Thomas Jefferson to run again... sort of.

[Ian David]

March 10, 2007

CAMBRIDGE -- A longtime art teacher who describes himself as a "professional futurist and social architect" celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday by announcing his write-in candidacy for president while impersonating Thomas Jefferson.



August "Gus" Jaccaci kicked off his campaign at Harvard University, his alma mater. No stranger to political campaigns, Jaccaci ran as an independent for governor of Vermont in 1992 and 1994 while living in Thetford, collecting about 1 percent of the vote each time.

In his latest political venture, Jaccaci said he plans campaign swings through New Hampshire, Iowa, and Nevada, all in character as Jefferson. He has addressed conferences, high schools, and business groups as Jefferson and believes that he and the nation's third president have a strong physical resemblance.

He said he doesn't shy away from controversies surrounding Jefferson. "I've been doing this for 10 years and people have asked, 'What about Sally Hennings?' and 'Why didn't you let your slaves go?' " Jaccaci said. ". . . I'm always ready and willing and eager to deal with whatever the public wants to talk about."

More:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/03/10/thomas_jefferson_to_run_again_sort_of/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+City%2FRegion+News



See also:

August "Gus" Jaccaci works with leaders
throughout the world who want to
envision and build an ideal future for
themselves and their enterprises. He is a
gifted speaker, a respected visionary and
one of the world's foremost social
inventors. Gus is co-author of the
recently published book, Chief
Evolutionary Officer - Leaders Mapping
the Future, and author of General Periodicity: Nature's Creative
Dynamics. He talks to audiences across the globe about nature's
patterns of growth and transformation and now those patterns can be
applied to the successful evolution of any business or venture. He is
listed in Who's Who in America 2004 and Who's Who in the World
2005.



More:
http://www.jefferson2040.org/gusresume.html

[NoPasaran]

1. His militaristic policy towards Tripoli

His militaristic policy towards Tripoli is liable to drag us into an open-ended conflict that could last centuries.