Re: [pf] Nader on The Connection today (NPR)

by Kaleopono

22 December 2000 22:47 UTC

Molly's comment about Rick Hurtzburg chastizing Ralph Nader in the manner of
parent to child brought to mind an indellible experience I had visiting a
senator in the nation's capitol in the early 1980s.  This person was so full
of awareness of himself and his power that it was impossible to have a
discussion about the apparent needs of constituents and the nation.  All
indications are that the situation has become much worse in the intervening
20 years.  It is fitting to apply the epithet "Imperial Washington" to that
power hungry corporate soft money sinkhole.  Hurtzburg is a mirror.  Nader
is a potent antidote to the systemic poison, worth listening to.  Like Jonah
whose odd taste (I suppose) caused him to be regurgitated by the whale, he
knows the belly of the beast.

Kaleopono

----- Original Message -----
From: "Molly Williams" <mmw@waveinter.com>
To: <jdt@itol.com>
Cc: "pf" <positive-futures@igc.topica.com>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [pf] Nader on The Connection today (NPR)


> Jill Taylor Bussiere wrote:
>
> > Nader pushed Rick Hurtzburg on the point of the debate commission -
asking
> > him if he would favor an impartial one.  Mr. Hurtzburg did not want to
> > answer, and tried to avoid it, but Ralph pressed him, and finally he
agreed,
> > saying "who wouldn't be in favor of it".
>
> Rick H. then went on to say, pushed to elucidate, that he thought Nader
> should have been able to participate in 10% of the debate airtime,
> because he was polling 5-10% of the votes! Quite the rationale.
>
> Jill, thank you for remembering "willful" and "petulant" -- I didn't
> want to misquote and couldn't remember the exact words, only the feeling
> they gave me, of a parent (Rick H, in this case) chastising a child
> (Nader).
>
> ~ Molly