Gatewood Galbraith has died

Gatewood Galbraith, a perennial candidate for governor of Kentucky and prominent lawyer based in Lexington, has died, according to the Fayette County coroner. He was 64.

So far, Galbraith's official cause of death has not been released. The coroner said he had been dealing with congestion, and died in his sleep.

Galbraith was born on January 23, 1947 in Carlisle, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1974 and from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1977. Galbraith's law practice in Lexington focused on criminal law and personal injury civil actions.

Galbraith ran for various offices in Kentucky, including commissioner of agriculture and attorney general, and ran for governor five times - as a Democrat in 1991 and 1995, 2007, and as a Reform Party candidate in 1999 and as an independent in 2011. In 2011, Galbraith received 74,860 votes (8.99%). On his 2011 campaign website, Galbraith said he was "totally independent. I'm an American and I'm a free man. And that's my dogma."

from www.lex18.com...

It's a sad day in Kentucky. Gatewood was the only person i've ever voted for as Governor of Kentucky.

If you're unfamiliar with Gatewood, here is some information.

Gatewood/Riley campaign site
Alex Jones interview:

Guess not many around here are too interested in old Gatewood. He was a fascinating dude, truly independent, always smiling, and worked his butt off to get votes. He said in a least one interview that I heard that he was here to bring together "the machine-gun shooting right and the pot-smoking left."

Galbraith died of complications related to chronic emphysema, according to the Fayette County coroner. He was 64.

Kentucky.com article on Gatewood
Gatewood's book, The Last Free Man in America

And since it doesn't look like anyone else is very interested, I'll let this thread drift off to sleep, just like good 'ole Gatewood.