Barr goes to court to demand entry into Saddleback Church

[highplainsdem]

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Friday, August 15, 2008, 03:49 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Barack Obama and John McCain are scheduled to make a joint appearance Saturday at Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif.

No other candidates have been invited, which has ticked off Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr.

Russ Verney, campaign manager for the former Georgia congressman, has just sent out a mass e-mail saying Barr will seek a court order to require the church to invite him, too.

Which perhaps is an odd thing for a Libertarian to do — asking a judge to determine whom a church should invite into its sanctuary.

Here’s a portion of the note:

After weeks of negotiations and calls to Saddleback Church from leaders from every corner of the political spectrum supporting Bob Bar’s inclusion, we’ve been left out in the cold.

-snip-

As you read this, our attorneys are filing an injunction against Saddleback Church to include Bob Barr in their forum this Saturday.

[Kerrytravelers]

1. This could be a good thing. If enough dissatisfied republicans, who still can't pull the level for a

Democrat, but who can't stand McSame, see Barr, they might swing their vote his way. I'd prefer them to vote for Obama, and Obama has been making inroads into the evangelical vote, but if they just refuse to vote for a Democrat, perhaps this will shave enough from McSame to make it a larger margin by which Obama will win in November.

Just a thought.

[depakid]

2. I'd like to hear what he has to say

Might be that some of us would actually agree with his take on something or another.

Stranger things have happened.

[grantcart]

3. why are they so afraid to hear Barr - hell let Nader in if that means Barr gets to speak too

[mitchum]

4. He should be allowed to participate

[AllentownJake]

5. Its a church

They can invite whoever they want to their forums. This isn't a debate. They will be on the stage at seperate times.

[thereismore]

6. I hope Hillary and Ron Paul will come as well. nt

[butterfly77]

7. He and Nader will try to turn it into a circus but..

they will all be on stage alone...