Garrison Keillor on Ralph Nader

[ThatPoetGuy]

"The thrill of Naderism is in telling your Democratic pals that you're thinking about ralphing and seeing them get all flushed and earnest and wring their hands and roll their eyes and moan. Actually going into the voting booth and ralphing is no great pleasure, compared to the remorse you'll feel if Mr. Bush is elected and fresh horrors begin to unfold and the nadir is reached and the Bushies keep going down, down, down. I say, Stand tall for Ralph, wear his button, wave his flag, put on his cologne in the morning, be as ralphic as you like, but in that private sacred moment, make your X for the Man."

[John Q. Citizen]

1. That's beautifully poetic. poetguy

Thanks for posting it

[A_Possum]

2. LOL Keillor is great

I just read Homegrown Democrat and he doesn't pull any punches about Republicans!

[Bozita]

3. Love it -- Is there more?

[ThatPoetGuy]

4. Yes

There's a whole interview at salon.com -- it's fantastic. Trashes Bush and the Republicans. But it's the Naderites I want to reach out to, because Republicans have a kind of pathological deafness.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

5. he's right

half the thrill of working for ralph in the 2000 campaign was making my establishment friends lose their sanity