November 04, 2007
Nader @ SLU
A couple of election cycles back I saw Ralph Nader speak at SLU and the thing that still stands out is the fact that the man talked.... for no small amount of time. It was a packed room and his candidacy was taking on a certain flourish at that point, but I've seldom seen a speaker less attuned to an audience than he, the man going well-and-far beyond the point at which could process what he was saying. The applause was dying, the feet were shifting and watches were being checked. Man had a lot to say.
All that aside, it was a fascinating address, at points, and certainly gave pause to some of the students who were certainly there for "class purposes" only, as well as for the diehards who thought he could spearhead an effective, third-party launch after that race.
Well, Nader's back at SLU next week. My over/under on his lecture and Q/A? Mmm, let's go two-hours and fifty.
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Great Issues Committee Hosts Consumer Advocate, Former Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader
Event Details: 7:00 p.m., November 14, Busch Student Center Multipurpose Room, 20 N Grand Blvd., Room 200, Lower Level, St. Louis, MO, 63103-2051
Saint Louis University 's Great Issues Committee will host a special event with political activist, consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the multipurpose room of Busch Student Center . The event is free and open to the public.
Nader's topic for the evening is "Don't Waste Your 20s! Take on the Little Things and the Big Things."
About Ralph Nader: An attorney and political activist in the areas of consumer rights, humanitarianism, environmentalism and democratic government, Nader also has been a staunch critic of corporations, which he believes wield too much power and are undermining the fundamental American values of democracy and human rights. Nader helped found many governmental and non-governmental organizations, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Public Citizen, and several Public Interest Research Groups. Nader was the Green Party presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000, and ran as an independent candidate in 2004.
About the Great Issues Committee: A component of the Student Government Association (SGA) at Saint Louis University , the Great Issues Committee is a student-initiated group that strives to stimulate insightful, provocative debate on current issues. Recently, the committee has brought many notable speakers to campus, including Watergate journalist Bob Woodward, famed filmmaker Spike Lee, and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.