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December 18, 2007

An Unreasonable Hour

PBS is airing the documentary about Ralph Nader called An Unreasonable Man. I don't know if I'll be able to stay up through all of it.

Then again, as the wife just commented, watching footage of Nader being very physically excluded from the 2000 debates raises the hackles. No matter how you feel about the man's positions, or about the perceived effect votes for him had on the electoral college outcome, some little part of you must admit that he, and the newly unified Green Party, got a raw deal that year. 2004 offered no comparison. The year 2000 was make-or-break for the pro-Decentralization left, and it broke.

I wonder how many current Ron Paul backers are former Naderites? Many of us went on to grow fond crushes on Dennis Kucinich (but held our noses and voted for John Kerry in the general), and I just read somewhere that actor Tim Robbins is actually supporting John Edwards this time around.

But there are several obvious differences between Tim Robbins and me. I'm wavering between voting in the Republican primary for Ron Paul, and voting in the Democratic primary for Barack Obama. I'm also a member of Unity08, just in case both major parties royally screw it up. I hate to say it, but at the root of all of that is a deep desire to avoid a Hillary Clinton presidency (speaking of royalty).

I'm not a misogynist, I'm just an outsider. And some of us outsiders, independent to a fault (perhaps), abhor the concept of continuing the dynastic duet that has already absorbed a whole generation of our nation's history. George H. W. Bush became Vice President in 1981, and a second Hillary Clinton term would end in 2017. Such is unthinkable.

Well, Tavis Smiley is on, so I missed the end of the movie even though I didn't fall asleep. That's what blogging will do to you.

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Politics is Personal | By joe lance | 11:16 PM

Comments

I don't know if I'm an insider or an outsider, but I definitely can't stomach the idea of Hillary in the White House. We need change in Washington, and the lack of a penis is not enough, especially now that Brother Bill is claiming that he and #41 will be part of a Hillary administration! How does that qualify as change?!?

Posted by: alice at December 19, 2007 12:14 AM

Independent and former Naderite. I didn't have real hope for Mr. Ralph Nader winning just a more of a wishful hope that people would come to their senses. Now I do have high hopes that Ron Paul can win. I will do everything with in my power to make it happen and people are listening. I think past political attack have been a learning experience and many are prepared this time around for the political war. The honesty and the messages from Ron Paul are powerful and compelling. Time will only tell though.

Posted by: BlogCruiser at December 19, 2007 01:09 AM

Joe-

I have a screener copy of the movie if you want to borrow it.

Also, I have no idea who I'm voting for.

Posted by: Bill at December 19, 2007 09:38 AM