Brushfires of Freedom

Bob Barr and Jimmy Carter have something in common. Both support clemency for Troy Davis:
It’s not often that Jimmy Carter and Bob Barr are found on the same side.
But both the former president and the would-be Libertarian president are seeking clemency for death-row inmate Troy Davis, who is scheduled to die Tuesday for the 1989 […]

The Daily Kos has caught wind of our lawsuit in Texas:
This entire lawsuit begs a serious question. The Republocrats have for a long time bullied 3rd party candidates off the ballot, and even challenged Barr’s ballot placement in Penn. Why shouldn’t turnabout be fair play?
I for one would be willing to give Texas […]

Zak Carter sent Creative Loafing a manifesto in response to its recent article on Bob Barr. It’s very long, but you can read it here.
Also, check out Creative Loafing’s Big Bob Barr Page.

As most of you know, Shane Cory sent out a 60 Seconds for Bob e-mail today requesting that you call the fraudulent Commission on Presidential Debates.
I have an update on that front. You guys came through. You politely shut down the phone lines at the CPD this afternoon requesting that they release the contract […]

In a new video on our YouTube channel, Bob says the Constitution is in peril with Republicans and Democrats in power, adding that both McCain and Obama will continue to attack our most basic liberties protected by the Bill of Rights. He notes McCain’s support of restrictions on political speech, Obama’s terrible record on the […]

We aren’t even going to talk to our NATO allies?  Wow.  And Ron Paul is the crazy one?
The McCain campaign insisted Thursday morning that the Senator meant what he said when, during an interview on Spanish radio, he refused to commit to a meeting with Spain’s prime minister, Jose Luis Zapatero.
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There is coverage of yesterday’s press conference in Texas papers this morning. It seems press coverage this event was good. Here is the story from the Dallas Morning News:
Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr is trying to force a long-shot legal showdown in the Texas Supreme Court to keep Barack Obama and John McCain off the […]