Former US government analyst Richard Cook takes an alternative look at the Bob Barr candidacy, which may be intended to siphon support from McCain in the upcoming election and defuse the Revolution in "Has the Battle for America Begun?" Access it here
"Dr. Paul, who has been delivering the news that the Federal Reserve by which the bankers rule should be abolished, and that U.S. foreign policy based on military conquest of the world should end, has been causing, according to the Trilateralists cited by Tucker, "significant future damage." Bob Barr will doubtless be awarded handsomely for his trouble in helping de-fuse Dr. Paul's movement.
Dr. Paul is to be commended for his stance in taking on the establishment, and from the financiers' point of view, such populist uprisings as he is leading obviously must be checked. Using a Libertarian candidate to do this costs them nothing, as it is almost comical how the "macho" but outdated laissez-faire economics of the Libertarians play into the hands of the privately-owned banking system which makes all the important economic decisions anyway."
And the Huck is Back as George Dance's thoughtful analysis is probably close to the truth. Read Huckabee's Back in the Race -- Why?
[RETRACTION, MAY 16 - George reported his May 14 article is false in that Mike Huckabee has not in fact resumed actively campaigning for President. Apologies, but his article still shows how much Huck grovels to McCain, perhaps we will see him as the VP. I've altered this article to only refer to Barr, I apologize for the error.]
Make up your own damn mind, but personally I won't be tossing in my lot with any others besides Dr. Paul for the time being. The ideas of this dude will stay alive and well in my brain for awhile to come. I don't worship the fellow like Obamites, so you won't find me praying to the Pastor Huckabee or Mr. Barr to end the wars and save the economy either.
And if for some reason you aren’t familiar with Ron Paul, read his New York Times #1 best-seller The Revolution: A Manifesto
Whether We the People realize it or not, A War is on for our Minds. Speaking of NYT best-sellers, forgive me if I am a little alarmed to see that Bush's daughters have co-authored the #1 Children's Book. I am sure it is as harmless as this A Federal Reserve Puzzle for the Reader: Where does "The Road to Roota" Lead?
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Reader Comments:
Posted By: Chad_Underdonk
Date: 2008-05-15 08:55:09
I wouldn't say that Bob Barr is an assassin of the revolution. Both he and Ron Paul are friends and at one point Paul even mentioned Barr as a potential running mate. Think of it this way...although Paul has sworn he wouldn't run for PRESIDENT, as a libertarian or independent, if Paul saw enough momentum under Barr he might ascede to being his Vice Presidential candidate. The idea of course would be to give the revolution the impetus to keep chugging along until the elections and hopefully beyond so the message can spread even further.
Posted By: Ron Moss
Date: 2008-05-15 09:01:26
Jake; The Ron Paul movement is more than Libertarian, He appears to be an Elijah challenging Baal worshipers like Al Gore and John McCain. Water may be needed to pour on his sacrifices. God will prosper Ron Paul.
Posted By: Stefan
Date: 2008-05-15 09:45:52
Chad: yes, they are close and the current Barr is very much on policy issues like Ron Paul, whom he described as his friend and mentor. I think Paul will campaign till the end and see what happens at the RNC< which is the best policy. If the GOP handles him badly, he might decide to throw his weight behind as VP candidate (if Barr or Ruwart are elected as LP nominee). I wonder what the consequences would be for him to be the VP candidate of another party: would he have to resign his seat/re-election be held? If so, he may rather campaign at max but not participate as VP candidate.
In any case, the pressure from Paul's delegates plus the polling numbers of the LP come September will provide the "perfect storm" to pressure the GOP establishment that have strayed so far off.
Posted By: Christopher Espinal
Date: 2008-05-15 13:41:44
.....I can't believe that people are still on the Ron Paul boat......as if he's gonna win a single delegate. You guys should seriously move past this and work on a different and useful project.
Posted By: George Dance
Date: 2008-05-15 19:20:31
Thanks for the link to my article, Jake. I'd better mention that it's now pretty clear that my primary source, the article about Huckabee's press conference, was a fabrication.
Of course Huckabee has never gone away; he's still on the ballot (in places like WV), and I predict he'll be on the convention ballot, doing what he's been doing throughout the campaign - serving as a spoiler for any genuine anti-McCain candidate.
Posted By: Spence
Date: 2008-05-15 22:14:22
George is still right for reporting that article, however. The fact is that Huckabee IS in McCain's "short" VP list, and he still gets anywhere from 5-10% in the primaries. I wouldn't put it beyond him or even Romney to do something incredibly stupid.
What keeps me from the Barr wagon for the most part, however, is the fact that for someone who proclaims Ron Paul to be his friend and mentor, he hasn't fully repented his statist ways.
I'd say the only good for running him would be for national coverage, but even that could fail if he preaches what he believes to be liberty to the national audience he's given.
Posted By: Jake, the champion of the constitution
Date: 2008-05-16 04:48:27
George - Thanks for pointing out your source was bad. I had something half-written and when I saw your article decided to quick finish and get it out there.
Everyone else - I am not a Bob Barr expert, but I have checked out his websites and other media, and it does appear he is just a wimpy RP-lite. His presidential website is laughably similar but what appears to be true is that he is just a dilution of RP's ideas. My chief issue is the war, Barr is against the war, but for someone running for CiC, I was really looking for 'immediate withdrawal' at least from Iraq and I didn't see it. No income tax..... but lets add a national sales tax. Not outspoken against the Federal Reserve bankers at all. If anyone has any evidence or thoughts that he (or whoever the Libertarian party candidate is) wouldn't actually just act as a "Perot-Bush's-daddy-siphon" to Dr Paul (who doesn't exactly have a ton of votes to siphon at this point still), please post below as well.
If anyone has links on where to learn more about this fellow, esp his "statist" side, please share. In liberty, Jake
Posted By: Mike Stahl
Date: 2008-05-16 20:58:58
Jake,
I'm a bit confused, the Fed, the thing that runs the economy, is a fascisistic amalgamation created, and demanded, by the government. You seem not to like it, yet you find the "macho" free-market advocated by libertarians, and many others, that would end that system, to be outdated.....which is it? Remember the Fed exists by charter, an act of congress, and by the regulations of the market....I don't think even Keynes would have called it "lassez-faire"
I get that you are presuming a conspiracy, but do you really think that the Fed is worried about Ron Paul's ten percent of the vote? Nothing agianst him-voted for him in Ohio in fact-but I rather doubt the High and Mighty spend their time worrying about the political outskirts....but I could be wrong-and I'm pushing for Barr.
I honestly don't think you have to worry about Barr being a Fed plant.
Nice article, though.
Posted By: Jake, the champion of the constitution
Date: 2008-05-16 21:33:09
Dear Mike,
The reference to the "macho" economics system of the libertarians is not mine, it came from the article I read - did you check out the link at the top? Sorry, I can be confusing at times. My chief issue is the war, that's why I am writing this column, but RP's ideas in the Manifesto resonate with me. That said, I am no economics expert yet, but if I make a lot of money off investing in the weaknesses in the Fed's policies and the American economy maybe I can then claim that in 5 years or so :) Hey, did you check out my Road to Roota article? Love to see what you think!
Secondly, I just wrote the article just to air an idea that perhaps our Revolution front - at least on the Presidential front is pretty weak already, and could be fractured with another siphon option that - let's face it - has an even smaller chance of winning than Ron Paul. I mean what if the Libertarian and Constitution Parties just said "To hell with it, this year only RP has a smidgeon of a prayer of winning, we will back him and just skip our candidate this year." Overall, this publicity would probably advance Freedom in the US, but I understand they want to have their own candidates - I wouldn't mind a brighter star than Dr Paul, but haven't yet found one, and he's right on one thing - the next star is probably the one staring back at you in the mirror everyday. Its nice to be romantic and dream about any of these side parties actually just being competitive so the 2-party deathlock is broken - regardless of whether you agree with them or not (I belong to the All Night Party by the way.) I am actually seeking to support Congress races right now - Vern McKinley in VA and that NJ guy Murray Sabin are both anti-Fed, endorsed by Paul and better yet have experiences either working for or with the Fed.
I guess the other reason I wrote this is that I am also curious as to others opinions about Barr, and not knowing much about him, want to be educated. Although the truth is, I published this article as an afterthought, saw George's article about Huck, and wanted to get it out there ASAP, but then had to change the article with a retraction since his source was bad. In retrospect, its pretty funny but sad as well that I thought it conceivable that Huck reentered just to win Idaho.
What's best for the Revolution? The answer is I don't know, but Uniting would be good and the Wars are bad.
Been writing a piece on Rumsfeld, it's pretty enraging stuff for my peaceloving noggin' Please check it out, will publish shortly, and feel free to use the link above to send me a personal email if you have any other questions. I am a fan of your work here at the Chart so far. Please keep writing!
In Liberty, Jake
Posted By: Mike Stahl
Date: 2008-05-17 10:04:07
Jake,
I agree, Wars are bad. I see that the reference to "Macho economics" was a quote, sorry 'bout that.
Since Paul has gone on record all over the place saying he is not going to run, then there needs to be someone else. I agree that the Fed is a vile concoction, but I don't think that it is either easy enough to understand, or subtle enough to garner converts, or is the best choice of a main issue to get otherwise closed minds thinking. Economics is not called the Dismal science for nothing-and outside of RP supporters, I suspect that glazed eyes and no thought will be the response. On the other hand, people do know about war, they(many at least) read 1984, and are concerned with the "endless war" idea that the Glorious Leader has put forth. Right along with "big brothers" Patriot Act. A better starting place, methinks.
The first time you drank wine, did you like it? Its the same with individual freedom, an aquired taste, but a lifelong one. A fine bottle is wasted on the novice, just like the uninitiated cannot, or rather will not, appreciate the importance of the Fed. Our mission must be to educate, not alienate-a failing of the "revolution" in many ways.
People have alot of accumulated junk upstairs that they have to weed through themselves-I'm just afraid that a more extreme candidate, even if I like them, will put libertarianism in the realm of kookery agian(to the extent that its not now, I can't say)
That's just me.
Posted By: Robert Owens
Date: 2008-05-18 08:15:35
Bob Barr's vote for war in Iraq in 2003 and his continued support for the fair tax bothers me most. Why hasn't he co-sponsored much of Ron Paul's legislation when he was in Congress? As for the so called "Fair Tax," the size of government can be decreased by replacing one tax with another. And I haven't seen much about his understanding of the establishment and threats like the North American Union...etc.
Some other concerns include his vote FOR the PATRIOT ACT, his full support for Federal control of the "war on drugs" and his lack of attention to killing the Federal Reserve and failure to pubically support hard money (Gold and Silver). Has anyone found his position on NAFTA?
Bob Barr was in Congress and apparently had no (or little) undersanding of the Constitution. Now some people learn about the Constituton a bit late. I will admit that I went all the way through law school without any understanding of the Constitution. Still, by the time you get to congress you should kow what you are doing. Especially if Ron Paul is there to help you figure it out!
Here is another Ron Paul candidate to consider as well -- Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party nominee. He was a vocal supporter of Ron Paul and has this to say about his primary focus as president:
"The loss of our sovereignty, the loss of our national independence is the great battle that is waging in America today. We will not be able to fight the other battles that we desire to fight. We're not going to have an opportunity to engage the other issues that confront us is we lose this battle. If we lose our freedom our independence our national sovereignty all the other battles go down the tubes simultaneous. This is the battle right now in which we must fight, we have no choice. It is thrust upon us in the same way that it was thrust upon the founders of this country. In the same way that Patrick Henry got up and said that the soldiers are already on the field of battle we have not choice we must rise to the defense of this battle so too the CP has no choice. We must stand in defense of our national sovereignty our independence and the principles upon which this country was formed or we are lost as a country.
The reason I was willing to stand with Congressman Ron Paul because he among all the other candidates in my view saw the most clearly and the most succinctly this battle. He understood the dangers of the United Nations. He understands the dangers of foreign entanglement, as did George Washington. He understands the dangers of allowing ourselves to succumb to the temptation of becoming and empire or a world regime. We are a constitutional republic. We are not a global empire. Every empire of history fell under the weight of trying to sustain that empire. Our founders understood that. That is why they drafted a Constitution which according to Jefferson was to be used as chains. Chains. Not upon us the people, but upon government to allow us to express the freedom and the liberty that God alone has given to us."Check Out:
Posted By: Keith Gardner
Date: 2008-05-20 23:15:23
If anything, Bob Barr continues where Ron Paul left off. If Bob Barr gets the nomination, he'll be on the ballot in November. Ron Paul will not.
Baldwin should have joined the LP instead of the Constitution Party. The LP will also be on a lot more ballots in November than Baldwin.
Posted By: Keith Gardner
Date: 2008-05-20 23:36:07
Ron Paul is irrelevant at the point except for his endorsement and perhaps 5 more minutes of fame at the GOP convention.
Its time to pass the torch and broaden the support of the revolution.