Bullshit! Host Penn Jillette backs Bob Barr, Libertarian for President

by Andrew Murphy

Libertarian magician and fellow at the Cato Institute, Penn Jillette has offically endorsed Bob Barr for President. Jillette for those who have Showtime is the co-host of "Bullshit", a libertarian hour long humrous look into various political and social issues.

From the Hotline:

Penn Jillette Backs Bob Barr

In a decidedly unique celebrity endorsement video, magician/TV Host Penn Jillette told the Internet last month that he’ll “probably” be voting for Libertarian Bob Barr. One can only wonder why he chose not to wear a shirt for the occasion. It’s not necessarily a big surprise that Jillette would back Barr. A long-outspoken libertarian, he’s a sitting fellow at The CATO Institute and has been a regular contributor to libertarian-leaning publications like Reason. But in the video, Jillette says there’s more to his support of Barr (and his VP nominee/gambling expert Wayne Allyn Root) than just their party affiliation. Jillette, on meeting Barr backstage at the Vegas show he shares with his silent partner, Teller: “We made jokes and stuff. Bob Barr is smart, funny and understands stuff and he’s a regular guy – nothing tight-a--ed. And this Wayne Root guy, he knows all the poker guys I know and my wife digs him. He looks like, you know, a short Bill Clinton – but that’s okay, too.”