Nader Calls Out Obama on CNN

[NuttyNuggets]

Yeah... you all talk big about your admiration for Nader or at least about your frustration with the monopoly of the major parties that stagnates the U.S. but where were you at voting time?

*crickets* *crickets* *crickets*

It's not his failure to win an election. We choose our leaders so it's our failure. Own it. Blame yourselves. I voted for him 3 times and you people dissapointed me the way you say Democrats and Republicans dissapointed you!

[inbetweentics]

i've never bought into the lesser of two evils concept - evil is evil, no lesser

[RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Why don't you run for Congress Ralph?

[drjimiboy69]

Nader gets loose. Total logic and lucidity. He drubs the weak centrist Democrats and reduces to rubble the conservative hypocrisy re. economic policies and foreign policy. No wonder they despise him. Nader 2012.

[Cabronosidad]

Ralph once against demonstrating the gentle art of walking on water!

[GBS1043]

Because Obama is "one of them" Ralphie boy !

[johngorgis]

obama is a threat to the planet

[duck24x]

CNN & Obama are worthless pieces of shit. This CNN anchor doesn't do any hard journalism or research. Instead, he starts the conversation by repeating bullshit from political enemies of Nader. Obama & CNN have never done a hard day of work in their pathetic lies. Ralph Nader should have been president, but was illegally kept off ballots by the terrorist Democrat & Republican parties.

Anyone who voted for Demopubs & Republicrats should be killed.

[frankystein12]

Why didn't the man get more votes?

[dugfriendly]

@frankystein12 I could only vote once.

[Yelena335]

B.Obama's Health Care Attempt.... Do you back this administration's reform? Goto my utube channel page to Discover exactly why your opinons means something !!

[Lingerfoot]

Jesse Ventura and/or Ron Paul - 2012

[Meloman0001]

Ive come to the realization that some Americans like to vote against their interests, but what the hell....Go Ron Paul, Nader, McKinney, Barr and Jess Ventura!!!

[Martinalutherking]

I hate to say it, but Nader has a point. The bottomline is there is no way in the world white America would stand behind a black man in office unless there were some puppet string somewhere. And before I hear "thats not true" all you have to do is look at history to back up my claim.

I just hope everything works out, because like or not he is president. Can anything be worse than Bush?!

[Meloman0001]

yes it can get worse than Bush. Look at Sarah Palin. People need to wake up, but it usually takes a catastrophe to do that.

[Martinalutherking]

I hear you, but we avoided Palin we didn't avoid Bush. And we are in a catastrophe right now, economically speaking ;-)

[avidalocan]

I think that's why the Republicans put up Palin. She makes Bush look ok. It was designed to confuse people so that they wouldn't think the incumbent was all that bad.

[aewester]

Why do you hate to say Nader has a point?

Nader's one of the most honest, forthright, moral and sane public political figures

[Martinalutherking]

Because I have not always agreed w/ Nader on certain things he says. I do however like to give credit where its due, and he has my full support behind what he said in this clip.

[hangeygirl]

Love Nader. a real honest and brave man. Great politician and thinker. Bless Nader.

[judmeffer]

Do an internet search on Vera Baker.

[yourmajezty]

fix america before you can fix ghettos

[themango90]

"The more people voting for Nader the more support he gets next time."

This is idiocy.

2000: Nader garners 2.7% of the vote, according to most observers is extremely influential in results of race between Gore and Bush

2004: Nader garners 0.38% of the vote

If Nader gets a lot of votes and ends up being spoiler again, the result is that third parties will be FURTHER marginalized because progressives rightly or wrongly will blame those who threw their votes to the spoiler. Catch 22.

[themango90]

It's a shame that Nader didn't become a professor instead of a presidential candidate. If he had, George W Bush never would have become president, and our country would have been spared a lot of grief.

Nader supporters, we respect your disdain of the two-party system (and it's a disdain that I share), and Nader's a smart guy, but this election is just too important to make a protest vote. Please consider voting for Obama or McCain in 2008. Support 3rd parties on the state and local level.

[aacotter]

... but i genuinely want ralph nader to be president. it's not a protest vote, it's a sincere attempt to get this man elected. it may be in vain, but voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.

[nobodyisname]

Yes! Discard the terms protest vote and third party candidate. Dems and Reps put deregulation into place leading to the current economic situation. Why would anyone upset with the fall of Wall Street vote Democrat or Republican?

[pilate10]

@aacotter: Well said.....fully agree.

[longsilver1]

I'm really sorry dude...I'm voting for Nader on principal. Democrats should understand that they are the "spoilers", You are all complicit in this farce when you waste an opportunity to do the right thing. Enjoy your scraps.

[UnkownRiot]

Man FUCK Obama and FUCK Mccain! I'd rather take my chances in voting for someone I feel more comfortable about, than Corporate sell outs who seem too talk the same old shit in the debates. If this election is really "important" then work to get ALL the canidates debating. Theres better choices out there.

[theoriginalanomaly]

the only way to waste a vote or spoil an election is to vote for someone you don't want to win.

[AssilemakaMelissa]

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Vote Nader/Gonzalez 2008!

[misharo0o]

i'm voting for who i believe in & it's Nader, even if it means i'm throwing my vote away.

[TheEgyptianOne]

nader came to our school yesterday i saw him in real life.

[travelfar22]

NADER/Gonzalez = WE the PEOPLE

Democrat/Republican parties = THEY the CORPORATION$

>* The two headed Democrat/Republican monster is not

to be trusted as they've proven over and over!

>* NO more PAY-or-DIE Healthcare $ystem!

We Want Single-Payer like Canada!

>* "Spoiler" is a politically bigoted word used by the opposing parties to keep the independents out of the race.

>* Vote NADER/Gonzalez and We The People CAN Win!

[JJavenger1988]

Talked to a friend of a friend yesterday from Niagara Falls, Canada.

Said that only 2/13 Provinces in Canada, Ontario(where he lives) and Quebec have that type of healthcare.

[dalaurya]

Go, Ralph! Go, Ralph! It's your birthday. Get busy!

[notjam2]

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[pxyvision001]

I've met Mr. Nader and he's a real gentleman. I respect him greatly. His intentions are good - his points are truly biting. While all this is good and in his favor, his objectives would cost American's more because he's not a small government kinda-guy. His plan would raise taxes and increase government. :-(

[deaddora]

Right-o, Republicans reduce taxes (for the uber rich) and over the past 8 years government has increased far in excess of any of Ralph's plans.

Sometimes you need to search for knowledge beyond the talking points.

[pxyvision001]

I received a tax refund this year due to the current administration's tax reduction policy and I make less than 50K a year - no uber rich my darlin'. Secondly, the president doesn't make monetary policy nor does the president inact laws - congress does. And if YOU check your knowledge, you'll notice that Democrats control congress - and hence, spending and government growth. lol.

[PhantomSAMP]

I was thinking about voting 3rd party, but wouldn't I be wasting my vote since Nader and the other 3rd party candidates have a very slim chance of winning the election?

[fishheatcats]

No. There is no such thing as a wasted vote. Vote for what you believe in, not against what your afraid of(i.e. for Obama because your against McCain).

[deaddora]

I won''t waste my vote on either one of the candidates. You're just voting against your own best interests and even if your candidate wins you still lose.

[brightsunshineyday]

I sometimes wonder how the government manages all those mind-controlled robots who vote for Democrats. Is it something in the water?  They sure are drinking the kool-aid.

[cexu]

haha more like how on earth do the republicans keep getting ppl to vote for them !

[yviva]

great clip

[DBEN153662]

Roberts is not jewish, you bastard !

[NaderCorp]

Nader for president

[jbfhrhftjhfththftht]

still one more jew interviewing an upright arab !!!!! boy those jews are soooooo smooth !!!!!

[jacobpsweeney]

great video.

[falcon5956]

fuck you communist

[Maxybrklyn]

NADER ROCKS!!!!

[taoistcowboy123]

Now that was an intellectual bitch slap!

oh wa wa

[ryanshaunkelly]

gravel kucinich paul nader

perot charts

the truth

[planetfine]

People like Nader, Perot, Ron Paul are the ones that should hold power but Americans are too afraid of change and too simple to understand this...

[emmanuelnimmons]

MOST americans are ignorant.

[paul8kangas]

The way to create jobs is to lower the work week to a 30 hour week at 40 hours pay , for all Federal employees. That would create 10 million jobs in one month.

With the stroke of a pen the President could create a 30 hour work week for all Federal employees. This would create 10 million new jobs. If the Fed gov set the example, then the state governments would follow suit. Hi tech companies like Microsoft & Toyota would follow suit. In one year we could turn the whole economy around.

[gonader2008]

Nader knows a phony when he sees one unlike the public, but they still will fall for Obama in the end.

[lunchland]

Amen Ralph!

[paul8kangas]

I would vote for Nader/Gonzalez if he would come out for a 30 hour work week for all Federal employees. This is the key step to moving the whole nation towards full employment.

[george3444]

If Nader put Bush in office, then Perot surely put Clinton in office. WRONG! Candidates lose because they don't appeal to the voters who go elsewhere. Your crying only further supports a corrupt 3rd party system.

[0613162k]

Exacltly, elections are about choices and competition. No one is entitled. Democrats have had their chance, it's time for Nader to be allowed to debate and allowed on all 50 stae ballots to not deny freedom of speech and the right to vote in a so called deocracy.

Vote Nader 2008. You need to petiton to get Nader on the ballot if you intend to otherwise Nader supporters in your state will be disenfranchised. The instructions are on my youtube channel, as ther's a deadline to meet.

[kasra2003]

it will be very unfortunate if we lose this man as politian or real voice in american politics,and its sad a country like states claims that has democracy wouldnt give this man some power to contribute more to american people and subsequently to rest of da world.cuz corporation and industries man like nader to have any power and that is capitalism

[andrewrance]

I feel Nader has displayed throughout his life that he stands on his intellect in the pursuit of truth and will not surrender.

What he has done among other things quiet simply exposed the faults of the two party "democratic" system making them glaringly obvious.

Why can he not become president? Who told us that he can only ever be a spoiler? Does not America strive to support the best there is?

[liberalsloveyou]

Ralph Nader is a spoiler because he has not done ONE thing to increase the influence of the Green Party between elections. Not one thing. Now he's not even running in the Green Party. What's he in now, the Ralph Nader Party?

 He has never done anything between elections. He just comes out every four years and tries to boost his enormous ego. He accepts funding from the very GOP he's supposedly against. A vote for Ralph Nader is a wasted vote. He is a tool of the Republican Party.

[andrewrance]

He has never done anything between elections? Read that sentence back to yourself slowly and think. Then read back A vote for Ralph Nader is a waisted vote and think back to the first time you heard that, chances are you were listening to a media source and weren't thinking for yourself. If you enter a running race do you blame the person behind you if you don't win? Two party politics is old school bring on the evolution!!

[nportillo73]

The Green Party blew it, not Ralph. That was clearly evident in the California governor recall debacle. They had a chance to step up to the plate and didn't do shit. Now we're stuck with Schwarzennegger...

[Gringoman911]

Don't run if the primary goal of your campaign is about bringing out issues and not winning ,If you cant manage to be eligible at a presidential debate to express them why bother?

[robertangel30]

Nader helped to screw Al Gore in 2000. He is a disgrace, even if I do agree with most of what he says about the corporations screwing us.

[veranka3]

Nader's gamble in 2000 resulted in Bush's war in Iraq and thousands of innocent deaths.... does he really want to risk a replay with McCain and Iran?

In 2004, Nader said Bush had done such a bad job that there was no way he'd be re-elected, thus rationalizing how he wouldn't be a spoiler ... well, he was wrong, and Bush was re-elected. Look it up-- it's a fact.

[snaed27]

I kinda like a Nader /Paul leadership !now that would rock !

[Mrmoc7]

Obama for President,

Ralph Nader for Vice-president

[ACUTS07]

Nader to Obama

"I've got chunks of guys like you in my stool"

[blahblah7949]

nader should be a adviser to obama once obama become the prisedent, which he will. like the way nader advised carter.

ps i admire all three of them

[Jobided15]

me too. by the way this clip is fucking brilliant. while Nader has the balls to display his intellect and say what he feels, Obama talks in tortured circles about intangible "change." yeah sure, Obama, why don't i just vote for Tavis Smiley instead? (i like obama, but i needed to say that. he irks me when it comes to his public dialogue).

[veranka3]

The reason other candidates like Obama, don't behave the way Nader wants them to (in other words, like Nader) is that he himself has proven in the last two elections that that kind of always angry, always critical, never positive about anything type of personality doesn't resonate with voters & results in something like 97.7% of the people not voting for you. Just as in a family dispute or a workplace debate, you're not going to get anyway just pointing out how stupid you think everyone is.

[robertangel30]

Right on point veranka3

[veranka3]

Ralph-- why don't you explain why you can't get 3% of voters to side with you in an election, but still insist that your way is the best way? Why don't you explain how you would rather let George Bush be president for 8 years rather than compromise and get a better though still imperfect person in there....

[nowellian]

Obama and Clinton are such spoilers. If they would just drop out we would have a great president, Ralph Nader!

Nader could beat McCain, but can Obama or Clinton?

[AhAbba]

Does Obama has enough time alloted to this issues. He definetely have plans for the things you told. Besides no other candidate have explained on these issues yet. Why only Barack should be responsible.

[tvtechwonV]

obama sucks...

[Tundra56]

Well, he makes points for calling Barack on his shortcomings. Barack has the backing of a large percentage of Black Americans. Barack, however, seems to mostly speak to for middle-class. Let's face it, this means that Barack does not speak for the people that back him the most.

I like what Nader has to say in this video, but I do not believe that he has to run for the Presidency in order to make these points. Doesn't Nader have enough blood on his hands from the 2000 race?

[muratshawn]

Ralph Nader is totally right.He has a right to run and also has a right to question the other candidates.I do not blame them,hiding from naders question,because truth is power!

[iceddante]

Nader makes these points all the time- he just doesn't get any air time unless he is running for President. Which is too bad because the man is a genius.

[seattlegonz]

At least he speaks the truth about Barack.

[marniespeaks]

Since the two major parties keep spending money and time trying to keep Nader and the like off the ballot I would like to start an initiative.

A vote cast or written for a third party is a message to Democrats and Republicans for

None Of The Above!

Spread it!

[theloyalnine]

Eat shit, Nader!

[kobelakers69]

i have a ? for u nader, ''y r u coming out all of a sudden? u blew it for gore in 2000 and now your going to fuck everything up u old hag

[dumbass1984]

Thats not true. Look at the facts dumbass.

[olympus7000]

There where many other candidates in Florida that had enough votes to bridge the Bush to Gore gap. To blame Ralph is to blame a straw man. Two other point:

1. You have no idea what Gore really would have done in a post 9/11 world. It's beyond any of us to know.

2. Many people where turned off by the Democrats because of the Clinton/Lewinsky thing. I know many who thought that "dignity needed to be brought back to the white house".

[ryanshaunkelly]

NADER + VP

12 noon ET / Thur. 28 FEB 08

gravel kucinich paul nader

Truth Time.

[nadersucks]

Nader is pathetic. He hasn't convinced us that he can do anything or that he isn't responsible for the 2000 debacle yet. He's not going to do it before he dies. Just get over it man, you will always be hated by the rational thinkers in America.

[tooclassy4most]

More democrats voted for George W Bush in 2000 than the total amount of votes Nader got. If those democrats would have voted for Gore instead of Bush, Gore woulda won. Nader has nothing to do with it.

[ZombiesNTea]

Rational thinkers believe its prudent to support candidates who are plutocratic, not democratic? Who are blatantly subservient to their corporate overlords, not the people?

[curiousmeow]

Convinced "us"?! Who's "us"? If you want to count yourself among the ignorant, go right ahead! Meanwhile, shut up until you've seen 'An Unreasonable Man' and read a few of Nader's books.

[ClassicShowbiz]

Love Nader

[belmont162]

"Let me tell you mama

about a man they call Obama ..."

youtube. com/watch?v=o55gvlvY2Mg

[nadersucks]

Get over it Nader, You are going to die and be remembered for harming progressive change and causing the 2000 debacle. Your pathetic attempts to change your legacy now are just making it worse. We don't believe your ridiculous excuses about 2000.

[FalconX2000]

Unconvincing. He makes alot of assumptions but doesn't make any progress in convincing me he's done sufficient research on this.

For example, there are plenty of reasons why Obama isn't championing single payer health insurance, chief of which is that the Republicans would never go for it. The assertion that the majority of the country wants it (and is willing to make the sacrifices needed for it) is erroneous.

[crnogoracz]

@FalconX

Actually, majority is for a single payer, but most may not be familiar with what single payer stands for. You accuse others of not providing info, but where did you provide the information that it is false? When you do, maybe I will provide the polls that showed that the majority of people are for some type of government run or funded healthcare system.

[ZombiesNTea]

crnogoracz pWnd j00!

[ellenloveseverything]

hell yeah nader! run run run!

thank you!

everyone join the team!