Comments on: Libertarians Pick Bob Barr http://donklephant.com/2008/05/26/libertarians-pick-bob-barr/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Djthedj http://donklephant.com/2008/05/26/libertarians-pick-bob-barr/comment-page-1/#comment-408310 Djthedj Tue, 27 May 2008 19:31:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5792#comment-408310 I don't see where it has anything to do with a “cult of personality” surrounding Paul. If anything, his lack of personality has greatly hampered him. It's about issues and Barr isn't Libertarian on any except guns and taxes. He's never said a word about stopping the war that I've ever heard, in fact he wants to send troops to Colombia. Not very Libertarian! I don’t see where it has anything to do with a “cult of personality” surrounding Paul. If anything, his lack of personality has greatly hampered him. It’s about issues and Barr isn’t Libertarian on any except guns and taxes. He’s never said a word about stopping the war that I’ve ever heard, in fact he wants to send troops to Colombia. Not very Libertarian!

]]> By: Duckman http://donklephant.com/2008/05/26/libertarians-pick-bob-barr/comment-page-1/#comment-408294 Duckman Tue, 27 May 2008 16:38:38 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5792#comment-408294 I, too, doubt Barr will attract many Ron Paul supporters. Some, perhaps. But Barr does not have the long record of consistency that Ron Paul has, which fed the "cult of personality" another poster mentioned. Indeed, Barr's "conversion" to some libertarian ideas has been VERY recent and VERY suspect, particularly his "flip-flop" on the WoD, which is a KEY issue for the libertarian faithful. I think Barr will attract more votes from mainstream Republicans disgruntled with McCain than he will from ex-Paul supporters, but even that crossover is limited to those Republicans that oppose the Iraq War (but I bet there are more of them than people currently realize). I personally think most Paul supporters will either write him in or vote for Obama. I, too, doubt Barr will attract many Ron Paul supporters. Some, perhaps. But Barr does not have the long record of consistency that Ron Paul has, which fed the “cult of personality” another poster mentioned. Indeed, Barr’s “conversion” to some libertarian ideas has been VERY recent and VERY suspect, particularly his “flip-flop” on the WoD, which is a KEY issue for the libertarian faithful.

I think Barr will attract more votes from mainstream Republicans disgruntled with McCain than he will from ex-Paul supporters, but even that crossover is limited to those Republicans that oppose the Iraq War (but I bet there are more of them than people currently realize). I personally think most Paul supporters will either write him in or vote for Obama.

]]> By: rachel http://donklephant.com/2008/05/26/libertarians-pick-bob-barr/comment-page-1/#comment-408280 rachel Tue, 27 May 2008 08:50:08 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5792#comment-408280 Oh, darn. So the Libertarians passed up the chance to run the Root-Barr ticket? Barr-Root just sounds wrong, somehow. Oh, darn. So the Libertarians passed up the chance to run the Root-Barr ticket? Barr-Root just sounds wrong, somehow.

]]> By: S.W. Anderson http://donklephant.com/2008/05/26/libertarians-pick-bob-barr/comment-page-1/#comment-408271 S.W. Anderson Tue, 27 May 2008 02:03:36 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5792#comment-408271 Paul seems to have some cult-of-personality thing going with his most ardent followers. Barr will no doubt attract some of them. Others will probably feel too conflicted to get behind Barr in any meaningful way. Barr probably will provide a protest-vote outlet for a good many disgruntled Republicans who can't bring themselves to vote for a Democrat in the general election, but will be damned if they'll vote for Sen. Flip-flop McPander, no matter how much he wraps himself in the flag and employs swiftboat liars to inject a little election-year GOP-style Viagra into his limp campaign. Paul seems to have some cult-of-personality thing going with his most ardent followers. Barr will no doubt attract some of them. Others will probably feel too conflicted to get behind Barr in any meaningful way.

Barr probably will provide a protest-vote outlet for a good many disgruntled Republicans who can’t bring themselves to vote for a Democrat in the general election, but will be damned if they’ll vote for Sen. Flip-flop McPander, no matter how much he wraps himself in the flag and employs swiftboat liars to inject a little election-year GOP-style Viagra into his limp campaign.

]]> By: djthedj http://donklephant.com/2008/05/26/libertarians-pick-bob-barr/comment-page-1/#comment-408252 djthedj Mon, 26 May 2008 20:00:52 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=5792#comment-408252 Hmmm, you must not know much about Ron Paul. No one that supports Paul would support Barr. Barr is in no way shape or form a Libertarian. He put together a successful coup of the party and it is now just another lying right-wing waisteland. Notice, not a word from Barr about the war or our fiscal policy. Hmmm, you must not know much about Ron Paul. No one that supports Paul would support Barr. Barr is in no way shape or form a Libertarian. He put together a successful coup of the party and it is now just another lying right-wing waisteland. Notice, not a word from Barr about the war or our fiscal policy.

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