Nader Spills the Beans! "Ron Paul was pacing..."

[Knightskye]

http://reason.com/blog/show/129560.html

The New Yorker wrote an article about Bob Barr. It touched on the Press Conference. And I guess they asked Nader some questions:

Ralph Nader, who is running as an independent, told me, “He got Ron Paul so angry. I was right in the greenroom”—at the National Press Club—“and Ron Paul was pacing, and it was ten-oh-two, ten-oh-three, and then he heard that Bob Barr was not going to show up, and he went furious. He said, ‘I can’t believe he let me down like this. I was about to say a good word for him.’ ”

 

[0zzy]

nader doesn't have very tight lips.
i dont think paul wanted people to know that.
but its an open secret so. whatev.

 

[RonPaulVolunteer]

Barr's a disrespectful ass who gave his votes to Baldwin and screwed his party in the process.

Fricken jerk.

 

[Malakai]

RP still wasn't disrespectful even after what Barr did.

Barr will be remembered (if at all) as the nobody candidate who literally threw his campaign away on 5 minutes of being a jerkoff.
Also possibly as the man who killed the LP

 

[ARealConservative]

RP still wasn't disrespectful even after what Barr did.

Barr will be remembered (if at all) as the nobody candidate who literally threw his campaign away on 5 minutes of being a jerkoff.
Also possibly as the man who killed the LP

you're delusional.

the Libertarian Party will do the best it has ever done in this election.

 

[tggroo7]

RP still wasn't disrespectful even after what Barr did.

Barr will be remembered (if at all) as the nobody candidate who literally threw his campaign away on 5 minutes of being a jerkoff.
Also possibly as the man who killed the LP

Killed the LP? Why the hell would people dislike Libertarians because Barr wasn't as good a person we wanted

 

[mport1]

Barr is an ass.

 

[Alawn]

you're delusional.

the Libertarian Party will do the best it has ever done in this election.

You're delusional. Any increase in vote for the LP will be from Ron Paul making libertarianism popular not Barr and would have gone to any LP candidate. I am a perfect example of that. If it weren't for Ron Paul I would have voted for whoever the republicans picked. I voted for Barr on my mail in ballot because of Ron Paul not Barr. Being a former congressman is a little helpful but I doubt it will help McKinney much. And 90% of the votes Baldwin will get would have gone to Barr if he just showed up to the event. Even if Barr does the best any LP candidate has done, 1.1% wow how impressive, he probably could have done twice that if he had shown up. Not showing up and then making rude comments about it was a huge campaign mistake.

 

[MikeStanart]

you're delusional.

the Libertarian Party will do the best it has ever done in this election.

Perhaps, but not due to the deeds of Barr.

 

[speciallyblend]

I was a lp member for 12 yrs ,but i will not be voting for lp or barr this election. barr is a joke and even if they get a few more votes they burnt the bridges with alot of lp members.

barr did more damage to the lp then help...

 

[Brassmouth]

you're delusional.

the Libertarian Party will do the best it has ever done in this election.

QFT. Dr. Paul's anger is indeed justified, but not his ridiculous announcement of his support of Baldwin, just to spite Barr. That "I was about to say a good word for him." was obviously going to be an endorsement.

 

[libertarian4321]

you're delusional.

the Libertarian Party will do the best it has ever done in this election.

I doubt it.

I've voted Libertarian for President every election since 1996.

I won't be voting for Bob Barr.

Barr is an ass, and probably a neocon to boot.

No thanks.

 

[Shii]

QFT. Dr. Paul's anger is indeed justified, but not his ridiculous announcement of his support of Baldwin, just to spite Barr. That "I was about to say a good word for him." was obviously going to be an endorsement.

Compared to the highly visible way Barr spited Paul, I think you as a libertarian should be looking to Ron Paul for a model of politeness.

 

[lucius]

ex-spook, but the good kind, right?

 

[ARealConservative]

I doubt it.

I've voted Libertarian for President every election since 1996.

I won't be voting for Bob Barr.

Barr is an ass, and probably a neocon to boot.

No thanks.

watch and learn

 

[Brassmouth]

Compared to the highly visible way Barr spited Paul, I think you as a libertarian should be looking to Ron Paul for a model of politeness.

I never questioned how "polite" Dr. Paul is...

There's no doubt he is very polite, and yes, I doubt he wanted Nader to spill the beans. I'm not defending Barr's behavior, I'm simply disappointed that the good doctor responded by endorsing a theocrat in libertarian's clothing.

 

[Matt Collins]

You're delusional. Any increase in vote for the LP will be from Ron Paul making libertarianism popular not Barr and would have gone to any LP candidate. I am a perfect example of that.

Exactly except that Barr has destroyed the LP base by making it REAL easy for Libertarians to either sit out or go elsewhere.

 

[ARealConservative]

You're delusional. Any increase in vote for the LP will be from Ron Paul making libertarianism popular not Barr and would have gone to any LP candidate. I am a perfect example of that. If it weren't for Ron Paul I would have voted for whoever the republicans picked. I voted for Barr on my mail in ballot because of Ron Paul not Barr. Being a former congressman is a little helpful but I doubt it will help McKinney much. And 90% of the votes Baldwin will get would have gone to Barr if he just showed up to the event. Even if Barr does the best any LP candidate has done, 1.1% wow how impressive, he probably could have done twice that if he had shown up. Not showing up and then making rude comments about it was a huge campaign mistake.

No, the gain will come from the fact that Barr is a conservative option for those that do not like McCain. The reason Barr won the nomination is because of the influx of conservatives angry with the big government Bush policies and McCain's plans to carry that torch.

Baldwin will get less then .5% of the vote. Barr is getting broader support then simply the Ron Paul republicans.

 

[AJ Antimony]

Barr is a moron, but I wouldn't be shocked if he set the LP popular vote record. If he does however, it won't be from Ron Paul supporters. It'll be because some voters do not like Obama and McCain. It'll be because a few Republicans refuse to hold their nose.

This is an election with no incumbents so third parties are going to do well by their standard simply because of this fact. However, the easiest way to kill third parties is to constantly have close elections between the D and R. I don't think we'll ever again see a landslide election.

 

[afmatt]

Anyone that makes the good Dr. mad won't get my vote, he had it till that day, I was going to donate to him till this fiasco went down. Now Dr. Paul will get my vote - write in. Don't care if it "counts" in an official sense, the fact is I'm voting for the best person for the job.