Tuesday, July 17, 2007
News What's Bob smokin'?
Posted by John F. Sugg on Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 9:10 PM
So, Bob Barr — ex-congressman, newspaper columnist, fierce libertarian defender of constitutional rights — visited a Savannah antique store and saw a lovely piece of furniture.
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It now resides in his office near I-75 and the Perimeter.
On a recent trek to visit Barr, I asked about the ornate wood ... well, I wasn't quite clear what it was. But Barr enlightened me. It's a Chinese opium bed. I inquired as to what a famed national leader is doing with an opium bed. Barr (who had a cameo role in the Borat movie) deadpanned: "Well, John, where do you relax when you smoke your opium?"
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