Nader blasts use of 'spoiler' label

(via FOXNews.com) · February 25, 2008 · 7:37 AM

Ralph Nader, who announced Sunday he would make another run for the presidency, told FOXNews those who criticize him as being a spoiler and taking away votes from the Democratic nominee are practicing "political bigotry."

Also this morning, Nader told CNN's "American Morning" that Barack Obama was engaging in "name-calling" against him.

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By depresseddem

2/25/08 at 8:04 a.m.

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I agree with Ralph that the term 'spoiler' is inappropriate. A more accurate description is 'hypocrite'. He has run as the 'Green Party' candidate. In 2000, Nader received 95,000 votes in Florida. Al Gore lost Florida by 500 votes, thereby ushering in George Dubya Bush. Thank you, Ralph, for being instrumental, as the representative of the Green Party, in putting the anti-environment Bush in office over the true environmentalist Al Gore. Voters - wake up and reject the Nader charade.
By plastictree

2/25/08 at 8:56 a.m.

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If you think Al Gore would have been a better President than Ralph Nader you're crazy. Al Gore is a good man, but the next time you buckle your child into a safety belt you might think of Ralph Nader (National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act). The next time you take a drink from a water fountain you might think of Ralph Nader (Safe Drinking Water Act). If you're angry about Bush changing the Freedom of Information Act, you might ask who was instrumental in creating the act to begin with.

For those opposed to Yucca Mountain, Nader was a key leader in the anti-nuclear power movement--and if you think that any of today's candidates would even be talking about Corporate control over politics if Nader hadn't run in the last two elections, you should go back to their speeches 4 and 8 years ago.