Comments on: Raising the Barr http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/ A daily webzine and forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of religion and culture Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Sawgunner http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301757 Sawgunner Thu, 15 May 2008 00:45:09 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301757 Barr is correct only in so far that he recognizes we spend untold billions on projects and programs which are nowhere required or permitted by the constitution. LBJ and George Bush ea naively felt they could fight a costly war on the cheap (no taxes or govt spending cuts to finance it). While plunging the nation into a war, neither man saw a need to scale back on lavish costly budget-busting nondefense spending. Barr's campaign will get nowhere but someone needs to be saying the things he is saying. Of course unless Hannity or Limbaugh give him air time, dont anyone expect the MSM to devote airtime or newsprint to this chap at all! Barr is correct only in so far that he recognizes we spend untold billions on projects and programs which are nowhere required or permitted by the constitution. LBJ and George Bush ea naively felt they could fight a costly war on the cheap (no taxes or govt spending cuts to finance it). While plunging the nation into a war, neither man saw a need to scale back on lavish costly budget-busting nondefense spending.
Barr’s campaign will get nowhere but someone needs to be saying the things he is saying.
Of course unless Hannity or Limbaugh give him air time, dont anyone expect the MSM to devote airtime or newsprint to this chap at all!

]]> By: Spinoza http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301732 Spinoza Wed, 14 May 2008 22:15:28 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301732 <i>Well, that is exactly how or m9military is being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. We were attacked on 911 and lost more Americans than we did at Pearl Harbor.</i> And then we lost more Americans than did in either Pearl Harbor or 9/11 by attacking a country that had nothing to do with 9/11... That's interventionist. And very wrong. Well, that is exactly how or m9military is being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. We were attacked on 911 and lost more Americans than we did at Pearl Harbor.

And then we lost more Americans than did in either Pearl Harbor or 9/11 by attacking a country that had nothing to do with 9/11…

That’s interventionist. And very wrong.

]]> By: Cheryl D. http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301704 Cheryl D. Wed, 14 May 2008 20:33:15 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301704 Night Train, I'd say you don't need friends like that. Night Train,

I’d say you don’t need friends like that.

]]> By: outkast http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301686 outkast Wed, 14 May 2008 19:54:03 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301686 Dittos to what Llama and KRM have posted on Barr. Dittos to what Llama and KRM have posted on Barr.

]]> By: Night Train http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301685 Night Train Wed, 14 May 2008 19:53:25 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301685 I can't tell from the picture, but a friend of mine claims Barr is "high yella." Does anyone know for sure? I can’t tell from the picture, but a friend of mine claims Barr is “high yella.” Does anyone know for sure?

]]> By: llama http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301663 llama Wed, 14 May 2008 19:07:00 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301663 “Our great military has been too willingly and quickly used for purposes other than national defense.” Barr wants to use our military when foreign aggressors attack, not simply for interventionist initiatives. Well, that is exactly how or m9military is being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. We were attacked on 911 and lost more Americans than we did at Pearl Harbor. This man's plan is to help Marxist socialists on the left get elected an nothing. If he wanted to make decent change he would have stayed in the Republican party and help fix it. The Democrat party is too far gone to ever be fixed but this is not true for the Republican party. The only way this will ever be true for the Rep Party is when people really wanting to set things right would immediately realize the best way to do so is from within the party. Poor Bob Barr has become a provocateur, a quitter, an under-miner and a spoiler. As such, he can never be trusted. “Our great military has been too willingly and quickly used for purposes other than national defense.” Barr wants to use our military when foreign aggressors attack, not simply for interventionist initiatives.

Well, that is exactly how or m9military is being used in Iraq and Afghanistan. We were attacked on 911 and lost more Americans than we did at Pearl Harbor.

This man’s plan is to help Marxist socialists on the left get elected an nothing.

If he wanted to make decent change he would have stayed in the Republican party and help fix it.

The Democrat party is too far gone to ever be fixed but this is not true for the Republican party. The only way this will ever be true for the Rep Party is when people really wanting to set things right would immediately realize the best way to do so is from within the party.

Poor Bob Barr has become a provocateur, a quitter, an under-miner and a spoiler. As such, he can never be trusted.

]]> By: StuBob http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301662 StuBob Wed, 14 May 2008 19:04:56 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301662 KRM-- Interesting point about voting Libertarian in a blue state. Hurrah! for the Electoral College! KRM–

Interesting point about voting Libertarian in a blue state. Hurrah! for the Electoral College!

]]> By: krm http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301609 krm Wed, 14 May 2008 17:19:11 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301609 Drill - Libertarians are generally very pro-abortion and very 'anything goes' on matters of sex (other than, perhaps, matters involving children). In a heavily Blue State, one's vote going to Barr rather than a Republican would not help the Democrats. Some states will be double digit D no matter how the state's rs vote. Drill - Libertarians are generally very pro-abortion and very ‘anything goes’ on matters of sex (other than, perhaps, matters involving children).

In a heavily Blue State, one’s vote going to Barr rather than a Republican would not help the Democrats. Some states will be double digit D no matter how the state’s rs vote.

]]> By: Cheryl D. http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301603 Cheryl D. Wed, 14 May 2008 17:15:11 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301603 I was hoping he'd jump in. I don't know precisely where he stands on some issues (I have a hard time keeping track of politicians who don't stay in the public eye), but I believe he's a solid conservative. If I'm wrong I won't vote for him. I will check him out, but if he passes muster, I'm voting Libertarian this year, my first time ever. (The Libertarian platform has the government staying out of abortion; I don't like that. But if he's anti-abortion and relatively solid on the other issues, he's my man.) I was hoping he’d jump in. I don’t know precisely where he stands on some issues (I have a hard time keeping track of politicians who don’t stay in the public eye), but I believe he’s a solid conservative. If I’m wrong I won’t vote for him. I will check him out, but if he passes muster, I’m voting Libertarian this year, my first time ever. (The Libertarian platform has the government staying out of abortion; I don’t like that. But if he’s anti-abortion and relatively solid on the other issues, he’s my man.)

]]> By: joanneb http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301596 joanneb Wed, 14 May 2008 16:57:33 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/14/raising-the-barr/#comment-301596 Thanks for the article Anthony, I know nothing about this man other thatn this short piece. Could you do another, more in-depth story on him? Thanks for the article Anthony, I know nothing about this man other thatn this short piece.

Could you do another, more in-depth story on him?

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