Garrett Michael Hayes for Liberty: Recent Comments

Comment on Crazy For Liberty - May 18, 2008 - Segment 4 - Farm Subsidies Bill, Cutting Spending, Donut Justice

Professor Wells — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:51:33 GMT

When I lived in Montgomery County, in rural South Georgia, Saxby was our congressman. I can tell you from experience that he is more of a Democrat than you think he is. He shafted the Republican Party there on several occasions by not including them in fundraising efforts in the county, yet he called on prominent Democrats to help. So much for any loyalty. But more so than that, Saxby Chambliss and his other friends in the Georgia Republican Party fall victim to this kind of trap all the time. Saxby uses the federal tax dollars to his benefit when he needs to win over voters. This is an election year, and he needs the votes of the farmers. Else, they may stay home or put their support behind a candidate they think will bring in the goods for them.
Truthfully, Democrats and Republicans are subject to doing this each year. Neither of those parties subscribe to the philosophy of limited government and rugged individualism. Sometimes, you have to make tough choices and cast votes that are tough if you are trying to keep government in its proper place. Chambliss cannot do that. The GOP cannot do that; they won't. Both parties see government as a means to an end and a solution to problems rather than the creator of those problems. Saxby should go back and read the veto message Grover Cleveland gave when he vetoed legislation appropriating $10,000 to Texas farmers whose farms were suffering from drought. The bill would have utilized that money for the purchase of seed. Cleveland basically said that bills like this would destroy our national character by creating a dependence on the feds for paternal care. WOW!!! I know I have harped on this on several sites recently, but with the current debate over the farm bill, it is totally relevant.
I hope your listeners begin to see Chambliss for what he is-a big government Republican!
Great show by the way. I live in Jackson and look forward to it each week.

Comment on The Book that Needed to Be Written

BG — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:03:44 GMT

Oh Lord, that was hilarious. It even took me a minute to realize the joke.

Good job.

Comment on Crazy for Liberty - April 20. 2008 - Segments 3 & 4 - Bob Barr Interview

Garrett Michael Hayes — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:50:31 GMT

As someone who has watched Bob's career for about 15 years, and having known him directly for about 4, I can tell you that *I* believe his conversion to APPLIED Libertarian values has been a slow, but genuine process. Like many politicians, he made some compromises with his core values for the sake of immediate needs. UNLIKE many politicians, I think he actually learned from that experience that "compromise" has a far more limited value than the people who urge you to do it would like you to believe.

He's not the ideal Libertarian yet (and frankly neither am I, but that's another story entirely).

I've had some interesting conversations with some very

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What's a good word here? Not "hard-line". Not "absolutist". Not "purist".

How about "definite"?

I've had some interesting conversations with some very definite Libertarians about the fact that the Constitution is not a fully Libertarian document. And I know that Bob's been characterized in some quarters as being more for State's Rights than for *individual* rights. In some ways, both of those are fair criticisms.

But with that said, here's exactly why I support a Barr candidacy - Because I believe that, under our system of laws and our Constitution, there are only two practical paths from where we are - The growing Cult of the Omnipotent NATION-STATE - to where we want to be - A society focused on INDIVIDUAL Liberty. Those two paths are A. Revolution or B. Moving THROUGH a return to Federalism and the dissolution of national power in favor of smaller (and hopelfully ever smaller) States.

Bob's a Federalist. And in that context, so am I. I'm not ready for revolution yet. But who knows...?

Comment on Crazy for Liberty - April 20. 2008 - Segments 3 & 4 - Bob Barr Interview

Garrett Michael Hayes — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:28:53 GMT

Not by anything that I've done to it. The original plays normally on my system, as does the online version. I listened VERY briefly from a couple of other places on the net, and recall that one of them did seem like it was slow, but I had just chalked it up to a slow connection.

The only thing that's different about this clip AFAIK is that it's a half-hour rather than 15 minutes. If this is the only clip that plays slowly for you, my first assumption would have to be that it's got something to do with the length.

Let me know, would you please?

GMH (VERY fledgeling, Junior Woodchuck Audio "Engineer")

Comment on Crazy for Liberty - April 20. 2008 - Segments 3 & 4 - Bob Barr Interview

Kevin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:02:10 GMT

Well worth spending the half hour. As a "socially liberal" and gay libertarian, I was shuddering at the idea of a Barr nomination, based on my recollections of him from the '90s. This interview has helped allay my concerns. Not my first choice, but probably a nominee I could live with and vote for, if it comes to that. I respect his willingness to revisit and reconsider old positions.

Comment on Crazy for Liberty - April 20. 2008 - Segments 3 & 4 - Bob Barr Interview

Martin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:38:37 GMT

Has this file has been slowed a bit? All of the voices are quite lower of a pitch than they should be.

Comment on Crazy for Liberty - April 20. 2008 - Segments 3 & 4 - Bob Barr Interview

Garrett Michael Hayes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:42:57 GMT

Thanks! That's why we have tried to talk to several of the high-profile names in the race. (And you can thank Doug for that - he's the fearless one calling and setting up the interviews. I'm just the Bozo teeing them up on-air.)

BTW, give a shout out to my old colleague Wes Benedict, would you? Time was he and I were two-thirds of the entire Cobb County affiliate here in Georgia!

GMH

Comment on The Blog is CHANGING!

Garrett Michael Hayes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:38:07 GMT

Terry,

Thanks for the feedback. I have similar problems myself with lots of websites. Unfortunately, I don't control the layout of the blog to that level - at least not that I have yet found. Prepackaged stuff designed by young'uns who assume everyone sees as well as they still do.

GMH

Comment on Crazy for Liberty - April 20. 2008 - Segments 3 & 4 - Bob Barr Interview

Patrick Dixon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:44 GMT

I appreciate Garrett and Doug challenging Congressman Barr on his voting record. I do respect and admire Bob as a colleague on the LNC, but also encourage scrutiny of all our candidates to determine who is the best standard bearer.

Patrick Dixon
Chair, Libertarian Party of Texas
www.LPTexas.org
www.PatDixon.org
www.PatDixon.org/lnc.html

Comment on The Blog is CHANGING!

Terry Jefferson — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:20:50 GMT

Your site is set up nicely except with an 800X600 resolution, I have to scroll sideways to read it. First rule of website construction is that no one should ever have to scroll sideways.

Terry