Bob Barr 2008 Rising on YouTube’s “Most Subscribed”
April 8th, 2008 by StaffBob Barr already reaching web milestones prior to his official announcement.
Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, April 8, 2008 – If “YouTube” subscribers are any indication of popularity, Mr. Bob Barr, is quickly rising. The former congressman announced last week the creation of a Presidential Exploratory committee - today Mr. Barr’s YouTube channel (youtube.com/bobbarr2008) indicated that he was #67 on the Most Subscribed for the first week after the announcement.
While normally this information may not be press worthy, many are watching the Barr Campaign very closely for any indication of web success on the level experienced by Ron Paul – the Texas Congressman seeking the Republican nomination for President. Ron Paul’s early success on YouTube and other socially driven sites such as Meetup & Digg.com translated into incredible online success – raising over $35 million dollars through his online campaign. Terra Eclipse, the company responsible for the Ron Paul 2008 website is also the team developing the Bob Barr 2008 campaign site. Considering their nearly identical stance on a myriad of issues, there seems to be great potential for a 3rd party effort this cycle.
Martin Avila, CEO of Terra Eclipse stated, “We can attribute Bob’s online success at this point to his devoted fans and early Ron Paul converts who are starting to give the Libertarian Party another look as a long term solution. I think for many of us Bob is a very natural progression towards a more mainstream, powerful and effective Liberty movement. The other candidates in the field simply do not value our individual liberties, private property, or family autonomy even close to as much as Bob Barr or Ron Paul.”
Barr represented the 7th District of Georgia in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003, where he served as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, as Vice-Chairman of the Government Reform Committee, and as a member of the Committee on Financial Services. Prior to his congressional career, Barr was appointed by President Reagan to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and also served as an official with the CIA for nearly eight years.
Since leaving Congress, Barr has been practicing law and actively advocating American citizens’ right to privacy and other civil liberties guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. He serves also as a board member for the National Rifle Association, and works with the American Conservative Union and other groups.
Contact: press@bobbarr2008.com
Press Contact: Audrey Mullen: 703.548.1160
Tech Contact: Martin Avila: 831.607.4521 x 11
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Tags: Bob Barr, Press Release, Social Networking, Youtube
April 11th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I agree that the Libertarian Party must become a long-term solution to the two-party problem. To do this the Libertarian Party must become a viable third party and not just an educational organization. I am grateful that Bob Barr is working towards that end.
April 11th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Watch the YouTube clip of Bob on Hannity and Colmes: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EVSk4ZftD1Q
Hannity… is not very smart. Bob isn’t stealing sheep from the Republicans….. Most of them are narrow minded just like you Hannity! Yep.. they vote straight ticket. Bob is looking for the “thinking” individual… someone who DOESN’T vote for those in the mainstream parties and to reach out to the HUGE population of voters that simply don’t vote at all. Hannity.. what an AssHat!
Bob … You did awesome…. go ahead and get mad!!! Hannity is just a NWO stooge!
April 12th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Here is the video of Mr Barr on C-Span Washington Journal.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-301302585995624156