Friday, July 09, 2004
Republicans For Nader?
Joshua Marshall draws attention to this story about US Republicans helping Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader (running on Kerry's left, supported by, for example, "Lenin") to get on the ballot.
Well, if he read yesterday's Irish Times he would have seen the front page story revealing that Nader has recieved the maximum donation ($2,000 apparently) from each of Richard Egan, his son, and his daughter-in-law.
Who's Richard Egan? Only the "self made billionaire" (as he is laughably described in Sean O'Driscoll's report - Marx's labour theory of value may be discredited, but really, "self-made"? Gimme a break.) appointed ambassador to Ireland by one GW Bush. Undoubtedly this appointment was unconnected to Mr Egan's status as a major Bush campaign contributor and fundraiser, then and now.
Egan departed from the embassy after 18 months, "citing frustration with the slowness of diplomatic life". Presumably he hopes the fast lane of third-party politics will prove more stimulating, in the bargain reinvigorating American democracy by transcending the Tweedledum-Tweedledee choice offered next November.
(If you wish you can search for a link at The Irish Times site, but it'll probably require a subscription).
Well, if he read yesterday's Irish Times he would have seen the front page story revealing that Nader has recieved the maximum donation ($2,000 apparently) from each of Richard Egan, his son, and his daughter-in-law.
Who's Richard Egan? Only the "self made billionaire" (as he is laughably described in Sean O'Driscoll's report - Marx's labour theory of value may be discredited, but really, "self-made"? Gimme a break.) appointed ambassador to Ireland by one GW Bush. Undoubtedly this appointment was unconnected to Mr Egan's status as a major Bush campaign contributor and fundraiser, then and now.
Egan departed from the embassy after 18 months, "citing frustration with the slowness of diplomatic life". Presumably he hopes the fast lane of third-party politics will prove more stimulating, in the bargain reinvigorating American democracy by transcending the Tweedledum-Tweedledee choice offered next November.
(If you wish you can search for a link at The Irish Times site, but it'll probably require a subscription).
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Obviously you object to my chosen cognomen, and to me in general. Which is okay. But I thought you should know I've blog-rolled you anyway...
*sniff* I mean, all I want is *sniff* some appreciation... *sniff* *snigger snigger*
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