Knightskye
05-07-2010, 01:03 PM
http://jimbovard.com/blog/2010/05/07/bob-barrs-lessons-in-liberty-1-pay-your-ghostwriter/
Bob Barr has once again made history. His is the only U.S. presidential campaign to ever be sued by its ghostwriter.
In June 2008, after Bob Barr captured the Libertarian Party nomination for presidential candidate, his campaign manager, Russ Verney, requested that I ghostwrite a campaign book. We came to terms, I wrote a book, and the campaign released Bob Barr’s Lessons in Liberty.
The deal called for payment in full prior to publication. They paid less than half of what they owed. The Barr 2008 Presidential Committee’s official financial statements, filed last month with the Federal Election Commission, states that they owe me a $47,000 “authoring fee.” [A copy of the campaign's most recent debt statement is included below. You can access the statement here; the debt is on Schedule D]
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/05/bob_barr_sued_by_ghostwriter.html?wprss=right-now
UPDATE: Barr's 2008 campaign manager Russ Verney confirmed that there's an effort underway to raise enough money to pay Bovard.
"We owe him some money and we intend to pay it," said Verney. "If he's sending out press releases about it, he could add a donation button. We could use it. If there are libertarians who want to make sure Jim gets paid, they can donate to us."
Bob Barr has once again made history. His is the only U.S. presidential campaign to ever be sued by its ghostwriter.
In June 2008, after Bob Barr captured the Libertarian Party nomination for presidential candidate, his campaign manager, Russ Verney, requested that I ghostwrite a campaign book. We came to terms, I wrote a book, and the campaign released Bob Barr’s Lessons in Liberty.
The deal called for payment in full prior to publication. They paid less than half of what they owed. The Barr 2008 Presidential Committee’s official financial statements, filed last month with the Federal Election Commission, states that they owe me a $47,000 “authoring fee.” [A copy of the campaign's most recent debt statement is included below. You can access the statement here; the debt is on Schedule D]
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/05/bob_barr_sued_by_ghostwriter.html?wprss=right-now
UPDATE: Barr's 2008 campaign manager Russ Verney confirmed that there's an effort underway to raise enough money to pay Bovard.
"We owe him some money and we intend to pay it," said Verney. "If he's sending out press releases about it, he could add a donation button. We could use it. If there are libertarians who want to make sure Jim gets paid, they can donate to us."