<VV> Ralph Nader

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Just keep in mind, Nader didn't kill the Corvair, GM did. In fact, thanks to Nader, we got another three model years out of GM. 

The competition from the Mustnag, the added cost of building Corvairs in a market where they couldn't charge more, etc., soon made it not very popular with GM brass. 


 


John Roberts

 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: HallGrenn at aol.com
To: ricebugg at mtco.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 5:06 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> Ralph Nader










 
In a message dated 9/30/2009 4:48:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
ricebugg at mtco.com writes:

Nader is  a man, deeply driven my his dad's example of public
service.  His  heart is with/for the ordinary American citizen.  To me, that
says his  heart is in the right place.



James,
 
I can say I agree with you on all points.  But I also have to say that  
when a true sense of public service, and social justice is combined with a  
lawyer's need to be an advocate (at the expense of objectivity) and a  
personality that tends toward zealotry then you have someone who is not to be  
completely trusted.  Ralph's umbrella group rented space in a small office  
building in Washington DC that I used to manage 30 years ago.  He was the  same 
decent, gracious guy in person that we saw at the Washington  convention.  I 
think his organization(s) have done a lot of good, on the  whole, but I am 
damn glad he was never elected to high public office.
 
Bob Hall
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