When I saw the headline about Nader, initially I was really pissed off. It brought back childhood memories of many exchanges with other black kids about the same subject. I won't go into details but being told that when I was a kid usually lead to an argument, a dozens contest and sometimes, but rarely, an actual physical fight.

It's not certain why Nader would utter such incendiary language but he did. It turns out that Nader didn't mean talking white the way most would interpret it but was describing Obama's position on issues and his lack of an agenda dealing with issues that significantly impact Blacks. Nader also accuses Obama of appealing to white guilt.

OK, so this is how we'll spend much of the general election phase, dealing with issues of race. The fact of the matter is that Obama has addressed the very same issues Nader accuses him of ignoring in an effort to appear to be a 'non-threatening black'. Nader would be advised to use another tactic to generate free publicity for his campaign.