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Hit & Run: Stay Classy, Ralph Nader
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: When FOX news defends Obama, we've finally seen everything
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Firedoglake: Ralph Nader: Will Obama Be An “Uncle Tom For The Giant Corporations.”
The Moderate Voice: The Incredible Shrinking Ralph Nader: His “Uncle Tom” Remark About Obama
Stay Classy, Ralph Nader
Hit & Run —
It's going to take a while for Americans and pundits (often the same thing!) to adjust to a black president. There are cliches and turns of phrase and narratives that simply won't sound right if applied to a black man. Ralph Nader's getting ...
When FOX news defends Obama, we've finally seen everything
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Nader Defends Obama Slur
The Caucus —
Remember the days of Ralph Nader the spoiler? These days , Mr. Nader is once again getting under the skin of loyal Democrats and others. Speaking on a Houston Fox News radio affiliate on Election Night, Mr. Nader started out congratulating Senator Barack Obama for his election victory. Then he used a phrase that raised some eyebrows: “To put it very simply, he is our first American-American president and we wish him well,” Mr. Nader said. “But his choice, basically, the question is whether he is going to be Uncle Sam for the people of this country, or Uncle Tom for the giant corporations.” Questioning Mr. Nader about it on live television, the Fox News host ...
Ralph Nader: Will Obama Be An “Uncle Tom For The Giant Corporations.”
Firedoglake —
Ralph Nader called in to a Fox News Radio station in Houston and dropped this little gem:
To put it very simply, he is our first African American president; or he will be. And we wish him well. But his choice, basically, is whether he's going to be Uncle Sam for the people of ...
The Incredible Shrinking Ralph Nader: His “Uncle Tom” Remark About Obama
The Moderate Voice —
Yes, Ralph Nader ran again and place bets now that he’ll run in 2012 or beyond, even if he has to be wheeled from appearance. And This received a sliver of the kind of support he once had this year, which would have been enough to decrease his shrinking legacy — and he seemed determined on election night to reduce his legacy even mroe.
On election night — as even GOP strategist Karl Rove expressed awe at the historical moment and Obama’s achievement — Nader framed Obama’s choice in a way that raised eyebrows. Watch the video below showing Ralph Nader with Fox News’ Shepard Smith, one of the network’s most ...
Jan Herman: Bob's Your Uncle
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Because of something Ralph Nader said on Election Day -- he asked whether Barack Obama was going to be an Uncle Sam or an Uncle Tom -- I feel obliged to take note of an interview (as posted on YouTube) that Nader did shortly afterward with Fox Report news anchor Shepard Smith, who was shocked by the remark.
Here's my transcription of the interview, followed by my own conclusion. I've also embedded the YouTube video because it conveys the nuances of tone, showing at least to my eyes and ears that Smith was calm, levelheaded, and wholly different from his bombastic colleagues at Fox (despite what looks in print like an excited opening that attempts to ...
