Talking White

Ralph Nader has stepped out of his damn mind and said that Barack Obama is "talking white" and taking advantage of "white guilt". Nader says that Barack has yet to speak on what can be blanketed as black issues (i.e., the housing market, payday loans, etc.) and is trying to stay away from the issues that Jessie Jackson used in his campaign. I agree that Barack has not explicitly spoken on black issues, however after hearing his economic and social change plans, I think they will help America as a whole and that is by far the constituency that I think the President should respond to. I think Obama needs to essentially prove himself to the everyone in America and we as Black people should hold him to the same standard as we would hold a white candidate. However, Nader, is totally off base with his comment and somebody needs to shut him up. He says that Barack is pretending to be white so that he doesnt challenge the establishmnet. Two things, I think about when I hear this statement is what does pretending to be white mean? Is white a state of being that educated people attain? I dont think so. Outside of pigmentation, race, biologically speaking, has very little to do with how a person acts or behaves. So Nader's comments are not substantial on that point. The second thing that comes to mind is, does being white mean you automatically dont challenge the status quo, or cannot challenge the establishment? I'm troubled by Nader's comment (and the fact that he has decided to re-enter because he is not satisfied with the candidate) because it is these type of senseless attacks that continuously bring the focus off of the issues. If Nader wants to draw attention to himself do it in another way. America is ready for change. There have been 8 years of continuous deception and ignorance on the behalf of the Bush Administration, and I for one am very excited to see what happens with the next President of the United States. But with Nader coming out, Barack has said that he simply is trying to get attention, which is entirely believable. Barack is going to do what he did when Hilary tried to pull the same stunts. If you dont remember, let me refresh your memory...