Pubdate: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Copyright: 2002 The Dallas Morning News Contact: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/117 Author: George Hale, junior, Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Bob+Barr YOU IGNORED LIBERTARIAN ADS IN BARR DEFEAT Re: "Georgia voters boot Barr in GOP redistricting showdown," Aug. 21. I find it perplexing that your coverage of the landslide defeat of drug war zealot Bob Barr made no mention of the one factor that may have been the most important in bringing it about. Over a two-week period, Mr. Barr's Libertarian opponent, Carole Ann Rand, flooded Georgia's 7th District with more than 4,000 TV spots. The ads feature a multiple sclerosis victim who lashes out against the congressman for his crusade against medical marijuana. Because of the redistricting, one Republican incumbent was destined to lose, but the fact that it was Mr. Barr probably had a little less to do with redistricting than you reported. George Hale, junior, Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas - --- MAP posted-by: Tom