Nader for president

[Phlegm]

For those who are looking for another option, Ralph Nader threw his hat in the ring today.

WASHINGTON - Ralph Nader is launching a third-party campaign for president.

The consumer advocate made the announcement Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." He says most Americans are disenchanted with the Democratic and Republican parties, and that none of the presidential contenders are addressing ways to stem corporate crime and Pentagon waste and promote labor rights.

Nader also ran as a third-party candidate in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. He is still loathed by many Democrats who call him a spoiler and claim his candidacy in 2000 cost the party the election by siphoning votes away from Al Gore in a razor-thin contest in Florida.

Last month, Nader began an exploratory presidential campaign and launched a Web site that promises to fight "corporate greed, corporate power, corporate control."

Nader's appearance on "Meet the Press" was announced Friday in an e-mail message from Nader's exploratory campaign. The message from "The Nader Team" urges supporters to tell friends and family to watch the show and requests online contributions.

"As you know, we've been exploring the possibilities in recent weeks," the message said.

Nader is still loathed by many Democrats who call him a spoiler and claim his candidacy in 2000 cost Democrats the election by siphoning votes away from Al Gore in a razor-thin contest in Florida.

Nader has vociferously disputed the spoiler claim, saying only Democrats are to blame for losing the race to George W. Bush.

Though he won 2.7 percent of the national vote as the Green Party candidate in 2000, Nader won just 0.3 percent as an independent in 2004, when he appeared on the ballot in only 34 states.

Nader was forced to fight dozens of court battles over ballot access in 2004, as Democrats pressed legal challenges over whether he gained enough legitimate signatures to get his name on the ballot.

[Martrae]

Boy...they really want you to know he's loathed by the Dems don't they...

[Lyion]

Notice they left off the DNC in a nefarious and troubling ways having him removed from many ballots in 2004, though.

[Tossica]

Nader is still my man. Too bad more people don't take him seriously.

[Eziekial]

I love how the "party of the people" is going out of it's way to deny someone for participating in politics and expressing themselves. I'm not at all surprised by the negative responses from the major candidates. It's almost like they detest the mere thought of someone not in the "the club" using the pool.

[Lyion]

I love how the "party of the people" is going out of it's way to deny someone for participating in politics and expressing themselves. I'm not at all surprised by the negative responses from the major candidates. It's almost like they detest the mere thought of someone not in the "the club" using the pool.

It's the same on both sides. Both parties are about power and control. They play politics and offer everything, but deep down it's all a power grab.

[Gaazy]

Theyre all worthless crooks~

[Tossica]

Theyre all worthless crooks~

You mean all of them except for Nader, right?

[Gaazy]

He's a politician isnt he? Crook.

[Tossica]

He's a politician isnt he? Crook.

No, he's not a politician. He's running for president but is and always has been a consumer activist and anti corporate voice.

[Gaazy]

He's running for president and hes not a politician? Makes a lot of sense ah welll, im too young to remember the last time he ran from what it looks like

[Tossica]

He's running for president and hes not a politician? Makes a lot of sense ah welll, im too young to remember the last time he ran from what it looks like

You remember 2004 right?

[Gaazy]

he ran in '04? i thought it was one before that? either way, I didnt even pay the least bit of attention to politics at all until this election, and thats still just glancin at articles here and there and not puttin any thought into it really.

[Lyion]

You remember 2004 right?

Kind of hard to remember when the DNC filed dubious lawsuits to keep him off most ballots. Funny how that gets no airtime in the media, though.

[Gypsiyee]

He ran in 2000 too as I recall

I don't know a whole lot about him, but what little I've heard has only been good things.

Toss - I thought Obama was your man - are you going to vote Nader now that he's decided to run again? Pure curiosity~

[Jay]

I think Nader's as much off his rocker as Huck is just in the other direction.

[Tossica]

Then you don't know much about him.

[Zanchief]

You remember 2004 right?

Kind of hard to remember when the DNC filed dubious lawsuits to keep him off most ballots. Funny how that gets no airtime in the media, though.

They don't need to. Cronies like you aren't afraid to mention it every other month.

If you think the GOP wouldn't do the same in a heart beat if someone like Perot where to make a serious push you're kidding yourself.

The real shame is they didn't succeed earlier. It would have personally saved you 8 years of hardship.

[Narrock]

nader...

[Lyion]

I love how the "party of the people" is going out of it's way to deny someone for participating in politics and expressing themselves. I'm not at all surprised by the negative responses from the major candidates. It's almost like they detest the mere thought of someone not in the "the club" using the pool.

It's the same on both sides. Both parties are about power and control. They play politics and offer everything, but deep down it's all a power grab.

Zanchief, did you not read the entire thread?

Of course you didn't. Being a subtle troll is my M.O.? har.