Oh by the way, was that debate in the Bronx held between Barr and
the Pro medical pot people? How did it go did he say anthing to where
we can get him kicked out of his LP post and out of the party?--- In
[email protected], "Susan Hogarth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Bob Barr, the LP's SE region representative is endorsing a
Republican
> presidential candidate.
>
> And - in case you're curious - it's not Ron Paul.
>
> http://www.bobbarr.org/default.asp?pt=newsdescr&RI=814
>
> "The best person qualified to serve us in this [terrorism] regard
was
> governor of a major state. He headed one of the two major parties in
> our political system. ... James Gilmore, governor of Virginia from
> 1998 to 2002, chaired that commission, and he has now filed papers
as
> a Republican candidate for the highest office in the land."
>
> It rather ... irks ... me that our representative on the Libertarian
> National Committee is writing pieces for the major press (this was
> printed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) gushing over Republican
> candidates. THIS is the organizational expertise Barr is supposed to
> be bringing to the LP? I think we could have figured out how to
> endorse Republicans without Barr's fine example, but honestly I am
not
> sure whether it's really a lesson we need to absorb.
>
> On a related note, I hope some folks in NY will be able to make it
to
> Barr's marijuana debate on Thursday evening:
>
> http://www.bobbarr.org/default.asp?pt=eventdescr&EI=548
>
> and give us an idea of how 'Libertarian' Bob Barr debates
legalization
> (however limited) against a pro-legalization speaker. Maybe Barr
with
> say that this 'medical marijuana' stuff is nonsense because it
should
> all be legalized anyway, and the idea of 'medical marijuana' is too
> controlling.
>
> Yeah, and maybe Libertarian Party LNC representative Barr will
change
> his tune and endorse a Libertarian for president.
>
> But I'm not holding my breath.
>
> --
> Susan Hogarth
> http://www.lpradicals.org
>
