A joint news release from Indiana US Senate candidates Al Barger and Marvin Scott
"Al Barger and I have released our schedules so we can decide a date beneficial to all candidates," said Marvin Scott.
Al's addendum to Barger-Scott press release
If Evan's afraid to have a simple debate with a poli sci professor from Butler and a blogger from the holler, then how's he going to stand up to Iranian mullahs or Kim Jung Il?
Al Doing It Right
You don't have to agree with a single one of his policy positions to see that he is doing it right, fighting the good fight - in fact, living out a key element of the American Dream
WFIE-Ben Jackey, Evansville October 12
I appeared live on the midday newscast with reporter Ben Jackey from 11:45 am till noon. Turned out to be a call-in show
"The Candidate Show" on Indianapolis Comcast cable
Comcast cable has a special public service election special called "The Candidate Show" which offered time for a direct appeal...
A great day for Afghanistan
After all the laborious and bloody birth pangs of war, this is like watching baby take his first steps.
Al premieres Social Security tv ad
Download the ad. Read the script, and the follow-up
The U.S. Senate race: Where they stand
Three candidates vying to represent Indiana in the U.S. Senate answer questions posed by The Star Editorial Board on important issues before Congress.
CARTOON AL The illustration from the print edition of this story on the front of the Focus section, 10-3-2004
Barger for Senate LIVE on WDSO
Heads up! I'll be taking my campaign to the airwaves of Chesterton, Indiana on local station WDSO.
Al's Campaign Notebook: Brookville Meet the Candidate's night, 9-30-2004
Franklin County Democrat women get extra points for their restraint in not rising to my bait as I teased them about 'Teresa Heinz' butler's cookie recipe.'
Laurel's Barger runs for Senate
"I turned 18 just in time to vote in 1980," he said. "Before I had met another Libertarian, I was getting Ed Clark (Libertarian candidate for president) literature in the mail and taking it door-to-door in Laurel. It just immediately made sense."
What is a "libertarian?"
One basic core principle of libertarian thought is that groups don't have rights.
Al's Campaign Notebook: Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce HobNob, September 23
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce HobNob is THE meet and greet event of the Indiana electoral season.
Article comments
1 - Eric Berlin
I'm sorry I wasn't around here for the Al campaign days... would have been great fun.
Any future plans to run for office, Al?
2 - Al Barger
Good times. Feel free to leave new comments on any of these stories, especially policy things that have bearing beyond my campaign.
I'm pleased to note that my archived campaign website still six months later consistently gets 50 to 100 visitors a day- as much or more than all but a few days of the campaign.
Ya ought to slip over there Eric, and download my two television ads.
Who knows? Evan Bayh's obviously running for president. Maybe I will too.
Maybe this coming year YOU might run for office, Mr Berlin. That'd be groovy. Perhaps you could run for congress as a Green.
3 - Eric Berlin
Thanks Al, I'll check it out.
Bayh seems to always be one of those dudes who is talked about for the Big Game but never really gains traction. You really think he's jumping in no matter what this time? I wouldn't be surprised to see H Clinton squeeze out all perceived moderates and try to stake down the center-left as early as possible.
Believe it or not I'm something of a centrist Al, so I don't think the Greens would have me (nor would I fit in comfortably with them). I'm more of an Old School Northeastern Dem (which might make me a Commie in some people's books nowadays, who knows?) really.
And running for office? I think I'm a bit too green for that (ha ha) -- perhaps when I'm a bit more gray about the top of my head I'll consider it.
That said, I get far too distracted by movies and books and music and media and the Internet and podcasts and being lazy and on and on to ever be a serious politician...
But if Al Franken can do it (perhaps) maybe I will too one day... it's a wacky world!