Tim Matthews of Blue Lake, CA As an unwitting american, (I'm stuck with it), how many times do we have to go down this road? We have had numerous financial crises since the establishment of this nation and they have all been caused by the quest for easy money. Don't misunderstand my attitude,but we're running out of time, excuses, and patience. Most financial crises have been cured with the economic remedy of war, (which corporations have profited from, every time), but war is a failed policy for the public, not corporations. The populace in this country are
manipulated by most things new and shiny, and are diverted from the more serious issues of fouling our nest, desecration of our home, lets face it folks, there is nowhere to run when we screw this environment up, (no matter what the space agencies say), so lets start paying attention to idealists, (like Ralph Nader), and take control of our planet and culture and provide an environment suitable for the survival of future generations. We're pissing it away, folks.
Tim Matthews, Planetary Citizen. Vote Sanity, Vote Nader.
As to the Nader bashing idiot that wrote this blather, I don't need to say what the rest of us Nader supporters believe.report abuse

powerob of Phoenix, AZ "While 'we' admire..."

If you speak on behalf of your news organization, that news organization needs better representation.

You just trashed a minimum of 7,000 people in your own state who believe in the constitutional right of someone to run for president.

Your column is nothing but unsubstantiated garbage attacks using no stats or evidence. You do however, use wonderful ad hominem terms such as "sad", "mockery" and "laughing stock". What's next? Are you going to trash all the people in Nader's 6% of the polling? Yes 6% despite a media blackout and ridiculous editors incinerating the constitution in order to smear his candidacy.

It would have been one thing had you had the courage to put your own name on your own column, but instead you took the time to write a hit-piece, then bury your name under the guise of "we" implying that your opinion is the opinion of everyone at your news organization.

I grew up in a journalist household. You might want to rethink your career or at least apply at FOX where such talking point regurgitation and smears are then spit-shined as news then encouraged and welcomed.

Me thinks your need a re-education on what news or even writing editorials is about Mr./Mrs./Ms. anonymous.report abuse

Thomas Hanson of Sierra Madre, CA I've been going state to state petitioning to get Mr. Nader on the ballot for 5 months now and its very exhausting. This article really bothered me. I have talked to tens of thousands of people, and they hate nader for his impact on the 2000 election but will still say we need alternatives to the two party system. It just shows how lazy and unappreciative people are. Here a guy makes an attempt to overcome the two party dictatorship, doesn't succeed, tries again and we hate him for it. I think an election of Ralph Nader would send a very positive message to children in this country (a group that is more receptive to ralph nader than most). And the message would be work hard, be a good person, stay true to yourself no matter what other people say and you can be president of the United States.report abuse

4nonduopoly of Niantic, CT Why do we accept only two major parties to lead us? We pay more in taxes to offset corporate welfare, a bloated defense and salaries of people from corporations heading government agencies. The parties are controlled by corportations. So we have millions without health care, a levee which should have been fixed, 935+ lies led us to war, no impeachment as mandated by "our" constitution, global warming, absurd acceptance of nafta and the wto, the "un" partiot act, media monopoly, campaign contributions so we can live of, by and for those with the means to influence. Legislation "for the people" does not make it out of committee. Supreme court justices are selected on Roe v. Wade. Compare to Mr. Nader's accomplishments, BEFORE the takeover.
The media promotes distortion, not providing truth and time in reporting about the above. His record screams of, by and for the people. Like our founding fathers intended and many gave their lives for.
"News" entertainers and political operatives use of spin, costly negative sound bites and labels to blur the truth, don't change what is real.
Corporate media does not want Mr. Nader on what use to be the 'publics' airwaves. We have the two party controlled Presidential debate fiasco keeping opposing voices from being heard. It allowed Gore to make a deal with the soon to be appointed "marinated in oil" duo, to keep Mr. Nader out of the debates in 2000. The next election the democrats went on a suing binge, even after Mr. Nader followed the different rules each state has that only apply to other candidates.
Democrats still use Mr. Nader as a scapegoat. Many of them voted for bush/cheney in Florida. Gore lost his home state and still received more votes than the other guy who was appointed king by "our" "supreme" court. Democrats can't handle these truths or Jeb and Ms. Harris and hanging chads. Our electoral system got us a loser.
"We the people" is not what the two parties or the above story are about.report abuse