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lotowner
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Former Congressman Barr
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1/8/2010 8:41:39 PM
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I just saw former Congressman Bob Barr on O'Reilly tonight and was totally flabbergasted at some of his answers. If I had not known him earlier, I would think that he is on a level with Axelrod and others in the Obama administration.
1. He praised AG Holder for his bringing the Guantanamo terrorist to NY for trial rather than military courts.
2. He complimented Obama for his handling of the war on terrorism (an old term that has been banned).
3. He agreed with the decision by AG Holder to charge the "underwear bomber" in the standard court system rather than under the military system.
4. Terrorist should be tried in the American Court system.
Has Congressman Barr undergone some type of reformation. If I remember correctly, this was the Congressman who led the impeachment efforts against former President Clinton with vigor.
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GoneFishin
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Former Congressman Barr
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1/8/2010 10:22:39 PM
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He was the Libertarian candidate for President in 2008. You are right about him and the Clinton impeachment.
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Yankee06
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Former Congressman Barr
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1/8/2010 11:21:46 PM
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-I agree with a lot of Libertarian views, ...however, I've always thought of Barr as a little odd.
-But his views are consistant , although I think wrong, on terrorists.
-He supports, as does most of teh Libertarian party, "The Ameerrican Freedom Agenda" Teh ten points of this agenda relate to personal freedoms and are focused on "terrorists or suspected terrorists:
Here is teh "Agenda":
The American Freedom Agenda (AFA) is an United States organization established in March 2007 by disaffected libertarian-oriented conservatives demanding that the Republican Party return to its traditional mistrust of concentrated government power. It describes itself as "a coalition established to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the executive branch." It was founded by Bruce Fein (chairman), Bob Barr, David Keene and Richard Viguerie.[1]
The ten points of the American Freedom Agenda pledge are:
No military commissions except on the battlefield.
No evidence extracted by torture or coercion.
No detaining citizens as unlawful enemy combatants.
Restoring habeas corpus for suspected alien enemy combatants.
Prohibiting warrantless spying by the National Security Agency in violation of law.
Renouncing presidential signing statements.
Ending secret government by invoking State Secrets Privilege.
Stopping extraordinary rendition by the U.S.
Stopping threats to prosecuting journalists under the Espionage Act of 1917.
Ending the listing of individuals or organizations as terrorists based on secret evidence.
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MartiniMan
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Former Congressman Barr
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1/9/2010 8:24:06 AM
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Barr has a big axe to grind with the Republican Party and as a result is all over the place in his views. Think of him as anti-Republican more than pro anything else. Sort of like an Alabama fan whose two favorite teams are Bama and anybody playing Auburn. Hard to judge whether he was ever really a conservative or just played the role because that was the way to win in his very conservative district in Georgia. If I recall, he did not like the way his district was reconfigured and then he lost but its been a while. Since then he has gotten goofier and goofier. There is also an element of seeking attention and this is about the only way he can get some.
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