Barr: “America is freedom, liberty”

October 6, 2008

The Observer, Notre Dame’s campus paper, has an article out today on Bob’s visit to South Bend:

Barr, the presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party, spoke Friday at Washington Hall about the “vacuum of leadership” in the United States, a trend he believes manifests itself in the Democratic and Republican Party presidential tickets this fall.

To fulfill the job of being president of the United States, leaders must understand liberty, Barr said.

“America is not a military. America is not an economy. America is freedom, liberty and the job of the commander-in-chief should be simply and prudently to protect, defend and move forward freedom,” he said.

Americans and the media, Barr said, are setting the bar too low for their leaders. He referenced civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who said “the ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where one stands in times of challenge and controversy.”

Barr added: “These are not times of comfort and convenience. There are great challenges out there.”

Bob will speak today at Capital University in Mees Hall in Columbus, Ohio. For more details stop by the Libertarian Party of Ohio website.

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Barr: “America is freedom, liberty”