For Immediate Release Saturday, September 6, 2008 Fannie Mae-Freddie Mac Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $100 Billion or More ‘The federal government is preparing to take over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae,’ says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. ‘Congress set up the taxpayers for big losses when it established these quasi-government agencies to subsidize […]
For Immediate Release Friday, September 5, 2008 Barr Met Deadline, Demands Law Be Enforced The Bob Barr presidential campaign has stated “serious legal consequences” will occur should Senators Barack Obama and John McCain be allowed on the Texas general election ballot after they knowingly missed the state’s deadline to file. According to documents obtained by […]
It wasn’t that long ago that I was in the heyday of my Republicanism, engrossed in books by the likes of Michael Savage and Ann Coulter. In these books, the Republican authors discussed the idiocy of the Democratic Party and their liberalism. Particularly Coulter, who wrote the book Slander, which talked of the inability of […]
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 4, 2008 ‘Alaska Governor Sarah Palin gave a rousing speech yesterday at the Republican National Convention,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee. “But what would a McCain-Palin administration actually do?’ Barr says Palin defended her record in Alaska, said many nice things about Sen. John McCain and tossed […]
For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Last week, U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates rejected the Bush administration’s attempt to shield its officials from congressional scrutiny when he ordered former White House Counsel Harriet Miers to testify and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten to turn over documents about the firing of […]
For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 3, 2008 ‘The principle of federalism seemed dead three years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the federal government to run roughshod over state laws permitting the medical use of marijuana,’ says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. Barr says the tide may be turning with the recent […]
As Hurricane Gustav approaches the U.S. shore, our thoughts and prayers are extended to all of those who will be impacted by the hurricane. Times of disaster are often when the American people are at their best; helping one another to rebuild and recover. No greater sign of American altruism is that which comes from […]
For Immediate Release Monday, September 1, 2008 ‘The thoughts and prayers of all Americans are with those suffering through Hurricane Gustav,’ says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president. ‘This is time for Americans to set aside partisan differences and come together to help meet the needs of those in the disaster zone.” ‘Although […]
Should Libertarians be happy with Sarah Palin, the current Alaskan governor and now Sen. John McCain’s running mate in his presidential bid? The gut reaction is yes, Libertarians should be excited about Palin. Palin has a reputation for fighting government corruption, wears fur, shoots guns, eats moose and has earned the respect of our state […]
For Immediate Release Friday, August 29, 2008 In the discussion about Sen. John McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, it should be noted that the Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee Tonie Nathan was the first woman ever to receive an electoral vote. In 1972, Roger MacBride, a Republican elector from Virginia, […]
For Immediate Release Friday, August 29, 2008 Calls on Congress to Scuttle Secret Pact with Mexico ‘Much of Washington’s most important work is conducted behind closed doors,” says Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr. “As was the so-called Social Security ‘totalization agreement’ reached between the U.S. and Mexico, which would make hundreds of thousands of […]
For Immediate Release Thursday, August 28, 2008 Republicans and Democrats clearly miss Texas deadline Though Texas election law sets an Aug. 26 deadline for political parties to file their candidates for president and vice-president, John McCain and Barack Obama must work around the law to get on the ballot alongside Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr […]
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