Reply #110: There was nothing wrong with Nader's context.

[Luminous Animal]

He specifically evoked Jim Crow laws used to deny the franchise. In both cases, southern white political power brokers sought to restrict access to the ballot.

It's pretty odd that when he said it in 2005, nobody seemed too worked up about it. Now, 4.5 years later, when the viciousness of the Democrat's tactics to keep Nader off of state ballots and deplete his campaign funds are barely a memory, it's time to smear Nader with the clearly false accusation of being a racist. Many southern state's ballot access rules are arcane and devised specifically to stymie populace 3rd party efforts that might appeal to black voters.