Archive for February 24th, 2008

Feb 24 2008

Ralph Nader wants to be your president…in context

Get your sniper rifles ready, Democrats!  Today is they day we all find out if old man and consumer advocate Ralph Nader will join in the presidential race and save America from corporate cronies.  Join me as I detail what Nader reveals on ”Meet the Press” as it happens.  Well, at least what I catch when I’m not distracted by his wonky eye.  Does anyone else think his face melting?
  
8:00 AM  Cue dramatic music as Russert gives the run-down of today’s stories.  He sounds like a robot.  Nader, polls, McCain banging interns!  It’s going to be a good show.
  
8:01 AM  Russert cuts to the chase and asks Nader will he run for president.
  
8:02 AM Nader’s wonky eye is explaining all the problems in the country in an attempt to put things in a “context.”  I think he misunderstood the question.
  
8:03 AM Nader basically says the other candidates suck.  Corporations suck.  Everybody sucks. 
  
8:04 AM Will he just say yes already!?!?  Nope, talking about slavery now…Wait, I think he just said he’s running for president–at least in that context?
  
8:05 AM Russert accuses Nader of blowing the presidential election in 2000 and bringing Bush and 9/11 on America.
  
8:06 AM Quit picking on us little green guys, says Nader.  “Get over it!”
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