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I designed his flyers, printed them up at the local Kinkos, got the signatures, and helped Craig endure the questions about why he had developed this sudden interest in running for office. Since Libertarians routinely make up reasons for insane behavior this was not hard. There were lots of questions.

The kids at home in Los Angeles were watching the coverage and went into shock. The threat of being dragged into yet another Libertarian Campaign loomed heavily in their minds. They remembered my involvement in various campaigns and when I had run myself. Warnings that they would not be available for collating parties or doorbelling were left on the answering machine in our hotel room.

The bylaws of the LP allow candidates 17 minutes for their nominating speeches while the cameras are live. I figured we had to go through the motions. The Committee was frantically looking over the bylaws trying to figure out how to stop what they recognized as an end run.

Nominating Speech. Check. That was me. Seconding Speech. Check Lee Nason, "I rise to second the nomination of Craig Franklin. for the Libertarian nomination for vice-president." Very short, leaving more time for the singing.

The second Seconding Speech was Craig with his guitar and Vicky. It was actually a good show and got a standing ovation. It was doubtless the high point of his life.

My job was over. Mary, Bill, Jack Dean, Emerling and various other people were angry at me. They had immediately identified that it was not Craig who had outflanked them. It served them right.

At that point in time I still thought of Craig as someone worth while. I should have realized that anyone who would have Michael Emerling as a best friend was probably suspect. So many things change during our adventures with life � and so many things, like character, are constant.

Stay tuned for the story of how Melinda used the Americans with Disabilities Act to save Craig from the IRS. Incredible, but true and potentially very useful for you!

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Melinda Pillsbury-Foster is the author of GREED: The NeoConning of America and A Tour of Old Yosemite. The former is a novel about the lives of the NeoCons with a strong autobiographical component. The latter is a non-fiction book about her father (more...)

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