Nader qualifies for Kentucky ballot

I wish I could tell you whether or not Cynthia McKinney has qualified for the ballot in Kentucky, but the right-wing media is ignoring the Greens like always.

In fact, they're ignoring Ralph Nader's independent candidacy as well. But I've found a press release on Nader's campaign site announcing that the Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez ticket has made the ballot in Kentucky.

A damn good thing too - especially after Obama switched his position yesterday to support the Iraq War troop surge (on Bill O'Reilly's Fox News program, no less). (Backing the surge is tantamount to supporting the illegal war.)

Kentucky law requires candidates to submit the signatures of 5,000 registered voters, and Nader got 12,500. So there's no excuses if he's not on the ballot. None. Zero. Not like there were any excuses in 1996 when the thought police excluded him (which was politically motivated).

So now you have a choice, not just an echo.

(Source: http://www.votenader.org/media/2008/09/02/KYturnin;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/05/uselections2008.barackobama1)