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Nader 'Almost 100%' Certain Obama Will Face Primary

Kevin Spak — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:16:05 CDT

The debt ceiling deal has so inflamed liberals that "the chances of there being a challenge to Obama in the primary are almost 100%," Ralph Nader said yesterday in an interview with the Daily Caller . Nader has said for a while that he’s trying to get someone to run against...

Nader on 2012: Sadly, Obama’s a Shoo-In

Kevin Spak — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:10:50 CDT

Ralph Nader isn’t holding his breath waiting for President Obama to go down in flames Jimmy Carter-style. “The stars are aligned” for Obama’s reelection, Nader writes in a Bloomberg op-ed. Here’s why: The Republican primary field is littered with hardcore ideologues. “Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Donald Trump and others might...

Ralph Nader: Stop Giving Athletes Scholarships

Kevin Spak — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:03:05 CDT

Ralph Nader has set his sites on a new target: college sports. Nader's "League of Fans" group is calling for a ban on college athletic scholarships, as a way to "de-professionalize" school athletic programs. "As we near the exciting conclusion of 'March Madness—which would more accurately be described as...

Ralph Nader: Impeach 'War Criminal' Obama

Nick McMaster — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:17:34 CDT

Ralph Nader, often a candidate for president and never a fan of the president or anyone who wants to be president , has quickly condemned President Obama's action in Libya , branding him a "war criminal," Mediaite reports. Sound familiar? Nader had the same pet name for George W Bush and Dick...

Ralph Nader Takes on Airport Scanners

Kevin Spak — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:50:00 CST

Ralph Nader has teamed up with the Electronic Privacy Information Center in a campaign against the full-body scanners being installed in airports around the country. EPIC has filed a lawsuit urging a DC court of appeals to suspend the scanner program, arguing that the machines are easily hackable, store nude...

Ralph Nader Rips US Safety Agency Over Toyota Mess

Nick McMaster — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:56:02 CST

Ralph Nader says the US auto safety watchdog bears some of the blame for Toyota's sticky accelerator pedal mess. He faults the NHTSA for failing to take decisive action after six investigations spurred by complaints about involuntary acceleration. The recall is just a "cheap fix" after years of hiding accelerator...

Nader Considers Run Against Dodd

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:50:05 CST

Ralph Nader says he is "absorbing" the reaction he's receiving about a possible bid for the Senate and wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support before making a decision. Supporters have called on the 75-year-old Connecticut native to jump into the hotly contested race to challenge Democrat Chris...

Time for Gays to Go Nader on Democrats

Rob Quinn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:46:06 CST

The two-party system gives gay Americans a terrible deal, and the proposed gay boycott of Democratic National Committee fundraising is a big step in the right direction toward changing the situation, writes Emma Ruby-Sachs . Cutting off funds to the party will push Democrats toward eliminating discrimination against gays and could...

Nader: Obama Is 'Weak, Waffling'

John Johnson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:08:47 CDT

In an interview with Time to plug his new book, Ralph Nader doesn't mince words when asked his opinion of President Obama: "Weak. Waffling, wavering, ambiguous, and overwhelmingly concessionary." So does this mean we can expect another Nader run? "It's too early to say. One thing is I always want...