You Can Bet on Bob Barr's Running Mate
Even candidates for Vice President of the United States maintain day jobs. Take frontrunners Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, an amateur train conductor and director of anti-Russian espionage, respectively.
But those two are duller than a Harry Reid policy speech when compared with Bob Barr's running mate, Wayne Allyn Root. Root is the self-proclaimed "King of Vegas" and chooses to refer to himself by his initials: WAR. His personal website, which handicaps sporting events, encourages visitors to "WIN WITH WAR!!" and features a photo gallery of Root's various TV appearances.
WAR's website biography includes passages like…
* Wayne Allyn Root is quite simply the most honored sports oddsmaker and prognosticator in the world.
* It is estimated that over a billion dollars is wagered on Wayne's sports handicapping advice annually.
and…
* Wayne Allyn Root is the Libertarian nominee for Vice President.
Actually, strike that last one. It turns out that nowhere on the site does WAR mention that he is Bob Barr's running mate. (Nor does it mention that he's actually a Republican and went so far as to write an entire book about it.)
In fact, as of a few weeks ago, WAR was trying to get out of the VP gig altogether by offering the job to Ron Paul.
Paul, of course refused, but sources say he's still mulling an invitation to call Root's 800 number to learn the rock-solid guaranteed winner of next week's Redskins-Eagles game — ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE IF YOU DIAL NOW!!!
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Wayne Root is a great guy, and I'd like to see Stewart outshine the major media by having him on the Daily Show. After all, when Stewart was accused of being an uptown liberal, he did reply "actually, I'm a downtown libertarian".
C'mon Stewart, prove it!
Stewart could capitalize on his uber-hip and "clued-in" image, years in advance of the rest of the nation, by having Root on his show. (Especially because Root is going to run again in 2012, and 2016! How cool would that be, to be among the first people to treat the first Libertarian President of the USA with respect?!
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Anyway, that's my .02
Newbies can check out the Libertarian Party here: http://www.lp.org
Or learn about their basic philosophy here:
http://www.isil.org
Full disclosure: I voted for Root on the first 5 ballots at the National LP Convention in Denver.
James: Don't think of seeing Wayne on the Daily Show. Everyone knows Stewart wants Obama to win, so there's no way he's going to bother inviting on any candidates that are better than McCain and Obama.
Root was a Republican before he says the Republican Party left him, and he found the Libertarian Party more in line with his values … such as the "live and let live" values shared by many Americans.
If a person realizes that he or she is running with the wrong crowd, that person should be commended for making a positive change … which Wayne Root has done.
Perhaps Comedy Central can invite Wayne Root onto The Daily Show or The Colbert Report so viewers can decide for themselves who they would prefer to be Vice President of the United States.
Ron Paul is a great American who would never be caught on a Bob Barr ticket. Root can have the VP because Dr. Paul has standards.
Speaking of the Redskins, did ya catch Joe Gibbs at the RNC? How proud you must be…
I have listened to him give an interview. If he was in the VP debate, Biden and Palin would look like the crappy politicians they are. Root is really cool.
Wayne Allyn Root is da man! He was my initial choice for the Libertarian nomination. I'm glad that Bob Barr had the wisdom to offer Wayne the spot as his running mate; WAR is greatly qualified to run the country.
Oh, and the whole Ron Paul kerfuffle? That was just an attempt to appease the Paul crowd. Bob, Wayne and the LP knew Ronnie wouldn't accept.