Comments on: Sharpton Calls Nader’s Comments “Most Troubling”

[smoothrn]

"Most troubling" is that Al Sharpton advocates for poor and mostly urban blacks yet has the tenacity to criticize Mr. Nader over his misunderstood comments.

Ralph, in so many words, said that Obama should be advocating more for cracking down on subprime mortgages scams and fighting for universal healthcare - which he is not.

Should any group act in a particular way? No. Nader''s point was that Obama would be more inclined to support aggressive and progressive policies toward issues that haunt much of the African-American community (since Obama identifies with that community).

[gocubs58]

Posted by bswalker12 - Remember when osamaobama wouldn''''t wear the flag pin? We didn''''t forget, nor will we come November.

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Obama did this to make a point, which of course all neocons will take out of context.

"The truth is that right after 9/11 I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we''re talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security."

[shiftpower]

Sharpton''s response is beneath him, because obviously he didn''t read Nader''s entire comments, or didn''t care that it was clear from the context that Nader wasn''t talking about speech patterns, he was talking about content. The content of Obama''s campaign courts the rich, white power structure, not poor and working class black voters. Not surprisingly Sharpton wants to shield the Democratic candidate because he buys into the "least worst" voting strategy which will ensure the continuing decay of our democracy where candidates and the press are bought and sold and voting one day becomes a meaningless tradition.

Hmm, let''s see. With JFK we had Camelot. What ''might'' we have with Oprahma? Oprahmalot?

What''s the problem, Al? The Black community talks like this all the time and you don''t seem to have a problem with it when they speak their minds. What we have here is another glaring case of racial hypocrisy. The more it happens, the more we are going to call someone on it. It''s called accountability; and even Al Sharpton is not immune.

[nativeeyes-2009]

Obama has won over 40% of Independents in the Primaries compared to 8% for McCain.

You can''t win an election with out the Independents support.

McCain only has a 58% Conservative approval rating.

The more you and others like you continue to bash Obama, you are actually giving him more support in view of Conservatives and Independents that are tired of this administrations missue of our Taxes and Values..


By the way, I am Native American and we only support a high intelligent Candidate that has shown time and time again, he or she is for the PEOPLE of America and not just for his own Resume'' into retirement..


bswalker12 you know what I am saying is true.. You just want your guy to win at all cost, even though you hate what the Republicans have done to our economy and this illegal War..

[nativeeyes-2009]

McCain is the most flawed Presidential Candidate known to mankind. His voting record has and will always be puppetized. He is a born follower, never a leader.

The most affluent Republicans and Conservatives are not supporting McCain''s campaign and the Republican base knows this.
Conservatives know they have a flawed Candidate in McCain and vowed to stay home.

McCain has become the sacrficial lamb for the Republicans.

Why don''t you take a closer look at why not one well experienced Republican has thrown his name in the hat to become the VP?

They know that they have their own house to clean and their own States seats to win over in the next eletction.

Republicans are losing their seats at alarming rate.

Why do you think that is..

America has seen thru all the rhetoric and fear mongering coming from the right wing Media and it''s conservative base.

The America people have awaken to the REAL politics and won''t get duped again.

Independents are moving left center and don''t want another Republican in the Oval office no matter what it takes.

[mattcat25]

he''''s an actor in front of a teleprompter. like the newsmen that glorify him on every broadcast.
Posted by bswalker12


I%u2019ve always thought of Republican President George W. Bush as television%u2019s %u201CTed Baxter%u201D (from the Mary Tyler Moore Show). Bush seems to never know what he%u2019s talking about and it%u2019s been obvious that his handlers have to brief him on the issues.

John McCain will do likewise serving as the front man for the Right Wing Neo-Conservative Republican Fascists Regime (AKA Exxon/Mobil).

[nativeeyes-2009]

Obama has and will always win over the White working Class of America.

It''s only a selected few States that have more ancestral racism and antipathy for those that are not like them, does he not get their votes.


If you look at the history of those voters, Bill Clinton, Gore and Kerry didn''t get their votes either..

Anybody Candidate that garnered more Minority support, didn''t get the Bubba vote if you would call it. That group mostly votes in the general election than the Primaries anyway.

Obama can win with out those states that have more Bubba votes because of the electoral college map.

It''s bad when those same folks are some of the biggest complainers of the economy with their sons and daughter over in Iraq wanting to come home and not die on Foreign soil for no reason than a Oil which is the only real reason why we are there now..

I don''t understand why anyone in this down market would keep supporting the Republicans.

They are killing our way of life, economy and children right before our eyes..

Democrats are awake and need to put a stop to this carefree attitude of another Republican will help get us out of this mess they got us into. when that actual Republican helped us get into this mess in the first place...

[nativeeyes-2009]

If you paint Obama as being very far left, what you are actually saying is, he is for the workers of America, not the Elite of America even though most of the Elites want him in office.

Conservatives don''t know what to make of Obama since they know they cannnot control his voting accord of cleaning up politics from the inside out. His Transparency Act was an out right move against Republicans and some Democrats to move away from Lobbysist and Special interest getting their teeth and hands into the pockets of Politicians.

His Proliferation Act was to stop us selling our Arms Surplus to Foreign Countries..

Since 1996 he has been active in cleaning up our Countries stalemate bills that needed ovehauling like Nafta and Lead paint.

If he was in office at the time he would have voted against the War in Iraq like (R)Sen Hagel and (D)Sen Webb.

If want to paint him as a Doer far left then do and he will win with it.

But to say he will raise our Taxes is a OUT RIGHT lie.

Yes he will raise taxes on those whom benefited and didn''t need or ask for it, the wealthy.

250k households pay less taxes than middle,lower and poor people..

If you think that is right, than you must be misinformed of who you really are, a HATER of American values and it''s system of the People first...