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Nader Calls for Bush-Cheney Impeachment
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.
May 23, 2008 in Tancredo, Tom, Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (41)
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What's funny is, now I know why Bush did his speech in the back lawn of the White House on trade(the trade speech that really means the end of freedom for poor and middle class citizens, in other words, the people that really matter in this country) yesterday because Ralph Nadar was standing out in the front. LOL
Posted by: Bill | May 24, 2008 11:06:08 AM
It's time for rank-and-file Democrats wake up and realize they are being conned, the DNC is just a smokescreen for the RNC!
Posted by: Thomas Mc | May 24, 2008 11:51:20 AM
I would vote for Nadar if he ran...Nothing could be any worse than the slime ball we currently have or the 2 trying to win in November.
Posted by: sondog | May 24, 2008 2:05:03 PM
In 2004, a vote for Ralph Nader was a vote against the war in Iraq. In 2008, a vote for Ralph Nader is a vote for Impeachment. Ralph Nader is always one step ahead of the major party candidates.
Posted by: steve conn | May 24, 2008 4:22:42 PM
I hate this election.
So many of us are forced to vote for RN (ok so I voted for him twice in the past and felt damned good about it but that was then, this is now) as a vote against the other incompetent boobs that are running.
I refuse to vote for McCain being a "C" (as he likes to refer to women)and among other things like oh everything from his inability to stand by his principals to being a Bush-like war monger. Oh yeah, that will be great for the economy while tossing away more American lives. Does the fact they he collects trophy wives say anything about the man? You sir, are not presidential material.
HillBillary - don't get me started. The thought of her as President makes me ill. This is a person who has consummately demonstrated that she has no principals at all and will flip flop back and forth like a dying fish on any issue rather than take a stand and ultimately will do what's good for her and her alone, no matter what it takes. (Including flashing her cleavage and crying). Oh yeah, what a great president she would make tearing up in a low cut top at an international summit to get her way. As a woman I find her throughly offensive. And as I woman I would love to see a strong, intelligent, resilient woman in office. I really wish there were one on the ticket. You madam, are not presidential material.
And then there is Obama. This candidate I so hoped was going to be the evolutionary step this nation needed to take but he has proven to be no better that the other 2. The fiasco with his 'former' pastor was far too telling. As a person of color there aren't enough words to express how disturbing and offensive the whole mess is. Add to that, this is a man who like Bush probably hears voices (they call them 'god') telling him to kill people (they call it war on terrorism). And there has been a lot of side stepping and political shenanigans in this campaign that just make my skin crawl. You sir, are not presidential material.
So RN, if I have to vote, it is going to you under duress.
Posted by: Cranky_Old_Batt | May 24, 2008 7:04:03 PM
Ralph,
I am with you 100%. If it was any average Joe who causes such hardship to so many people, they would be doing big time. It is about time some one credible take these guys to court - Soon to be 5,000 of our kids were sent home in "Body Bags" from an unnecessary war - the "Real Deficit of the USA is in the Hundreds of Trillions of Dollars" - We are owned by the Chinese, Arabs and Europeans - they probably control 60 to 70% of American Assets. Where are we going? Mr. Nader, you should ask the GOP the very same question and they must give you realistic answers. Thank you Ralph Nader, your activism and perciverence is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Lake Hart, a Native American Writer.
Posted by: Lake Hart - A Native American Writer | May 24, 2008 7:12:32 PM
If I remember correctly, Clinton was impeached late in his second term.
Posted by: Lee | May 25, 2008 11:42:01 AM
I really have to buck the trend, here, and point out that Ralph Nader rubs a lot of people the wrong way. He consistently comes across as condescending, arrogant, and angry. Impeaching Bush and Cheney is a fantasy. It ain't gonna happen.
It amounts to little more than an attention-getting ploy by someone who is brilliant, but cursed with an ego to match his IQ.
The ability to belittle one's opponents is a poor substitute for the ability to convince one's opponents to see you as a leader.
Posted by: rhoadie | May 25, 2008 3:23:19 PM
Sure he has ego; if he didn't, he would have fallen into obscurity. It's too bad that people don't know what a GREAT sense of humor he actually has; however, he's dedicated to fighting the scraping and sometimes raping of our sensibilities by the career politicians and the corporate execs who enjoy their favoritism. While the likes of Jon Stewart and Colbert can make great fun of our cowardice to stand up for the greater good, Nader cannot find the humor in it. His life work has been dismantled over the last twenty years - work that would have saved us from the China toy scare, the further pollution of our potable waters, the devastation of small family farms to the grip of corporate agriculture.
It's hard to think about the future, but Nader has been doing it for at least 40 years.
What are YOU doing to stave off the rapacious appetite of those upper 2%?
Posted by: Rita Silver | May 25, 2008 9:47:14 PM
Nader is an anti-corporatist Empire candidate and the only real ‘democracy advocate’ choice.
Nader discovered in the 2000 campaign that his positions are fully supported by the 90% majority of 'working class' Americans ---- where the real definition of 'working class' is anyone who makes more from 'working' than from elite financial speculation.
He will use this unquestionable truth about the majority in the 2008 campaign to bury the dying 'corporatist Empire' which controls our country through the facade of a two-party 'Vichy' government and 'Vichy' media.
Posted by: Alan MacDonald | May 26, 2008 10:50:51 AM
Rita Silver asks -
"What are YOU doing to stave off the rapacious appetite of those upper 2%?"
I'm living my life, simply. I rebuild older PC's to give away to folks who can't afford one. I teach co-workers (on my own time) to use, setup, and troubleshoot a wide array of audio and video equipment so that as our industry changes, they will have job skills to compete. I drive a car that gets 30mpg - and I'll drive an electric car sometime in the near future (even if it only has a range of 60-100 miles on a single charge.) I work really long and infuriatingly unpredictable hours at a job I love, interacting with people who range from Bill Gates and Hillary Clinton to Soccer Moms and Kindergarten Teachers. I recycle, reuse, and conserve. I don't own a television. I don't shop at Wal-Mart, McDonalds, or Starbucks because small businesses need my support more than corporations. I'm supporting whichever Democrat gets the nomination rather than tossing my vote away on a candidate with NO realistic chance of being elected, because I believe a partial win for my country is better than a well-intentioned waste of my vote.
What are YOU doing?
Posted by: rhoadie | May 26, 2008 11:34:22 AM
Nancy Pelosi is going to lose her seat in the next election due to her lack of action.
Conservatives should want the opportunity to impeach him. He has caused more harm to the republican party than any politician in History. A vote for impeachment would at least give the dieing breed of conservative politicians a chance to keep their offices a little bit longer.
I would much rather see Bush and Cheyne both charged with treason and executed. Of course this would require proof the trillion dollars in government contracts, as a result of the Iraq operation, were premeditated. I guess its just coincidence PaPa Bush's companies profited billions from the Iraq war.
Posted by: Jeremy | May 27, 2008 10:03:07 AM
Bring back the Rule of Law!
Make all politicians obey the law &
US Constitution !!
If Bush and Co. are guilty of the
charges sighted by Nader they should be Impeached!!
(And the REPS&DEMS that have not tried
to bring Bush and Chenney to justice are
just as guilty of Crimes agaisnt AMERICA
I will be voting for America !
I will be voting for Nader !
A vote for the REPS or DEMS is a vote
to continue the destruction of America !
Posted by: America First | May 27, 2008 3:06:21 PM
Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment on Monday night. Time to get these criminals out and prosecuted!
Posted by: Julio Paz y Mino | Jun 10, 2008 1:23:30 PM
Bush and Cheney BOTH need to be impeached first, along with several other members of our current government - then they need to be TRIED AND JAILED for war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against our Constitution!!!
I take high offense against that last paragraph of this story - Bush DID NOT WIN against Gore - the election was stolen from him and handed to Bush, of course using his little brother's state to do it and using th people of Florida as scapegoats for it!! We had a Bush for Governor - do you really believe we wanted his brother to lead our country??!!! And on that note - there are only 2 companies in the U.S.A. that make the voting machines and count the votes - and the owners of BOTH of those companies are related - they are family!! How fair is that? They should also be investigated and brought up on charges if anything warrants it. It is high time everyone be made accountable for their actions.
Posted by: clwbchbabycakes | Aug 3, 2008 12:30:07 PM
Heres a Cheney film that promotes the military Called Recon 7 down link
http://www.amazon.com/Recon-7-Down-Dirk-Benedict/dp/B001F963BA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1220756069&sr=8-1
Posted by: Art Swenson | Sep 6, 2008 11:03:59 PM
IN REPLY TO THE FALSE ART SWENSON POSTER PROMOTING THE NEW WWII DRAMA "RECON 7 DOWN" FILM BY CHENEYFILMS-US AND SUPERTEAM-UK ,
I HAVE ONE THING TO SAY, thank you....
Posted by: Art Swenson | Sep 13, 2008 5:41:49 PM
THE BEST THING BUSH & CHENEY COULD DO FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THE WORLD WOULD BE TO IMMEDIATELY RESIGN FROM OFFICE AND VOLUNTARILY COMMIT INTO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT. IF THEY DO THIS THEY MAY LIKELY BE SAVED FROM ARREST, TRIAL AND EXECUTION UNDER INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES LAWS. FOR THEY WOULD LIKELY BE PLACED IN CONFINEMENT FOR THE REST OF THEIR NATURAL LIVES ON AN INSANITY PLEA. . . . Since the Congress refuses to impeach Bush and Cheney because of their own guilt as accessories before and after the fact to the crimes committed, We need to seek involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney as they both pose a real and demonstrated continuing threat to the world! . . . Sample forms for petitions for involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney are linked to this site so that We the People can take action to seek a removal from office of Bush and Cheney on grounds of mental incapacity. With sufficient financial support to sustain legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, a class action petition will be filed seeking involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney. (Wallace, Douglas A. (J.D., retired Washington State attorney). AMERICA IN ACTION!! CRIMINAL MINDS OR INSANITY OR BOTH? (Is there any difference?). Retrieved September 13, 2008, from http://www.commit-bush-n-cheney.org/) PETITION FOR ORDER OF INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT AND TREATMENT OF GEORGE WALKER BUSH (Wallace, Douglas A. (J.D., retired Washington State attorney). AMERICA IN ACTION!! CRIMINAL MINDS OR INSANITY OR BOTH? (Is there any difference?). Petition to DC Attorney General. Retrieved September 13, 2008, from http://www.commit-bush-n-cheney.org/Petition%20for%20commitment%20of%20GWB-1.pdf) Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang B.S., Highest Level of Academic Honors at Graduation, 1997 Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Posted by: Andrew Yu-Jen Wang | Sep 13, 2008 9:10:21 PM
THE BEST THING BUSH & CHENEY COULD DO FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THE WORLD WOULD BE TO IMMEDIATELY RESIGN FROM OFFICE AND VOLUNTARILY COMMIT INTO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT. IF THEY DO THIS THEY MAY LIKELY BE SAVED FROM ARREST, TRIAL AND EXECUTION UNDER INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES LAWS. FOR THEY WOULD LIKELY BE PLACED IN CONFINEMENT FOR THE REST OF THEIR NATURAL LIVES ON AN INSANITY PLEA. . . . Since the Congress refuses to impeach Bush and Cheney because of their own guilt as accessories before and after the fact to the crimes committed, We need to seek involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney as they both pose a real and demonstrated continuing threat to the world! . . . Sample forms for petitions for involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney are linked to this site so that We the People can take action to seek a removal from office of Bush and Cheney on grounds of mental incapacity. With sufficient financial support to sustain legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, a class action petition will be filed seeking involuntary commitment of Bush and Cheney. (Wallace, Douglas A. (J.D., retired Washington State attorney). AMERICA IN ACTION!! CRIMINAL MINDS OR INSANITY OR BOTH? (Is there any difference?). Retrieved September 13, 2008, from http://www.commit-bush-n-cheney.org/) PETITION FOR ORDER OF INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT AND TREATMENT OF GEORGE WALKER BUSH (Wallace, Douglas A. (J.D., retired Washington State attorney). AMERICA IN ACTION!! CRIMINAL MINDS OR INSANITY OR BOTH? (Is there any difference?). Petition to DC Attorney General. Retrieved September 13, 2008, from http://www.commit-bush-n-cheney.org/Petition%20for%20commitment%20of%20GWB-1.pdf) Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang B.S., Highest Level of Academic Honors at Graduation, 1997 Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Posted by: Andrew Yu-Jen Wang | Sep 13, 2008 9:13:03 PM
Art number two or you have skitzo. I like the poster. I ordered the DVD. Recived it today. You if you are the real art swenson did a fab job as Rommel
best acting I have seen in years."hats off to you"
Posted by: Frank Dunn | Oct 9, 2008 4:37:21 AM
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