Comments on: Bob Barr Fakes Right and Goes Left, Upsetting Some http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/21/bob-barr-fakes-right-and-goes-left-upsetting-some/1302/ For Liberty, One Individual At A Time Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:41:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chuck http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/21/bob-barr-fakes-right-and-goes-left-upsetting-some/1302/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Chuck Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:35:48 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1302#comment-806 I see Gore and his followers as the single biggest threat to my future liberty. I still support Barr, and agree with what you are saying, but even saying that he was "honored" to meet with Gore (or whatever the exact wording) was disturbing. If I saw Gore in person, it would be hard not to just punch him in the nose. But then, maybe that's why I'm not a politician. I see Gore and his followers as the single biggest threat to my future liberty. I still support Barr, and agree with what you are saying, but even saying that he was “honored” to meet with Gore (or whatever the exact wording) was disturbing. If I saw Gore in person, it would be hard not to just punch him in the nose. But then, maybe that’s why I’m not a politician.

]]> By: jwpegler http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/21/bob-barr-fakes-right-and-goes-left-upsetting-some/1302/comment-page-1/#comment-805 jwpegler Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:10:12 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1302#comment-805 Thanks for the article. I agree with you. With Obama's vote for FISA and his unclear statements on Iran, I suspect that there are more than a few voters on the left who are looking for other alternatives. Barr is trying to compete with Nader and McKinney for their votes. This is a good thing. The LP has been a dismal failure in the past because its members treated it like an exclusive club, doing their best to keep people out who didn’t toe the line 100% of the time. That's not how to build a mass political movement that actually wins elections and affects change. You have to prioritize issues and be willing to ally yourself with people who share your views on the priorities, even if they don't share your views on other issues. Barr has clearly done this – repeatedly stating that abuses of executive power that are leading to the destruction of our civil liberties are a top priority to him. Given his work over the last 6 years with the left and right on this problem, I believe him. No, the "purists" don’t get this. However, I suspect that the old timers in the LP are less worried about purity than they are at losing their control over the show. Thanks for the article. I agree with you. With Obama’s vote for FISA and his unclear statements on Iran, I suspect that there are more than a few voters on the left who are looking for other alternatives. Barr is trying to compete with Nader and McKinney for their votes. This is a good thing.

The LP has been a dismal failure in the past because its members treated it like an exclusive club, doing their best to keep people out who didn’t toe the line 100% of the time. That’s not how to build a mass political movement that actually wins elections and affects change. You have to prioritize issues and be willing to ally yourself with people who share your views on the priorities, even if they don’t share your views on other issues. Barr has clearly done this – repeatedly stating that abuses of executive power that are leading to the destruction of our civil liberties are a top priority to him. Given his work over the last 6 years with the left and right on this problem, I believe him. No, the “purists” don’t get this. However, I suspect that the old timers in the LP are less worried about purity than they are at losing their control over the show.

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