First in the Nation / First Amendment

On July 10, the Salem Times Register published an article about my campaign as a write-in candidate for U.S. President in 2008. Salem, Virginia is the town where I grew up from the time I was 8 to 18. The Salem Times Register is the first newspaper in the country to give any coverage of my campaign. Considering the fact the my candidacy is beyond the realm of underdog, the newspaper deserves recognition for upholding the values of the Free Press and Democracy. It’s always interesting to read an article that has been written about oneself. Not in the big headed, self important way — I’m interested in seeing what the other person thinks I’m saying. Ms. Tabor did a good job conveying the basics of the campaign and my biography. I’m glad she included my quotation about the “Money Question.” With the wild movements of the Stock Market and the price of oil, the Sub-prime Meltdown we’ve been experiencing since August of 2007, the Federal Reserves’ half a trillion dollar infusion into the US Financial system, the tanking and bailing out of Bear Stearns, Freddy and Fannie — all these events underscore the fact that the economic system in this country is not sound as President Bush and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson have recently been reassuring reporters.