Bob Barr is Considering Running For President On the Libertarian Ticket

[Herb Schaffler]

Bob Barr said he is considering continuing the race that Ron Paul started, but as a Libertarian. The Libertarian Convention will be Memorial Day weekend in Denver. If the race isn't close in Texas, I'll probably vote Libertarian as I usually do.

[jamwadmag]

Originally Posted by Herb Schaffler

Bob Barr said he is considering continuing the race that Ron Paul started, but as a Libertarian. The Libertarian Convention will be Memorial Day weekend in Denver. If the race isn't close in Texas, I'll probably vote Libertarian as I usually do.

Is it possible to grow a competitive 3rd party successfully in this country with all the history and traditional identities?? I was a Southern Democrat starting out, then a Reagan Democrat, then a Republican, and now (by default) still a Republican but also with some Libertarian leanings. Sounds like our 'travels in those circles' may not have us so 'different' after all...

[Herb Schaffler]

When I was 16 in 1962, I used to visit this 80 year old man in his Airstream trailer. He showed me his nudist magazines and told me of his days working at the 101 Ranch and riding with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders (probably lies). He was a staunch Republican and influenced me. Before, I had leaned to the Democrats as my Dad was a Democrat. Two years later, my Dad became a Republican. He was heavily influenced by Goldwater. I voted for Nixon in both 1968 and 1972, but I started feeling out of place in the Republican Party because of the way they seemed to be trying to push their moral values on the public. Not that I was real immoral, just that I was influenced by Milton Friedman's "Capitalism & Freedom". One night in 1976, a friend of mine who was a secretary at SMU had an economics professor at her house while I was visiting. He told me about his libertarian views and I said, "That's me!" I've voted Libertarian in every election since with the exception of 1984 when the Libertarian Party wasn't on the ballot in Texas. In that year, I was happy to vote for Reagan. I liked Reagan. I would have voted for him in 1980 also, but I couldn't resist voting Libertarian. I was torn that year between Reagan and the Libertarian.

Biographies are interesting. Anybody else want to share their biography?

[jamwadmag]

Originally Posted by Herb Schaffler

When I was 16 in 1962, I used to visit this 80 year old man in his Airstream trailer. He showed me his nudist magazines and told me of his days working at the 101 Ranch and riding with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders (probably lies). He was a staunch Republican and influenced me. Before, I had leaned to the Democrats as my Dad was a Democrat. Two years later, my Dad became a Republican. He was heavily influenced by Goldwater. I voted for Nixon in both 1968 and 1972, but I started feeling out of place in the Republican Party because of the way they seemed to be trying to push their moral values on the public. Not that I was real immoral, just that I was influenced by Milton Friedman's "Capitalism & Freedom". One night in 1976, a friend of mine who was a secretary at SMU had an economics professor at her house while I was visiting. He told me about his libertarian views and I said, "That's me!" I've voted Libertarian in every election since with the exception of 1984 when the Libertarian Party wasn't on the ballot in Texas. In that year, I was happy to vote for Reagan. I liked Reagan. I would have voted for him in 1980 also, but I couldn't resist voting Libertarian. I was torn that year between Reagan and the Libertarian.

Biographies are interesting. Anybody else want to share their biography?

Sounds like our 'circles' were closer than you think---was in Richardson during the 60's (except 4 yrs Mil)...couldnt afford SMU, so GI bill at UTA...ha ha BTW, Reagan won that year without your vote.....LOL

[Herb Schaffler]

I lived in the Dallas area from 1970 to 1978.

[jamwadmag]

Originally Posted by Herb Schaffler

I lived in the Dallas area from 1970 to 1978.

That period I was in Plano---finally got fed up with all the DFW traffic and the yuppies, and went out to W. TX to run a 4-man Corp in the oil patch....come 1986, oil dropped to $7/BBL (hard to believe these days!) and moved from another self-owned businesses to Aerospace in Tucson...after many years, and 8 layoffs (I ended up having to layoff all my personnel under me, and finally had the luxury of 'taking myself out!'--volunteered for a layoff), got out and after much messing around, ended up truck driving. But, now nearing the magic age of 62 YO---and, ....ha ha

Cant say, my life hasnt been 'interesting! LOL

[Herb Schaffler]

I lived in a mobile home in Plano in 1973 and 1974.

I worked in the oil patch myself in West Texas from 1979 to 1982. I worked and lived in Midland and Odessa and even worked as a roustabout in Goldsmith, Texas. Glad to get away from that area!

[jamwadmag]

Originally Posted by Herb Schaffler

I lived in a mobile home in Plano in 1973 and 1974.

I worked in the oil patch myself in West Texas from 1979 to 1982. I worked and lived in Midland and Odessa and even worked as a roustabout in Goldsmith, Texas. Glad to get away from that area!

Used to go up & down the 'skyscrapers' in Midland doing some sales work to the Independents, shopped in Odessa, bu lived in Seminole. The only MHP I remember in Plano was off Spring Creek? That one was hit by a tornado in late 70's..

[Herb Schaffler]

"The only MHP I remember in Plano was off Spring Creek? That one was hit by a tornado in late 70's.."

Probably the one I used to live in. I sold my trailer to a 19 year old sucker in 1974. I was glad to get rid of it. It seems like trailers are tornado magnets. A tornado also wiped the mobile home park that I used to live in in Tulsa, fortunately after I had move to Dallas.

[nohil-billy]

Did you ever see James Carville trolling in your neighborhood Herb?