Ron Paul speaks about Bob Barr:

[wgadget]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/06/12/paul-people-will-have-a-chance-with-barr/

 

[OptionsTrader]

Nothing he said is "praise" in my opinion.

 

[itshappening]

i'm so excited.......

 

[OceanMachine7]

Nothing he said is "praise" in my opinion.

calling him a ‘very positive’ influence on the presidential race.

“[Barr] talks our language, so I do really believe that he can have a very positive effect in this campaign and let the people know that limited government is a very, very important message.”

Echoing the principals he based his own presidential run on, the Texas congressman said Americans’ voices will be heard with Barr, and he “gives everybody a choice in the matter.”

 

[itshappening]

donate to Bob so our voices can be heard !

 

[Rangeley]

Nothing he said is "praise" in my opinion.

 

[tonesforjonesbones]

Trader..that is because you dislike Barr and you want to read it as negative. We have no time for negitivity. TONES

 

[LibertyCzar]

Nothing he said is "praise" in my opinion.

What else does Ron Paul need to do? French kiss the dude? COME ON! I don't have enough fingers and toes to count all the times Ron Paul has said something POSITIVE about Bob Barr. WAKE UP! Do you value what Ron Paul says or don't you? Please decide! But Ron Paul cannot be more clear on the subject. I mean for a group that claims to support Ron Paul so much, you people certainly are quite dismissive of what Ron Paul has to say about Bob Barr. Bob Barr is definitively worthy. So says Ron Paul. Now move on.

 

[Maltheus]

Here's a bizarre statement by Laura in the comments section:

"This ex-Hillary supporter is voting Libertarian this November. Go Barr!"

That just hurts my head.

 

[mczerone]

I'm Supporting Barr.

I understand people's misgivings with him, and how some even think he may just be pulling a (stupid) political move, rather than having actually changed his views that much.

I just have to respond that as long as Barr is a spokesperson for Liberty, he will have my support. If he ever returns to the ways that he came from, or acts against Peace and Freedom in some way, I will cut all support.

I encourage the rest of you to consider my reasoning, no matter what your personal reasons are for not supporting Barr.

 

[mysticgeek]

The RP convention will be OVER THE TOP!

 

[countrykidz4freedom]

We are not going to unite behind Bob Barr-sorry guys isn't happening-he is not Ron Paul -pure and simple, (and if you listened closely to what Ron Paul said, he doesn't have much hope for the libertarians winning-he said he hopes they are able to do some good) and no one else stands a chance to pull people from all walks the way Ron Paul does. Ron Paul's message is applicable to each and everyone, no exclusions, and that is the basic fact of why it captures hearts and minds.
At the rally, and state convention, I saw people of great diversity, coming together for one united cause. If there is no way to make my vote count for Ron Paul, I will most likely vote for Chuck Baldwin, even while knowing that there is probably very little chance of him winning, simply because the christians will not get behind him and support him as they should, but I will never again encourage people to vote just to win- Ron Paul opened my eyes to that trap-the "managers" use that same theory against us to manipulate the elections.
People should instead research the candidates, see who they most agree with, and vote their conscience. Seeing what the media did with Ron Paul, running as one of the main parties, & in spite of all of us working so hard and continuing to work) how can anyone think the libertarians stand 1/2 a chance, but good luck anyway. The Ron Paul Revolution continues!!!!

 

[mczerone]

The comments are all horrible. There are 20 posters there that I need to take on, one-on-one, to show them the errors of their ways, but the internet lets them keep running around, posting nonsense, and never READING anything anyone else has to say.

Dennis June 12th, 2008 11:09 am ET

I think Ron Paul overestimates how much the Libertarian candidate will influence the election. I have yet to see either Senator Obama or Senator McCain refer to him or one his policy provisions.

You haven't fricken seen Obama or McCain mention Barr, so Barr doesn't have a chance? GREAT Fing LOGIC, bub. Why, if you were a "percieved frontrunner" would you ever give any other opponent any attention?

JenNYC June 12th, 2008 11:55 am ET

Um, I'm from Georgia, and this guy is a Neocon through and through. He led the fight to get the anti-gay marriage amendment.

He is NOT a libertarian by any stretch of the imagination.

Same arguments we have here, but really, if you can't let people change, to become Libertarians after being Something Else, how will we ever grow? And he's not joining the Libertarian Party looking for "power".


I could go on, but I'm tired of flailing my arms.

 

[tonesforjonesbones]

The negativity is not doing the Revolution any good. Ron Paul HAS and DOES say positive things about Bob Barr. Stop with the grudge junk...it is counter productive! As long as Bob Barr is "speaking our language" (Ron Pauls words) he is doing a GOOD THING. This is RIDICULOUS...same with Chuck Baldwin...he is speaking the language...we NEED more and more people to do this and the negativity will only TEAR DOWN the REVOLUTION. My mama taught me "If you don't have anything nice to say...be silent!" TONES

 

[Maltheus]

I'm not negative on Bob Barr, I'm just not voting for him. If Ruwart would have gotten the nom, I'd be backing her fully. I'll go with Chuck Baldwin since he's the closest to Paul on the issues, and one of the few who fully backed Paul from the start. Because of his early backing, he can't be considered an opportunist, whereas I still have bad memories of Barr that I can't shake. If some people want to go with Barr, then good for them. There's no difference between the LP and Constitution party, as far as a protest vote goes. I don't see a real dispute here. Paul still has, by far, the best chance of the three of winning at this point, so I wouldn't get too worked up about the other two (Barr and Baldwin that is).

 

[Soccrmastr]

Nothing he said is "praise" in my opinion.

are u dumb

 

[hrdman2luv]

I'm just amazed that the Libertarian party wold endorse someone like Bob Barr. From what I have heard him say, he is in line with most of Ron Pauls issues. But just a little reasearch, in which apparently many people haven't done. So I took the liberty.

He voted for:
The bankruptcy bill 1999
Impeachment resolution 1,2,3 and 4. (all the while, having an affair on his wife)
Line Item Veto 1995
Iraqi LIberation Act of 1998 - HR 4655: To establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iraq.
Iraq War Crimes Tribunal - Passage 1997
Cuba Sanctions bill 1996
THE PATRIOT ACT of 2001
ANTI-TERRORISM ACT of 2001 - HR 2975: To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act - 1996

Sorry guys, I consider Barr an evil. Maybe the "Real" lesser of the evils. But none the less, still an evil.

Ron Paul will still get my write in.

 

[vodalian]

are u dumb

If he was dumb, he would be supporting the neocon Bob Barr. So I think your answer is 'no'.

 

[bmovers]

Am I correct that many people on this forum support Barr over Baldwin? If so...why...?

 

[OptionsTrader]

Am I correct that many people on this forum support Barr over Baldwin? If so...why...?

polls have been about 50 50.