When you lose Ralph Nader, you have lost the left
Interesting comment -- from
Newsbusters:
Ralph Nader: 'Has There Been a Bigger Con Man in the White House Than Barack Obama?'
Ralph Nader last week had some harsh words for the current President of the United States.
Appearing on Democracy Now!, Nader asked host Amy Goodman, "Has there been a bigger con man in the White House than Barack Obama?" (video follows with transcript and commentary).
Nader's comment:
RALPH NADER: Yeah, has there�has there been a bigger con man in the White House than Barack Obama? He hasn�t lifted a finger since he made those statements. And when he made the statements in the 2008 campaign, he said nothing for four years on raising the minimum wage. He made no pressure on Congress. He hasn�t even unleashed people in his own White House on this issue.
And back in 2010 -- an excerpt from this article at
The Hill:
He said Obama's decision to allow tax-cut extensions for the wealthy in the lame-duck deal betrays the progressives who supported his campaign in 2008 and called the president a "con man."
"There will be a primary," Nader said. "Just a question of how prominent a person [will run against Obama]. This deal is the last straw."
"Obama's position has been that the liberal, progressive wing has nowhere to go, therefore they can't turn their back on the administration. But a challenge will hold his feet to the fire and signal that we do have somewhere to go."
Obama is not 'progressive' enough for Ralph. Yikes! I always knew that Ralph was around the bend but I didn't realize just how far...
Posted by DaveH at June 13, 2013 3:27 PM