I am stoked. This is the kind of fuel someone needs to keep them "on the path" as a blogger.

Some time ago, I wrote an article on Theodora "Tonie" Nathan, the 1972 Libertarian vice presidential candidate who, due to the independent principles of elector Roger McBride (the party's 1976 Presidential candidate), cast his electoral vote for the Libertarian ticket of John Hospers and Ms. Nathan, making the latter the first woman in US history to receive an electoral college vote. The article posed the question as to why she was shunned by the feminists when she paved the road for so many of them. The article received a few replies, but, as is the case with many of my historically based replies, it kinda drifted back into my archives.

While I was tooling around today, I noticed the article had risen in the "recent articles" ranks, and went back to check it out. On April 5, there was a response logged from an anonymous user who logged in as Tonie Nathan.

I have every reason to believe the post was authentic because of the context of the material contained within the post, as well as the fact that a small percentage of Americans are even AWARE of Ms. Nathan, an even smaller percentage would take the time to impersonate her, and a smaller percentage than that would be aware of the ideology of the organization she founded. It is highly unlikely this was an imposter.

As a Libertarian, I have found that, while my articles are well read, Libertarian bloggers are a dime a dozen. There are a lot of us out there, and so the chances of our blogs standing out shrink exponentially. It's nice to know I'm "on the radar" with a few Libertarians, especially those standard bearers who helped to make the party what it is today. As a new Libertarian, I am thankful for the inroads that have secured my place on the ballot while other independents and third party candidates are working the Piggly Wiggly parking lots for signatures. And I am EXTREMELY honored that Ms. Nathan caught wind of my article.

Ms. Nathan, if you are reading this, thank you. You made my day.