LOL! Nader: Obama trying to “Talk White,” Appeal to “White Guilt”
This from ABC News Political Punch
Sphere: Related ContentIn an interview with the Rocky Mountain News, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader says the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, is trying to “talk white” by downplaying poverty issues.
Nader — who launched his 5th presidential campaign in February — says the only thing different about Obama from previous Democratic presidential candidates is his race. “I haven’t heard him have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos,” Nader says. “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? We’ll see all that play out in the next few months and if he gets elected afterwards.”
Asked if he thinks Obama is trying to “talk white,” Nader said, “of course….The number one thing that a black American politician aspiring to the presidency should be is to candidly describe the plight of the poor, especially in the inner cities and the rural areas, and have a very detailed platform about how the poor is going to be defended by the law, is going to be protected by the law, and is going to be liberated by the law,” Nader said. “Haven’t heard a thing.”
Nader also says Obama wants to show he’s not “another politically threatening African-American politician. He wants to appeal to white guilt. You appeal to white guilt not by coming on as black is beautiful, black is powerful. Basically he’s coming on as someone who is not going to threaten the white power structure, whether it’s corporate or whether it’s simply oligarchic. And they love it. Whites just eat it up.”
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June 26th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Ralph must be channeling Shelby Steele. Or maybe he’s stealing Shelby. Or something. Steele even wrote a book about Obama that said more or less the same thing, gave a terrific interview on NRO online that summed these points up.
Nobody noticed.
The MSM snores about Shelby, but when Ralph (aka EveryWhiteMan) says it, he’s got his foot in his mouth.
Both were right and the MSM shills are still backing Obama and not really looking at what Steele and Nader are saying.
Desired: come back on this after you’ve checked out Steele on NRO, at least.
June 26th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I did a post about Steele on this awhile back. I also posted his interview with Hannity.
Read his book White Guilt too.
Already zeroed in on Steele and Sowell.
It’s just when a white dude says it, particularly someone like Nader I get a kick out of it.
What can I say, I have a weird sense of humor.