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On Feb 25, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Lynda wrote:

> No, not something about race and Nader.  It is about Nader and him  
> making
> outrageous statements and nobody ever says anything.  He's already  
> called
> Obama a fraud and nobody came back at him saying he was being a  
> racist.  If
> anyone else says *anything* to or about Obama, the race issue comes  
> up.  It
> won't with Nader.  Folks will just shrug and say "oh that's just  
> Nader being
> Nader."  So, if he says "Obama lied on the debates about being the  
> only one
> that didn't vote against the war," no one will say he is being  
> negative or
> that he's being a racist as has been done against other folks.   
> Doesn't make
> any difference if what folks say are facts or not, they get slammed  
> with
> being negative or being a racist.  Nader won't get the same treatment.
>
> Lynda
> ----- Original Message -----

I understand the point you are making now, thank you for explaining.  
Sorry to be a bit thick.

I put a slightly different spin on whether or not Nader gets the same  
treatment as other candidates. For one thing, I am optimistic enough  
to believe we don't have a racist candidate running.
I know, I know, call me naive, and yes it was just me for agreed that  
all politicians are scum...but being scum isn't race specific, you  
know what I mean? Calling out Hillary Clinton  as a racist is just  
ridiculous,
and I am willing to extend the same attitude to McCain.

I think Nader doesn't get called out because he just doesn't matter in  
the big scheme of things.  What was it, .04% of the population rushing  
to endorse him? Meh.

On the other hand, as much as a self aggrandizing schmuck as he is, I  
wonder what things would be like with a third, viable party.

I wonder what people think about Cindy McCain's drug addiction and the  
details of that. I think it's valid, to bring this kind of thing up.  
If my potential President's  wife was stealing drugs from her own  
charity, why isn't THAT getting any play?
My point is that honest reporting has gone the way of the dodo bird  
and all we see for the most part are the sound bites they want us to  
see.



Cheers,

Moon