Nader Now A Pathetic Caricature

I have to say that I've always been an admirer of Ralph Nader. As a crusading consumer advocate, he has probably saved hundreds of thousands of lives (if not millions). If it were not for him, our automobiles would still be rolling death traps.

He also understood the danger that the modern corporatocracy poses for our democratic freedoms. In fact, I am one of those who voted for him in 2000 and again in 2004. That's why I was so disappointed in his latest utterance. He told the media that Obama wasn't addressing the problems of African-Americans because he was trying to "talk white".

What a stupid thing to say! Does he think Obama should be "rapping" his speeches in Hip-Hop parlance? Does he want him to use "ebonics"? Or does he just think an African-American candidate should only deal with the problems of the urban ghetto?

The truth is that Barack Obama is an educated man with a marvelous ability to use the English language. His mastery of the language reminds me of the legendary Barbara Jordan, and that is certainly nothing to be ashamed of. I just wish I had that kind of control over our language!

As far as what issues he is discussing, he is running for president of the United States. It would be stupid for him to only discuss urban problems. A president must be conversant with the problems of ALL Americans, and Obama is.

All Nader did was make himself look like a pathetic has-been, who doesn't know when to quit. Please Ralph, stop this nonsense and go home. Let us remember the heroic crusader that you were, and not the doddering fool you have become.

For a Naderite like myself, this is sad.