Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Bob Barr was on CNN’s Situation Room yesterday talking about the bailout:\ Similar Posts:Bob Barr On The Bailout Bob Barr Talks To Neil Cavuto About The Bailout Defeat When Ron Paul Is Right, He’s Right Bob Barr On The Freddie/Fannie Bailout Ron Paul On The Bailout
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
On August 9, the Associated Press released this interesting story on whether Bob Barr and/or Ralph Nader will get a boost because of Senator McCain’s vote in favor of the bailout for banks, and also because of McCain’s advocacy of government bailout for home mortgages. Thanks to IndependentPoliticalReport for the link.
Right Mind (Free subscription) | yesterday
"This illustrates just how far the Republican Party in particular has slid. One would expect it from the Democrats, but for Republicans to be championing this massive government intervention down to the level of purchasing individual mortgages is unbelievable." —Bob Barr, on the Wall Street Bail Out...( read more )
Third Party Watch (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Here is a transcript of Bob Barr’s recent interview on NPR, with an audio feed if you prefer to listen to the interview. The Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate explains, among other things, his opposition to the “bailout from hell.”
Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Just checked in with Russ Verney, the campaign manager for Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr. Verney said the Wall Street crash and bailout has revived Barr’s standing as a factor in the 2008 presidential race. “We’re seeing an enormous amount...
The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
So, despite the fact that it’s my last day in Pittsburgh and I probably have better things to do, Carnegie Mellon is hosting Bob Barr tomorrow, and I’ve agreed to go. The chairman of the Pittsburgh chapter of the Libertarian Party and I ended up becoming very good friends over the course of our [...]
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The NRA hasn't gotten where it is today by backing sure losers, so today they've announced an endorsement of John McCain , bypassing their own board member Bob Barr: The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions. … The NRA’s Political Victory Fund has spent...
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | yesterday
As of late afternoon on October 10, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has not issued a ruling in the case called In re the Substitute Nomination Certificate of Bob Barr as the Libertarian Candidate for President. Barr is on the ballot in Pennsylvania now, and absentee ballots with his name on it have already been [...]
Ameriborn (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Bob visited with John Roberts today on the “Situation Room” to discuss the recent Wall Street bailout.
Third Party Watch (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Jason Pye reports the following at the the Barr campaign site: Let’s take a look at how the NRA feels about Sen. John McCain. In 2001, NRA President Wayne LaPierre said, “Is it possible that John McCain thinks you have too much freedom'” According to NewsMax, LaPierre was angry over advertisements McCain appeared in for Americans for [...]
Miasmatic Review (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Shadoglare of Refractional Darkness is fed up with the Candidates. To be honest so am I. I've been caught muttering "McCain, Obama... either way we're screwed". Shadoglare decided to look at the Libertarian candidate running for president, Bob Barr. After...
Samizdata.net (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
What does Bob Barr have to say about the latest debate? "Booorrrrrinngggg!" But then, I knew that ahead of time and did not even bother to follow either it or any of the predictable coverage and pontification about nothing. If you are interested in Bob's take on the DC feeding frenzy, you can go here to listen....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
WASHINGTON — Private markets fail, politicians from both parties jump to their rescue, and taxpayers get stuck with the bill. Libertarian candidate Bob Barr couldn't have scripted a better story line to argue that Republicans and Democrats are interchangeable — with a helpless addiction to spending.
QandO (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
I threw the endorsement of Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr in there for a reason. First the McCain endorsement (as if this comes as some huge surprise): NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre announced the endorsement Thursday. LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA’s political action committee were making stops in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to talk about the move. The endorsement...
PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Recent polls show, the campaign of Bob Barr - the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president - announced on Wednesday, that Barr is gaining ground in key battleground states. Although still not a major force, as none of the ‘third parties,’ the Libertarian Party appears to make headway in especially Ohio and Colorado. In Ohio, 5.2% of [...]
