Q: The first woman to receive an electoral vote celebrated her 90th birthday yesterday (Sunday). Who was she?
A: Tonie Nathan, the Libertarian Party's 1972 candidate for vice president. Leftists of course will name Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic Party's 1984 pick for VP. But Democrats have never been exactly a trailblazing group -- Tonie won the first Electoral College vote for a woman twelve years before Geraldine-come-lately Ferraro. Unlike the Democrats, Libertarians -- and Ms. Nathan -- don't wait for being different to become "fashionable". And unlike the Democrats, who dip their toes into the pool of common sense with sheer terror, the Libertarians' "jumped right in" with Nathan -- who was the first Jewish vice presidential candidate also. Happy birthday, Tonie. I hope there are many more ahead of you. And thank you for all of your years in service to the Libertarian Party. More: http://www.libertywillwin.com/node/51 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonie_Nathan http://www.lpedia.org/Tonie_Nathan http://www.cato.org/blog/first-woman Sincerely Yours, Marc Montoni, Secretary Libertarian Party of Virginia http://www.LPVA.com ============================================================================ Peaceful Commerce With All Nations * Noninterventionism * Repeal Prohibition * End Government Intrusion In The Bedroom * Repeal All Gun Laws * Taxpayer Bailout: Repeal The Income Tax * Sound, Free-market Money & Abolish The Fed * End Corporate & Individual Welfare * Abolish The IRS * Privatize Transportation Infrastructure * Free-market Emergency Services * Minimally-regulated Migration * Transfer Government Schools To The Private Sector * Eliminate Regulation * VOTE LIBERTARIAN * 800-ELECT-US or http://www.LP.org ============================================================================ If big government works, why do its advocates need to defend it? ############################################################# Have an announcement you'd like to post? SCC members & many committee heads are all authorized to post; or you may send your announcements to the List Master: <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Announcement>. ############################################################# Unsubscribe: Send an email to [email protected] with no subject and "Unsubscribe Announce" as the text. ############################################################# Libertarian Party of Virginia http://www.LPVA.com Phone: 703-715-6230 ############################################################# Want to see past messages? Check the Archive: http://www.Mail-Archive.com/[email protected]/ #############################################################
