Barr asks Ron Paul to be his running mate

[villager]

Source: Atlanta Constitution

Barr asks Ron Paul to be his running mate

By AARON GOULD SHEININ

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr, the former Georgia congressman, rejected comparisons to Cynthia McKinney on Wednesday and made a bid for Ron Paul’s undivided support.

Paul, who this year sought the GOP presidential nomination, told reporters at a Washington press conference that the two-party system is broken. He urged Americans to vote for one of the third-party candidates running, including McKinney, who is also a former member of Congress from Georgia.

McKinney, the Green Party nominee for president, appeared with Paul at the National Press Club, as did independent candidate Ralph Nader and Constitution Party nominee Chuck Baldwin.

Barr, who served in the U.S. House as a Republican from Cobb County, was scheduled to be there, too, but changed his mind.

“Bob had a press conference right after that one,” said campaign spokesman Andrew Davis. “He didn’t want to dilute his message by being on the same stage as people like Cynthia McKinney, who is completely opposite of what a Libertarian is.” Green Party spokesman Scott McLarty called Barr’s statement “a disappointment.”

“The Green Party has been in alliance with the Libertarian Party on many issues, including election integrity and ballot access fairness,” McLarty said, adding that Barr “seemed petty and hostile to Cynthia McKinney in particular and the Green Party in general. They all disagree on a number of issues, no doubt about it. But it was the agreement that was important and Bob Barr brushed that aside.”

All four candidates — Barr, McKinney, Baldwin and Nader — apparently signed a statement from Paul pledging their support for limited government, personal liberties, bringing U.S. troops stationed abroad home, and for an investigation into the Federal Reserve.

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Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/09/10/barr_paul_veep.html

[Ian David]

1. YES!!! Oh, I hope Ron Paul says yes! Please please PLEASE! n/t

[AllieB]

2. YES! Siphon those votes from McCain!

:applause:

[Joanne98]

3. YES!

[fascisthunter]

4. This May Very Well Happen...... have a Great Evening Freepers

[tanyev]

8. I think there's been a purge over there.

I went to look at any threads posted today about Paul or Barr and a)there weren't very many and b)each and every post I saw expressed disgust for both men.

[fascisthunter]

9. good... hopefully each one of them suffers from acid reflux

[Virginia Dare]

14. The great man behind the curtain (Dobson) has given them their..

sacred instructions. Follow the Princess Barracuda. They must obey or die in sin.

[mikelgb]

5. run bob run ron run!

[AwakeAtLast]

6. Finally! Someone to siphon Repukes votes instead of the other side

Karma has finally come around on that one.

:woohoo:

[villager]

7. More about the specific request:

from later in the article:

Barr sent Paul a letter Tuesday asking him to be his vice presidential nominee. Barr already has a running mate, Wayne Root of Las Vegas. Root said in the letter he would step aside for Paul.

Paul has not responded to the request, Davis said. Ike Hall, who coordinated Paul’s campaign in Georgia, called Barr’s invitation “terribly interesting,” but added that Paul made clear he has no intention of running as anything other than a Republican this year.

[FatDave]

17. "Paul made clear he has no intention of running as anything other than a Republican this year."

Is there a rule that the president and VP have to be of the same party? Wasn't there talk of a Kerry/McCain ticket 4 years ago?

Edited because I can;t fucking stop typing ; when i mean to type '

[Sebastian Doyle]

21. Well, McCain's running mate is a member of the "Alaskan Independence Party"

So why the Hell not? Paul only went Repuke so he could win in Texas anyway. He's always been a Libertarian at heart, and pretty much in practice.

[Gato Moteado]

10. wow.....this would be a huge kick in the balls to McCorpse

nt

[redqueen]

11. "an investigation into the Federal Reserve"

That'd be interesting, huh?

[NM Independent]

12. Oh, HOLY CRAP, please let him accept it!!

PLEASE, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please.

Unfortunately, I really don't believe he will. Still, please, oh please, oh please.

[Virginia Dare]

13. Yay! Go Boob, Go RoPaul!...n/t

[faulknercindy]

15. Look at these numbers..

interesting... hope it holds.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/obama_vs_mccain_with_barr_nader-957.html

[Mark E. Smith]

16. Run Ron Run!

Love to see the Libbers siphon off
about 10% of McStrange's vote.

[OmahaBlueDog]

18. I doubt it

Ron will gamble that, if McSame loses, the "heart & soul" of the Republican party will be his for the taking.

[villager]

19. Not the fundie half of the party; let's hope they split in two...

n/t

[Faygo Kid]

20. I thought it would be Lee Mercer, Jr. Guess that's Bob Barr's second choice.

[Arkana]

22. TRANSFORM AND COMBINE!

THE BARR/PAUL REVOLUTION BEGINS HERE.

Godspeed, Bob, Ron. You crazy fuckers.

[checks-n-balances]

23. I almost missed this tidbit about Nader in this article:

"Nader — apparently signed a statement from Paul pledging their support for limited government, personal liberties, bringing U.S. troops stationed abroad home, and for an investigation into the Federal Reserve."

I can see Nader supporting most of the above. But "limited government"? Since when?