Burnt Orange Report

Could you please point to some evidence that Mr. O'Hara "is a Ku Klux Klan apologist?" That's quite a weighty accusation to make based on the lack of evidence in your post. If he is, in fact, a Klan apologist - that's one thing. But there's nothing in your post but innuendo.

You say that "O'Hara is also an outspoken defender of Samuel Bowers," but what does this mean "an outspoken defender?" Later in the post you note that O'Hara "said he began defending the Klan leader after failing to find hard evidence of his guilt." So he's not defending the Klan, or Klan activities, or the activities for which Mr. Bowers was convicted - he thinks (or thought?) that Mr. Bowers was innocent of the charges? A lot of people think that Mumia Abu Jamal didn't kill Daniel Faulkner. I don't think that those people are "cop killer apologists" - I think they believe that a man was falsely accused.

Moreover, lines like: "[Nader would] probably take the Nazi Party line if it gave him ballot access in more states" are just pathetic. Come on, you can do better than this.

If Ralph Nader is associating with racists and Klan members, then he should certainly be called out on it. But as far as I can tell from what you present, you all are taking things out of context and blowing this out of proportion in an attempt to create a sensational smear campaign worthy of the SBVT.

Ralph Nader is doing a fine job of making himself look like an irrelevant fool. Don't drag yourself down with him.

o.k...
just stop talking about Nader...
just ignore him...
I was a Nader supporter in 2000.
Would not have bothered to vote otherwise.
Every time you Dems bring him up at this point you just piss me off.
I'm not voting for him this time and I don't know any serious progressives who are (and I'm in Texas too, not some swing state)...
anyway, if we're truly about making our system more democratic and responsive we should be about having more choices on the ballot, not fewer...if we had worked to get the libertarians and the constitution party on the ballot we could be taking votes away from Bush on the right...
When I run (as a nihilist) in 2008 I am going to ask anyone gathering signatures for me to also gather signatures for any other candidates who would like to get on the ballot...
ya know why? cause I believe in democracy. I believe in giving people choices. I believe that the American people are smart enough that if they're given an honest debate of the issues from many sides/angles that they will make the best choice.
anyway, just ignore nader please...
help keep the peace between progressives and democrats...

Anyone know if Larry Flint is speaking at UT during his visit to Austin this week. I know he is going to be at Bookpeople tonight, but I heard he was speaking on campus on Tuesday. Anyone know anything about this?

Flynt is speaking tomorrow at 7 I believe at the Jester Auditorium.

Nader sucks.

His delusional apologists want us to ignore him and his Republican backers while he misleads enough people into giving the Flightsuit-in-Chief another dubious four-year lease on the White House.

When Nader retires, we will gladly ignore him.

Is he meeting with West Virginia's senior Senator yet?