...oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please...

[WilliamPitt]

Libertarians seek Barr candidacy
By Ralph Z. Hallow
The Washington (batshit Moonie) Times

March 20, 2008

Former Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia is considering a third-party presidential run — a bid that could steal support from Republican John McCain and potentially offset the damage Ralph Nader"s candidacy is predicted to have on the Democratic candidate. Mr. Barr, a House Republican impeachment manager during President Clinton's administration, yesterday confirmed his interest in running as a Libertarian but said he is unwilling to talk about any "polling we may have done or may do, not at this point."

"There is great deal (of) dissatisfaction with the candidates for the two major parties, particularly among conservatives, but also a great deal of Internet and other support for a candidate like Ron Paul who advocates libertarian and true conservative principles," said Mr. Barr, who is now a Libertarian.

Activists have started a Facebook campaign to draft Mr. Barr for the Libertarian Party nomination.

(...pssst...here's the Facebook link...)

More, and sorry for the source: http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080320/NATION/214024441/1002

...oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please...

:)

[crispini]

1. YES!

:applause:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Oh, yes! Yes! Yes!

:rofl: Do it, Bob! Pleeeeeeeze!!!

[XemaSab]

3. Inshallah.

n/t

[K Gardner]

4. ROFL !

[mrreowwr_kittty]

5. GoBarr!! nt

[David Zephyr]

6. Yes!

My heart lept when I heard the news today.

William, we want Bobb Barr on that ticket. It drains the right.

Yeah!

[cindyw]

7. Wishing and hoping and dreaming and...

let it happen!:popcorn:

[onehandle]

8. Yay! Where do I send the check? nt

[Samantha]

9. YES HE CAN

:bounce:

[onehandle]

17. ...siphon off votes from an angry old man! nt

[stellanoir]

10. from your keyboard to "creatrix's" ears

[book_worm]

11. I predict if he does he will easily out do on the right what damage Nadir does on the left.

[John Q. Citizen]

12. Ya gotta love democracy!

[silverweb]

13. ...oh yes, oh yes, oh please, please, please!

It would be such a wonderful way to end the year.... :rofl:

[Nickster]

14. Which wife is he on? I lost count.

[SoCalDem]

40. define "on"

:puke::rofl:

[GoneOffShore]

15. Go Bob, Go Bob!!!!

You crazy looniterian you!!!!

[Yael]

16. Someone needs to swoop up the disaffected neo-nazis, but confused on one point

"damage Ralph Nader is expected to do"

Is he serious?

[JohnnyLib2]

Newt for VP!

:evilgrin:

[Graybeard]

18. And with Pat Buchanan as his VP.

A Barr/Buchanan ticket would be perfect. It would get Uncle Pat off my TV. He seems to be on every MSNBC show 24/7.

[pompano]

21. With an offer of cheese....

Wasn't it Bob Barr that got offered cheese by Borat. It looked like him IIRC?

Can someone clear me up on this before I.... :rofl:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

19. Barr would take on all the disappointed Ron Paul supporters

that seem to flourish around here. I hope Barr IS the Libertarian candidate,as he has name recognition. My plan during the main primary season is to talk to folks I know won't vote Dem and to persuade them to vote Libertarian. Barr is one who will be easy to research and talk about to these folks.

[TexasLady]

36. and think of all the nifty slogans a name like Barr could have :D

let it be, let it BE, let it bee yeah, let it be...

[InsultComicDog]

20. yeah baby

[Sparkly]

22. Where can I contribute or sign a petition or something?!?

Go for it, Bob!!! :woohoo:

[Bensthename]

23. Fan freakin tastic

[housewolf]

24. Wouldn't that just make us sing & dance

Celebrate! Celebrate! Celebrate!

[bleever]

25. Run Bob Run!

America is waiting!

[flowomo]

26. why would you apologize for the source? That just feeds...

the craziness on DU that there are "good" and "evil" sources -- though the name tags keep switching depending on whether the source says something that pleases the poster or not. The Washington Times broke the Obama passport story -- is that bad? The Times gave us this terrific possibility -- is that bad? I'm glad you posted this; glad to know this nugget of information; why apologize?

[Politicalboi]

27. Be careful what you ask for

If McCain has too many more "Senior Moments" Barr will start looking good to a lot of Republicans. Bob Barr and Bob Dornan have some POW shit on McCain and it's on the net so if it gets legs McCain could drop out. Obama will be able to kick McCain's ass. I don't care what the polls show now but by November I think Obama will win. But Bob Barr was the head cheerleader for Impeachment of Bill. He is no Ralph Nadar. He is well recognized and to some respected.

[GOPBasher]

28. Add to that a third-party run of some Christian Right activist, and I'd be happy. n/t

[Dr.Phool]

29. Barr - Paul. Wouldn't that confuse wingnuts?

"Hey Billy Bob. You hear that drag queen from Nawlins is runnin' fo President as a librarian?"

[mzmolly]

30. ...oh please oh please...

I wonder how we can put the grass roots organization WE have with the Obama camp etc. to work on something this? :freak:

[donheld]

31. Yes please

sounds good.

[BobTheSubgenius]

32. I think it's time.

A "Draft Huckabee" movement is overdue.

[calimary]

33. Gee, I just might have to send my first-in-my-lifetime contribution to a libertarian...

:evilgrin:

Hey, if they can try fucking with our primary results (lots of republi-CONS in Texas obeying limbaugh and voting for Clinton), why can't we? I think they would do very nicely with a taste of their own medicine.

[LTR]

34. That would rock!

In a perfect world, Ron Paul would run as their candidate, but his priority is hanging on to his seat in Congress, so he won't run for prez as a Libertarian. His grassroots following is much more desirable to them than running the angry tavern owner du jour like they seem to do in every election.

Barr is the next best thing.

[cornermouse]

35. He won't.

You know he won't. And if he tried the RNC is FAR more ruthless and willing to assert power than the democrats have. You have to know that if the democrats had done what the republicans will do, Liebermann wouldn't be in D.C.

[Teaser]

37. I will donate money every day

to Bob Barr.

[GTurck]

38. Another name for..

Libertarian is Anarchists.:P

[SoCalDem]

39. Bob Barr/Ron Paul... how blissful that would be

:happy dance:

[rosesaylavee]

41. Oh Yeah.

Barr/Paul - its a WINNING team!

McCain just needs to have a few more senior moments where he forgets who the "enemy" is and I think its a done deal. Barr will step up. Maybe others?

Woohoo!

[SoCalDem]

42. Media is still calling him the "presumptive nominee"

i think many people are looking for a way to oust him...

[rosesaylavee]

43. Off topic...

you have the best graphics. I think I 'borrowed' (GOP - grouchy old poops) from you earlier this year. love the sponge bob today. :P

[SoCalDem]

44. thanks...borrow any you want..

http://socaldem.smugmug.com/

[rosesaylavee]

52. ...

:wow:

What a great collection!

[Kajsa]

45. Oh Yeah!

Come on Barr- You can do it!

Let's mix it up!

:)

[BooScout]

46. Now this is something we can all celebrate.

:evilgrin:

[OzarkDem]

48. Good to see unity among Dems again

no matter how brief.

[OzarkDem]

47. That would be fantastic

very interesting, too. There are apparently a lot of divisions in the GOP right now. Good news indeed.

[adoraz]

49. YES!!! Couldn't this mean....

I am not familiar with the guy, but he is from GA. Does this mean he will attract white Southerners?? Could this possibly mean that Obama could win some Southern states?? :)

[watercolors]

50. Sounds great to me!

Go for it Mr Barr!!

[npincus]

51. kick- too good to be true

:rofl:

[mhoran]

53. That would be sweet!

The stars continue to allign. Change is coming.

[opihimoimoi]

54. He is Teasing our asses...there is no way he gonna run....

but we can hope.......I join the "Please Crowd"

[barbtries]

55. you know, i'm not really happy with any

of the major candidates but come november you can be sure i'll be voting democratic. and i am urging everyone i talk to about it to please register, and please vote, and make sure you vote for the democrat.