Slog - Comments on The New Bob Barr: Libertarian Super-fraud http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud What happened to Bob Barr? It almost seems impossible to square this man with the one who is best remembered in his heyday—face flushed, mustache quivering, banging wildly at the table demanding seemingly nothing less than the public castration of Bill Clinton during his 1998 impeachment hearings. Representative Barr was a mean, remorseless piece of reactionary conservative machinery: if there was a piece of legislation that could be used to stomp on gay rights or put someone in jail for just a few years longer, Barr could be depended on to make the case with withering levels of moral indignation.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:45:52 -0800 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:09:56 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave andrew ryan?

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062937 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:54:09 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Barr might be able to peel off some Republicans disgruntled at McCain's sudden abandonment of his "maverick" status. But the real disgruntled constituency is the bat-shit crazy, fundamentalist fringe. I'd love to see a third party candidate decisively pull their votes from McCain.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062950 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:10:01 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Every GOP voter who loves America and hates the neocon spend-spend-spend borrow-borrow-borrow policy and the Three Wars We Can't Afford should consider either voting Dem or, if they can't bring themselves to do it, vote for Barr.

Your nation needs you.

Step up to the plate.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062952 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062952 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:10:53 -0800 Comment by um give this man lots and lots of money.

]]> um http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062956 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:12:18 -0800 Comment by Westside forever ...what comes around goes around...the crazies that will vote for this crank are the reverse image of the Naderites, who were and are equally contemptible.

]]> Westside forever http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062967 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062967 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:18:57 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie His middle name is Mussolini. True!

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062988 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1062988 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:39:55 -0800 Comment by Vince Whatever he says or does, he's still a contemptible human being. I detest him and his ignorant, hate monger, fundamentalist supporters. It would serve them right to have this thug ruin their chance to keep the White House.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063009 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063009 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:57:30 -0800 Comment by max solomon the entire time i read that article, i kept thinking:

FUCK.
BOB.
BARR.

i'm thinking it right now.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063017 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063017 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:01:45 -0800 Comment by LMSW Best argument yet for other people to send this hacks' campaign committee some money. I don't think I will. Better to try to drum up support for Mr. Barr to be included in debates.

]]> LMSW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063113 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063113 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:49:25 -0800 Comment by Eric Dondero "Running on a meager $300,000..."

Really? What's that again? "Meager"?

The Libertarian Party's 2004 Presidential candidate Michael Badnarik raised a total of $400,000 during his entire race. And Barr is already at $300,000. And you call that "meager."

Your ignorance of the Libertarian Party is astounding.

]]> Eric Dondero http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063203 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063203 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:59:03 -0800 Comment by Georgia Guy I've been saying for a while now that I think Obama has a better chance at winning Georgia than most people realize. I REALLY hope I'm right, and not just so I can brag.

]]> Georgia Guy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063205 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/the_new_bob_barr_libertarian_superfraud#c1063205 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:09:56 -0800