Jeffrey Verdon is an asset protection and estate tax attorney who has been a
helpful advisor to Offshore Press and myself since about 1993. He will be a
featured speaker at the 2009 FreedomFest conference and recently sent me the
following comments about his perspective of the unique benefits of FreedomFest.

Vern

WHY STEVE FORBES CHANGED HIS MIND

Last year Steve Forbes and a select number of experts (including me) were
invited to an exclusive 3-day "Renaissance weekend" organized by my good friend
and financial economist Mark Skousen.

Like most big-name celebrities, Mr. Forbes planned to fly in, give a speech,
sign a few books, and leave.

But suddenly he changed his mind!

After going over the program, and seeing an incredible line-up of speakers,
debates and panels, Mr. Forbes quickly changed his schedule and stayed all 3
days.

Attendees were amazed to find Mr. Forbes walking in the exhibit hall or sitting
next to them in the workshops.

Now Dr. Skousen is organizing another FreedomFest scheduled for July 9-11, at
Bally's/Paris Resort in Las Vegas, and yes, both Steve Forbes and I are planning
to be there -- all 3 days. "I wouldn't miss it for the world," says Mr. Forbes.
And I wouldn't either.

In fact, Mr. Forbes is so enthusiastic that he posted a complimentary full page
ad for FreedomFest in the June 8th issue of Forbes magazine.

I've helped a bit myself by arranging for the colorful mayor of Las Vegas, the
Honorable John Goodman, to appear. If you haven't heard him (a former "Mob"
lawyer!), you are in for a treat.

Mr. Forbes isn't the only one excited about this year's FreedomFest. Libertarian
CEO John Mackey also makes a point every year to take time from his busy
schedule running Whole Foods Market to come for the entire conference. "I love
FreedomFest," he told me. "Wonderfully interesting people and non-stop
intellectual stimulation. I'm really looking forward to FreedomFest 2009."

I'm equally enthusiastic. This is a conference you can't afford to miss. It will
change your life!

In fact, I will be speaking on the same stage as Mr. Forbes on Thursday about
"Outlook for Taxation and Estate Planning under the Obama Administration." Plus
I'll be doing several individual sessions you won't want to miss.

Most the other speakers are planning to be there for the entire conference, and
for good reason. Now more than ever, our freedoms, our financial assets and our
freedom organizations are at risk.

I say: Unwind, relax and become un-reasonable for 3 glorious days. Join me and a
thousand other free minds for the time of your life: FreedomFest 2009. Just
think July 7-11 in Vegas.

The agenda for this year's big show, FreedomFest, is now available online at
www.freedomfest.com. FreedomFest 2009, scheduled for July 9-11 at Bally's Events
Center in Las Vegas, will smash all records, with over 2,000 expected to attend,
including dozens of experts, authors, think tanks, and media. It's truly a
Renaissance weekend for free thinkers, offering nine conferences in one. Here's
the latest update:

WORLD ECONOMIC SUMMIT: First, we offer a "World Economic Summit" with Larry
Kudlow and Charles Gasparino, the CNBC top news team, on what's going on Wall
Street today….. "Clear and Present Danger" is our theme. Keynote speakers
include Steve Forbes, John Mackey (CEO, Whole Foods Market), Steve Moore and
John Fund (Wall Street Journal), Congressman Ron Paul, and Tom Woods, author of
the NYTimes bestseller, "Meltdown." Join us and emcee extraordinaire Chip Wood
for the most important conference of the year.

Warren Coats (former IMF official) on "Modern Day Hyperinflations: After
Zimbabwe, are we next?" Steve Forbes will also talk about his exciting new book
"Power Ambition Glory" and NYTimes columnist and GMU Professor Tyler Cowen on
"Does Capitalism Destroy Culture?"

ALL STAR PREDICTION PANEL: One of the highlights is the "All Star Prediction
Panel" (Peter Schiff, Bert Dohmen, Alex Green, Fred Foldvary, and Dennis
Slowthower), who warned attendees last year about the impending crisis. What are
they predicting now, and how should you invest?

TRIAL OF THE NEW CENTURY: What caused the 2008 crisis, free-market capitalism or
bad government policies? See defending attorney Steve Moore fight it out against
prosecuting attorney Jeff Madrick (Emmy-award winning author of "The Case for
Big Government"), with star witnesses Steve Forbes, Charles Gasparino, John
Mackey, and Doug Casey. The Judge will be none other than the colorful Las Vegas
mayor, Oscar Goodman. The audience will be the jury. This mock trial will be
talked about for years. Expect C-SPAN and other media coverage.

PLUS THESE BIG DEBATES: "Wal-Mart, Good or Bad?" pits Ohio professor Richard
Vedder against anti-Wal-Mart activist Al Norman….. "Immigration: Will Mexico
Explode?," with Roberto Salinas (Mexico Business Forum) vs. Dr. Eric Olsen
(Tucson chiropractor)….Gene Epstein (Barron's economics editor) vs. Warren Coats
on "Fed Up with the Fed?"….John Mackey (Whole Foods) and Michael Strong (FLOW)
take on the Objectivists Ed Hudgins and Rob Bradley in "Randian vs. Conscious
Capitalism."

3-DAY INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: FreedomFest offers a full 3-day investment seminar,
with sessions on "best places to invest your money," with Jon Nadler (Kitco),
Frank Trotter (Everbank), Adrian Day, Martin Truax (MorganKeegan), Keith
Fitz-Gerald (Money Morning), Joe Bradley (Investor's Hotline), Lou Petrossi, Van
Simmons (rare coins and collectibles -- he's the world's best). Plus outlook for
real estate (John Schaub) and energy (Rick Rule and top oil & gas experts). Plus
the editors of Investors Business Daily.

Don't miss the Libertarian Entrepreneurs Panel, a perennial favorite. This year
hear John Mackey (Whole Foods), Christopher Ruddy (Newsmax), Rick O'Donnell
(Action ABA), and Charles Murray (AEI) discuss how to "make it, spend it, and
give it away." Plus Steve Mariotti (NFTE) on how creating profitable businesses
changes the lives of inner city youth.

GEO-POLITICAL FORUM: What's the outlook for the Middle East and other hotspots?
What's going on inside the Washington beltway? Get the latest update from Ed
Feulner (Heritage), David Boaz, Dan Mitchell, Michael Tanner, and Richard Rahn
(Cato), Al Regnery and R. Emmett Tyrrell (American Spectator), Jon Utley
(American Conservative), Tom Palmer (Atlas),Christopher Ruddy (Newsmax), Wayne
Allen Root (author of "Conscience of a Libertarian"), and David Nott, Matt
Welch, and Brian Doherty (Reason).

Plus special session on "State Think Tanks: How Effective Are they?" with
Lawrence Reed (FEE and the Mackinac Center), John Taylor (Virginia), Bryon
Schlomach (Goldwater), and Holly Jackson (State Policy Network)….Nelson Hultberg
on "The Need for a Third Party Revolution"…. "Education or Indoctrination?" with
for-profit education presidents Dick Bishirjian (Yorktown) and John Lanear
(Grantham), and Greg Lukianoff (FIRE).

RON PAUL'S CAMPAIGN FOR LIBERTY: Over 2000 people will jam the Bally's Events
Center Friday night, July 10, to hear Tom Woods and Congressman Ron Paul update
us on the machinations of Death Star (Doug Casey's name for Washington). Not to
be missed.

NEW MEDIA SERIES: Conservative marketing guru Floyd Brown leads a 4-session
series on powerful techniques in email, blogging, and other new media, with the
world's most successful experts. Plus Richard Viguerie (American Target) on
"Magnify Your Business or Resign!", Craig Huey on 16 strategies for business
owners, and Marsha Friedman on her new book, "Celebritize Yourself"…plus Nathan
Tabor on "Building a Political Following on Twitter, Facebook and Blogosphere."

LIBERTY EDITORS CONFERENCE: Held every year at FreedomFest, Liberty magazine
editors (Stephen Cox, Doug Casey, Drew Ferguson, Jo Ann Skousen, Charles Murray,
Randall O'Toole, David Friedman, David Boaz, Kathy Bradford) offer 10 sessions,
including a big debate on "Anarchy vs. Limited Government" and "Liberty and
Religion."

OFFSHORE TAX BOOT CAMP: Beat the tax man with offshore planning, the benefits
and risks of moving abroad, and legitimate tax shelters. Learn from the experts:
Vern Jacobs, CPA, and Marshall Langer, the world's premier international tax
attorney, who will speak on the advantages of moving to a low-tax state or a tax
haven, and the advantages of a second passport. In addition, I, along with other
estate planning experts including David T. Phillips will offer solutions to
higher taxes under Obama. Hear also financial experts Ron Holland, Jon Golding,
Joe Gandolfo, Peter Zipper, and Michael Checkan.

SACRED TEXT PROJECT: Hear a Rabbi, a Christian (Rev. Joseph Fuiten), a Muslim
(Dr. Aslam Abdullah), a Sikh (Gurucharan Khalsa) and a Mormon (BYU Professor Dan
Peterson) explain their sacred scriptures, and debate the role of religion in a
no-holds-bar roundtable with Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic magazine and
Scientific American. Gurucharan Khalsa will lead us in yoga exercises each
morning.

SCIENCE FICTION MINI-FESTIVAL: Michigan Professor Eric Rabkin of the fantasy
world of J. R. R. Tolkien, Brian Doherty on Robert Heinlein, Jo Ann Skousen on
"Romance, Technology and Nature in Literature," and Rollins Professor Socky
O'Sullivan on "How to Write a Classic."

HEALTHY LIVING SERIES: John Mackey on "Whole Foods Longevity Diet"….Harry King,
MD, on "Living to be 120 and Enjoying it"….George and Mimi Murdock on "Health is
Wealth"…and Sihk Gurucharan Khalsa on using yoga and meditation to live longer
and better.

POTPOURRI: Always my favorite category. See Missouri history professor Steven
Watts on "Fantasyland, Walt Disney, and the American Dream," followed by
"Playboy, Hugh Hefner, and the American Dream"…..plus Don Hauptman on Ayn Rand's
Playboy interview…..French Canadians Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau on
"Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't be Wrong" and "The Story of French"…..David Wang
on strange connection between Confucius and America's Founding Fathers
(especially Franklin and Jefferson)….Alex Green on "Spiritual Wealth: Money and
the Meaning of Life"…..Michael Shermer on the 200th anniversary of Charles
Darwin…and Hillsdale Professor Tom Krannawitter on the 200th anniversary of Abe
Lincoln, "Vindicating Lincoln Against his Libertarian Critics"….and Santa Clara
Professor Fred Foldfary defending Henry George and his single tax on land….Troy
Dayton on "Should Drugs be Legalized?"….Harvey Mudd Professor Art Benjamin on
"The Joys and Mysteries of Mathematics"….plus a Mystery Guest Speaker you won't
want to miss!

EXHIBIT HALL EXTRAORDINAIRE: The firm will be exhibiting (booth 206) with over
100 other exhibitors, including all the major free-market think tanks and
freedom organizations (Cato, Heritage, Reason, Fraser, Hillsdale, FEE,
Goldwater, State Policy Network), major publications such as Liberty magazine,
Human Events, American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Investors
Business Daily, and major investment firms. Laissez Faire Books is once again
our official bookstore.

GALA SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET: Attendees always love our grand finale, the
Saturday night banquet. Last year's George Bush impersonator brought the house
down--one attendee told us, "I haven't laughed this hard in ten years." This
year, enjoy another induction ceremony of the Free Market Hall of Fame, comments
by Larry Kudlow, an unforgettable surprise music group (called "Yesterday"), and
a "Dance with the Stars" contest!

PRE-CONFERENCE "ECONOPOWER" SEMINAR: For those of you who arrive early
Wednesday, July 8, I am holding a special 3-hour pre-conference seminar
"EconoPower: Seven Power Tools for Managers, Investors and Policy-Makers." It
includes "The Ten Most Dangerous Economic Myths Today." No extra charge.

For all the details, go to our newly designed website, www.freedomfest.com. (And
while you're at it, listen to our new theme song, "Freedom and Gold." It's
intoxicating.) The conference agenda is now online.

Registration fee is only $495 per person, $795 per couple. Call Tami Holland,
Freedom Fest's conference coordinator, or register online:

1-866-266-5101
www.freedomfest.com

To paraphrase Ben Franklin, let's all hang out together in Vegas, or surely we
shall all hang separately. Fly there, drive there, bike there, be there!

Sincerely,

Jeffrey M. Verdon


P. S. Good news! FreedomFest just renegotiated the hotel contract, and Bally's
is now offering room rates at $74 per night!

P. P. S. My libertarian friend Alex Green (editor of the Oxford Club Communique)
said it best, "Next to my wedding day and the birth of my children, FreedomFest
was the highlight of my life!" Won't you join us?