Former Ron Paul Senior Aide & Bob Barr backer,makes plea to Libertarians to back McCain/Palin

[brooklynite]

I have been a lifetime Libertarian Party activist, for over 25 years. I've served in numerous capacities, including on the Libertarian National Committee, as a Libertarian State Rep. candidate, and as Ron Paul's Personal Travel Aide in his 1988 Libertarian Presidential campaign. I've also served as Ron Paul's Congressional Campaign Coordinator and as his Senior Congressional Aide for 7 years, 1997-2004.

This election year, I've been supporting Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr. As a matter of fact, I'm the very guy who recruited his running mate Wayne Root into the race. Since the Spring, I've been the Party's lead petitioner around the Nation. I've collected tens of thousands of signatures to get Barr/Root on the ballot in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island.

However, I was greatly encouraged by McCain's pick of Sarah Palin for his VP. Palin has a solid libertarian background. In 2005/06 she was the guest speaker at two Libertarian Party meetings in Anchorage. She has been called a "libertarian" by many in Alaska politics and in the Anchorage media. She even received the last minute backing of the Libertarian Party leadership in the State for her successful gubernatorial race, and today, she is the most popular governor in America.

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It is now my strong feeling that libertarians nationwide, and most assuredly my fellow Libertarian Party members, should strongly consider casting their votes for Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin. The libertarian movement would be best served with an Obama defeat.

http://www.rightsidenews.com/200811022460/editorial/former-ron-paul-senior-aide-and-bob-barr-backermakes-plea-to-libertarians-to-back-mccain/palin.html

Wow.....that could add dozens of voters to the McCain column...

[WinkyDink]

1. A Libertarian voting for the Party of Signing Statements and Illegal Govt Surveillance?? FRAUDS!

[BeyondGeography]

2. Obam/Palin is going to be a riot in 2012

Go for it, Pubbies.

[stray cat]

3. A belief in withdrawal of a state from the US is libertarian

However, she may impose all of her beliefs on the US and that certainly isn't libertarian. Ignorance is also not a libertarian value

[unpossibles]

4. That's funny because I have encouraged all those conservatives who are "sick of both parties"

to vote third party if they were absolutely against Obama. Come on, all you guys calling yourselves Libertarians to distance yourselves from Bush: vote for Barr! You're always saying McCain is too liberal (lol) and Obama is some sort of Muslim or something "not-quite-racist" and that "both parties are the same" so put your money where your mouths are.

[mmonk]

5. Dozens. Lol.

True Libertarians would find her offensive.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Sound advice.

[MrScorpio]

7. A Libertarian is a Republican that loves smoking dope

I can't see any of them voting for Abe Simpson