Bob Barr has once again made history. His is the only U.S. presidential campaign to ever be sued by its ghostwriter. In June 2008, after Bob Barr captured the Libertarian Party nomination for presidential candidate, his campaign manager, Russ Verney, requested that I ghostwrite a campaign book. We came to terms, I wrote a book, […]
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Obama Makes a Joke About Predator Carnage
So now Obama, like Bush, has made a “joke” that views policies that resulted in killing innocent foreign civilians as fodder for mirth at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Obama at that dinner on Saturday night: “The Jonas Brothers are here; they’re out there somewhere. Sasha and Malia are huge fans. But boys, don’t get […]
Bush Secrecy – now in Portuguese
Murilo Leme kindly translated my recent Freedom Daily article on Bush Secrecy policies into Portuguese. Here’s his contribution – LIBERDADE CADA DIA O Legado de Sigilo de Bush por James Bovard, Postado em 7 de abril de 2010 Muitos estadunidenses assumiram que o risco a sua liberdade representado pela administração Bush terminou quando George Bush […]
Make All Politicians Wear Microphones All the Time
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was wearing a microphone for a TV station as he went out and talked to the common people. But he ran into one elderly ingrate who didn’t burnish his boots. After he got back into his chauffeured car, he groused that the woman was a “bigot” and wanted to know […]
Tea Party Pushback: Now I’m a Traitor, Racist, Communist, and Nazi
My Christian Science Monitor op-ed on the Tea Party movement is spurring some uplifting responses. My article concluded, America needs real champions of freedom – not poorly informed Republican accomplices.” A phalanx of Tea Party activists rushed to vindicate their movement and prove me wrong. Following is their rebuttal to the article: Comments from the […]
Tea Party: Pro-Torture, Pro-War, Pro-Freedom?
from today’s Christian Science Monitor – ‘Tea party’ activists: Do they hate liberals more than they love liberty? A recent ‘tea party’ rally showed lots of anger toward President Obama, but little consistent support for liberty in America. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR——————————————————————————– By James Bovard posted April 23, 2010 at 10:05 am EDT Rockville, Md. — […]
Raging Bitch!
After Germany ceased exporting my favorite beer (Dinkel Acker pilsner), it was hard times. I tottered on the edge of becoming a white wine drinker. But I recently discovered a new beer that is not quite as good but very satisfying in its own way. It is from Flying Dog – a Frederick, MD brewery […]
