Nader’s favorite food

Roger Simon at the Politico wrote an interesting piece about Ralph Nader yesterday. A couple of excerpts I found interesting:

Which is why I called him and asked him his favorite food.

He paused. Ralph Nader does not usually get questions about his favorite food.

Which, I believe, is the soft bigotry of low expectations.

“Stuffed eggplant with pignoli nuts,” Nader finally told me.

And the most obvious:

Let’s get one thing straight: Ralph Nader did not cost Al Gore the presidency in 2000.

The people who voted for Ralph Nader cost Al Gore the presidency in 2000.

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