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.”

See the video after the jump (but be prepared to shield your eyes when you hear Jillette’s cell phone ring)

(Hotline’s EVAN MCMORRIS-SANTORO)