>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/30/04 10:44 PM >>> Dan Scanlan writes.... As a longtime Green activist with both a long term view and a quick knee I have got to disagree. Nader's "campaigns" for President have been strategic for long term betterment. Dan Scanlan
thanks for informative, well-reasoned comments... however, color me a cynic as i've a hunch that the sum of the parts that you describe add up to less than suggested... i probably should have acknowledged contribution of nader's campaigns to increased number of statewide green parties (which may or may not mean much re. resonance with larger public)... green party will experience 'growing pains' if it is to have substantive longevity rather than being another in long line of minor parties that exist for years & years in what amounts to 'virtual space'... perhaps cobb will do for green party what buchanan did for reform party, leaving little in his wake, but that won't happen if, in contrast to what gertrude stein said (unfairly, me thinks) about oakland, there's a there there... in any event, cobb will receive any less media coverage, public attention, and votes than did nader, and if there's anyone left afterwards, they can get down to the difficult job of building a party... michael hoover -------------------------------------------------------------- Please Note: Due to Florida's very broad public records law, most written communications to or from College employees regarding College business are public records, available to the public and media upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.
