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Barr Campaign Manager’s Solomonic Solution to the Ghostwriting Debt

Regarding the lawsuit over the Barr 2008 Presidential Committee’s $47,000 debt to me for ghostwriting Bob Barr’s Lessons in Liberty –

Russ Verney, Bob Barr’s 2008 campaign manager, admitted to the Washington Post that “We owe him some money and we intend to pay it.”

And then Verney came up with the best fundraising idea of the year: “If Bovard’s sending out press releases about it, he could add a donation button. We could use it.”

So not only did I have to write the [@#$$#] book - but now I am supposed to raise the [@#$#] money so they can pay me for the work I did?

What next?

Suggesting the Federal Election Commission impose a retroactive surcharge on anyone who voted for Barr in 2008? Or? Or?

It is things like this that make it difficult for me to retain my youthful idealism regarding politics.

Bob Barr will be giving the keynote speech at the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday.

If you see Bob in St. Louis… make sure you give him my greetings.

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Jack

Comment on Friday 28th May 2010 @ 9:45 am

I’d guess this would make you be a wee bit leery of trusting any politician …

(oddly enough I made a typo and–at first–wrote “trussing” which could carry an interesting double entendre)

Lawrence

Comment on Friday 28th May 2010 @ 11:37 am

Jim, this request of the Barr bunch resembles the “processing fee” that is attached to the tax assessments levied by the City/County of San Diego. They just don’t seem to know when to stop being a***oles, do they?

alpowolf

Comment on Monday 31st May 2010 @ 5:54 am

What will the subject of Barr’s speech be? Let me guess: the importance of personal responsibility?

Jim

Comment on Monday 31st May 2010 @ 9:08 am

Alpowolf - that’s hilarious!

In his speech, Barr lamented that he and Root had to campaign in 2008 with “meager resources.”

Jim

Comment on Monday 31st May 2010 @ 9:09 am

Lawrence - I guess that comes with the definition of being a politician….

Jim

Comment on Monday 31st May 2010 @ 9:09 am

Jack - trussing sounds like a prelude to boarhawging.

Claire

Comment on Monday 31st May 2010 @ 11:50 am

… not to mention that if you were naive enough to give the Barristas their donation button, they’d probably find “better” uses for the money than paying their ghostwriter.

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