Libertarian Party selects Bob Barr as 2008 presidential nominee

LP.org ^ | 5-25-08 | Press Center

[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.

[jmaroneps37]

A BIG win for the aclu. Imagine the bragging rights they have now. They and the cupusa crowd are in a rare group anti America scumbags that have run a candidate for president that someboday has heard of.
President barr: “When your terrorist absolutely positively has to get out of Gitmo overnight.”

[Forward the Light Brigade]

We need the American Conservative Party today. The choices we are given are not enough. Maybe true patriots don’t live in America these days? Maybe the PC, Metrosexual, Feminism, Multi-Multiculturalists, have beaten American Individualism out of us. Maybe we deserve Obama and his Commie friends to wake up and see what the Republicrats have done to a once great nation. Its a sad day in America.

[apocalypto]

Nobody makes J.S. McCain look like R. Reagan. Nobody. B. McCain is even more frantically for amnesty than B. Hussein.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

You deride these voters yet in the same breath believe they should vote for McCain.

Created several days ago, in honor of the "Shut Up and Vote For Him, You Stupid Scumbag Conservatives, You" argument so noisily prevalent hereabouts:

It's only funny 'cause it's true. ;)

[italianquaker]

This clown is good for some interesting threads but like paul his candidacy is good for laughs and thats about it

[MrLee]

“It will probably Barr/Root on the Libertarian side and Baldwin/Castle on the Constitution Party.
At least a choice to make.”

IF, big IF, they’re on the ballot in your State. Maine? Dunno.

[MrLee]

“When will we see a Conservative Party?”

1980. It was called the Republican Party. It got lost on the way to 2008. Too bad, but I hear it’s lost for good....can’t be found....

[mhx]

I might vote for Barr unless there is mysteriously a chance that McCain can win California’s electoral votes, in which case he will probably be so far ahead my vote won’t be needed anyway.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

choose your weapon, sir!!

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

When this forum growns some balls to emerge behind their tought talk behind a keyboard and formulates one......in other words, never!

Paging the FALCON!

[Stajack]

And on top of that, his website makes it look like he’s pushing the “fair” tax. And that’s going to create the biggest criminal black market this nation has ever seen.

Regarding your dig at the Fair Tax, what about the black market that ALREADY EXISTS under our current income based tax system? This very minute, there's an untold amount of DRUG MONEY changing hands TAX-FREE. That's just one example. Please explain how a Fair Tax black market would be worse than the current income tax black market.

[gitmogrunt]

Looks like the Libertarians are serving crap sandwiches to Big Government Republicans and they don't like it one bit.

Tough nuggies, you deserve Obama and more.

[frankjr]

Zogby.

But it seems reasonable that Barr and Naber will basically cancel one another out.

‘08 will not be close like Bush/Gore. It will be a blowout...one way or the other (the $64k question). If McCain keeps on running a poor campaign, Obama will win big. But if Obama is exposed for the person that he is, the McCain wins big.

Iraq is headed in the right direction. The economy is a toss up right now.

[M203M4]

President barr: “When your terrorist absolutely positively has to get out of Gitmo overnight.”

HAHAHA. Highly ironic statement, considering McCain is the GOP candidate, and given his policy toward gitmo and "torture".

[CounterCounterCulture]

*sigh*

Why did this thread get moved to the bloggers forum?

(shakes head)

[mysterio]

Regarding your dig at the Fair Tax, what about the black market that ALREADY EXISTS under our current income based tax system? This very minute, there's an untold amount of DRUG MONEY changing hands TAX-FREE. That's just one example. Please explain how a Fair Tax black market would be worse than the current income tax black market.

The income tax black market consists of unscrupulous contractors paying cash. The fair tax black market will be organized criminals moving vast amounts of untaxed goods for sale all over the country. The tax is at minimum 30 percent, so there is a massive incentive not to pay it, which creates a demand that can only be filled by criminals. And that will be on top of the crime wave caused by the drug war.

It's simple supply and demand. Raise the sales tax to 30 percent (plus state and local,) and there will be a large demand for untaxed goods. Not to mention the entitlement of "prebates." That's a whole different debate.

[faithinchaos]

Yeah, right. Obama makes Hillary look good IMO. He most definatly makes McCain look like Reagan.

Obama is so far left that he might aswell run under the CPUSA ticket.

[Nanny7]

Agreed, the repubs have lost their way but conservatism is a force to be reckoned with — what’s needed is a leader.

[Mojave]

Q. What’s the difference between Ross Perot and Barack Obama?

A. Ross Perot is crackpot with big ears; Barack Obama is a pothead with big ears.

http://barackobamajokes.googlepages.com/moreobamajokes

[rabscuttle385]

Regarding your dig at the Fair Tax...

You know it's time to reach for your wallet (just to make sure that it's still there) when you hear politicians using the word "fair" in conjunction with the word "tax."