20 Questions with Bob Barr

October 8th, 2008 12:55 am  |  by  |  Published in Bailouts, Banking, Bob Barr, Debt, Economics, Federal Reserve, government spending, John McCain, Libertarianism, Liberty, Money, national debt, Obama, Politics, Taxes  |  0

Betsy Rothstein of The Hill sat down with Bob Barr and asked him 20 questions.  Many were simple and/or inane, but a few were different than the average interview question.  Here are a couple of examples:

Do you gamble?
No. My wife enjoys going there because she loves to shop. The place I enjoy most is a Ritz-Carlton off the [Las Vegas] strip. They don’t have any slot machines at the hotel and you can get away from all that hubbub.

What has been the most touching moment for you on the campaign trail?
Haven’t had any touching moments. I think politicians make that kind of stuff up, to be honest with you.

There is an urban legend about you that has been going around Capitol Hill for years that you have some African-American ethnicity in you. Any truth to it?
No. That came up one time during the ’92 race when somebody called in and claimed I had a Columbian background and had changed my name to disguise my roots. I take all that stuff with a grain of salt.

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