Something Stupid Someone Else Said

"There's only one thing different about Barack Obama when it comes to being a Democratic presidential candidate. He's half African-American. Whether that will make any difference, I don't know. I haven't heard him have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos. Payday loans, predatory lending, asbestos, lead. What's keeping him from doing that? Is it because he wants to talk white? He doesn't want to appear like Jesse Jackson?" -Ralph Nader, to the Rocky Mountain News

Obama has been quite clear on how he plans to address these problems in the inner cities; a detailed listing and explanation of his stands on these issues can be found here at his website. The current talking point on the right is that he's an unknown and that we don't know anything about his policies but all you have to do is visit his site and you'll find reams (said ironically) of information about where he stands on just about every issue in this campaign. And unfortunately many Americans prefer their ignorance to reality.

As far as "talking white", it looks to me like Ralph Nader was starting to jones for some TV time; as I've said before, I have great respect for his past accomplishments but he has now obviously turned into an attention addict and he's saying things merely for the attention the shock of his words will provide him. What Nader has become is rather sad. I don't see him being much of a factor for Obama this year; in fact, I think John McCain has much more to fear from the Libertarian candidate, Bob Barr.