go to Google[News] and search for barefooted; you'll see lots of recent examples, in some of which the "past tense" of the adverb just seems to work better with the past tense of the verb.

or try this on for size: )

"The barefootedness of the ___ argument, which insinuates that running away will save the ship’s rats, is revealed by two sets of facts pointing to one conclusion..."