny. Vote for Liberty. Vote Libertarian. Vote for Bob Barr.
Filed under Bob Barr, Democrat, Election, Libertarian Party, McCain, Republican, spending
Tagged as Bob Barr, gun rights, libertarian, liberty, McCain, Obama, Patriot Act, tag, WordPress
June 10, 2008 · 6:16 pm
Let’s Discuss the Issues
I believe that the more we discuss the issues and the candidates’ records, the more people that neither John McCain nor Barack Obama are worth your vote. Let’s discuss government spending, the debt, the flux of workers retiring and wanting Social Security, Iraq, immigration, and foreign policy.
Bring it!
June 6, 2008 · 10:41 am
This Ought to Help
If you are pondering which of the lesser of the “two evils” to vote for on Election Day, I’ll answer it for you. Continue reading →
Filed under Bob Barr, Democrat, Election, Libertarian Party, politics, Republican, Washington
Tagged as Barack Obama, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Election 2008, Election Day, John McCain, Ron Paul
June 4, 2008 · 10:20 pm
“Last Free Voice” on Vortex of Freedom Radio
“Vortex of Freedom” Radio Show – Saturday 6:00PM Eastern
Libertarian Bloggers
ElfNinosMom, G.E. Smith, and Paulie Cannoli from “Last Free Voice” will stop by and discuss libertarian issues. Check out their blog at http://lastfreevoice.wordpress.com
Call-in Number: (347) 215-7969
Filed under Blogtalk Radio, Bob Barr, libertarian, Libertarian Party, politics
Tagged as blogging, Bob Barr, Last Free Voice, libertarian
June 1, 2008 · 12:13 am
“Half-Ass” Democrats
The Democrats should change the name of their party. The “One Person – One Vote” mantra reserved for democracies does not apply here. If you’re a Democratic voter from Florida or Michigan, your vote only counts for half a vote. That’s not Democratic.
One can make the case that Michigan had to be fixed somehow because many of the Democratic candidates chose to be taken off the ballot when it was announced that Michigan votes would not count. Florida was different. Neither candidate campaigned in Florida. They had equal exposure and Hillary Clinton won in Florida. Floridian Democrats are being punished because the Republican-majority State House and the Republican-Majority State Senate voted to move the primary dates earlier. (Much to the chagrin of Democratic Party leader Howard Dean). I should note that it was signed into law by Charlie Crist, a Republican governor.
Hillary Clinton supporters: Instead of voting for John McCain as a protest to the DNC’s decision, I would like to suggest a vote for Bob Barr. If you vote for McCain, you would be rewarding the party that shafted the elections in your state. The Bob Barr of today is different than the Bob Barr that helped impeach former President Bill Clinton.
Filed under Bob Barr, Democrat, Election, Florida, Hillary, Libertarian Party, policy, Primary, Washington
Tagged as Barack Obama, Bob Barr, DNC, Florida, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, John McCain, Michigan, Primary, voting
May 30, 2008 · 3:29 pm
The Silence
I began surfing the web for news about Bob Barr formally being announced the Libertarian Party candidate for president. There was not mention of it. It wasn’t mentioned on network TV. The only mention I saw on the web from a mainstream media source was from Yahoo’s AP wire.
Drudge Report never mentioned it. In fact, when Bob Barr officially announced he was running on May 11, it was the first mention of the Libertarian Party in any capacity since Harry Browne’s death in March 2006. Harry Browne’s death was the first mention of libertarianism in any aspect since Vanity Fair’s Graydon Carter announced in January 2003 that he was a “libertarian.”
There will be no Libertarian candidates in the Presidential or VP debates unless somehow Barr and Root poll at 15% or higher nationwide. The most optimistic of the bipartisan pollsters has Barr at 8% in Georgia.
Bob Barr will not have many more opportunities to spread his message to a large mainstream audience. He will encounter the same barriers that Michael Badnarik did in 2004, Harry Browne did in 1996 and 2000, Andre Marrou did in 1992, and Ron Paul did in 1988.
The one thing Barr has going for him is name recognition. Over 80% of people polled have heard of him. More people know who Barr is now than people knew who Ron Paul was in 1988. While Barr has a lot of negative connotations about him, being a “pot smoker who frequents brothels” is not one of them. In this aspect, he could be a plus. Too many people have given libertarians this false label, including myself in the early 1990s.
If there is a curse in running for office in a third party, Bob Barr will soon know what it’s like to be from one of the most powerful members of Congress to somebody as politically relevant as Lenora Fulani.
Filed under Bob Barr, Election, libertarian, Libertarian Party, politics, Washington
May 29, 2008 · 8:05 pm
The President’s First Day in Office
The president’s first day in office
I hope whoever becomes our next president follows the steps outlined by the late Harry Browne on January 21, 2009. It would be nice if President Bush got the ball rolling and enacted the plan now.
Filed under Bob Barr, debt, Election, libertarian, Libertarian Party, policy, politics, spending, taxes, Washington
Tagged as Barr, Bush, Chuck Baldwin, Clinton, income tax, IRS, McCain, McKinney, Nader, Obama, pardon, War on Drugs
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