At least two more US soldiers died in Iraq within the
last 48 hours. For what? The neo-con wet dream of a
Three Stooges Reich. Meanwhile, more abysmal news on
the Bush Economy: Reuters reports that "the U.S. trade
deficit widened much more than expected in June,
hitting a record $55.8 billion as the biggest drop in
exports in nearly three years combined with record
imports, the government said on Friday," and CNBC
reports that "from the ports to the planes, the cost
of crude oil is eating into the bottom line. The
airlines alone are expected to spend another $4
billion on fuel this year compared to last." So what's
Rove going to do? FOLLOW THE MONEY. When will
www.commondreams.org and KPFA (Pacifica Radio) stop
coddling the-shell-of-a-man-formerly-known-as-Ralph-Nader and
also pitifully carrying the Bush cabal's filthy water
in the distortion of what Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mekong
Delta) says about the war in Iraq. These progressive
news sources are passing on the Rove/RNC distortions
of JFK's positions, just like the "US Mainstream News
Media," and even worse, they are looking the other way
and refusing to come to grips with the-shell-of-a-man-formerly-known-as-Ralph-Nader's BETRAYAL of all that is good...How fast can you say "Chief Justice Scalia" or even more insidiously (and ridiculously) "Chief Justice Thomas"? How do you feel about four more years of being AWOL on Global Warming?
Associated Press: Hopkinton computer tycoon Richard
Egan, the Bush campaign's finance chairman in John
Kerry's home state, has personally contributed the
maximum amount allowed by law -- $2,000 -- to Nader's
presidential campaign. Egan's son John and daughter in
law have each also "maxed out," bringing the family's
total to $6,000. Bush backers are hoping Nader will
siphon enough votes from Kerry to tip the election to
President Bush. The co-founder of data storage giant
EMC Corp. and Bush's former ambassador to Ireland,
Egan is legendary in Republican circles for his
ability to collect hundreds of thousands in campaign
dollars. He's a member of an elite group of Bush
fund-raisers known as "Rangers" -- those who have
helped raised more than $200,000 for the campaign.
Egan's two sons are also Rangers...
"He's an American citizen who is a Republican, just
happens to believe in civil liberties maybe," Nader
said during the debate on National Public Radio. "I
don't even know the man."
Save the US Constituion, Save the Environment, Restore
Fiscal Responsibility to the White House, Repudiate
the 9/11 Cover-Up and the Iraq War Lies, Support Our
Troops, Thwart the Theft of a Second Presidential
Election, Show Up for Democracy in 2004: Defeat Bush
(again!)
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/081304V.shtml
BREAKING: Bush Finance Honcho Donated to Nader
The Associated Press
Thursday 12 August 2004
BOSTON - Ralph Nader has found an unexpected friend
in Massachusetts.
Hopkinton computer tycoon Richard Egan, the Bush
campaign's finance chairman in John Kerry's home
state, has personally contributed the maximum amount
allowed by law -- $2,000 -- to Nader's presidential
campaign. Egan's son John and daughter in law have
each also "maxed out," bringing the family's total to
$6,000. Bush backers are hoping Nader will siphon
enough votes from Kerry to tip the election to
President Bush. The co-founder of data storage giant
EMC Corp. and Bush's former ambassador to Ireland,
Egan is legendary in Republican circles for his
ability to collect hundreds of thousands in campaign
dollars. He's a member of an elite group of Bush
fund-raisers known as "Rangers" -- those who have
helped raised more than $200,000 for the campaign.
Egan's two sons are also Rangers.
Egan, who is retired from EMC and stepped down last
year as ambassador, has an unlisted phone number. A
message left for John Egan was not immediately
returned on Thursday.
While Nader has criticized both Kerry and Bush, it
is Democrats who fear him most. Many blame him for
luring away enough disgruntled Democrats in 2000 to
cost Al Gore the presidency.
During a debate last month with former Democratic
presidential hopeful Howard Dean, Nader said he didn't
know Egan, but defended his right to accept money from
Republicans.
"He's an American citizen who is a Republican, just
happens to believe in civil liberties maybe," Nader
said during the debate on National Public Radio. "I
don't even know the man."
Nader's prospects for getting on the ballot in
Massachusetts are unclear. He needs to submit
certified signatures from 10,000 registered voters by
Aug. 31. Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin
has said Nader may not pass that threshold.
Gary Hoffman, a spokesman for the Nader campaign in
Massachusetts, said the campaign has close to the
10,000 signatures and is confidentNader will get a
spot on the ballot.
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