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01
Jan
2012
Let the Record Show...

41 days ago by Jake Witmer

That Bob Barr is an abject scumbag, drug warrior, and anti-libertarian, and that the Constitution Party's Chuck Baldwin is a kind and decent human being, with libertarian values. Let the record also show that more choices on a ballot is a generally a good thing. Even in the case where the State of V ...

29
Dec
2011
Will Libertarians Move from Barr to Johnson? // politics

44 days ago by Jason Pitzl-Waters

In 2008 the Libertarian Party nominated former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr as their candidate for President of the United States. Many modern Pagans who consider themselves libertarians/Libertarians were displeased by this turn of events, as Barr had notoriously tried to ban Pagans from serving in ...

15
Dec
2011
Linda Schrenko wants her money (and her health) back

58 days ago by Jim Walls

Linda Schrenko, Georgia's disgraced ex-school superintendent, says the feds owe her $195,000 taken as partial restitution for the money she stole from deaf kids. The Justice Department took the money in an illegal garnishment of her $4,500 monthly pension, said her attorney, former U.S. Rep. Bob Bar ...

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Ohio Democrats shamefully cave on ... // politics

58 days ago by David Nir

Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • OH Redistricting: Well, Democrats completely caved on redistricting, abandoning the idea of a referendum and voting in favor of a brutal GOP gerrymander. All of this trans ...

Graves of liberty // politics

59 days ago by Joe Lance

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves of Georgia’s new 14th Congressional District did not vote for the annual National Defense Authorization Act for which President Barack Obama today signaled support after earlier threatening a veto. The bill had contained a controversial provision that would allow indefinite dete ...

14
Dec
2011
Bob Barr Won’t Run for Congress in 2012

59 days ago by Administrator

Source: Ballot Access News According to this story, Bob Barr will not run for Congress in 2012. He had apparently been considering running in the Republican primary for a U.S. House seat in Georgia, but now says he won’t do that. Barr was the Libertarian Party nominee for President in 2008. Click he ...

Bob Barr Endorsed Newt Gingrich

59 days ago by Administrator

Source: Independent Political Report Bob Barr was the Presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 2008, having recently switched from the GOP. It was recently rumored that he was considering a Republican run for Congress in Georgia, but this still came as quite a shock. Bob Barr is one member o ...

Did Bob Barr Just Endorse Newt Gingrich? // politics

59 days ago by RedPhillips

It looks like he did. At first there was some skepticism that this was legit, but so far there have been no objections from the Barr camp. Barr was considering a run for Congress as a Republican, but recently announced he wasn’t going to run. But he does seem to be attempting to re-ingratiate himsel ...

06
Dec
2011
Former Presidential Nominee of the LP Denounced by Conservative Groups

67 days ago by Administrator

Source: Independent Political Report Bob Barr was the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 2008 and is still, to the party’s knowledge, a member. However, he has recently been connected with a run, as a Republican, for a congressional seat in Georgia. Some conservative political action commit ...

01
Dec
2011
Bob Barr the Republican…Reprise // politics

72 days ago by Nathan

Former Republican Congressman, Libertarian Presidential Candidate, and now an apparent convert back to the Republican Party Bob Barr is speculated to make a primary run against Congressman Tom Graves in the new 14th Congressional District. I, along with many of my Republican cohorts, like both Grave ...

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