Our lives are determined by people such as these!!?
Opportunistic at best, useful idiots (to their own ambition and their master du jour) at worst.
These are the creatures who claim to speak for the silent majority, to protect the “American family”, to protect “our values?” You have got to be kidding me that parasites such as this creature sit in judgement of our lives!
This is the man who authored DOMA.
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http://www.gayguidemiami.com/gay-families/gay-marriage/antigay-marriage-groups-fight-doma/The Man Who Authored DOMA: “ The legislation (DOMA) was authored by then-Republican Georgia Representative Bob Barr and signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton in 1996.
Proponents argued that without the legislation gay activists would win the right to marry in a single state and foist it upon the rest of the nation.
In the mid-1990’s such a state was Hawaii. In 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled in Baehr v. Lewin that it was unconstitutional to refuse gay couples the right to marry. However, the court stayed the ruling and by 1998 the state had passed the first-ever gay marriage ban amendment in the United States, essentially overruling the court’s decision.” (1)
So who is Bob Barr, this paragon of “family values” who authored DOMA and how does his private life stack up to his own press propaganda?“Barr was born on November 5, 1948, in Iowa City, Iowato Bob and Beatrice Barr.
The second of six children, Bob Jr. spent his boyhood in Malaysia, Pakistan, Panama, Baghdad in Iraq,<14> and finally Tehran, Iran where he graduated from Community High School in 1966.”
Perhaps he is a latent Muslim? :sarcasm: Ever hear that before about someone educated in schools over seas? “Barr returned to the United States, attending the University of Southern California...
Barr also joined the Young Democrats of America and rallied against the Vietnam War....His parents disapproved, and threatened to cut off financial support if he continued his "flaming liberal" activities.
During this time, Barr's mother introduced him to the work of Ayn Rand. This fostered a new-found appreciation for conservatism and prompted Barr to join the Young Trojan Republican Club.
Family Man, Family Man, and on a third try Family Man (?)Barr married his first wife while still in college. They divorced in 1976.Barr married his second wife, Gail, in 1976.Gail and Bob Barr divorced in 1986. In 1986 Barr married his third wife, Jerilyn Dobbins Career:From 1971 to 1978, Barr was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Barr made an unsuccessful bid for the Georgia House of Representatives in 1984.
In 1986, Barr was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia—a post Barr held until 1990.
Barr sought the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 1992, but lost the primary election to Paul Coverdell.
Barr was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994.
Barr was later re-elected three times, serving from 1995 to 2003
Positions:During his tenure, Barr was regarded as one of the most conservative members of Congress. In 2002, he was described as "the idol of the gun-toting, abortion-fighting, IRS-hating hard right wing of American politics".
Barr advocated complete federal prohibition of medical marijuana. In 1998, He successfully blocked implementation of Initiative 59 — the "Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1998" — which would have legalized medical marijuana in Washington, D.C.
This preemptively blocked future attempts by Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) to reform marijuana laws in DC via the initiative process.
Then the Epiphany as a Paid Lobbyist:Barr would later reverse his position on medical marijuana, joining MPP as a lobbyist five years later. In a June 4, 2008 interview with Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report,
Barr confirmed that he now supports ending marijuana prohibition, as well as the War on Drugs for which he once vehemently fought.” First He Authored it then was Against It(?)Same-sex marriageBarr took a lead in legislative debate concerning same-sex marriage. He authored and sponsored the Defense of Marriage Act, a law enacted in 1996 which states that only marriages that are between a man and a woman can be federally recognized, and individual states may choose not to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state.<52> At the 2008 Libertarian National Convention, he apologized for the part of the Defense of Marriage Act which prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages.<53>
He now opposes the Federal Marriage Amendment, contending it is a violation of states' rights.TerrorismHe voted for the first Patriot Act, but only after his amendments adding "sunset clauses" were added to the final bill.<56> Barr played a similar role during the debate over Bill Clinton's Comprehensive Anti-terrorism Act of 1995, crafting pro-civil liberties amendments to the original text.<[br />
He now publicly regrets his Patriot Act vote.War in IraqIn 2002 Barr voted for the Iraq Resolution.
He has since called for withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, leaving no permanent military bases.”Vast right wing Conspiracy? True or... who we kidding? Role in Clinton impeachmentBarr is best known for his role as one of the House managers during the Clinton impeachment trial. It was Barr who first introduced a resolution directing Judiciary Committee to inquire into impeachment proceedings—months before the Monica Lewinsky scandal came to light. Foremost among the concerns Barr cited at the time was apparent obstruction of Justice Department investigations into Clinton campaign fundraising from foreign sources, chiefly the People's Republic of China.<68>
After the Lewinsky scandal came to light, Barr was the first lawmaker in either chamber to call for Clinton's resignation.
Controversies over Barr's personal conductIn 1999, during Clinton's impeachment trial, Hustler publisher Larry Flynt offered money to anyone who could provide evidence that a prominent Republican had engaged in an extramarital affair...according to a sworn affidavit by Barr's ex-wife Gail, Bob Barr -
a longtime outspoken abortion foe had acquiesced in his then-wife having an abortion in 1983 and has indeed paid for it. In accordance with his public offer, Flynt subsequently paid a sum of money to Gail Barr after she had made her sworn affidavit.Barr never publicly disputed the contents of his ex-wife's affidavit.
Investigators also reported that
Barr invoked a legal privilege during his 1985 divorce proceeding, so he could refuse to answer questions on whether he'd cheated on his second wife with the woman who is now his third."In the early 1990s, Barr was photographed at a fundraising event
licking whipped cream off of a woman. According to the Washington Post "Two people who observed the act say it wasn't exactly a bosom lick but more like a neckline lick, at the sort of event where business and civic leaders perform dares to raise money. 'Not exactly Mr. Effusive', says Matt Towery, the former chairman of Newt Gingrich's political organization, who observed the brief and awkward licking. 'You can hardly get the guy to smile'".
Departure from Republican PartyIn the 2004 presidential election, Barr abandoned the Republican Party and publicly endorsed the Libertarian Party presidential nominee Michael Badnarik.<80>
In 2006, he joined the Libertarian Party as a regional representative, then serving on the Libertarian National Committee.
On May 25, 2008 Barr became the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee after six rounds of voting at the 2008 Libertarian convention.” (2)
(1) Anti-Gay Marriage Groups Begin Fight For DOMA
November 29, 2008 by Gay News
http://www.gayguidemiami.com/gay-families/gay-marriage/antigay-marriage-groups-fight-doma/(2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Barr