SmallGovTimes.comNader responds to his Democratic critics By: SGT News | Published on 02/25/08 Long-shop third party candidate Ralph Nader responded to his attackers today after they opined that a Nader presence in the race for the White House may hurt their chances at election. Singling out Illinois Senator Barack Obama, Nader asked him to address the issues rather than engage in name calling. “Above all, explain why you don't come down hard on the economic crimes against minorities in city ghettos: payday loans, predatory lending, rent-to-own rackets, landlord abuses, lead contamination, asbestos,” he said. Turning to Clinton, Nader made light of a Fortune Magazine declaration that Hillary Clinton enjoys the “broadest CEO support among the candidates”, calling her “most loved by big business”. Ralph Nader, 74, recently announced his intentions to run for the White House in 2008. Nader ran back in 2000 under the Green Party label and was widely accused of taking votes away from Al Gore and handing the victory to Texas Governor George W. Bush. "The Democrats ought to look themselves in the mirror and ask themselves why they have not been able to landslide the worst Republican Party and the White House and Congress over the last 20 years," he said. Original URL: http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/08feb25.nader.responds/index.html |