Lies and the lying liars that tell them
Republicans Helping Nader to Help Themselves
By Brian Faler
Monday, July 19, 2004; Page A04
The Michigan Republican Party submitted more than 40,000 signatures last week in a bid to get independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the state's November ballot.
Of course, this is not really about helping Nader. It is all about helping President Bush and hurting Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry's campaign in a closely contested state.
The Michigan GOP denies that, of course. Matt Davis, a spokesman for the group, said it was merely concerned about third-party candidates being left off the ballot. He could not name, however, another third-party or independent candidate his party has helped.
NO ONE actually wants competition. In fact, that's a good way to recognize a scam—anyone that claims to support a something because it increases competition is lying, both about their reasons for supporting that something and the effect they expect it to have.
Posted by Prometheus 6 on July 19, 2004 - 8:38am :: Politics
