Posted on 16 October 2008 by Nathan P. Origer
John, in the comment box of his post-debate post:
[I]t seems to me that the major party candidates would be able to get away with a lot less of their B.S. if they had to share space with candidates who were offering something different. Obama would never have pressed McCain about, e.g., how his supposed “constructionism” [...]
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Posted on 10 September 2008 by Nathan P. Origer
From Barr’s letter to Dr. Paul [PDF]
While ballot substitution is restricted for a presidential candidate and limited at this point in time, in many states, substitution is still permitted for vice presidential candidates. But time is short.
As my campaign staff has proposed to you, I ask that you join the Libertarian presidential ticket as the [...]
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Posted on 23 July 2008 by Nathan P. Origer
So says Libertarian candidate for president Bob Barr, in New Hampshire:
“The definition of throwing your vote away is to go into that voting booth and vote for one of two parties that will not change the direction this country’s going in,” Barr told a crowd of about 80 at Murphy’s Taproom. “And that’s the Republicans [...]
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Posted on 17 July 2008 by Nathan P. Origer
It’s late, and I want to read afore bed, so I won’t, despite various promises, go into detail, yet. But, after much consideration, I’ve decided that I shall vote for Bob Barr. Baldwin appeals to me, but is, perhaps, a bit too “Christianist” for me, and, I think, Barr has a better (though by no [...]
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