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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.

Eziekial wrote: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.

Gaazy wrote:Theyre all worthless crooks~

Gaazy wrote:He's a politician isnt he? Crook.

Gaazy wrote: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 wrote:You remember 2004 right?

Lyion wrote:

Tossica wrote: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.

Lyion wrote:

Eziekial wrote: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.