Comments on: Wall Street Journal interviews Nader http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/ Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ross Levin http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1656 Ross Levin Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:36:30 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1656 I emailed some of his staffers. Haven't got a response yet. I emailed some of his staffers. Haven’t got a response yet.

]]> By: seventy-one http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1651 seventy-one Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:58:06 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1651 Thanks Ross! That's great! Now if Nader can just add it as the 13th Issue that Matters.... Thanks Ross!

That’s great! Now if Nader can just add it as the 13th Issue that Matters….

]]> By: Ross Levin http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Ross Levin Sat, 31 May 2008 20:46:10 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1536 http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=205748-1 It's about 48 minutes into it. http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=205748-1

It’s about 48 minutes into it.

]]> By: jerseyreformjake http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 jerseyreformjake Sat, 31 May 2008 20:12:34 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1535 Anybody think Nader can do better then he did in '08? Of course if he gets on about 40-44 states. I think it's a real chance, because I feel a lot of people will get turned off when they learn Barr really isn't as "good guy" as it seems to be. Anybody think Nader can do better then he did in ’08? Of course if he gets on about 40-44 states. I think it’s a real chance, because I feel a lot of people will get turned off when they learn Barr really isn’t as “good guy” as it seems to be.

]]> By: seventy-one http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 seventy-one Sat, 31 May 2008 20:03:59 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1532 Did he really Ross? Because I know I've had discussions with you on the Gravel forums and on Facebook regarding the matter. Do you have a link to the video on C-Span? Did he really Ross? Because I know I’ve had discussions with you on the Gravel forums and on Facebook regarding the matter. Do you have a link to the video on C-Span?

]]> By: Ross Levin http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1513 Ross Levin Sat, 31 May 2008 17:30:44 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1513 Nader endorsed the National Initiative (www.ni4d.us) when he went on C-Span recently. Nader endorsed the National Initiative (www.ni4d.us) when he went on C-Span recently.

]]> By: LPiberty http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 LPiberty Sat, 31 May 2008 15:56:13 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1510 A good read: ' There's more: Mr. Nader wants to slash "the bloated, wasteful military budget. This thing is so out of control that it's unauditable. But Obama wants to increase the military budget, which is currently distorted away from soldiers and towards these giant weapons systems, and keeping troops in Korea and Japan." And as for the tax system, Mr. Nader wishes that the Democrats would adhere to his philosophy, which is that "we should first tax things that we like the least, or dislike the most, as a society, before we tax human labor, and necessities . . . through a sales tax. "So we should tax securities speculation first, before we tax labor. If you go to a store and buy $1,000 worth of products, you pay a sales tax. You buy $1 million worth of derivatives, you pay no sales tax!" Has he had trouble getting his message out to the American voter? Here, Mr. Nader shows a mild – and understandable – flash of anger over being shut out of the televised presidential debates. He is also critical of the media. "Since I announced my run, I can't get on Charlie Rose. Or Diane Rehm or Terry Gross [of NPR]. I haven't been on Jim Lehrer yet. I got on Wolf Blitzer twice, on CNN. Fox News calls me more than anybody. They have the same attitude, of course – 'Here comes the spoiler!' But how can you spoil something that's spoiled already? "I don't complain much publicly. I've been told by a lot of the television bookers around the country, 'Ralph, they don't like you.' So the door is shut. But I say to myself, 'Should we close down and go to Monterey and watch the whales?' No. Better to fight when you have a small chance, than to fight later when you have no chance at all." ' A good read:

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There’s more: Mr. Nader wants to slash “the bloated, wasteful military budget. This thing is so out of control that it’s unauditable. But Obama wants to increase the military budget, which is currently distorted away from soldiers and towards these giant weapons systems, and keeping troops in Korea and Japan.” And as for the tax system, Mr. Nader wishes that the Democrats would adhere to his philosophy, which is that “we should first tax things that we like the least, or dislike the most, as a society, before we tax human labor, and necessities . . . through a sales tax.

“So we should tax securities speculation first, before we tax labor. If you go to a store and buy $1,000 worth of products, you pay a sales tax. You buy $1 million worth of derivatives, you pay no sales tax!”

Has he had trouble getting his message out to the American voter? Here, Mr. Nader shows a mild – and understandable – flash of anger over being shut out of the televised presidential debates.

He is also critical of the media. “Since I announced my run, I can’t get on Charlie Rose. Or Diane Rehm or Terry Gross [of NPR]. I haven’t been on Jim Lehrer yet. I got on Wolf Blitzer twice, on CNN. Fox News calls me more than anybody. They have the same attitude, of course – ‘Here comes the spoiler!’ But how can you spoil something that’s spoiled already?

“I don’t complain much publicly. I’ve been told by a lot of the television bookers around the country, ‘Ralph, they don’t like you.’ So the door is shut. But I say to myself, ‘Should we close down and go to Monterey and watch the whales?’ No. Better to fight when you have a small chance, than to fight later when you have no chance at all.”
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]]> By: jerseyreformjake http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2008/05/wall-street-journal-interviews-nader/comment-page-1/#comment-1507 jerseyreformjake Sat, 31 May 2008 15:05:37 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=182#comment-1507 You may not agree with Nader on many things or anything at all, but we have to agree on two thing. He does a good job getting publicitry for third parties, and also hopefully he can open some eyes for the ballot access issues the LP, GP, CP, and RFP face. You may not agree with Nader on many things or anything at all, but we have to agree on two thing. He does a good job getting publicitry for third parties, and also hopefully he can open some eyes for the ballot access issues the LP, GP, CP, and RFP face.

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