he’s still out there. his latest noble cause? terrell owens. that’s right. the talented WR who bullied the 49ers into trading him, who called out the organization and his QB jeff garcia loudly and often, has a friend in ralph nader. t.o. is up to the same old tricks with the eagles, and the eagles did the right thing by not giving in to his nonsense. this has been going on way too long between those two parties, and now the long national nightmare is over, as it should be. nader argues in the above linked bloomberg news article that this is a violation of owens’ free speech rights. that could be true, if you can’t get fired for saying something negative about your boss. he says that the eagles also deprive their fans of seeing t.o. play. well..boo-hoo. does he really want to ask philly fans (who boo santa claus, btw) what they want to see happen to t.o.?

anyway, back to ralph nader. eric schmeltzer over at huffpost calls out nader, and it’s a beautiful piece of work. this may be the first, last, and only time i completely agree with something written at huffpost. i am also heartened to find out that nader has solved all of the world’s consumer and election problems, and is now defending the misunderstood NFL millionaires from their own short-sighted stupidity. great work, nader. just don’t run for president again, ok?

maybe i’m being too hard on ralph nader. it must be difficult to be sidelined in favor of natalie holloway, paris hilton, and tom/katie, especially since he has so many important things to tell the american people. it must absolutely kill nader to be out of the spotlight. i feel sorry for him. i really do. his strategy is flawed, though. there are better ways to get your name in the paper than defending terrell owens.