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Naderites rally in Denver

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor  August 27, 2008 12:58 PM
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Ralph Nader, consumer advocate turned independent candidate for president, plans his big event this evening in Denver in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention.

His supporters will gather at the University of Denver's Magness Arena to press for Nader to be included in the three fall presidential debates. The rally will feature actor-activist Sean Penn and Cindy Sheehan, the antiwar leader who is now running against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Nader, who plans a similar event at the Republican convention next week in St. Paul, is on the outside looking in for the debates because he has not risen high enough -- 15 percent, the commission running the debates requires.

"The bottom line is this," Nader's campaign told supporters today. "The conventions are supposed to be about democracy. But in fact, they're two big corporate parties. Talk about corporate crime and corporate power, and you are drummed out of the building. Talk the happy corporate talk, and they invite you in for a drink."

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Glen Johnson Glen Johnson is Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for "Political Intelligence." He moved to Massachusetts in the fourth grade, and has covered local, state, and national politics for over 25 years. E-mail him at johnson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globeglen.
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