Posted on 05/25/2008 2:49:33 PM PDT by WackySam
Former Congressman plans to take the White House as Libertarian candidate
Denver - The Libertarian Party has nominated former Congressman Bob Barr as its candidate for president for the 2008 election.
"I'm sure will we emerge here with the strongest ticket in the history of the Libertarian Party," Barr stated in his victory speech shortly after being selected as the Party's nominee. "I want everybody to remember that we only have 163 days to win this election. We cannot waste one single day."
More than 650 Libertarian delegates met in Denver from May 22 till the 26 for the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. After six rounds of voting Sunday afternoon, Barr was selected as the Party's presidential nominee.
"We're proud to present to the American voters Bob Barr as our presidential nominee," says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew Davis. "While Republicans and Democrats will fight for their own power in November, Libertarians will fight for Americans. Bob Barr is one of the strongest candidates in the Party's 37-year history, and we look for him to have an enormous impact in the 2008 race. Republicans and Democrats have good reason to fear a candidate like Barr, who refuses to accept the 'business-as-usual' attitude of the current political establishment. Americans want and need another choice, and that choice is Bob Barr."
The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party, founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political parties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.
For more information, or to arrange a media interview, please call Andrew Davis at (202) 333-0008 during normal business hours, or at (202) 731-0002 during any other time. For an interview with the Barr campaign, please contact Audrey Mullen at (703) 548-1160.
Looks like it’s between Barr and Chuck Baldwin...the only real Republicans in the race.
ROTFL
Regardless, I'll vote for Barr before I vote for McCain.
Any word on the VP spot on this ticket?
I guess his gig with the ACLU wasn’t paying enough.....
It should be Root.
Here we go! Now we have to choose. A true conservative or a RINO who might win. I need a drink, or three.
“...the strongest ticket in the history of the Libertarian Party”
Isn’t that like being the tallest midget?
Who’s VP nominee?
Here's last week's thread, in case you've forgotten:
Will the Libertarians Spoil McCain's Chances?
Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:57:54 PM · 50 of 71
Dinsdale to Jack Black
Jack Black: I believe it is Barr, not Paul, who is the odds-on favorite to win the Libertarian nomination.
Dinsdale: I believe it is James Watt, not Nader, who is the odds-on favorite to win the Green party nomination.
Equally likely. Barr is no libertarian and never will be.
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Can't win 'em all. Better luck next time, old chap!
It will probably Barr/Root on the Libertarian side and Baldwin/Castle on the Constitution Party.
At least a choice to make.
Shouldn’t this be on breaking news?
The social liberaltarians are jumping with joy at the prospect of undercutting McCain just enough to put Obama or Hillary in there. The sort of people Obama or Hillary will appoint to the supreme court will suit these abortionist hippies to a tee.
I’ve got about as much use for a liberaltarian as a Democrat.
Ok, so you're voting for Obama. Thanks.
He helped raised a ton money for them. They are a traitorous organization which gives lip service to Libertarian concerns (where is the ACLU amicus brief on the D.C. gun ban?) in order to push forward their Marxist agenda. Barr was a useful idiot for them. I am not going to be a useful idiot and vote for Barr.
That makes two of us which is zero, zip, nada.
First Barr went to the ACLU which is as liberal as you can get and now the Libertarian Party the home of the open borders. And yet, some of here who "claim" to be conservative are going to vote for him? Give me a break!
Exactly. These people are going to give Obama the White House.
A vote for a 3rd party canidate is a vote for Obama. Plain and simple.
God help us all.
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