For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 24, 2008 McCain-Palin Bailout Support Belies Talk of ‘Change’ “Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin should read the platform of their own party before making a plan to deal with this most recent financial crisis,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party nominee for president. “The GOP platform clearly states […]
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Barr Campaign Statement on Texas Supreme Court Ruling
For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 23, 2008 “We are disappointed with the Texas Supreme Court’s denial of our request to have the Secretary of State abide by the law and remove the names of Senators Obama and McCain from the election ballot,” stated Russell Verney, manager of Bob Barr’s presidential campaign, following the Texas Supreme […]
Barr on Ike: ‘Let the People Go Home’
For Immediate Release Friday, September 19, 2008 “There is something inherently wrong with the government forcibly keeping people away from their homes and property,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president, in response to the government’s continuing and heavy-handed attempt to bar Hurricane Ike evacuees from returning to their homes in Texas. “There […]
U.S. Should Talk to Iran, Says Bob Barr
For Immediate Release Friday, September 19, 2008 “While the Bush administration has steadfastly declined to engage in talks with the government of Iran, five former Secretaries of State – Republican and Democrat – recently exhibited a great deal more judgment and understanding of world affairs in calling for actual talks with Tehran,” Libertarian Presidential nominee […]
LNC Passes Afghanistan Resolution
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 18, 2008 At the September meeting of the Libertarian National Committee, the following resolution was passed: WHEREAS the government of the United States should return to its historical libertarian tradition of avoiding entangling alliances, foreign quarrels, and military adventures; and WHEREAS the stability and security of Afghanistan lie outside the […]
Another Federal Bailout: ‘I Told You So,’ Says Bob Barr
For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 17, 2008 ‘Richard Nixon once said that we are all Keynesians now, meaning that Republicans and Democrats alike believed in government micro-management of the economy,’ observes Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president. ‘It appears that President George W. Bush should say that we are all socialists now,” says […]
Bob Barr Wins Lawsuit in Pennsylvania
For Immediate Release Monday, September 15, 2008 “It’s a great day for Pennsylvania voters,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, after defeating a Republican challenge to his right to be on the ballot in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit, filed by a Republican Party official in Cumberland County, PA, sought to remove Barr’s name from […]
N.C. Libertarian Candidates Propose Liberty Agenda
For Immediate Release Monday, September 15, 2008 Ending the state’s power to seize private property by forced annexation and eminent domain, improving public education through competition, restoring free, fair and open elections and cutting off corporate welfare, will be the top legislative priorities of Libertarians elected to the General Assembly. Thirteen candidates announced the Liberty […]
America Needs ‘Surge’ in Fiscal Responsibility, Says Bob Barr
For Immediate Release Friday, September 12, 2008 ‘Sen. John McCain has made the ‘surge’ his trademark phrase,” said Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. “He talks about the surge in Iraq, using a surge in urban neighborhoods, and replicating the surge elsewhere.” ‘What we need now is a surge in federal fiscal responsibility,’ says […]
Barr Says President Should Implement the Constitution, Protect Our Liberties
For Immediate Release Friday, September 12, 2008 ‘Presidents have become celebrities,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party nominee for president. “That may be one reason they believe they have been elected to transform the world rather than fulfill the responsibilities of their office.” “Sen. John McCain says that he wants to inspire Americans ‘to serve […]
Mark 9/11 Anniversary by Targeting Terrorists Overseas While Respecting Liberties at Home, Says Bob Barr
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 11, 2008 ‘Seven years have passed since the horrid terrorist attacks of 9/11,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party nominee for President. “The U.S. government can best mark the anniversary by continuing to target groups which threaten Americans, but also by respecting the liberties upon which our nation is based.” […]
Barr Says McCain-Palin Foreign Policy to Continue Failed Bush Approach
For Immediate Release Monday, September 8, 2008 Would Continue Costly Interventionist Policies of Current Administration ‘Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin claim to represent reform, but their foreign policy is just more of the same from the Bush administration,’ says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president. Barr refers to Sen. McCain’s bellicose comments […]