Two Weeks To Oregon Primary
Obama, Clinton, Nader Plan Oregon Visits Before May 20th Primary
By Joseph Friedrichs, 5-06-08
Be prepared Oregon political junkies, you’re bound to ingest vast amounts of information regarding Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton during the next two weeks.
And if that won’t be enough to satisfy your political receptors, how about a little Ralph Nader to boot?
All three candidates have announced they will visit Oregon before the state’s primary on May 20, and in the case of Nader it’s tough not to ask “why, man, why?”
Nader, 74, is still scratching to get his name on the Oregon ballot this fall. This is not something new as far as presidential races go. In fact, Nader’s still involved with a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee regarding actions he thought sabotaged his 2004 candidacy in Oregon. Nonetheless, Nader plans to visit Oregon next week.
As for the Democrats: Clinton will visit several Oregon cities this Thursday and Friday and Obama officials have confirmed that he will return to Oregon before May 20th, although no dates have officially been announced.
I'll tell you why he's running. To give people a real choice. He understands that both parties have sold out to corporate interests and he's doing his best to let people know that the candidates they're left with aren't much different. I feel sorry for the people who sit around hoping the Democrats will do the right thing if they're elected. Rather than hoping the Democrats will do the right thing, or waiting for them to talk about a few of the monumental issues this country is facing (food crisis, flailing economy, war in Iraq, et. al) I'm going to put my support behind Ralph Nader, because he just wants a true democracy in this country. While the rest of the country will be innundated with the dumbed-down mass media blurbs about Obama's former minister or Hillary firing back beers, I'll be working with Mr. Nader trying to solve real issues.
Comment By greg, 5-06-08thanks ryan, keep up the good work! we've got to work double time to heighten the public's awareness of nader's campaign. the media is trying it's best to marginalize and suppress us, to keep us uninformed about mr. nader and his pursuit of truth and justice... the human agenda cannot be silenced! join the rebellion, fight the empire!!! vote nader for president in '08
Comment By Tom Jeff, 5-07-08If you want to know one reason why Ralph Nader is running, check out the complaint he filed in DC Superior Court, which describes how the DNC orchestrated a nationwide effort to bankrupt his 2004 campaign and prevent him from running for public office. This was the first time in American history that a major party engaged tried to win a presidential election by engaging in a coordinated nationwide effort to suppress voter choice. The complaint is available here: http://newjerseyuntouchables.blogspot.com/2007/10/democratic-party-sued-for-anti.html.
Comment By Tom Jeff, 5-07-08If you want to know one reason why Ralph Nader is running, check out the complaint he filed in DC Superior Court, which describes how the DNC orchestrated a nationwide effort to bankrupt his 2004 campaign and prevent him from running for public office. This was the first time in American history that a major party tried to win a presidential election by engaging in a coordinated nationwide effort to suppress voter choice. You can find the complaint by googling "the untouchables group" and clicking on the recent blog post about the lawsuit. The complaint is quite an eye-opener, easy to read, and reprinted in its entirety.
Comment By Morgan Mghee, 5-07-08Mr. Nader garners enough support to make it on the ballot in nearly every state, that means enough of your fellow Americans think what he has to say and what he intends to do is uber important to them. It's not easy to choose to vote your issues, it's certainly not easy to stand against the flood of misplaced anger. It is however our right and in fact our responsibility. H&O;can't even seem to withstand relative slights of politeness or accusations of a misspoken phrase, could your candidate withstand what Mr. Nader and those who support him has? Has any one of them championed as many humanitarian and public service programs? Nader-Gonzalez may not be pretty, dressed by image consultants, and they don't have million dollar legal teams to plan their every move, and they don't have award winning speech writers and aides planning and monitoring their every word. They are experienced, they know the issues and they have a plan. As an American and even as a human being in America in these times, you owe it to yourself, your family, your community and your country to take the time, to make the time to listen to every candidate that you can before you make a decision on who will be running our country, about who will be the face we put out to the world on our behalf. 400,000+ people voted for him in 2004, in 2000 he received 2,883,105 and in '96 650,000+. That's an awful lot of registered voters taking the time to make that tough decision, don't you think you should at least listen?
Nader/Gonzalez Rally
Tue May 13th, 7:30pm
Benson High
546 NE 12th Ave Portland,OR
$10 contribution/ $5 student/low-income (no one turned away)
Wed. May 14th 1:30pm
Tacoma Community College (Building#3)
6501 S. 19th Street Tacoma WA 98466
$10 contribution/ $5 student/low-income (no one turned away)
Wed May 14th 7pm
University of Washington
Seattle WA,
UW campus begins at the corner of NE 45th St and 15th Ave NE.
Kane Hall Room 120
$10 contribution/ $5 student/low-income (no one turned away)
Same election, same position, same issues - $1000/plate for R&D;, $100+ requested contribution to attend a rally. Really?