Republicans bankrolling Ralph Nader

[newsguyatl]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/032704dnpolnader.11e3e.html

GOP donors double dipping with Nader
Contributors deny that financial support is designed to hurt Kerry
10:29 PM CST on Friday, March 26, 2004
By WAYNE SLATER / The Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN – Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is getting a little help from his friends – and from George W. Bush's friends.

Nearly 10 percent of the Nader contributors who have given him at least $250 each have a history of supporting the Republican president, national GOP candidates or the party, according to computer-assisted review of financial records by The Dallas Morning News.

Among the new crop of Nader donors: actor and former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein, Florida frozen-food magnate Jeno Paulucci and Pennsylvania oil company executive Terrence Jacobs. All have strong ties to the GOP.

Democrats have warned that Mr. Nader's entry in the race could help Mr. Bush by drawing votes from John Kerry. Some analysts say Mr. Nader's third-party candidacy four years ago siphoned off Democratic voters and cost Vice President Al Gore the White House.

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[mzmolly]

1. Indeed. They are also out their collecting signatures to add Naders name

to the ballots in several states.

[mstrsplinter326]

2. Is it possible that Nader is a conservative

Like one that would conserve jobs in america, or conserve the environment. There are things about the GOP's conservative wing (NOT the Neo-Cons) that are good. Ben Stein is by no means a propenent of Dub's economy, that much I can promise you.

[Narf]

3. Seems to me that they're strategy is sound.

If I were running Bush's campaign I'd do everything I could to split the Democratic vote. Good strategy, actually, 'cause they're gonna need all the help they can get.

[MAlibdem]

5. so will we

this thing is far from wrapped up

[ezee]

7. YEP

there trying to take away votes

[Touchdown]

4. More donors...

<snip> This is the kind of enthusiastic
support that helped undermine the
Sharpton campaign when it was
revealed that GOP operative Roger
Stone was a key strategist and
fundraiser for him.
If there is a principled purpose to
the Nader campaign, Nader should
return all these funds. They create
the obvious interest that Bush
supporters see the Nader
campaign as a Bush asset, which it
might well be in any objective
analysis.

Bush/Nader supporters include
physician Peter Blitzer ($1000 to
Nader, investor Wiley Buchanan III
($500 to Nader), real estate
executive Donald Burns ($2000 to
Nader), Stoneham, Massachusetts
resident Gary Hutchins ($500 to
Nader), oil company CEO Terrence
Jacobs ($500 to Nader), business
theorist Robert A. G. Monks
($2000 to Nader), philantropist
Millicent Monks ($2000 to Nader),
University of South Carolina law
professor William Quirk ($500 to
Nader), shampoo company ceo
Frank Shami ($2000 to Nader), and
actor/writer Ben Stein ($500 to
Nader).<snip>

http://bopnotes.com/?q=node/view/66

[rock]

6. Of course, they may be shooting themselves in the foot

as Nader is an alternative for the incumbent, I feel conservatives are more likely to vote for him.

[madison]

8. This link does not work

This link does not work, and a search at the Dallas Morning News does not bring up this story.

Do you have another link for it, as I would like to send this link on?

[Ernesto]

9. Hey I thought prostitution was illegal!

I guess a whore will do anything for money......