Nader con Edwards

Ralph Nader, el quijotesco abogado que saltó a la fama en los años 70 por su lucha en favor de los derechos del consumidor frente a las grandes corporaciones, y que fue candidato presidencial ecologista por el Partido Verde en las dos últimas elecciones, comprometió ayer su apoyo a las aspiraicoens presidenciales del Senador John Edwards. Nader throws support to Edwards

(...) Ralph Nader unleashed on Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday - criticizing her for being soft on defense spending and a chum of big business - and expressed his strong support for John Edwards.

In an 11th hour effort to encourage liberal Iowans to "recognize" Edwards by "giving him a victory," the activist and former presidential contender said in an interview that Clinton will "pander to corporate interest groups" if elected.

Nader specifically accused Clinton of failing to challenge military spending because "she is a woman who doesn't want to be labeled as soft on defense and she doesn't want to be shown as taking on big business." (...)