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#19
Kevin Barrett
Congratulates Ron Kind, Paul Stark
Press release issued by Barrett for Congress, November 5th, 2008
3rd District Libertarian candidate Kevin Barrett congratulated Democratic victor Ron Kind and Republican challenger Paul Stark, and announced that he would "take a break from politics to focus on family and spirituality."
"I think Ron Kind is a decent guy who wants to do the right thing," Barrett said. "Like most Americans, he has so far failed to stand up to the criminals behind the 9/11 wars and the trashing of our Constitution. But he did have the courage to show up for a debate in which he knew I was going to rake him over the coals. (Watch it here: http://www.radiodujour.com/people/barrett_kevin/index.shtml) He would have won just as big if he'd ducked that debate. It took guts to show up and take what he knew was coming. I hope he'll show even more guts by considering some of the points I made, and then standing up more for what's right, and less for what's expedient."
Barrett called on Kind to support fellow Democratic Representative Dennis Kucinich's call for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for 9/11 and the 9/11 wars. He also urged Kind to support Richard Cook's proposals for currency reform, including phasing out the Federal Reserve and treating currency as a public utility, not the world-conquest weapon of a private monopoly of international bankers.
Barrett also said: "I would like to thank Paul Stark for his lively, provocative campaign. The real reason I ran was to raise important issues and ideas, and Paul Stark also did that by banging the drums for the elimination of the income tax and its replacement by the Fair Tax. I think the Fair Tax proposal deserves a fair hearing, and I congratulate Paul Stark for successfully drawing attention to this important proposal."
Barrett said his campaign had been a success. "Those who followed it from all over the world know that this was one of the most exciting political campaigns ever, with more truth, humor, and creativity than a thousand ordinary campaigns put together. Unfortunately it wasn't a good year for third parties. Given that, I did pretty well. I understand that I got about double the votes of the other major Wisconsin Libertarian congressional candidate, Joe Kexel; seven times the votes of Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr; and about the same as Mike Munger, the biggest non-presidential Libertarian candidate in the country, who ran for Governor of North Carolina. Additionally, I got more total votes than Jeff Zastrow, who ran in my district in 2002 on the coattails of Ed Thompson, the all-time record-breaking Libertarian vote-getter. So it looks like mine was the most successful Libertarian campaign in the country."
He added: "I taught college from 1991 through 2006, and hope to return to my career of teaching and scholarship. Now that my campaign is over, I will be applying for teaching positions in hopes that the neo-McCarthy era will soon end, and academic freedom will return to these shores."
Barrett urged those interested in his ideas to visit his website, which will stay up at http://www.barrettforcongress.us
#18
National Poll: 79% Prefer Bailing Out the People Rather than the Bankers
For Immediate Release – October, 17, 2008 – Kevin Barrett for Congress
www.barrettforcongress.us
Contact: Dr. Kevin Barrett; Libertarian candidate, Third Congressional
District, Wisconsin715-333-7319;
kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; Barrett Campaign Manager608-279-5889;
rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
79% of the registered voters in the United States believe it would be a better idea to spend $30 billion dollars to bail out most homeowners who can’t pay their mortgages, rather than to spend $700 billion to bail out bankers, according to a scientific poll released today. The poll was conducted by Voice Broadcasting, Inc. out of Arlington, Texas, and was commissioned by the Kevin Barrett for congress campaign. The poll was conducted on October 14 and 15, 2008.
The exact wording of the poll question was:
“It will cost the taxpayers more than 700 billion dollars to bail out the bankers. But for only 30 billion dollars, we could bail out most of the people who can't pay their mortgages. Who would you rather bail out, the bankers or the people?”
The statistical margin of error for the poll question was 3.7%.
Kevin Barrett says:
“This poll proves that the republicrats are out of touch with the people. It’s time to elect Libertarians, Independents, and Third party candidates to congress.”
Other Key
Poll Findings
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59% oppose
the bailout.
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33%
believe that the World Trade Center was blown up with explosives or that
an investigation should be conducted to find out.
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76% favor
term limits for the U.S. congress.
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76% say
that third party and independent candidates should be invited to
televised presidential debates.
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79%
believe that ballot access should be made easier for third party and
independent candidates.
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In a
four-way poll of the major alternative candidates for president, Ralph
Nader leads with 54%.
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Only 4%
know that Philip Zelikow was the executive director of the 9/11
Commission.
- Only 17% appear to have heard of World Trade Center Building 7.
Complete Poll Results
Do you support the $700 billion dollar banker bailout?
Yes 41%
No 59% [Barrett’s position]
It will cost the taxpayers more than 700 billion dollars to bail out the bankers. But for only 30 billion dollars, we could bail out most of the people who can't pay their mortgages. Who would you rather bail out, the bankers or the people?
Bail out the bankers 21%
Bail out the people 79% [Barrett’s preference]
Do you support the 9/11 family members' call for a new, independent investigation of 9/11?
I support the call for a new investigation 29% [Barrett’s position]
I do not support the call for a new investigation 71%
Governor Jesse Ventura is a trained military demolitions expert. He and hundreds of engineers, scientists, and architects think the World Trade Center skyscrapers were probably taken down with explosives. Do you agree?
I agree that these were probably controlled demolitions 19% [Barrett’s position]
I disagree. These were not controlled demolitions 67%
I don't know, but we need an investigation to find out 14%
Where do you get most of your news from?
The Internet 12% [Barrett]
Radio, TV, magazines, or newspapers 88%
If the election for president of the United States were held today, and your choices were Libertarian party candidate Bob Barr, Green party candidate Cynthia McKinney, Constitution party candidate Chuck Baldwin, or Independent candidate Ralph Nader, who would you vote for?
Libertarian party candidate Bob Barr 18% [Rolf Lindgren’s choice]
Green party candidate Cynthia McKinney 21% [Barrett’s choice]
Constitution party candidate Chuck Baldwin 7%
Independent candidate Ralph Nader 54%
How many giant skyscrapers fell at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001?
One 5%
Two 65%
Three 17% [correct answer]
Four 13%
Do you favor term limits for members of the United States congress?
Yes 76% [Barrett’s position]
No 24%
Should medical marijuana be re-legalized?
Yes 53% [Barrett’s position]
No 47%
Should Third party or Independent candidates for president be invited to televised debates?
Yes 76% [Barrett’s position]
No 24%
Should ballot access be made easier for Third party or Independent candidates?
Yes 79% [Barrett’s position]
No 21%
Does the so-called war on drugs endanger civil liberties or our United States constitution?
Yes 43% [Barrett’s position]
No 57%
Does the so-called war on terror endanger civil liberties or our United States constitution?
Yes 39% [Barrett’s position]
No 61%
How many days went by before the 9/11 Commission was created?
4 days 2%
41 days 12%
441 days 25% [correct answer]
Don't know 61%
Who was the executive director of the 9/11 Commission?
Henry Kissinger 6%
Thomas Kean 27%
Philip Zelikow 4% [correct answer]
Don't know 63%
Polling Company:
Voice Broadcasting, Inc.
1527 S Cooper
St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Telephone: 817-462-0717
#17
Kevin Barrett Unveils Campaign Reform Plan to End
Legalized Bribery
For Immediate Release – September 29, 2008 – Kevin Barrett for Congress
www.barrettforcongress.us
Contact: Dr. Kevin Barrett; Libertarian candidate, Third Congressional
District, Wisconsin715-333-7319;
kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; Barrett Campaign Manager608-279-5889;
rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Remember the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law? Well, we haven’t heard much about it lately even though John McCain is running for president. The McCain-Feingold law is not talked about because it doesn’t work.
We propose a new, simple kind of campaign finance reform that will actually work. We propose that giving any publicly elected official more than $200 dollars in one calendar year be re-classified in the criminal codes as a legally presumed bribe. We also propose that the legal fiction of a difference between a public official and a campaign be eliminated. Giving money to a campaign is the same thing as giving money to a person. Giving large amounts of money to an elected official is not a “contribution”; it’s a bribe.
That’s it. Now let’s take a look at some possible objections, implications, and benefits of this reform.
Question: Wouldn’t the Supreme Court declare this reform an infringement of free speech rights?
Answer: No, the Supreme Court has never considered bribery of public officials to be free speech. Legal presumptions are common, especially in the co-called war on drugs, where a certain amount of drugs presumes you’re a drug dealer, rather than just a drug user.
Question: How would this affect candidates not currently holding public office?
Answer: You can’t bribe someone who doesn’t hold public office. The $200 contribution limit would not apply to those not in office. Non-public office holding challengers get an advantage under this reform to offset advantages of incumbency. Since incumbents are limited to $200 contributions, fewer would be elected, and fewer would accumulate million dollar war-chests.
Question: Would this reform promote the rotation in public office envisioned by our Founding Fathers?
Answer: Yes. This system would encourage a public office holder to leave office if they wanted to try for another office. There would be more open seats and more competitive elections.
Question: Would this reform make elected officials less beholden to special interest money?
Answer: Yes. Once in office, the flow of special interest money would be severely curtailed. Special interests might help someone get elected, but once elected, the special interests would lose control.
Question: How would this reform affect issue ads?
Answer: Issue ads are protected free speech. They’re already regulated and not allowed to be coordinated with political campaigns. It’s better for someone to spend money on their political cause with an issue ad, then to bribe public officials with the same money.
Question: Are there any other benefits?
Answer: Yes. Since incumbents are limited to $200 contributions, they will be spending less time raising money and more time doing the public’s business. No one can campaign full time and focus on their official duties at the same time. Good examples of that are John McCain and Barack Obama. They should either leave the Senate or pull back on campaigning.
Question: Is there a practical way to get this reform enacted?
Answer: Yes. The easiest first step would be for 38 state legislatures to pass a constitutional amendment that applied this reform to federal elections. The worst abuses of power seem to be occurring at the federal level. The reform would cause more open seats in the federal congress. State legislators might be more inclined to challenge for federal office, giving them an incentive to pass the amendment.
These simple
reforms are constitutional and practical, and combined with clean Internet
fundraising, will end legalized bribery of our public officials.
#16
Poll: 22% in Ron Kind’s District Think 9/11 Might be an Inside Job
For Immediate Release – September 17, 2008 – Kevin Barrett for Congress
Contact:
Rolf Lindgren; Barrett Polling Director and Campaign Manager
608-279-5889; rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
22% of the people living households with two registered voters in Ron Kind’s congressional district (3rd district, Wisconsin) think 9/11 might be an inside job, according to a scientific poll released today. The poll was conducted by Voice Broadcasting, Inc. out of Arlington, Texas, and was commissioned by the Kevin Barrett for Congress campaign.
22% of registered voters in Ron Kind’s district represents about 64,000 voters.
The exact wording of the poll question was:
“Do you think it’s possible the 9/11 terror arracks were an inside job?”
1400 people were polled with a statistical margin of error of about 2%. The sample size is almost three times the size of most standard polls.
Rolf Lindgren says:
“Households with two registered voters represent the heart of the American family. These are usually married couples that own a home and have a landline phone. They tend to be more conservative about controversial issues. The Barrett campaign believes a poll of all registered voters would show numbers even greater than 22%.”
The poll also found that 47% think that the Bush Administration might be telling significant lies about what happened on 9/11, and 24% think the Bush Administration may have known about the 9/11 attacks in advance, and let them happen on purpose.
Dr. Barrett is targeting the 22% who think 9/11 might be an inside job for their votes. In a three-way race for Congress, you can theoretically win with 34% of the vote and are likely to win with 40% of the vote.
Lindgren says:
“It seems inconceivable that anyone who thinks 9/11 might be an inside job would vote for Ron Kind. He has done nothing to find the truth about 9/11 nor has done anything to stop the war in Iraq.”
Dr. Barrett will also target those voters who think the Bush Administration might be telling significant lies about 9/11.
Lindgren says:
“25% think Bush may be telling lies about 9/11, but don’t think it’s an inside job. If Barrett can capture one-half of those voters, Kevin Barrett has a chance to win. If he can capture three-fourth, he will win.”
Dr. Kevin Barrett says:
“If you think 9/11 might be an inside job, speak up! You have strength in numbers.”
Please contact the Barrett campaign for additional details on the methodology of the poll.
Polling Company:
Voice Broadcasting, Inc.
1527 S Cooper St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Telephone: 817-462-0717
#15
Governor Jesse Ventura Endorses Kevin Barrett for Congress
For Immediate Release - September 4, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura has endorsed Dr. Kevin Barrett's congressional candidacy in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, right across the Mississippi from Governor Ventura's home in Minnesota. The endorsement came during an in-person conversation before Governor Ventura's speech at Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic Tuesday afternoon, and was re-affirmed by telephone Thursday morning.
Ventura, who won as a candidate independent of the two-party duopoly, in 1998, applauded Barrett's decision to run as a third party candidate, saying "I'd like to use the quote of the late, great Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia said once that if you're made to pick the lesser of two evils, you're still picking evil, aren't you?" Ventura said that non-major-party candidates can win: "We're a majority! Thirty percent are Democrats, thirty percent are Republicans, forty percent are us, yet we have no-one representing us. Why not? It can be done. I proved it. I beat the two-party system in Minnesota, and I hope Kevin Barrett will do the same thing in Wisconsin."
Ventura said he liked Barrett's "New Libertarian" philosophy: "I'm a libertarian with a small L. The Libertarian party...some of them are anarchists! I remember getting booed at a Libertarian convention because I supported the government being involved with transportation. They booed me. I said, 'how did you get here?' If you drive on a road, it was because the government is involved with transportation. If they privatized the roads, there would be toll booths every 500 feet!"
Ventura also endorsed Barrett's demand that the troops be brought home immediately, and sympathized with Barrett's views on 9/11. The former Minnesota Governor said that as a former Navy Seal trained in demolitions, he does not believe the government's story that fire brought down the three World Trade Center skyscrapers--only two of which were hit by planes. Ventura questioned the nature of the collapses, which went straight down at near-free-fall speed. "If they really think that happened, they can test that by starting a fire in a skyscraper and seeing if it suddenly collapses," Ventura said.
Jesse Ventura will appear on Kevin Barrett's Dynamic Duo radio show on the eve of Barrett's primary election contest!
Kevin Barrett interviews Jesse Ventura this Monday, September 8th, 4 pm Central time, at
http://www.gcnlive.com
Network 4
#14
Barrett Campaign:
Will "Dial 911" to 30,000+ voters
8/29/2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132,
kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889,
rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Dr. Kevin Barrett, the peace and truth candidate for Congress in Wisconsin's
3rd District, has announced that he will be robo-calling more than 30,000
registered 3rd District voters next Tuesday, September 2nd to ask for their
votes in the September 9th primary and to remind them that 9/11 was an
inside job.
Barrett's pre-recorded phone message slams politicians and features
Barrett's trademark absurdist, self-effacing humor.
Barrett test-marketed the call to a number of voters, one of whom
immediately donated $500 to his campaign, while another responded "politics
couldn't be more fun!" Based on the test-marketing sample, Barrett said he
expects to garner a few thousand dollars, a few thousand votes, and "only a
couple of dozen death threats" from the calls. "That's a pretty good ratio
of votes to death threats," Barrett said. "So I decided to go ahead and
place the calls. It seems like a sound, strategic political decision."
Dink Wheedlesharp, a chain-smoking paper-clip wholesaler from West Lima, was
one of the test marketing subjects who did not appreciate the call. "If one
more of those bleepity-bleep politicians calls me up to tell me that 9/11
was an inside job, I'm heading straight to Washington D.C. to rip his lungs
out," Wheedlesharp expostulated. "The nerve of some people! Calling me in
the privacy of my own home to interrupt my dinner and tell me that 9/11 was
an inside job! What an insult to my intelligence! I mean, I KNEW the first
time I saw it that skyscrapers don't fall down like that!"
Barrett apologized to Wheedlesharp and others who don't like getting robo-calls
from politicians, and promised that if they send him to Washington he'll
stop calling them. "Heck, I might even support legislation banning robo-calls
from politicians," Barrett said. "In fact, I think I'll record a robo-call
right now telling voters if they vote for me I'll support anti-robo-call
legislation."
Rolf Lindgren, Barrett's campaign manager, said he hoped voters had a sense
of humor.
Robo-call #1 (to be placed Tuesday, September 2nd to at least 15,000
households with 2 or more voters):
http://www.radiodujour.com/people/barrett_kevin/mp3/phone_ad_one.mp3
Robo-call #2 (to be placed Monday, September 8th -- the eve of the primary
-- to at least 15,000 households with 2 or more voters) :http://www.radiodujour.com/people/barrett_kevin/mp3/phone_ad_two.mp3
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=134642
http://www.barrettforcongress.us/
#13
For
Immediate Release - August 13, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132,
kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889,
rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Barrett to Join Peace Activists at Ron Kind's Office Today!
Challenges Ben Olson to Debate
3rd District congressional candidate Kevin Barrett will join local peace
activists meeting with pro-war incumbent Ron Kind today at 4:30 p.m. today,
Wednesday August 13th, at the congressman's office in LaCrosse, 205 5th Ave.
S. #226. Barrett commended the peace activists for their patriotism and
urged other Wisconsinites to join them. Barrett said he also hopes to meet
with Kind today to schedule their upcoming debate. (Watch Ron Kind agree to
debate Kevin Barrett:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_dCg_QYEeA)
Barrett called himself "the peace and truth" candidate, adding that "Ron
Kind is the war and untruths incumbent. Ron Kind always says that when he
votes for the war, he's really voting to give US troops the armor and
equipment they need to protect themselves. What a load of bovine excrement.
He's voting to keep them in harm's way, and he knows it. It's time to hold
him accountable for the war crimes he keeps voting for."
Barrett also announced that he had challenged his Libertarian
primary opponent, Ben Olson, to a debate. "I called him yesterday
afternoon and left him a message asking him to join me in a debate or any
other public forum of his choice," Barrett said. "I hope I hear from
him soon." Barrett cited a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article
reporting that Olson had accused him of "espousing socialist ideas," and
said he would like to defend his New Libertarian economic platform in
a debate with Olson.
Read the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article on the historic Barrett-Olson
race -- possibly the first-ever Libertarian primary in an American
congressional race:
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=78207
#12
Barrett Questions Nass's Signatures: "Can't Believe That Many People Would Sign for Him"
For Immediate Release - July 11, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Kevin Barrett, the Libertarian peace candidate for Congress in Wisconsin's District 3, wants to see and verify the 239 alleged signatures on State Rep. Steve Nass's nomination papers.
Barrett will visit the Wisconsin Elections Division, 17 W. Main St. #310 at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Friday 7/10/08, to request copies of Nass's signatures.
"I just can't believe that many people would sign for him," Barrett said. "I'm going to verify that these 239 people actually exist. Keep in mind that he needs 200 signatures to be on the ballot.
In contrast to Nass's 239 signatures, Barrett turned in 1500 valid signatures on his nomination papers for congress--500 more than the necessary 1000.
Barrett and Nass have periodically exchanged barbs since Nass led an unsuccessful campaign to get Barrett fired from his UW-Madison teaching job two years ago due to political opinions Barrett expressed on a radio program.
#11
Barrett to Kind: Retract "Wiped off the Map" Lie!
For Immediate Release - July 8, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Kevin Barrett, the peace candidate for Congress who is challenging pro-war Democratic incumbent Ron Kind in Wisconsin's District 3, has written to Kind demanding that he retract his false and libelous statement that Iran's president has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map."
Below is Barrett's letter to Kind.
* * *
Dear Congressman Kind,
I am writing to ask you to retract a libelous, potentially murderous, and arguably criminal falsehood you uttered on the Ben Merens show on Wisconsin Public Radio Tuesday. You claimed, as many war propagandists have, that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map." The false attribution of such a statement to Ahmedinejad is the Big Lie that is being used to promote a US war on Iran, just as Big Lies about WMDs and Iraqi links to al-Qaida were used to launch our catastrophic invasion of Iraq.
It is now well-known and widely accepted among scholars and informed people everywhere that the quote attributed to the Iranian President is based on a misattribution and mistranslation. In short, every word of this alleged statement is a lie. The "wiped off the map" lie is an act of war propaganda whose knowing transmission arguably constitutes a war crime. The quote is not from Ahmedinejad, and it does not include the words "Israel," "wiped," "wiped off," or "map." Let's go over this word by word.
First, the statement in question is not Ahmedinejad's, but a quote from Ayatollah Khomeni that is often cited by many Iranians, not just their President. When Ahmedinejad spoke the words in question, he was merely quoting Khomeni, not making his own statement. Attributing this statement to Ahmedinejad, rather than Khomeni, is a lie.
So what did Ahmedinejad say that Khomeni had said? The Iranian President's exact words were: "Imam (Khomeini) ghoft (said) een (this) rezhim-e (regime) ishghalgar-e (occupying) qods (Jerusalem) bayad (must) az safheh-ye ruzgar (from page of time) mahv shavad (vanish from)." In English: "The Imam (Khomeni) said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."
Congressman Kind, the United States government and virtually every other government on earth except Israel's have repeatedly called for Israel to withdraw from all of the territories it invaded and occupied in 1967 -- and that includes Jerusalem. In fact, the UN, with US support, has repeatedly ordered Israel to withdraw from Jerusalem and the other Occupied Territories. Khomeni's call for regime change in Jerusalem is supported, for all intents and purposes, by everyone on earth except the Israelis and their unregistered American agents.
Congressman, you have repeatedly voted for the catastrophic war in Iraq that has killed many of your young constituents as well as a million Iraqis -- not to mention our economy. You have voted against your own party's attempts to set a time limit on this insane war. You say that by repeatedly voting for the war, you are voting to help our troops by providing them with bullets and armor. In fact, you are voting to kill and maim them by leaving them in harm's way. Now you are repeating a Big Lie designed to spread that insane, catastrophic war to Iran. If war with Iran comes, with its promise of the complete destruction of our economy, $10-per-gallon gasoline, the murder of huge numbers of Iranians and young Americans, and the possibility of a nuclear exchange with Iran's Russian and Chinese backers, your transmission of the "wiped off the map" Big Lie could be used as evidence against you in eventual Nuremburg II war crimes tribunals. I urge you to immediately and publicly retract your statement, and issue a correction explaining that Khomeni, not Ahmedinejad, is the source of the quote calling for regime change in Jerusalem, not for Israel to be "wiped off the map."
Sincerely
Dr. Kevin Barrett, Arabist-Islamologist
Ph.D., African Languages (Arabic), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Candidate for Congress, Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District
PS: Here is an in-depth article examining the
Khomeni-Ahmedinejad quote: http://www.mujca.com/iranrumor.htm
#10
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=130393
Barrett to Hand in 1600 Signatures Today
For Immediate Release - July 7, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Dr. Kevin Barrett, Libertarian candidate for congress in Wisconsin's third congressional district, will hand in roughly 1600 signature petitions this afternoon to the Elections Division of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Barrett will hand in the signatures at approximately 1 P.M., after he concludes his noon interview with WORT radio (89.9 FM).
The 1600 signatures far exceeds the 1000 needed to secure a place on the November ballot, and even exceeds Barrett's goal of collecting 1500 signatures.
Kevin Barrett says:
"About 80% to 90% of the people I approached agreed to sign my election petitions. This represents overwhelming support for my message. I am the peace candidate for Wisconsin's third congressional district."
If Barrett is able to get 80% to 90% of the vote, that would be enough to win the Libertarian primary in September and the general election in November.
#9
Kevin Barrett to Interview Federal Reserve Banker on Radio
For Immediate Release - June 27, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
On Monday, June 30, Dr. Kevin Barrett will interview former Federal Reserve Board banker Harold 'Hal' Greenwood, on the Genesis Communications Network.
Hal Greenwood was appointed to the Federal Reserve Board by U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan.
In 1968, Democrat Party Presidential nominee Hubert Humphrey announced that if elected, he would appoint Greenwood to be Secretary of the Treasury.
Greenwood is a scholar of Federal Reserve Board history and has studied G. Edward Griffin's book 'The Creature From Jekyll Island'.
Greenwood has not spoken out in public regarding the Federal Reserve in over two decades. He was initially scheduled to speak at the 2006 Libertarian Party of Wisconsin State Convention, but was unable to attend. Greenwood wants the American public to know the truth about the Federal Reserve System, and will reveal hithero unknown secrets for the first time.
Greenwood and Barrett will be on the air from 4 to 6 P.M. central time on Network 4 on Monday, June 30th.
Barrett's program is called 'The Dynamic Duo'.
Genesis Communications Network: http://gcnlive.com
Kevin Barrett’s Radio Schedule: http://www.barrettforcongress.us/airwaves.htm
# 8
Famous Rock Star to Endorse Barrett for Congress Monday at Live Music Event
For Immediate Release - June 20, 2007
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
www.barrettforcongress.us, http://madison.indymedia.org/newswire/display/63830/index.php
Remember how Russ Feingold was elected to the Senate thanks to an endorsement from Elvis Presley?
Kevin Barrett, the New Libertarian running for Congress against pro-war Democrat Ron Kind in the 3rd District, will soon be endorsed by an equally famous and far more talented rock star.
"People should definitely vote for candidates who are endorsed by famous dead rock stars," Barrett said. "Look at Feingold. He got Elvis's endorsement, and he turned out to be a pretty good guy - the only Senator with the guts to vote against the Patriot Act. The mystery rock star who's endorsing me is way cooler than Elvis, so you can assume that when I'm elected I'll be even gutsier than Feingold."
The mystery rock star will endorse Barrett as part of a live musical and spoken-word performance at the Dardenelles, 1851 Monroe Street, on Monday June 23rd at 7 p.m. The performance will be followed by a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary The US Versus John Lennon.
Barrett and the mystery rock star will be appearing on Lee Rayburn's show on the Mic, 92.1 FM, on Monday, June 23rd around 7:45 a.m. : http://www.themic921.com
#7
Barrett Will Ask Kind About Impeachment at Listening Session
For Immediate Release - June 12, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
Kevin Barrett will personally attend Representative Ron Kind's listening session in Jackson county, on Friday, June 13, at 11 a.m. The listening session is in the Jackson county courthouse in Black River Falls.
Dr. Barrett will personally ask Ron Kind whether he will support his fellow Democrat, Representative Dennis Kucinich, and support Kucinich's 35 articles of Impeachment against President George Bush. On Monday, Kucinich delivered 35 articles of Impeachment against Bush on the floor of the United States House of Representatives.
Article I of Impeachment reads:
"Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq"
Kevin Barrett agrees with all 35 Articles of Impeachment, and agrees that these offenses are high crimes and misdemeanors backed up by evidence.
Barrett adds that Bush needs to be impeached soon, before he pardons Scooter Libby, Jack Abramhoff and Tom Delay, invades Iran, or gas hits $5 a gallon. Barrett hopes that Kind's frequent votes for the Bush war spending do not tarnish his views on impeachment.
Kevin Barrett is running for congress as a New Libertarian in the 3rd Congressional district of Wisconsin.
Appendix
The Kucinich 9/11-related Articles of Impeachment
http://www.911podcasts.com/files/documents/amomentoftruth.pdf
#6
Kevin Barrett to Appear on Air America with Jesse Ventura
For Immediate Release - June 10, 2007
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
On Thursday, June 12, from 8 to 10 PM central time, Dr. Kevin Barrett will be Richard Greene's guest on the Air America program 'Clout'.
The topic of the program will be the politics of conspiracy theories.
Air America's website here: http://airamerica.com/clout/
#5
Barrett Welcomes Opponent in Libertarian Primary
For Immediate Release - June 4, 2008
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132, kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889, rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
According to the Government Accountability Board, Dr. Kevin Barrett will have a Libertarian opponent for this September's Libertarian primary in the 3rd Congressional district.
Barrett's opponent will be Ben Olson III of Wisconsin Dells, who is a long time member of the Libertarian party, and has filed his declaration of candidacy.
Kevin Barrett welcomes the opportunity for both candidates to tour the district and discuss and debate issues important to 3rd district voters.
In 2000, Ben Olson was awarded the 'Lights of Liberty' Award by the Advocates for Self-Government, for Libertarian activism.
Olson's views on 9/11 remain unknown to the Barrett campaign at this time.
#4
Barrett Asks for Removal of LP Political Director Sean Haugh
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 19, 2008
Asks the National Libertarian Party to Remove Political Director Sean Haugh for Race-Baiting Smear Regarding the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews and Implying that Dr. Barrett may deny the Holocaust
In a verified email sent by LP Political Director Sean Haugh to members of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin on May 14, Haugh wrote:
"He [Barrett] has made qualified statements of support for the preeminent Holocaust deniers in North America. I researched this extensively before coming to this conclusion."
Haugh's statements are reckless and false. There is no legitimate source documenting Dr. Barrett that ever "made qualified statements of support for the preeminent Holocaust deniers", nor has Dr. Barrett ever denied the existence of the Nazi Holocaust.
In fact, Dr. Barrett founded a non-profit organization called the Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance for 9/11 Truth, which brings people of these three great faiths together. Dr. Barrett has also co-edited and co-authored an interfaith dialogue book with Jewish and Christian authors.
Haugh's statements cheapen the genuine human horror and tragedy felt by the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, where the Nazis exterminated six million Jewish people. When Dr. Barrett compares Bush to the Nazis, it is not a compliment.
It should also be noted that the very concept of Holocaust Denial contradicts 9/11 Truth, as Holocaust Denial denies government mass murder while 9/11 Truth asserts it.
We are appalled that the national LP would be wasting member dues to pay the salary of someone who uses the despicable tactics of Sean Haugh. Haugh's actions damage the credibility of the Libertarian Party and the Barrett for Congress Campaign.
A copy of Sean Haugh's email will be made available on request.
We request that the national LP remove Sean Haugh from his position as LP Political Director and that an apology be sent to Dr. Barrett immediately.
Contact:
Dr. Kevin Barrett; 608-583-2132 or kbarrett@merr.com or www.barrettforcongress.us
Rolf Lindgren; 608-279-5889 or rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com
# 3
Barrett Praises Kind for Anti-Pork Vote
For
Immediate Release
May 17th 2008
Kevin Barrett,
Ron Kind's
Libertarian challenger for Wisconsin's 3rd District congressional seat,
lauded his opponent for voting against the pork-laden $290 billion farm bill
recently passed by the House of Representatives.
"Ron
Kind has a terrible voting record on the war, the military
budget, and Constitutional issues," Barrett said. "But I like his farm
policy, and I especially like his leadership in fighting this
obscene, antiquated, bloated, pork-riddled farm bill. His
principled opposition to pork reminds me of another guy named Ron - my
favorite Republican, Dr. Ron Paul."
Barrett is already on record expressing approval of
Rep. Kind's
farm policy, with the proviso that Barrett, unlike Kind, would take
action to bring back hemp farming to
Wisconsin. The
badger state was the nation's leading hemp producer until the
wood pulp industry bribed federal lawmakers to make it illegal.
"Ron
Kind isn't my kind of congressman, but I will consider hiring
him as my agricultural policy advisor after I defeat him this fall," Barrett
said. "And even if he turns me down, I still might endorse
him for governor."
Contact: Kevin Barrett, http://www..barrettforcongress.us
(608) 583-2132
Rolf Lindgren, Barrett Campaign Adviser
rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com (608) 279-5889
# 2
Rep. Ron Kind Agrees to Debate Kevin Barrett
Unexpected Offer Comes as Barrett Announces Challenge to Veteran Congressman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
In an unprecedented breakthrough for both the Libertarian party and the 9/11 truth movement, Rep. Ron Kind has agreed to debate his Libertarian challenger for Wisconsin's 3rd District congressional seat. (Watch the youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_dCg_QYEeA )
The first Barrett-Kind debate will undoubtedly draw national media attention. It will be the first time a federal office-holder has agreed to debate a leading figure from the 9/11 truth movement. And it is apparently the first time that a major-party incumbent in a three-way race has agreed to debate the third-party challenger rather than the major-party challenger. (Kind and Barrett may be kind enough to invite the third candidate, Republican Paul Stark, to participate in the debates, despite the increasing irrelevance of the collapsing Republican party.)
Kind's acceptance of Barrett's debate offer came just minutes after Barrett's official announcement of his candidacy at Kind's listening session in Sparta, Wisconsin.
Barrett said he was surprised and pleased by Kind's stated willingness to debate. "My respect for him just went up a couple of notches," Barrett said. "Unlike Steve Nass, Mark Green, and the 60 state legislators who wanted me fired from my job at the UW due to my political views, Ron Kind apparently has the guts to face me in a free and fair debate. I'm happy to have found a worthy opponent."
Alongside the national media, the Wisconsin media will be interested in the debates, not only due to the unusual nature of the race, and Barrett's refreshingly candid approach to the issues, but also because Kind has been widely touted as a likely candidate for governor.
Barrett and Kind will be working together to schedule the debates as the campaign heats up.
In more good news for the Barrett campaign, WTDY talk radio host Sly has endorsed Barrett's candidacy. The endorsement represents another unprecedented breakthrough, since it is the first time a major mainstream talk radio host has endorsed a pro-9/11-truth candidate for public office. The endorsement came on Sly's radio show Friday.
Finally, Richard Greene, host of the nationally-syndicated Air America show "Clout," has chosen Kevin Barrett to produce his "Month of Truth" radio shows every Thursday night in May. Last week's show featured Barrett, along with engineer Tony Szamboti, physics professor Steven Jones, and architect Richard Gage debating the demolition of the World Trade Center against former Special Forces operative John Brown. This Thursday, May 15th, Rob Balsamo of Pilots for 9/11 Truth, Craig Ranke of the Citizen's Investigation Team (CIT), and Barrett will debate the question of what happened at the Pentagon against one or more yet-to-be-named opponents. The show runs 8-10 pm Central at http://airamerica.com/clout/ and on Air America stations around the USA.
Updates on these and other campaign stories will be posted at Barrett's website, http://www.barrettforcongress.us
Contact: Kevin Barrett, kbarrett@merr.com (608) 583-2132
Rolf Lindgren, Barrett Campaign Advisor rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com (608) 279-5889
Dr. Kevin Barrett
Libertarian Congressional Candidate, Wisconsin's 3rd District: www.BarrettForCongress.us
Radio Journalist: GCN, NoLiesRadio, RBN, and WTPRN
Author,
Truth Jihad: My Epic Struggle Against the 9/11 Big Lie
Editor,
9/11 & American
Empire: Christians, Jews, and Muslims Speak Out
# 1
Kevin Barrett to Announce Run for Congress at Ron Kind Townhall Monday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, May 9th, 2008
Contact: Dr. Kevin J. Barrett, kbarrett@merr.com
(608) 583-2132 website: http://barrettforcongress.us
Lone Rock, WI - Two years ago, the politicians wanted Kevin Barrett fired from his teaching job. Now Barrett is turning the tables. Barrett is calling on the voters to fire the politicians, starting with his own 3rd District Representative, Ron Kind.
"The Democrats were elected in 2006 to end the war," Barrett explains. "They failed. Ron Kind and the rest of them keep voting to throw our money into that five trillion dollar black hole in Iraq. That's why our economy is tanking and gas prices are through the roof. It's time to give the Democrats and the Republicans their walking papers. It's time to fire them all." Barrett will be running as a Libertarian and urging voters to throw all Republicans and Democrats out of office. He will be handing out copies of the new DVD Washington, You're Fired while he campaigns.
Barrett said he was inspired to run for Congress by three people: Jesse Ventura, the maverick independent who beat the Democrats and Republicans to become Governor of Minnesota; Ron Paul, the Republican presidential candidate and defender of freedom; and above all Ed Thompson, the mayor of Tomah. "If Ed were running against me, I'd definitely vote for Ed," Barrett admits.
Alongside "end the 9/11 wars, save five trillion dollars," Barrett is running on a "take back our freedom, save the Constitution" platform. He points out that the Bush Administration has shredded the Bill of Rights and even revoked habeas corpus, the basis of freedom in Western law dating back to the Magna Carta. But he also argues that the destruction of Constitutional rule has been going on for many decades, with the creation of the private Federal Reserve money cartel, the establishment of the income tax, and the founding of the National Security State in 1947 being the three biggest landmarks in the gradual destruction of the Constitution.
Along with his call to Investigate 9/11, Barrett's platform also includes such planks as Deregulate Small Business, End the War on Drugs, Bust Up Monopoly Media, End Aid to Israel, and Return to the Foreign Policy Principles of George Washington.
Barrett will announce his challenge to Congressman Ron Kind this Monday, May 12 at 1:45 pm, shortly before Ron Kind's Monroe County Listening Session in County Board Room, 112 South Court Street, Sparta, WI, 2:00-3:00 pm. After making the announcement, Barrett plans to participate in Kind's listening session by asking the Congressman some pointed questions.
For more information, contact:
Kevin Barrett: (608) 583-2132 kbarrett@merr.com
Rolf
Lindgren, Campaign Adviser:
(608) 583-2132
rolfusaugustusadolphus@yahoo.com