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Bob Barr’s campaign manager speaks

 

Bob’s campaign manager speaks on how the race is shaping up. He speculates on what Ron Paul could have acheived if he had gone Libertarian instead of staying in the republican race. He compares Bob Barr’s bid to Ross Perot’s 1992 run. It’s a good read, the link is below check it out

 

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/05/update_from_the_barr_campaign.php

Bob Barr Polling at 6% nationally according to Rasmussen

A few weeks ago it was at 4% now it’s at 6%! We’re making strides, if we can get that up to 8 or 9% by the time the major parties have their conventions Bob could into the debates and let the whole world see the libertarian perspective on the big stage. Very exciting. Here is the link

http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/05/19/rasmussen-shows-barr-currently-at-six-percent/

Limbaugh coming out against the neocons?

My line of work affords me ample opportunity to listen to the radio. I was cruising the stations on Friday and came across Limbaugh’s program. I listen in occasionally to see what he’s ranting and raving about. Sometimes it gives me things to write about on this blog. I don’t agree with alot of his positions but he can be entertaining at times. Much to my surprise at approximately 12:30 eastern time yesterday he went into a tirade against neocons! He didn’t mention anyone by name I don’t think but said something along the lines of “Neocons have infiltrated the republican party and are destroying it”. He said most of them are “former democrats” and other big government “compassionate conservatives”. I find that amusing because Bush described himself has a “compassionate conservative” when he was running in 2000. And Limbaugh is always making excuses for W. Think maybe Rush has finally seen the light? I don’t know. But one can only hope. I know from years of on and off listening that he is a “Goldwater conservative”. So I hope his values finally won out over party loyalty. Like him or not he has alot of pull with people. When he speaks his mind alot of things he says sound like things Ron Paul says except for the war on terror and other “social conservative” things. But he would never admit to liking Ron Paul. They would drum him out of the party and insert Sean Hitler Hannity in his place. I only caught the last 60 seconds or so of this tirade against neocons so if anyone heard the whole thing please comment below or if you have audio post a link!

Also on another note Rush fielded a call from a woman the other day, Wednesday or Thursday where the woman said something along the lines of “Instead of operation chaos (Limbaugh’s attempt to keep Hillary in the race) you should be having all of us switch our party affiliation to Libertarian”. Rush, sounding a little like Ron Paul and said (paraphrasing) ” I don’t think a third party is the answer we need to fix this from the inside” then he lamented on the direction the republican party is going in and talking about needing to fix it while not really going into any great detail.

These are just a few interesting things I heard from a guy I thought was onboard with the neocon uprising. If Rush keeps this up it could spell doom for McCain. His listeners are very loyal and will do just about anything he wants. If he keeps going on like this people will leave McCain and where will they turn? Probably to Bob Barr!

Bob Barr vs. the radical Libertarians

I’ve seen alot of blogs on the internet by hardcore radical LPers suggesting they wont accept Barr as the nominee. I find this to be ridiculous. Has Bob done things in the past that aren’t libertarian? Absolutely. Does he hold some positions now that aren’t 100 % in line with the LP? Yes.

Is he our best chance for achieving legitimacy in the eyes of millions of voters? YES! Like it or not Americans will never take us seriously until we achieve some level of success. Bob will deliver far more voters than we’ve ever had. If his polling numbers are good he could sneak into a debate. In the 2 days since he’s officially announced his candidacy he’s garnered more media attention than the LP has had since the 80’s. In the past two days Bob Barr has had stories written about him in every major newspaper in the country. He’s been on the nationally televised Glenn Beck program on headline news. Glenn said he’d like to have Bob back to go more in depth in the future. He’ll make more “talking head” show appearances in the coming weeks i’m sure. There is no one else who can deliver our ideals to the masses the way he can. I like Ruwart personally, but if we run her what happens? Another 400,000 votes and what? The same old dog and pony show we always get from the major parties. I say make Mary the veep so that when people take a look at Barr, they will look at her too and can see the “radical” point of view.

 We have a handful of mayors and city councilmen in office but that means squat in changing the course toward totalitarianism that we are on now with the major parties. Ross Perot was able to tap into a large amount of dissatisfaction with the major parties back in the 90’s unfortunately for him he was unable to capitalize on it afterwards. His party imploded when it was invaded by Pat Buchanan. Our party is established, We’ve been around for 37 years. We have the capability to transfer large amounts of public interest into future success. We can’t pass on this opportunity. We can no longer afford to sit on our high horses and laugh at the idiots who are destroying this country while we slide deeper into socialism. Bob Barr gaining success and notoriety on our behalf can only help us in the future.

 The time to act is now! Ron Paul opened the door now we need to rush in before it closes.

Bob Barr makes it official!

As I’m sure most of you have heard by now Bob Barr WILL in fact be running for president on the Libertarian party ticket. As a Libertarian I am very excited about this, the media attention from today alone has eclipsed media coverage of a Libertarian candidate for as far back as I can remember (about 10 years).

We finally have a avenue to expose people to what we believe in. We have a opportunity to disrupt the two party monopoly in our nation.

While I seriously doubt he can win. A good showing will expose alot of people to what we believe in and will force Libertarian candidates and beliefs to be taken seriously in the future. As well as helping out with those ballot access problems we have.

And for those who would say he is nothing more than a spoiler for McCain, It will help you in the future maybe next time you wont nominate a nazi and you wont have a candidate for freedom stealing your votes.

Read the AP story at this link http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jGwp22QlX2kmePoy02e4pTBLwWwAD90K90480

The reasons that marijuana should be legal

Before you dismiss me as some pothead just take a second to read what I’m writing. I do not use marijuana or any other illegal drug. Budweiser and Marlboro’s work just fine for me! The line of work I am in requires random drug testing, and I like money more than I like getting a buzz.

The fact that our government is spending billions upon billions of dollars to chase after people who like to smoke a little dope before they hit up the taco bell drive through is ridiculous. If a grown adult chooses to smoke their braincells away why shouldn’t they be permitted to do so? It’s their brain and their problem. Alcohol also destroys brain cells. It also destroys marriages, friendships and alot of people’s lives in general but they can have commercials on TV!

You may be yelling at your computer screen by now “WHAT ABOUT OUR KIDS DIPSHIT!!” “MARIJUANA IS A GATEWAY DRUG!!!!” To that I would say, You’re right. It is a gateway drug. 

Do you know why so many teenagers use marijuana? Because it’s easier for them to get a bag of weed than it is a wine cooler! If you go to any high school, public or private I guarantee 90% of the kids know who to go see if they want to buy some pot. While maybe 20% of the kids may have a connection to get alcohol. These stats are simply based on my memories from about 10 years ago when I was in high school. And I went to school in a good neighborhood also.

If you legalize marijuana and sell it at 7-11 who of legal age, be it 18 or 21 is going to buy it from the dealer on the corner? No one! The corner dealer makes a high % of profits on weed, and benefits from marijuana being a gateway to other things. But if marijuana is sold in the store, HE GOES OUT OF BUSINESS! He’ll have to get a real job. That guy on the corner won’t be able to survive without selling marijuana, he’ll be done for.

The government needs to quit wasting our tax money and reevaluate the laws on the books.

Politico.com reporting Bob Barr could officially announce his candidacy on monday!

Politico.com is reporting that Bob Barr will make it official on Monday “according to a source familiar with his plans”.

This is good news for us libertarians this year. We may finally be able to make a impact regarding the presidential race. I hold little to no delusions of being able to win, but I’ll settle for making a statement.
The link to the story is below. I am also posting the link to my blog post on why I think Bob Barr should be the LP candidate

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0508/Bob_Barr_to_run_as_Libertarian_.html

https://dj28.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/why-bob-barr-should-be-the-libertarian-candidate/

South Florida mayors want to secede from the state?

Ah… My local big government liberal politicians are making noise again! For those of you who do not live in Florida and may have caught wind of it on the national news I’ll take you through it.

The southeastern part of the state of Florida where I live is where the bulk of the population, and the bulk of the money (very little of it mine) resides. We pay more taxes to the state than people in the rest of state. Our local politicians say we aren’t getting the money back that we put in.

That made me stop and think… Isn’t this what big government liberals are all about in the first place??? Except this time it is US who are rich being stolen from to fund government programs for the poor. They don’t like it much when the script is flipped on them.

This is just makes me realize the futility of our local governments. They can’t do anything right but people still have no problem with giving them money. They even seem to have forgotten about the 2000 election that they so royally screwed up. For those of you who do not reside here. We non big government locals often refer to our region as “The people’s republic of South Florida.” Government is everywhere here and most of us just live with it.

Recently in our state we had a vote on the”Homestead Exemption”. That gives homeowners a chance to lower their property taxes by making a certain percent of your home’s value immune from taxation. For example if you have a 200,000 dollar house your taxable value would be 150,000. Our local governments exploded in frustration over this. We the people voted on it and now most of these local governments are trying to run the end around it any way they can. Some cities are refusing to comply, and others are trying to secede. Be glad you live somewhere else. This is not a good place for freedom. But the weather is nice!

Check out this link to my local newspaper http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-0506floridadivided,0,622463.story

Could Bob Barr win it all?

There is a scenario that has been going on inside my head where it may be possible for potential Libertarian party candidate Bob Barr to win the election this year. I know it’s far fetched but just hear me out.

If Hillary Clinton makes a strong showing in the democratic primaries tomorrow she will gain even more momentum going toward the convention. If she keeps it tight and loses by a narrow margin at the convention she could continue on as a independent candidate. We all know she’s a very headstrong woman that doesn’t easily put aside her political ambitions. She did stay married to Bill after all the crap he put her through after all. If she feels she has the momentum she could go for it. That would effectively split the Democratic vote down the middle.

You may say. “Wouldn’t this just favor McCain?’ and it could potentially. But with the dems split it would be theoretically possible to take the presidency with 25% of the popular vote. Republicans would run away from McCain and toward Barr so fast it would make your head spin. The only reason so many republicans are sticking with McCain is because they see it as the lesser of two evils. With the dems split voting for a 3rd party candidate wouldn’t be “throwing your vote away”. It would be a legitimate choice. Barr could also pick up votes from civil liberties democrats who would be sick of the fighting between Obama and Hillary. And don’t forget about the millions who sit home every election cycle because they are tired of picking the lesser of two evils. They could come out in droves!

While this scenario is a extreme longshot, probably the product of my having to much free time today. It would be nice to see it play out this way. I wonder what kind of odds I could get from Vegas on this? Maybe I’ll call Wayne Allyn Root and ask him!