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I
believe the American voters would appreciate a VIABLE third choice for
President and Vice-President. By viable I mean one that has a reasonable
chance of winning. Presently the American progressive vote is about 1/3, but
is split by the Green and Libertarian parties. Further, voters, seeing that
neither the Green nor Libertarian ticket has any reasonable chance of
winning, then proceed to choose between the Democratic and Republican
tickets. I, personally, identify more with the Greens. Therefore I seek a
woman Libertarian candidate for Vice-President to form a "hybrid" ticket.
This ticket should combine the Green and Libertarian votes into one
"Progressive Alliance" vote. Further by becoming more viable, both the Green
and Libertarian parties should become much more inclusive. I'm asking all
Americans to support such a ticket as the best choice in 2008 for the future
of the UNITED STATES.
Biography
I was born on July 26, 1952 in Camden, New Jersey. My father is Protestant
(United Methodist), my mother long deceased was Catholic. I personally am
not a church member and do not attend church services. If I were asked to
choose between these two churches, I could not. I would either alternate
attendance between both or choose a non-denominational Christian church. My
mother raised my sister and I as Catholics but I have many disagreements
with Catholic beliefs.
My childhood I remember as mostly good; perhaps plagued by borderline
poverty. "Working poor" might be appropriate. My high -but not outrageously
high- I.Q. was recognized in school, especially high school, but I dropped
out of 10th grade at Haddon Township H.S. However I recovered by passing the
GED test in June, 1970. I scored 99 percentile on the ACT test in physical
sciences and was admitted to Camden County College as a chemistry major. But
I managed to drop out of CCC, then Lasalle, & University of Colorado at
Boulder.
I had a college deferment from the draft but it didn't matter because I had
high draft numbers. So I did not get involved in the Viet Nam war or any
military or other service e.g. Peace Corps or VISTA. I did get involved in
political activism in Boulder. But by then the war was winding down; the
major fact of my life was (and is) depression. I remember sneaking a look at
my family physician's notes in my file one time when he briefly left the
exam room. It said "severe reactive depression". I was about 20. I did not
quite understand how important that would be in my life. Over the years I
learned to live with it and cope. But I never flourished or had a "normal"
life. Unfortunately leftist political activism did not pay well; I was not
able to study or work well. I wound up returning home to live with my mother
in 1976.
The four years I spent in Boulder was a big mistake. I should never have
left my mother alone. She had developed diabetes in the late 1950's. Looking
back, it was a slow death sentence for her. I was not there when I heard she
had broken her hip. I could not afford to go home, then come back. So some
more wasted time went by before I did give up trying to change the world &
went home. My mother convinced me to apply for a new Social Security
program, SSI disability. I was accepted. Shortly thereafter my mother died
of diabetes related complications.
I did not do much during those years except run the rental duplex my mother
had for my father. And I kept informed of the issues of the times and the
politics. I read most of Wilhelm Reich's books. But then I got tripped up by
the FBI. They arrested me on charges related to several fan letters I had
written to a local Philadelphia TV anchorwoman, Deborah Knapp. She had
married present day Congressman Henry Bonilla, R-Texas. Of course I
suspected this was a colateral attack on me by the FBI for political
reasons, but I could not articulate that or convince my court appointed
federal defender. He convinced me to plead guilty to one count. This was a
big mistake. I was sent to FCI Butner, N.C. in 1985. I actually read "The
Age of Surveillance" in prison! Eventually I got "maxed out" on mandatory
parole in 1989. I wound up back at the duplex.
I began to expand my political interests into rightist areas, eventually
finding libertarianism. I wound up trying my luck at gold mining in
California, making several trips over the years. I found camping there for
months at a time to be helpful with depression. Needless to say my luck
didn't change much! So here I am back in NJ. Maybe I would have had better
luck in Atlantic City! Or with the lottery! I met who would eventually
become a friend in Ca. He convinced me to get a computer in 2000. So I have
slowly taught myself and do a lot of research on the computer. I'm not too
bad & have a good one and high speed internet service. This website and my
campaign are my latest projects. I hope that this is helpful for anyone to
decide to vote for me!
7/28/2006. Just for the record, I am a member of Mensa. (actually my
membership has lapsed but I intend to reinstate asap). I do not drink
alcohol, smoke MJ, abuse drugs or pop pills. Since at least 25 years ago.
Back in the 70's I tried beer which I didn't like the taste. I tried whiskey
& brandy. I tried "diet " pills (dextroamphetamine). Mostly for their "pep"
or anti-depressant effect. I tried MJ, which I did inhale. I never tried
cocaine, LSD, or any hallucenogen, heroin, etc. I never self-injected,
although I had plenty of opportunity to as my mother's diabetes. (plenty of
available small gauge needles available back when that was a problem). The 1
count I pleaded guilty to was 18 USC Section 876. Later I filed a pro se
motion to withdraw guilty plea pursuant to 28 USC Section 2255 and Federal
Rules of Criminal Procedure 32 (d). The federal defender was not authorized
to assist me after probation violation & was ineffective anyway. This was
denied through the US Supreme Court. My petitions for parole were all
denied. I have not been arrested for anything since. I'm not perfect; I do
make mistakes. But I try to promptly recognize & correct them. Fortunately I
am well centered, usually very accurate, and fairly well informed. I do not
lie. /// I am not on any psychogenic medication. ///
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