I was thunderstruck to learn that Peter Camejo died while I was out of town. Camejo was one of the best public speakers I've ever seen—insightful, incisive, and funny as hell. I've never heard anyone (including Ralph Nader) eviscerate the principle of lesser-evilism more effectively, or make the progressive case more forcefully. I'm very lucky that by virtue of living in California I was able to vote for Camejo both as vice president and as governor.
Goodbye, Peter, and thank you.
That's a tragedy, I liked his oratory and was able to vote for him once (the second time, I had moved to New Mexico. Sigh.
Posted by: Thomas Daulton | Friday, September 19, 2008 at 11:41 AM