> show me a Libertarian, and I'll show you someone with a sheltered upbringing For what it is worth... When I read that, I had a flashback to the first man I

> show me a Libertarian, and I'll show you someone with a sheltered upbringing For what it is worth... When I read that, I had a flashback to the first man I ever met who identified himself to me as a libertarian. I was probably about 13 years old and I didn't even know what a libertarian was. He was a middle-aged black man of average means who, I think, was born in Indiana and had ended up living in Pahoa, Hawaii (one of the cheaper places to live in the state). Ironically, his name was Obama Buckner (Obama was his first name, unlike the president). I googled him when the president won the election but he had died a couple of years prior. I wish I had thought to reconnect with him sooner because he was a big part of the local BBS scene, and made a major difference in my young life. I would really like to have talked to him now as an adult with more perspective on libertarianism so that I could understand what path led him to his beliefs.