aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Barr another turd?

Does anyone remember Newt Gingrich’s long, drawn-out, surprise attack run for the presidency?

This Gingrich quote comes from Fortune Magazine in November 2006:

“I am not ‘running’ for president. I am seeking to create a movement to win the future by offering a series of solutions so compelling that if the American people say I have to be president, it will happen.”

I titled my post about that, A movement or a turd?

Newt pops to mind today because former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr posted a YouTube video yesterday announcing the formation of of an exploratory committee to determine if he should run for president as a Libertarian.

In it he calls Barack Obama an “empty suit,” and tells us he’s “crossed swords” with Hillary Clinton—“she’s no leader”—and reminds us that John McCain is “on a first name basis with every lobbyist you run into… he’s part of the problem, part of the status quo.”

Barr concludes by calling on his supporters to send a message:

I need you to send me a message by logging on to BobBarr2008.com and let me know through your words of support and your financial support if you want me to run for president of the United States of America in 2008. Bob Barr. 2008. Dot Com. I’ll see you there.

Let’s all watch. This should be good.

SEE ALSO: On Bob Barr’s libertarian credentials.