At the same time, Nader, the party's presidential candidate in 2000, offered to appear at a news conference with McGaa's opponent, Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone, to promote corporate reforms. Assessing Wellstone's prospects in the November election, Nader said: "I don't see how he's going to lose."
While Wellstone's campaign welcomed Nader's remarks, McGaa was puzzled by them. "It's bewildering to me. ... I will prove him extremely wrong," he said in a telephone interview Friday." ... Rest of the story: http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/08.16A.nader.wellstone.htm
-- Joe R. Golowka Anarchist FAQ -- http://www.anarchyfaq.org
"The beauty of the democratic systems of thought control, as contrasted with their clumsy totalitarian counterparts, is that they operate by subtly establishing on a voluntary basis--aided by the force of nationalism and media control by substantial interests--presuppositions that set the limits of debate, rather than by imposing beliefs with a bludgeon. Then let the debate rage; the more lively and vigorous it is, the better the propaganda system is served, since the presuppositions (U.S. benevolence, lack of rational imperial goals, defensive posture, etc.) are more firmly established. Those who do not accept the fundamental principles of state propaganda are simply excluded from the debate (or if noticed, dismissed as "emotional," "irresponsible," etc.)." - Noam Chomsky