http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23319781/
If you are like most Americans, you may have already given the candidates of the two corporate parties countless hours (its probably more like days) of your time just watching the orgy of free corporate advertising they have been given by the lapdog media.
Ralph Nader announced Sunday morning on Meet the Press and for the next six months it is more than likely that he will be dismissed and ignored and laughed at by the pundits and the media and the wire services. He will be called names and vilified by corporate Democrats. He will be inaccurately referred to as a "spoiler" every time his name is so much as even mentioned in the press.
Please, either to counteract this brainwashing you're being subjected to, or simply out of friendship for me, or because you really love democracy and peace and want to see them both thrive in our sad little republic, watch this short episode of Meet The Press and consider why it is that the "corporate crusader" (with so much to lose) is once again risking everything he has to run for president this year.
If you are still of the ABB thought process and still mad at Ralph over 2000, please, please contact me. I would be more than happy to speak to you and to listen to you about why you blame Ralph. I honestly don't understand how anyone who knows the facts of the 2000 election could blame the man. The prevalence of this anti-Ralph feeling seems predicated on otherwise well-intended progressives missing some very important details that are purposely left out by the corporate media and the corporate wing of the Democratic Party. There are so many pieces of the 2000 puzzle left missing from most "spoiler" propaganda that I couldn't possibly list it here and maintain your attention.
On the offhand chance that you are a "hater" and don't wish to discuss your anger with me, just ask yourself one crucial question.
There were six other candidates on the Florida ballot in 2000 (besides Nader, Gore and Bush). Can you name even one of them? It might surprise you to know that they each garnered more than the 537 votes you hate Ralph over. Then, why aren't they also pariahs and "spoilers"? Why doesn't everyone hate them, too? Could it be that Nader is the only one who had some small success at pointing out the corporate control of the two major parties? Are the corporate interests feeding you this "Ralph/Spoiler" propaganda your friends? Do they have your best interests at heart?
If you're tired of corporate propaganda, just spend 20 minutes with Ralph to learn why he is running.
