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"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854
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Christine Smith, 45, from Colorado, is a freelance writer, author, and speaker.
Her
articles have appeared nationally and internationally covering a wide
range of topics, including the arts, technology, business, politics,
health, the environment, and human spirituality. She has
also written profile interviews with high achievers including Gore Vidal, and a tourist guide
for Europeans visiting Colorado. She additionally was commissioned to
interview artists throughout Colorado for national magazine articles and
was retained to contribute ten stories to a book based on interviews
with entrepreneurs nationwide who had made major mid-life career
changes. Christine is also author of an internationally popular book
published in 2001, A Mountain In The Wind – An Exploration of the
Spirituality of John Denver.
She
was the founder, manager and hostess for an annual musical event for
six years which brought visitors to southern Colorado from worldwide,
and was founder and president of a charity that helped thousands in need
across America for over seven years. Christine was recipient of the
Amigas Peace Power Prize in 2000 for her humanitarian work. She has
donated her public speaking and writing skills for years to help raise
public awareness and support for other charitable/educational/environmental causes.
She
was advertising sales director for a national physical fitness magazine
for three years, and obtained national corporate sponsors to promote an
event held at the Olympic Committee and Training Center.
Christine
has appeared as a guest on numerous national and international radio
shows regarding her views, writings, and work.
Politics
Christine is
is a little “l” libertarian, referring to one who cherishes freedom, believes in personal responsibility, the non-initiation
of force, free markets, and private property. She rejects the control
of economic and social affairs by the state, and believes people should
be able to live their lives as they choose, as long as they do not harm
others. After
many years involved in electoral politics, she has now rejected the
electoral process entirely and is an anarchist (freedom based).
Her previous
political activities are detailed below, although she now rejects the electoral process as she views it as inconsistent with her focus on freedom and thus her
belief in the non-aggression principle. She
is now, of course, unaffiliated with any political party.
She is an adherent of the Austrian School of Economics. She credits The Law
by Frederic Bastiat with eliminating all political confusion, as it
clarified the immoral and unethical basis for all forms of governmental coercive intervention.
Christine
attended Cato University's "Economic Crisis, War, and the Rise of the
State" program in San Diego, California in July 2009, and the Future of
Freedom Foundation's "Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and
Civil Liberties" conference in Reston, Virginia in June 2008.
Brief Political Bio:
Politically involved since her early teens (in 1980, at the age of
thirteen she campaigned for Ronald Reagan, distributing literature
door-to-door and organizing a political rally in his support), she has
actively campaigned for local, state and federal candidates, as well as
being involved in a variety of political issues. As a young adult
through her mid-twenties, she was a Republican thinking the party
actually cared about fiscal conservatism, respecting people’s financial
freedom, and protecting the nation. Then for a number of years she
registered as a Democrat, wrongly thinking they cared about the poor and
others. In her late 30′s, she realized there was very little difference
at all between those parties since they were like one big political
party — the party of big government, violating individual rights
repeatedly.
Becoming a registered member of the Libertarian Party, she was a
candidate for the Libertarian Party (LP) presidential nomination in
2008. During her campaign, Christine was gratified to receive support
from many libertarians nationwide (including receiving a landslide
victory over the other LP candidates in the California primary on Super
Tuesday), and appreciated the opportunity to speak at LP conventions in
eight states. [Winning the CA LP primary with 25.2% of votes cast for LP
candidates, no other Libertarian candidate came close to the thousands
of votes cast for Smith. There were 11 other Libertarian candidates
listed on the California primary ballot. Smith's 25.2% majority was
followed by Kubby (17%), Root (13.9%), Jackson (8.8%) ,Phillies (5.1%)
(Information from CA Secretary of State). The remaining 30% of
registered Libertarian votes were divided between other
candidates/write-ins.)] She was also a candidate (Libertarian) for the
State House (District 60) in Colorado’s 2010 election.
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