Ralph's intransigence in continuing his quest to split the progressive vote
thus making ending in a bushreich 2.0 version is resulting in long-time supporters
abandoning his candidacy and wondering about his mental condition. Like Bush
himself , Ralph seems to have lost contact with reality. Hasn't he heard that the
Bushreich is a reich. The parallels between Germany of 1933 and the present period is
disturbing. To not see this or not understand this is fundamental. Both
regimes consolidated their positions with "wars on terrorism", wholesale abandon-
ment of civil liberties, world war by incremental unilateral intervention, and the
the installation of corporatism--or socialism for corporations. Both regimes
implemented an incomes policy designed to return a sizable part the labor force
to conditions close to that of slavery. While Hitler's reich exceeded the Bush
regime in its despotism, at least at this point, even the Nazi's didn't have on its
agenda the wholesale out-sourcing of all industrial jobs and the end of the "middle
class" life-style as policy goals. Hitler just wanted to replace the middle class
through genocide. At any rate many of your former supporters don't want to wait
and see what the Bushreich has in store for us--we will do anything to end it. A
lot of us don't believe it will go without shenanigans of all sorts.
Your 2000 VP candidate, Winona La Duke has announced that she will not
support your ticket in 2004--she has endorsed Kerry for his commitment to
diplomacy instead of unilateralism in foreign policy, his support of traditional themes
like adherence to the Constitutional seperation of power and the Bill of Rights, and
his real program for alternate energy developement. You and your VP
candidate, Peter Comejo repeatedly deny that these real and fundamental
differences exists between Kerry and Bush.
Most troubling of all is your choice of Peter Comejo as your Vice Presidential
candidate. Comejo successfully acted as a spoiler candidate in the California state
recall election of Grey Davis. The nowadays investment counselor was a very
familiar "leftist" for decades in Southern California. Confirming some's suspicions,
Comejo has been positively identified as a cointelpro agent for US intelligence by
veteran activist D.B. Mays, who was involved in a project in 1968/69 to establish a
VVAW type organization in and around Los Angeles. According to Mays, Comejo
worked against the success of this project and in fact was instrumental in the
arrest and prosecution of Geronimo Pratt, L.A.'s first anti-war demonstration
co-ordinator in the late 60's on manufactured charges. Pratt was only released
more than 2 decades later when he was found to have been framed. Mays may be
reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Although your ticket with this
"manchurian" candidate is not a likely prospect for inaugeration in 2005, I find it
troubling that US intelligence is now running their own candidate incognito. This
sets a bad precedent and you should investigate Comejo yourself.
Brenda Sands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
First Ralph Nader lost high-profile former supporters like Michael Moore, Susan
Sarandon, Tim Robbins and Studs Terkel. Now, less than two weeks before the election,
dozens of former "Nader's Raiders" and other former Nader associates have announced
their own opposition to his candidacy and are launching ads in battleground states in
an attempt to keep the "Nader Factor" to a minimum. The letter released today from
Nader's former Raiders urges voters not to support their former hero, expresses regret
that Nader has taken support from right-wing groups, and says progressive voters can
be the key to the election, by voting for John Kerry.
The letter, with 75 signatories including organizer Ken Ward, who has served as
Executive Director of Rhode Island PIRG and New Jersey PIRG, and Robert Brandon, who
served as director of Public Citizen's Tax Reform Research Group from 1972-1977,
reads:
"Dear Voters,
Many of us -- former Nader's Raiders and leaders of his organizations -- voted for
Ralph Nader in 2000. Many did not. This November, none of us will vote for Ralph. We
believe there is nothing more important than defeating George W. Bush. Ralph argues
that he is creating an independent political voice. In 2000, when he ran as the Green
Party candidate, that may have been true.
In 2004, as the candidate of the increasingly reactionary, anti-immigrant Reform
Party, and the recipient of financial and political support from right-wing funders
and operatives, it is not credible. Unfortunately, Ralph is party to a disingenuous
effort to split the progressive vote in key states.
With the major party candidates in a dead heat, Nader is poised to tip the election to
Bush -- again. We do not agree with Ralph that there is little difference between the
Republicans and the Democrats. We know that the country cannot afford another four
years of Republicans controlling the White House, both chambers of Congress, the
Supreme Court and the entire federal Judiciary. The price of a protest vote is too
high for families who live from paycheck to paycheck, for those concerned about the
realities of war, for those who lack decent jobs and access to health care, and for
the environment.
While Ralph has pursued politically expedient alliances with the right wing, truly
progressive leaders -- from peace activists to unions to former Dean supporters --
have made substantial progress organizing within the Democratic Party. United,
progressives can build a base for a transformed party funded by small donors, imbued
with progressive values and energized by a vision of a democratic majority. Divided,
we will give four more years to George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and John
Ashcroft. The progressive vote can be the key to this election.
We know Ralph Nader better than anyone else. We were inspired to public service by his
vision and his integrity. Now we are disappointed and saddened to see him embrace the
support of reactionary forces who oppose everything we and Ralph have fought for and
whose real agenda is to reelect George Bush.
Join us. Cast your vote for a progressive future and support John Kerry."
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/index.html
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Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 7:10 PM
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Subject: [Ohio_for_Kerry] Why doesn't anybody kill Nader now??
Why doesn't anybody kill Nader off politically by
making TV ads, flyers, posters etc. of the the
following great news that his own 2000 VP candidate
LaDuke endorsed Kerry in 2004, and bombard Green
voters from 4 years ago with this news (especially in
crucial swing states), so they too won't vote for
Nader again this year:
WINONA LADUKE ENDORSEMENT OF JOHN KERRY FOR PRESIDENT
October 13, 2004, www.indiancountry.com
I am voting for John Kerry this November. I love this
land, and I know that we need to make drastic changes
in Washington if we are going to protect our land and
our communities. I am committed to transforming the
American democracy so that it is reflective of the
diversity of this country. I believe in a multi-party
system and a multi-racial democracy. I believe there
are many opinions, not simply two, that merit a
hearing on any issue. I believe we should be working
harder to increase the numbers of people of color,
women, and Native people elected to office because we
are this country and we are what America looks like.
I'm voting my conscience on Nov. 2; I'm voting for
John Kerry.
This does not mean that John Kerry will be a perfect
leader. Nor does it mean that any of us should give
Kerry a pass simply because he is a rational
alternative to the most destructive administration in
recent memory. But he has earned my support, even if
the leaders of his party aren't quite with the
program. I regret that the Democratic Party is
investing positive, grassroots energy in a campaign to
deny ballot access to Ralph Nader - grassroots energy
that is needed in these urgent times. I support
wholeheartedly Ralph Nader's right to run and be on
the ballot in all states. In a true democracy, the
right to be on the ballot in all states and the right
to participate in the presidential debates would be
guaranteed. That's what democracy is. We must continue
to work to make this ideal of democracy the reality in
America.
For the past two elections, I've run for the office of
vice president. Sometimes you run for vice president
and sometimes you work on putting up wind towers. In
either case, you are working to bring about a better
future for your children. In 2004, I decided the
direct action I could take to help put up wind towers
in my community would be more effective at curbing
global climate change than another run for office. On
White Earth, Pine Ridge and on reservations throughout
the Midwest and Great Plains, we are working to
develop the wind resource on Native lands. And the
electricity generation potential of the wind in Native
communities represents about half of present U.S.
installed electrical consumption. I believe we can
combust ourselves to oblivion, or we can move to
alternative energy. In the largest energy market in
the world, your power supplier - particularly if
you're a junkie like America - impacts your democracy.
I was proud of John Kerry when he called the $87
billion spent in Iraq a ''Halliburton Slush Fund.'' It
is, and we need to recognize that. Now if we could
only get Kerry to pledge to 25 percent development of
the wind potential of Native communities during his
first term in office we could really get excited.
John Kerry provides promise for Native America and for
America. His policy proposals involve vision - like
alternative energy, more accessible health care, and
finding all those children who have been ''left
behind'' by the Bush administration. Heck, Kerry can
even say ''sovereignty,'' which is a far cry from
Bush's inability to pronounce the word. It is true
that Kerry has not yet paid close enough attention to
his base. But once in office, I know he will find
himself and remember who we are. I've spoken with his
staff and received some encouraging answers. He is
more interested in solving than litigating the Indian
Trust case. He wants to move federal policies to
support Native communities, whether Native farmers,
businesspeople or tribal governments. We are on his
radar; this is a beginning.
Kerry offers other reasons for hope. He opposes
converting Yucca Mountain into a nuclear waste dump.
He noted in the first debate that America cannot
demand that other countries dispose of their nukes
while we are busy engineering new ones. He should find
the courage to say that a right to life extends to the
hundreds of thousands of Iraqi women and children
affected by our weapons. Kerry needs to make the rich
pay their share, and end corporate welfare - I have
heard some inklings of that. And while Kerry may be a
diamond in the rough on issues like genetic
modification, tribal budgets and building a more
inclusive democracy, he has potential. And this is far
more than what we can say for his opponent. By Nov. 2,
2004, John Kerry will have earned my vote.
Winona LaDuke, Ojibwe from the White Earth
reservation, is program director of Honor the Earth, a
national Native American environmental justice
program. She served as the Green Party vice
presidential candidate in the 1996 and 2000 elections.
She can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Source:
http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096409685&CFID=85222&CFTOKEN=41921429
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