I lost some respect for Democrats after watching this

I am an ex Republican turned Democrat after King George was (s)elected President in 2000. Until the Republican party moves far far away from the Neocon mindset, I will remain a Democrat. However this documentary is making me reconsider this thinking. We are in dire need of a third party in this country. The documentary comments that "the U.S. is not a country that is friendly to a Third Party." Why? Clearly both the Dems and Republicans have sold themselves 100% to special and corporate interest. Look at Obama--he gave speeches during the Primaries that he was "opposed to special interest," unlike Hillary...but then he wins the Primaries, and then speaks at AIPAC, kissing their posterior. AIPAC is one of the largest, and probably most powerful, special interest groups of them all. Clearly no Presidential candidate can run in this country without getting their stamp of approval.
Nader seems to be the Elliot Ness this country needs - an "untouchable" Patriot who truly is for the people. The scene where he is denied access to the 2000 debate in Boston is infuriating. This documentary is up there with "Why We Fight" and "No End in Sight": Movies that make me somewhat ashamed to be an American. Until we can end this griphold of corporate and special interest groups, and ban excessive lobbying, nothing will change. If corporations run this country, and the country has adopted a "by the corporations, for the corporations" mentality in Washington, then a solid case for Government intervention and yes, socialism, is made. Capitalism is fine but unchecked here's what you get---Enron, WorldCom, Bernie Madoff, Wall Street greed.

I admire Phil Donahue for sticking by Nader after 2000 and 2004. I lost respect for Michael Moore for trashing him in 2004. Should Nader have run? Maybe not--his running may have cost Gore and Kerry. But both candidates had deep flaws. Gore had a turncoat as a running mate and Kerry came from "big money." We had eight years of disaster with the CheneyBush administration. Would it have been much different? As special and corporate interest rules all, regardless of whether the Republicans or Dems control Washington, and (as the movie points out), Clinton was the first President to talk WMDs in Iraq---we could have still attacked Iraq with Gore in the White House.

Another poster mentions Ron Paul. Ron Paul and Nader would make a great ticket. One, a traditional Conservative--one that harks back to the pre Reagan era (Nixon was not an ideal Conservative but at least he wasn't the "business before citizens" maniac that Reagan was). The other a traditional for-the-people Democrat. Bring on the Third Party.


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