Jamesw Ridgeway offered the following in his "Mondo Washington" column in the May 16 Village Voice [p. 36]. "Nader, Buchanan, and the Aztec Nation EDGY POLITICS" [HED] "Registereing at 5 percent in the polls, Ralph Nader made it into prime time on Sunday with an appearance on MEET THE PRESS, where he lambasted Vice President Gore and said he could care less whether he took enough votes from the Democrats to put Bush in the White House. According to polls, Nader is drawing principally from liberals who are turned off by Gore. Both he and Pat Buchanan, who plans to run as the Reform Pary candidate, are courting the "Perot vote" -- a polyglot of the alienated working class which is being targeted because of its intense dislike of the WTO, World Bank, IMF, NAFTA, and GATT. In theory, Nader would draw votes that would hurt Gore, while Buchanan would pull right-wingers who otherwise would back Bush. To this end both are pushing hard to get into the fall debates, which are restricted to candidates registering at least 15 percent in the polls, and of course the inclusion of one or both could wreak havoc on those ultimate mainstream talkfests. As Nader's stature rises, Buchanan is sinking. Last month in San Diego, Buchanan warned that Mexico might attack the U.S., seeking to seize control of the American Southwest as part of a plan to resurrect the Astec nation. 'Politicians may gush over the warm relations, but there is no peace on the frontier,' he told the San Diego World Affairs Council. 'Nightly, ranches are turned into bivouac areas for armies of aliens that cut fences and poison cattle and leave trails of debris behind in their long march north.' Buchanan views the swelling Latino population in California (it's now about one-third of the state's total population) as similar to the 19th-century increases in the U.S. population under Manifest Destiny. 'Mass immigration followed by insurrection, independence, and annexation: This is how all of Europe's American empires were eventually expropriated and lost, and [this] is how America grew,' Buchanan proclaimed. 'We may forget this history; Mexico remembers. And while we shudder at the idea it could happen again. Mexican irredentism is alive and well.'" [[Ridgeway omitted to say that in the "Meet the Press" appearance, Nader had noted that there is nothing to stop Gore from taking up his (Nader's) issues.... JM]] FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. I am making such material available in an effort to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
