Barr asks Ron Paul to run as his VP

[constituent]

Call that bluff!

callin' it.

 

[Sematary]

The question I have is - how do we encourage Dr. Paul to accept? I think that ticket would make a HUGE dent in the machine, perhaps on the magnitude of Ross Perot or better.

 

[blakjak]

Barr asks Ron Paul to be his running mate

Barr asks Ron Paul to be his running mate
By AARON GOULD SHEININ
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr, the former Georgia congressman, rejected comparisons to Cynthia McKinney on Wednesday and made a bid for Ron Paul’s undivided support.

Paul, who this year sought the GOP presidential nomination, told reporters at a Washington press conference that the two-party system is broken. He urged Americans to vote for one of the third-party candidates running, including McKinney, who is also a former member of Congress from Georgia.
McKinney, the Green Party nominee for president, appeared with Paul at the National Press Club, as did independent candidate Ralph Nader and Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin.

Barr, who served in the U.S. House as a Republican from Cobb County, was scheduled to be there, too, but changed his mind.

“Bob had a press conference right after that one,” said campaign spokesman Andrew Davis. “He didn’t want to dilute his message by being on the same stage as people like Cynthia McKinney, who is completely opposite of what a Libertarian is.”

Green Party spokesman Scott McLarty called Barr’s statement “a disappointment.”

“The Green Party has been in alliance with the Libertarian Party on many issues, including election integrity and ballot access fairness,” McLarty said, adding that Barr “seemed petty and hostile to Cynthia McKinney in particular and the Green Party in general. They all disagree on a number of issues, no doubt about it. But it was the agreement that was important and Bob Barr brushed that aside.”

All four candidates — Barr, McKinney, Baldwin and Nader — apparently signed a statement from Paul pledging their support for limited government, personal liberties, bringing U.S. troops stationed abroad home, and for an investigation into the Federal Reserve.

While Paul ran a distant fourth in the Georgia presidential primary, carrying 2.9 percent of the vote, he has a devoted following and his endorsement has been sought by Barr and by Republican nominee John McCain.

Barr sent Paul a letter Tuesday asking him to be his vice presidential nominee. Barr already has a running mate, Wayne Root of Las Vegas. Root said in the letter he would step aside for Paul.

Paul has not responded to the request, Davis said. Ike Hall, who coordinated Paul’s campaign in Georgia, called Barr’s invitation “terribly interesting,” but added that Paul made clear he has no intention of running as anything other than a Republican this year.

Hall called Barr’s decision to skip the Paul press conference “unfortunate. What Ron Paul is trying to do is, he’s not endorsing any other person. What he’s endorsing is an idea.”

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/10/barr_paul_veep.html

And text of actual letter from Barr to Paul here:
http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/09/10/text-of-bob-barrs-letter-to-ron-paul/

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Barr asks Ron Paul to be his running mate

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/10/barr_paul_veep.html

Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr, the former Georgia congressman, rejected comparisons to Cynthia McKinney on Wednesday and made a bid for Ron Paul’s undivided support.

Paul, who this year sought the GOP presidential nomination, told reporters at a Washington press conference that the two-party system is broken. He urged Americans to vote for one of the third-party candidates running, including McKinney, who is also a former member of Congress from Georgia.

McKinney, the Green Party nominee for president, appeared with Paul at the National Press Club, as did independent candidate Ralph Nader and Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin.

Barr, who served in the U.S. House as a Republican from Cobb County, was scheduled to be there, too, but changed his mind.

“Bob had a press conference right after that one,” said campaign spokesman Andrew Davis. “He didn’t want to dilute his message by being on the same stage as people like Cynthia McKinney, who is completely opposite of what a Libertarian is.”

My respect for Bob Barr just went up. I wouldn't want to be lumped in with crazy Cynthia either.

 

[RickyJ]

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/10/barr_paul_veep.html



My respect for Bob Barr just went up. I wouldn't want to be lumped in with crazy Cynthia either.

Ron Paul had no problem being on stage with her. Bob Barr lied to Paul when he said he would be there, and then asks him to a position that he KNOWS he won't accept. Barr is a plant, that has never been clearer.

 

[specsaregood]

I posted this elsewhere but I think it applies here:

My impression from Ron Paul's demeanor and responses in CNN interview is this:

He is trying to make sure this Revolution is NOT about him (Ron Paul). He is trying to hand off the baton to ALL the 3rd party and independent candidates and to us.

Bob Barr missed that point. This is evidenced by his offer to give VP to RP. B. Barr thinks it is about RP, not the message.

Bob Barr wasn't there to take the baton from Ron Paul. The other candidates were and hopefully they grabbed the baton with a firm grasp.

 

[literatim]

So Barr wants Ron Paul on the ticket to boost his own chances and improve his standing with the libertarians. Bob Barr has always been an opportunistic weasel, why did anyone expect him to change?

 

[armstrong]

go for it Paul,,,then you would be president of the Senate

 

[armstrong]

yea then put the goverments check book online hehe

 

[armstrong]

I just say all 3rd party candidates need to unite and Ron and Jesse and Perot need to get more involved and go for the gold now we cannot wait for 4 more years of the same its now or never....that's my opinion

 

[BenMuldowney]

"Barr cited Paul's 1987 letter to then-GOP Chairman Frank Fahrenkopf, in which Paul stated that, "after years of trying to work through the Republican Party both in and out of government. . . concluded that efforts must be carried on outside the Republican Party.""

The ONLY reason to include something like that publicly is to minimize Ron Paul's efforts of changing the Republican party.

this was all designed to hurt Ron Paul and the campaign for liberty movement. bob barr knows ron will turn down his fake offer. barr is filth and is taking orders from his old bosses.

if by chance ron accepted i can only imagine what slime bob would pull then. the LP has been seriously damaged today... if they were smart they would withdraw barr and sit this one out just to show an ounce of integrity. how they handle this will determine their future.

if they run with barr they will be a joke for 2 election cycles.

 

[BenMuldowney]

Call that bluff!

Call that bluff!

Call that bluff!

please stop embarrassing yourself.

 

[Micah Dardar]

How about we elect Barr to be Ron Paul's butler?

 

[BenMuldowney]

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/10/barr_paul_veep.html



My respect for Bob Barr just went up. I wouldn't want to be lumped in with crazy Cynthia either.

cynthia mckinney has more guts than 10 bob barrs and more integrity also. i don't like her leftist positions but she is honest and actually cares about the people she represents. bob barr is a filthy opportunistic neocon traitor.

 

[Micah Dardar]

cynthia mckinney has more guts than 10 bob barrs and more integrity also. i don't like her leftist positions but she is honest and actually cares about the people she represents. bob barr is a filthy opportunistic neocon traitor.

In terms of trust, I trust Cynthia McKinney, Ralph Nader, and Chuck Baldwin. Trust is a hard thing to say about anyone running our lives at the moment.