NO HOLDS BARR'D
Re: W. James Antle III's Barr
Fight:
Barr running against McCain's weak base would ensure an Obama presidency. Obama is a radical leftist and black nationalist. The worst of all worlds.
If Barr ran, I would have to vote for him because he is so much more conservative, loyal to the Constitution and to the US -- plus smarter -- than McCain. But it would only end up electing Obama.
Damned if we do; damned if we don't. I can only hope
libertarians nominate a Christian hating, amoral moonbat like they
usually do. Not Barr.
-- Jo Fullerton
In view of the fact that I recently received a donation request
from Bob Barr deceitfully calling himself a "conservative
Republican like yourself," I responded with a request to remove me
from his mailing list. If you continue to support him in his quest
to ensure a Democrat Presidency in the next election I will
likewise request you remove us from subscribing to The American
Spectator.
-- Maureen A. Davies
El Cajon, California
John McCain need not worry about Bob Barr. The 2008 vote for Barr
will be from the libertarian wing of the two parties plus the
Libertarian Party itself, giving him about a half million votes.
The votes he needs to be worried about are from the conservatives
whom McCain and the RINO wing of the GOP have ignored this year.
These untold millions will have a candidate with Alan Keyes and the
Constitution Party and they are in no way joining in with the
pro-drug, pro-abortion, ect, ect, of the Libertarian Party. Also, a
note on Congressman John Schmitz, the American Party candidate for
president in 1972. He did get 1.4 percent of the vote, however he
was only on the ballot in 32 states. Had he gotten on the ballot in
all fifty plus D.C. he would have gotten 2.3 percent of the vote
and would have given McGovern some more states rather than just
lonely Massachusetts.
-- Michael Skaggs
Murray, Kentucky
If Mr. Barr patterns himself after Thomas Jefferson he should be made aware that he more closely resembles Alexander Hamilton. McCain may not be 'Reagan', but neither is Barr. Though I am sure the latter won't cry in his soup when Obama or Missus Clinton sits in the Oval Office.
Mr. Barr recently stated that if his 'third party' candidacy
would hurt McCain then it is McCain's fault for not appealing to a
broad cross-section of the (R) electorate. I'd respond to Mr. Barr
that if he were more appealing then a third party run would not be
necessary.
-- Jeff Anderson
Richmond, Virginia
Just when it was looking unusually good for the GOP and John McCain against the Democrats, in what is an election year naturally favorable to them -- Bob Barr decides that now is the time for him to come to the aid of, well, I don't know who.
Considering this information from the article:."..he is best
known for his role in passing the Defense of Marriage Act -- which
has kept the marriage laws of all 50 states from being at the
tender mercies of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court -- and
as a House manager in
the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
In 2002, Barr lost his congressional seat after redistricting forced him into a primary with fellow Republican Congressman John Linder. After leaving the House, he has focused on civil liberties and privacy protections, opposing the Bush administration on the Patriot Act and its national surveillance program. "There seems to be a disconnect with his focus on "civil liberties and privacy protections" and his wishing the state to suppress behavior he finds morally wrong, i.e. same-sex marriage. Now, I also oppose same-sex marriage, but I am at least consistent and oppose all government intruding onto personal liberties, even when those liberties go against my own personal beliefs.
Bob Barr is no Libertarian, and he can play no practical role
this year other than a spoiler for John McCain.
-- David Leone
I think that as a piece of advocacy, the article gets a good grade as a nice try. The fact is that Bob Barr will be treated as a fringe candidate and probably rightly so.
Just set-aside his views on privacy which one can argue hinder the executive from prosecuting a war and tapping into the bad guys phones. To me, and most Americans, this is an extreme view. It will be easily manipulated against him.
What will be his bane are two things -- the Clinton "hatred" which the media will love to re-hash at every turn and the gun flub (shooting off a loaded gun as a campaign appearance). Both will make him look like a wacko.