Nader: Obama Not Going To Threaten The White Power Structure

[Juice.]

Ralph Nader is taking heat for speaking some truth.

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"There's only one thing different about Barack Obama when it comes to being a Democratic presidential candidate. He's half African-American," Nader told the paper in comments published Tuesday. "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? We'll see all that play out in the next few months and if he gets elected afterwards."

I mean, first of all, 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," he said. "Haven't heard a thing."

Nader also said Obama is making a concerted effort not to be "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."

Speaking with CNN Tuesday, Nader defended his comments, saying Obama is not challenging the "white oligarchic structure." Nader also told CNN Obama should be held to a higher standard when it comes to issues of poverty because of his race.

"Barack Obama because he's African American should be held to a higher standard — much more graceful, righteous, standard of responsiveness to African Americans and Latinos and others who make up 100 million Americans in the poverty or near poverty category," he said.

Nader formally entered the presidential race last spring, expressing disappointment with both remaining Democratic candidates at that time.

"They are both enthralled to the corporate powers," he told CNN of both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. "They've completely ignored the presidential pattern of illegality and accountability, they've ignored the out of control waste-fraud military expenditures, they hardly ever mention the diversion of hundreds of billions of dollars to corporate subsidies, handouts, and giveaways, and they don't talk about a living wage."

Obama's presidential campaign called those comments disappointing, and his communication's director, Robert Gibbs, said Tuesday they were "reprehensible and basically delusional."

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Obama never speaks on Black issues, unless he wants to criticize Black men. This is because he wants to convince white America that he can be trusted to uphold the current system. He wants to convince them that he's just a Black face representing white interests. That he's physically Black and mentally something else.

He thinks Black folks will vote for him regardless of the level of disrespect he shows towards the Black community, simply because he's a half breed. Not gonna happen, Barack.

[serene]

Nader tells alot about himself. Looks like he's put a lot of thought into this.

[Northeast APSP]

hmmm.... the thing is Nader is telling the truth.
The problem is that he is only saying the truth to imply that he has some better solution that will solve our problems which is just as crazy as somebody coming out of the Democratic Party with a program in the interests of the African Community.
The only solution for us... will come from us!
Right from the streets, right from the heart of our struggle, on the same block africans is getting murdered by the police.

African Internationalism is the Political Theory for our Time!!!

[sephari]

well look who's try'na tell the truth!

[Juice.]

The funniest part of this whole "controversy", is that a 74 year old white man is more pro-Black than Obama!

Nader makes a lot of good points too. Even when Obama speaks on poverty and economic equality, he doesn't do it in the context of the hood, but in the context of Middle class whites. As if Middle class whites are in need of upliftment.

[serene]

Its not him speaking any kind of truth, its about his agenda. he is "white oligarchic structure".

[Northeast APSP]

Originally Posted by Juice.

The funniest part of this whole "controversy", is that a 74 year old white man is more pro-Black than Obama!

Nader makes a lot of good points too. Even when Obama speaks on poverty and economic equality, he doesn't do it in the context of the hood, but in the context of Middle class whites. As if Middle class whites are in need of upliftment.

Right on...
They only middle class whites because we working class Africans

"This system was built of the Backs of Blacks, White Folks relaxed live off the kick backs" - M-1 Dead Prez

[afrocentric]

That he's physically Black and mentally something else.

that spells u.n.c.l.e.t.o.m. come on now, do the math....

[afrocentric]

The funniest part of this whole "controversy", is that a 74 year old white man is more pro-Black than Obama!

let me see. 74 yrs old, obama's probably 40 or 45. thats 26 yrs difference. 74 minus this yr......mmm, i'm gonna let yall do the math.

[Juice.]

The media is now trying to paint Nader as a racist. On CNN they brought a whole slew of Uncle Tom's on to criticize Ralph Nadar and praise Obama.