News Flash: Ralph Nader on Democracy Now! on Thursday. That's this coming morning, folks! Ralph Nader will be Amy Goodman's guest on Democracy Now! between 8:10 AM and 8:30 AM Eastern time on Thursday, September 25th. It will be viewable live at www.democracynow.org or available via podcast by 10 AM Eastern. Be sure to tune in!
Dear Nader/Gonzalez Supporter,
The campaign released this statement to the press on Wednesday, September 24th. It's Ralph's reaction to the postponement of the first CPD "debate." We thought you might be interested in reading it.
NADER CALLS MCCAIN'S MOVE TO POSTPONE DEBATE 'POLITICAL STUNT' SAYS MCCAIN TO BLAME FOR FINANCIAL CRISIS
Senator John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign and participation in the first presidential debate is pure and simple showboating. The Washington DC bailout by Bush and his Congressional allies of the Wall Street crooks and speculators is not dependent on Senator McCain's return to Washington.
He has been an advocate of the deregulation that caused this debacle and offers nothing significant to address it. However, tens of millions of Americans depended on Senator McCain to show up at Friday's debate in Old Mississippi.
They expected him to do so and have arranged their plans to watch him interact with Barack Obama. By turning his back on at least 50 million American voters anticipating Friday's debate, he has dishonored his commitment and undermined the respect which he hoped the American people would accord him during his presidential campaign.
I urge him to restore his honor and self-respect by ending this political stunt and maturely fulfilling his commitment on the presidential debate stage this Friday.
Should he choose to maintain his present, impulsive course and leave an empty chair on the stage, I would be most pleased to take his place as the number three Presidential candidate in the race.
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