John McCain has had his nomination wrapped up for a considerable period of time, Obama will likely be named the Democrats’ Nominee in the coming weeks, and just as the swallows return to Capistrano, Ralph Nader has announced his quadrennial exercise in futility. But wait, stop the presses, another hat was thrown into the ring today. Former Republican Rep. Bobby Barr (no relation to Roseanne) has announced that he will run as the Libertarian candidate. Who is Bobby Barr you ask, well let’s examine shall we?
Bob Barr has been described as ”the idol of the gun-toting, abortion-fighting, IRS-hating hard right wing of American politics”. That’s pretty straight forward if you ask me. Barr also has been described by Republicans as Jekyll & Hyde because of his harsh criticism of the Bush administration’s entreaties upon basic civil rights. To the delight of many a Republican, Barr was the most vocal critic of Bill Clinton and pushed hard for the Clinton’s impeachment.
Now of all the things I’ve read about Bob Barr, thus far, the most intriguing fact is that when he was Little Bobby Barr, he attended and graduated high school in Iran. Imagine, he and Akme-dinner-jad, could have taken Home Economics together. I’m sure though that with the right press agent, Barr should be able to turn into a plus. Who better to deal with the Iranians than an old classmate?
The question remains however, does Barr present a candidate that all the truly conservative republicans will abandon McCain for? You’ll remember that Laura Ingraham, Rush, Hannity, and Coulter were all pretty unhappy with the McCain victory. Will they bolt the party and join hands with Bob Barr? Will the Paultards rally around Bob? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
I never trust a man who can not grow a real mustache.
Can anyone tell what language that is on his tie? I can’t quite make out the secret message.
That is a real good question. At first, I thought that it may be some stylized form of Hebrew. Now, I’m convinced its Egyptian Hieroglyphs. The top line reads “I will lead you astray.” Can’t make out the rest.