[lbo-talk] Doug's Vote

John Thornton jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net
Tue Nov 4 20:24:05 PST 2008


Dennis Perrin wrote:
>> If I were white I would feel uncomfortable telling millions of Black
>> people "I know how important this is to you but I'd rather write in
>> Mickey Mouse or just leave that space blank".
>
> I'd rather be honest than condescending. I see the latter too much
> around these parts.
>
> And I wouldn't equate Eugene Debs with Mickey Mouse. Debs' message
> still resonates, and would be far better for all Americans than what
> Obama preaches.
>
> Dennis

I missed your Eugene Debs write in comment earlier so I can understand why you thought this was directed at you. Since Debs is dead and can no more be elected President than Mickey Mouse I fail to see the difference however.

John Thornton



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