Comments on: Don’t vote Obama/McCain. Vote former Congressman Bob Barr http://www.thecodecave.com/article515 Cold storage before my best ideas melt away... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:04:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brian Layman http://www.thecodecave.com/article515#comment-64877 Brian Layman Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:28:32 +0000 http://www.thecodecave.com/?p=515#comment-64877 I can agree with you completely Protoscopic on the topic of holding the current officials accountable and on the educations of the electorate. I think that supporting and, even more so, electing Bob Barr would help to achieve BOTH of those goals. What sends a better messages to the current officials than refusing them office? If the education of the general public only comes to the spoon fed through the mass media, then give them what they want. Bob Barr's poll numbers are rising as of last Friday's results. Amazing in the light of the conventions occuring. Plus rather than being shut out of the media till after September, Barr is now getting MORE coverage rather than less. I just got this information in a note from the Barr campaign office: - Tomorrow night (8/26), Bob Barr will appear for his second time on the Colbert Report. - On both Wednesday and Friday mornings, Bob will be appearing on CNN. - And on Thursday, Glenn Beck will be taping another full hour with our candidate! I can agree with you completely Protoscopic on the topic of holding the current officials accountable and on the educations of the electorate. I think that supporting and, even more so, electing Bob Barr would help to achieve BOTH of those goals. What sends a better messages to the current officials than refusing them office? If the education of the general public only comes to the spoon fed through the mass media, then give them what they want. Bob Barr’s poll numbers are rising as of last Friday’s results. Amazing in the light of the conventions occuring. Plus rather than being shut out of the media till after September, Barr is now getting MORE coverage rather than less.

I just got this information in a note from the Barr campaign office:

- Tomorrow night (8/26), Bob Barr will appear for his second time on the Colbert Report.

- On both Wednesday and Friday mornings, Bob will be appearing on CNN.

- And on Thursday, Glenn Beck will be taping another full hour with our candidate!

]]> By: Protoscopic http://www.thecodecave.com/article515#comment-64875 Protoscopic Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:26:06 +0000 http://www.thecodecave.com/?p=515#comment-64875 Well one wonders if we're going to try to "grassroots" something like a 3rd party, why we shouldn't invest our energy in something like actually holding current officials accountable. People are currently not even interested enough to invest time in learning about 2 candidates, much less a third. While there are obvious problems with two parties gaining control and then creating barriers to competition, I think that any form of "change" is going to have to originate from a change in the electorate. We get the officials we deserve, since we don't invest any time in energy in learning about them or expecting anything from them. You can add more options to the ballot, but people will still vote straight-ticket and not even really be able to tell you why. Ultimately politics can't get any better until we (the electorate) take more time to make it so. Well one wonders if we’re going to try to “grassroots” something like a 3rd party, why we shouldn’t invest our energy in something like actually holding current officials accountable. People are currently not even interested enough to invest time in learning about 2 candidates, much less a third. While there are obvious problems with two parties gaining control and then creating barriers to competition, I think that any form of “change” is going to have to originate from a change in the electorate. We get the officials we deserve, since we don’t invest any time in energy in learning about them or expecting anything from them. You can add more options to the ballot, but people will still vote straight-ticket and not even really be able to tell you why. Ultimately politics can’t get any better until we (the electorate) take more time to make it so.

]]> By: The Bob Barr Option http://www.thecodecave.com/article515#comment-64816 The Bob Barr Option Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:50:07 +0000 http://www.thecodecave.com/?p=515#comment-64816 [...] to Brian Layman for a head’s up on recent Barr developments. Tags: bob barr, libertarianShare This Related [...] [...] to Brian Layman for a head’s up on recent Barr developments. Tags: bob barr, libertarianShare This Related [...]

]]> By: Mark Jaquith http://www.thecodecave.com/article515#comment-64736 Mark Jaquith Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:06:27 +0000 http://www.thecodecave.com/?p=515#comment-64736 He's no Ron Paul, and he certaily falls short of the libertarian ideal, but he's a hell of a lot better than Obama and McCain, neither of which I could stoop to vote for. It's incredible that he'll be on the ballot in 50 states! That's a big, big accomplishment. He’s no Ron Paul, and he certaily falls short of the libertarian ideal, but he’s a hell of a lot better than Obama and McCain, neither of which I could stoop to vote for. It’s incredible that he’ll be on the ballot in 50 states! That’s a big, big accomplishment.

]]> By: Michael http://www.thecodecave.com/article515#comment-64727 Michael Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:56:20 +0000 http://www.thecodecave.com/?p=515#comment-64727 I know a lot about the Republican party TJ. And by the way, thank you for not disputing my claim that Barr is one of the most conservative Republicans out there. Glad to see someone else notices it too. Read the following article, it makes a lot of sense of why Bob Barr is just as bad as John McCain is. http://www.nolanchart.com/article4325.html I know a lot about the Republican party TJ. And by the way, thank you for not disputing my claim that Barr is one of the most conservative Republicans out there. Glad to see someone else notices it too.

Read the following article, it makes a lot of sense of why Bob Barr is just as bad as John McCain is.

http://www.nolanchart.com/article4325.html

]]> By: tj http://www.thecodecave.com/article515#comment-64723 tj Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:38:48 +0000 http://www.thecodecave.com/?p=515#comment-64723 Micheal you obviously do not know alot Republicans is McCain is one of the most conservative you know. I do not care about flip flops if they change to my views and communicate why, which Barr has done. Most go the politically correct way and change their mind and will not admit they held that old opinion, like McCain. The bill he wrote, the marriage bill, clearly let the states decide the definition of marriage. It defined it al the Federal level. Only that part he would repeal. I am supporting Bob Barr 100% because the Libertarian view is best of both worlds. Fiscally conservative and socially liberal, but they will not push their social views on the rest of the country. Micheal you obviously do not know alot Republicans is McCain is one of the most conservative you know.

I do not care about flip flops if they change to my views and communicate why, which Barr has done. Most go the politically correct way and change their mind and will not admit they held that old opinion, like McCain.

The bill he wrote, the marriage bill, clearly let the states decide the definition of marriage. It defined it al the Federal level. Only that part he would repeal.

I am supporting Bob Barr 100% because the Libertarian view is best of both worlds. Fiscally conservative and socially liberal, but they will not push their social views on the rest of the country.

]]> By: Michael http://www.thecodecave.com/article515#comment-64722 Michael Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:20:24 +0000 http://www.thecodecave.com/?p=515#comment-64722 You have to remember, Barr is more conservative than McCain is, and still represents a lot of the Republican values that have hurt this country so much. He served as a Republican congressman in Georgia, and supported bills by the Republican party that hurt this country (he has since flip-flopped on those votes, and even on a bill he wrote). Barr is no better than McCain. Actually, they are probably two of the most conservative Republicans I know. You have to remember, Barr is more conservative than McCain is, and still represents a lot of the Republican values that have hurt this country so much. He served as a Republican congressman in Georgia, and supported bills by the Republican party that hurt this country (he has since flip-flopped on those votes, and even on a bill he wrote).

Barr is no better than McCain. Actually, they are probably two of the most conservative Republicans I know.

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