Petitioner for Nader usually rebuffed

[shawn703]

Matthew Zawisky marched along Chesapeake Avenue in front of the Towson Library one morning last week, tapping the shoulders of passersby and thrusting petition forms at them.

Want to sign to get Ralph Nader on the presidential ballot? he asked one person after another.

The usual answer in Maryland, traditionally a Democratic Party stronghold, is no -- often, an angry no, Zawisky said. But the volunteer from Buffalo, N.Y., pledged he would not let Democrats -- many of whom blame Nader for tipping the 2000 election to Republican President Bush -- stop him from collecting as many signatures as possible.


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http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.nader31jul31,1,6492690.story?coll=bal-local-headlines

[Cha]

1. Oh, so this guy isn't being paid?

I saw nader on "Real Time" being begged by Michael Moore and Bill Maher not to run in 2004..do you think that stroked his ego enough?

[bluestateguy]

2. What i said to the Naderite petitioner

"No, I want to actually defeat George Bush this year."

[NMDemDist2]

3. ROFL great comeback !! n/t

[christo_g]

10. cute but ,...

If I'm in a non-battleground state,....why not vote for my favorite choice if it's Nader?

[Zynx]

4. I can't stand Nader or his supporters. They are so brainwashed that they

are hopeless.

[mark wayne]

5. A repugnican business aqaintance of mine asked me

"please if you are not voting for Shrub then at least vote for Nader. Anybody but scary Kerry" . I told her to go to hell.

[glitch]

6. Good response!

Welcome to DU!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. What freaking business is she in?

Defense contracts? The way the economy's been under Bush I don't understand how any business person can support the idiot.

I heard Tom Leykis say something rather pithy yesterday. He commented while he paid more taxes under Clinton than Bush because the stock market was doing so well during the Clinton years he was actually making more money as well.

[newyawker99]

9. Hi mark wayne!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[BiggJawn]

8. An "Angry no"?

Must not have asked me. I told her "You HAVE to be out of your fucking mind!"

And if that's being a "mean" ol' Democrat, trying to keep sweet Ralphie of the ballot, tough shit. Grow a hide and grow it THICK.

[Il_Coniglietto]

11. My dad and I were stopped by a Nader volunteer outside of a Vons

She asked us if we wanted to sign to get him on the ballot (I was wearing my Kerry pin so this should've been a huge tip off). We looked at her like she'd grown two additional heads and my dad asked her if she wanted four more years of Bush. Her response: "Why do you think I'm out here?" :puke: My dad laughed at her and I started fiddling with my Kerry pin to bring more attention to it, but she just walked off mumbling. When we were driving out of the parking lot, we saw another person telling her and Nader off. Not in California, buddy! All of our votes are going to Kerry! :kick: