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To: haqihana who wrote (78332)	10/17/2004 11:09:08 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

"I labeled your opinions...." Of course you did. And, IMO, inaccurately. I offered independent accessments... but apparently you prefer to live withing your fantasies.

To: haqihana who wrote (78332)	10/17/2004 11:10:18 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 793917

A surprising column in which former GOP Congressman Bob Barr expresses "deep dissatisfaction" with President Bush and hints that he may vote for Libertarian Michael Badnarik is good news for every American who wants smaller government, the Libertarian Party says. "It appears that Bob Barr isn't going to waste his vote on George Bush, and we commend him for that," said Joseph Seehusen, the Libertarian Party's executive director. "The best way for frustrated conservatives to send a message is by voting for Badnarik." In an Oct. 7 opinion piece headlined, "An agonizing choice: Conservatives have plenty of cause to abandon Bush," Barr rattles off a long list of ways that Bush has betrayed conservatives, such as "record levels of new spending," skyrocketing deficits and a raid on civil liberties. He concludes by saying, "Hmmm. Who's the Libertarian candidate again?" The column by Barr, who served in Georgia's Congressional delegation from 1995 to 2003, appears in the Atlanta-based Creative Loafing, the largest alternative paper in the Southeast United States. Read the column at: atlanta.creativeloafing.com While acknowledging that it's not an explicit endorsement of Badnarik, Seehusen says, "It comes pretty darned close. It's been clear for a long time that Barr is fed up with the Republican Party's reckless fiscal policies. He's also been sharply critical of the Bush administration's attack on civil liberties and has been leading the charge against the Patriot Act." Seehusen noted that Barr disagrees with Libertarians on several key issues, such as censorship laws, immigration and the war on drugs -- which the party believes is one of the greatest threats to Americans' privacy and individual liberty. "Nonetheless, we're happy to have the support of reformed Republicans or Democrats who are moving in a pro-freedom direction," he says. Barr has shown growing interest in the Libertarian Party, Seehusen noted. * In March 2004, he spoke at the Georgia Libertarian Party's convention, and remarked afterward that the party "has staked out a position strikingly in accord with what I perceive to be positions favored by mainstream Georgians." * In May, he attended the Libertarian Party's national convention in Atlanta and delivered a speech on the threat to privacy rights posed by the Patriot Act. * In June, Barr came to the party's headquarters in the Watergate building to meet with Badnarik and his campaign staff. * Last week, Barr stopped by the office again and asked Seehusen to appear as a guest on his talk show on the Radio America Network. The interview is scheduled for Oct. 31 -- two days before the presidential election. "Mr. Barr has invited me to explain to his largely conservative audience why they should consider voting for Badnarik instead of Bush," Seehusen said. "That shouldn't be too difficult -- and who knows, I may get plenty of help from Mr. Barr as well."