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Nader Calls for Bush-Cheney Impeachment

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May 23, 2008 1:48 PM

ABC News' Yunji de Nies reports: Independent presidential hopeful Ralph Nader spoke outside the White House Friday, calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Nader said the President has, "dishonored the White House and brought a pattern of waste."

"A wasteful defense is a weak defense and a weak defense, inspires waste," Nader said.

Surrounded by a handful of supporters, holding signs which read "From Katrina to Iraq, Colossal Failure," and "Resign Bush-Cheney, Like Nixon-Agnew," Nader charged that the President and Vice President are currently committing five impeachable offenses, on a daily basis, including: criminal use of offense against Iraq; condoned and approved systematic torture; arresting thousands of Americans  -- denying them habeas corpus and violating attorney/client privilege; signing 800 signing statements, precluding the president from actually having to follow the laws he signs; and systematic spying on Americans without judicial approval.

Nader also had criticism for the 2008 Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, calling Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.,  the "corporate candidates."

Nader, 73, announced in February, 2008 that he is running for president again.

"If Democrats can't landslide the Republicans this year, they ought to just wrap up, close down, emerge in a different form," he said at the time, arguing that as president he would take on the "bloated military budget," reform labor laws, repeal the Taft-Hartley Act, and target corporate crime.

For more on Nader's announcement, click HERE.

Nader, has run for president as an independent in the past three presidential elections in 1996, 2000, and 2004.  Many Democrats believe he was one of the reasons then-Vice President Al Gore lost the 2000 election to Bush.  Running on the Green Party ticket, Nader won more than 97,000 votes in Florida, where Gore ultimately lost to Bush by 537 votes.

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Good idea but would be no more effective then Clintons....Good liars like him can talk their way out of it plus a few come up among the missing...Waste of our tax payers money....

Posted by: older person | May 23, 2008 2:11:46 PM

Impeachment??

It's obvious that Nader has lost the few remaining marbles he had in his bag,
but then again it might not be a bad idea.

If we could keep the House Dims busy with such a witless activity they might have less time for the usual idiocy from the likes of Waxman, Conyers, Waters et al.

Posted by: Rob | May 23, 2008 2:38:45 PM

hannah - tomjoad is correct, and I am a lifelong republican. The message that it will send is that we abide by the rule of law namely our constitution. There is no weakness in that. You mention 9/11. 9/11 was a direct result of anger towards our screwing in their sandlot for 50 years. We have done considerable harm to many people over there so it is not surprising that they would take up violence against us. Think about it.

Posted by: Huh | May 23, 2008 3:00:17 PM

When the media almost pay no attention to a candidate like Nader, certain things like this are said and here the 15 or whatever minutes of news coverage follow.....

Okay, what's next? Maybe Nader and rep. Cynthina McKinney should run togeter....and pick Jesse Ventura as secretary of state....That should do it...

Posted by: Shalom | May 23, 2008 3:01:09 PM

Ryan - It would be a beautiful thing to let Nader in the debates. I would also like Paul and maybe Ventura in there to really spice things up. McCain would be hating life in such a scenario, and it sure would be fun to watch.

Posted by: Huh | May 23, 2008 3:19:25 PM

@Huh: Did you notice that whenever Ron Paul spoke in the Republican debates, McCain got a pained look on his face. As if the mere idea of fiscal responsibility was vulgar to him.

Posted by: MIguy | May 23, 2008 3:31:04 PM

@Lee: Our governor is completely worthless, but I've vowed to abstain from attacking her while she is recovering. Thank goodness for term limits!

Posted by: MIguy | May 23, 2008 3:47:48 PM

Go Nader! I said it from day one 8 years ago. By the way, who put this man in office. Crazy world we live in.

Posted by: Becky | May 23, 2008 3:54:32 PM

it's about time someone spoke some truth and abc covered it! both corporate parties can't stand Nader for bringing attention to serious issues that they work night and day to distract us from.

Posted by: betterthannader | May 23, 2008 4:41:58 PM

MiGuy - I did notice. Pretty telling.

Posted by: Huh | May 23, 2008 4:57:46 PM

@MIguy: I didn't realize she was recovering from anything other than chronic stupidity, and since there's no cure for that I believe her prognosis is very grim.

I've also been shouting Nader for years, but my voice is drowned out by the folks screaming about their jobs (or lack thereof), what with MI being in the direst of straights in the country and all. Maybe if people would stop and think for once: hmmmm...... CONSUMER ADVOCATE on one hand versus CAREER POLITICIAN on the other......

We did nothing to stop any of it, keep voting these fools into office, so its time to take our medicine. Maybe after enough people get tired of the taste, they will start putting officials into office that will actually do more than line their own pockets. Unfortunately, stupidity is not only chronic but contagious.

Posted by: Lee | May 23, 2008 5:28:03 PM

Dear Mr. Nader. By all means run for the US Presidency this year. The Democratic Primary will soon be over and things will get dull again. Throwing your hat into the ring will surely liven things up especially on the Democrat side.
P.S. I just saw a 1964 Corvair that I am thinking of buying. My oldest brother bought one brand new with the Spyder package and I just loved riding in it. Do you have any advice on this model year?

Posted by: Ralph Woods | May 23, 2008 6:11:04 PM

Ralph, More power to your ideas. Keep working to end this insane war and bring our people home. You've been out there making speeches, doing interviews and writing articles and have written at least three books in the last 6 years. And you've been writing weekly commentary on the things that really matter, at http://www.nader.org .The question is where has the Press been on these important matters you discuss? where have the "Talking Heads" been on corporate crime and the profiteers of this war? The population is too busy being entertained and watching Sporting events to get involved, they take the easy route and don't bother to think, settling instead for snippets and quick slogans. Knowing what's going on in a Corporate controlled State takes work. Thank you Ralph, for all the good things you've done to protect the People of this Country. Amazing how quickly they forget, or perhaps they just don't know. Almost everyone's lives and/or that of friends and relatives of theirs, have been improved and made safer because of you, Some wouldn't be alive today, if not for Ralph Nader! Their minds have been intentionally bombarded with with Corporate propaganda and the Democrat Party scapegoating machine. Clinton and that phony Terry McAuliffe should be ashamed of their comments regarding you. They continue the DNC scapegoating myth. thank you for your great service to this Country. More power to your ideas. http://www.votenader.org..... all the rest of you out there, buckle-up! ....... Other Great websites about Nader; Click on play at http://thewomandirector.com./ AND after that go to http://www.dianeszoo.com/ralphnader.htm to vote and comment

Posted by: Sebastian | May 23, 2008 6:56:46 PM

I will be voting for Mr. Nader in November, and I'll tell you why, but only after I tell you why I WILL NOT vote for either of the major party candidates. I will not vote for McCain because of his stance on...well...pretty much everything. I find him to be pompous, ignorant, misogynistic, arrogant...and I could go on and on. The thought of him running this country makes me want to pack and move to Canada ASAP. Obama, on the other hand, supports the war crimes that are going on in Israel against the Palestines, and I just can't in good conscience vote for someone who obviously has no conscience themselves; mind you, he was against what was going on over there until he decided to run for president, which makes him a flip-flopper, as well. Nader, on the other hand, is a straight shooter. I agree with just about all of his stances on things, and the thing that strikes me the most is that his message has never changed and it has never wavered. He has a track record of standing up for the little guy, and I happen to think that that is what this country needs. Many say that I will be wasting my vote, but I think that voting for someone that I can't respect is more of a waste than voting for someone who very well may not win. Also, it won't be a vote taken away from Obama, because I won't vote for him anyway.

Posted by: Sarah | May 23, 2008 9:30:57 PM

To all you guys in MI - we live in IN, and it is getting really bad here, too. We can't afford food sometimes and our kids wear hand-me-downs, but they're about to kick us off of Medicaid! Something has got to give, or I'll have to drop out of college and get a dead-end job. This is why we need someone like Ralph in ofiice. Someone who actually gives a sh*t about whether my kids can go to the doctor when they're sick or not. Nothing is going to change unless we make it happen, people! Thomas Jefferson (arguably one of the finest minds of his time) once stated "Every generation needs a revolution." They had theirs in the sixties, and I think that we're about due for another one. I think that we can wage it over the Internet and by word of mouth, though, and that it can be a fairly bloodless, but highly productive revolt that would only work if everyone got on board. We have to face the facts that we have been lied to our entire lives and we were just to lazy and complacent to see it until it started strangling us and stealing food from our children's mouths. We have to do something!

Posted by: Sarah | May 23, 2008 9:44:20 PM

I said long ago it was only a matter of time before things evolved from a single-state recession here in MI to a national recession, and so much in the news seems to be proving me right. It's been bad here for some time, and as the national economy goes in the crapper, the situation here gets even worse. As if our record unemployment rates weren't bad enough already, multiple companies have announced closings or permanent layoffs in MI, contributing further to our decline. BUT, our state income tax was raised to cover budget deficits (curiously enough, approved in late 2007 but applied retroactively to all income earned in 2007), sales tax extended to cover additional services, and we're still having budget crises.

Ain't it grand? I hope the voters of this state who voted for that toadstool of a governor are satisfied with where she's helped to lead us. (My biggest laugh has to be that she's in Hillary's right pocket!!!! So if Granholm supports Hillary, even if I weren't a Nader supporter, I wouldn't vote for Hillary based on principal - anything Granholm wants MUST be bad for me!)

Posted by: Lee | May 23, 2008 10:06:17 PM

For once I am IN FULL 100% support of Ralph Nader..These two BUSH and CHENEY have destroyed the Office of the President of the United Srates..Weakend this country,destroyed the U.S. Military. They both should be impeached immediately. Then sent to a federal prison.

Posted by: sondog | May 24, 2008 3:09:32 AM

It is amazing how much dirty tricks our legislators have allowed this "regime" to do - considering they have previously impeached for a bj.
It makes me wonder what kind of threats the bush regime sends to keep people in line.
But I do rest easy knowing a traitor will get a traitors reward in the afterlife, if not this one.. I hope at least.

Posted by: DK | May 24, 2008 4:15:52 AM

All of you "nader is a spoiler" types can kiss my ***.
Your all so brainwashed, throwing away your votes every year to the same corporate controlled democrats and republicans, while bashing the independents that are the ONLY ones that represent anything real.

Could you at the very least just go back to your half baked reality TV shows and leave the elections to those who actually think for themselves?

Thanks!

Posted by: DK | May 24, 2008 4:20:24 AM

I saw that presentation on C-Span yesterday, that boring channel got interesting in the past months and I saw Ralph Nadar's speech about Bush's impeachment. So I decided to donate $25 just because I liked everything he had to say. It was like he was reading my mind. I never donated like that before in my life on a spur of the moment basis and if I wasn't so darn broke I would have given $100.

Posted by: Bill | May 24, 2008 10:58:47 AM

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