For Immediate Release Thursday, October 16, 2008 While Obama and McCain seek to put patches on leaks, Bob Barr hopes to rebuild America “‘Joe the Plumber’ doesn’t need Senators Barack Obama or John McCain’” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president. “He needs ‘Bob the Builder.’” “While Senators Obama and McCain seek only […]
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Our Newest Ad
Dear Libertarian Supporter, Last week, we talked told you about our first radio ad that we began running nationwide in this last month before the election. Your feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and we wanted to let you know some of the comments we received from you:
Bob Barr Moves Presidential Debate into 21st Century
For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Barr to Participate in Real Time, Virtual Debate With Obama, McCain at BobBarr2008.com/CounterDebate Using the latest advances in campaign social networking and Internet communication, Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee Bob Barr will be participating in a real time, virtual debate during the televised debate between Senators Barack Obama and […]
The Republican Case Against the Republican Party
To be sure, Senator Barack Obama is certainly to the left of Senator John McCain; however, it’s not a stretch to say that the real John McCain has more in common with Barack Obama than he does with his own party. In fact, McCain frequently drew the ire of his party for many of his […]
Wall Street Benefits Twice from Bailouts
For Immediate Release Saturday, October 11, 2008 Senator John McCain attempted to disguise reality by calling the $700 billion Wall Street bailout a ‘rescue,’ but it’s obvious that the only people he and his colleagues were rescuing were the executives who had made bad investment decisions, as well as the politicians who had pushed increased […]
What will the NRA do?
From Jason Pye at the Barr Campaign: It looks like the NRA is finally getting involved in the presidential race: The NRA has not yet endorsed a presidential candidate. LaPierre planned news conferences Thursday in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to make an announcement on the presidential election. He declined Wednesday to reveal which candidate […]
Alternative Voice Needed in Final Debate
For Immediate Release Thursday, October 9, 2008 The presidential and vice-presidential “debates” are awful. The bloviating is excessive; the substance is minimal; and the moderating is bush league. Virtually no one has been satisfied with the debates so far–except perhaps Barack Obama’s campaign staff. The less substantive and contentious the debate is, and the less […]
“Time” for change
In case you needed more evidence that the debt problem in the United States was getting out of control (largely thanks to "conservative" Republican presidents), the national debt clock has run out of room. It is important to note that the "national debt" is not some fictitious figure that the government will one day have […]
Our First Radio Ad
Dear Libertarian Supporter, Last week, we asked you for ideas on radio ads for the Libertarian Party during the 2008 presidential election.
Bush Administration Hypes Danger to Justify Intervention
For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 7, 2008 “The Bush administration once again misled Americans into believing extreme danger was imminent and extraordinary U.S. government intervention was required to save our country,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee. “And, once again, the intervention of the Bush administration has made things much worse.” “In 2003, […]
Time to Appoint Judges Dedicated to Constitutional Liberty
For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 7, 2008 ‘The Supreme Court has begun another term, and it again possesses a full docket of critical cases,’ observes Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president. ‘Judicial appointments are one of the most important issues in choosing the next president, but we don’t need conservative or liberal justices. […]
Economic Chaos Increases After Congress Passes Bailout
For Immediate Release Monday, October 6, 2008 Will Sens. Obama and McCain Claim a Piece of this Rotten Fish They Helped Produce? Congress passed the $700 billion Wall Street bailout on Friday, supported by both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama. The U.S. stock market promptly dropped. Over the weekend the financial crisis threatened European […]