Leigh, A student at SUNY at Buffalo has an opposite reaction to yours regarding Nader's letter.
I am, in any case, rather surprised by the lack of attention to Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, on the list, given that it may lead to a full Middle East war. (Suppose an American Black Hawk helicopher is shot down carrying American refugees and it is blamed on Hezbollah -- regardless of the truth of the matter. Consider what that implies thereafter.) Paul _____ copy: I want to print this out and tape it to my clothing. Do you know how insane people are getting out there? I wish I didn't have to throw the phrase "f***ing stupid Americans" around, but I do! Walking through a bookstore on a Sunday afternoon entitles me to a little peace and quiet -- but what happens? Some ignorant shit decides I look Arab enough for him and tells me to go martyr myself. "Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me?" is what I breathed out, blinking every so slowly, praying he would take back what he said. He continues, "You must be Palestinian, right? Go kill more Jews, why don't you?" This guy is literally NOT LEAVING. He is standing there, in between me and coffee, which already has me pissed enough, but he's baiting me? Who does this? WHO teaches their children to do this? Was he abused as a child? Is he impotent? There has to be some sort of reason this guy, who looks to be about 36-40, is picking on an 18 year old girl! In the history section of Barnes & Noble, no less! What does he think I'm doing? Researching ways that 18 year old girls can be good terrorists? Yeah, right on Ralph Nader. I met him three days before the 2004 elections, and he gave an awesome speech on why Israel is going to contribute to the complete destruction of the Middle East. What he didn't say is that it was going to contribute to the complete destruction of grown mens balls against my knee.
