Nader: A Win for Whistle Blowers

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A Win for Whistle Blowers
by Ralph Nader

Why would Pfizer, the world's largest drug company, so mistreat and silence one of their top molecular biologists that a federal jury in Connecticut awarded her $1.37 million in damages last week?

The unraveling answer promises to tear open the curtain covering hazards confronting tens of thousands of scientists and assistants in corporate and university labs doing genetic engineering work with viruses and bacteria.

Becky McClain's lawsuit against Pfizer claimed that the company's sloppiness in 2002-03 exposed her to an engineered form of the lentivirus, a virus related to one that could lead to immune deficiencies. Pfizer denied any connection between its lab practices and Ms. McClain's recurring paralysis and other illnesses.

Back and forth over three years came the scientist's claims and Pfizer's denials during which she had to leave her job amidst the increasing retaliatory behavior of her ten-year employer...

Continued:
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/04/05-6

[AnArmyVeteran]

1. Ralph Nader: An American Treasure

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2. 104,492 civilian deaths in Iraq to date.

90,000+ Florida voters can be wrong.

[Fading Captain]

4. Hah. How about Democratic Party Senators?

ote Details

Vote

State

Representative

Alabama
Yea AL Sessions, Jefferson
Yea AL Shelby, Richard
Alaska
Yea AK Murkowski, Frank
Yea AK Stevens, Ted
Arizona
Yea AZ Kyl, Jon
Yea AZ McCain, John
Arkansas
Yea AR Hutchinson, Tim
Yea AR Lincoln, Blanche
California
Nay CA Boxer, Barbara
Yea CA Feinstein, Dianne
Colorado
Yea CO Allard, Wayne
Yea CO Campbell, Ben
Connecticut
Yea CT Dodd, Christopher
Yea CT Lieberman, Joseph
Delaware
Yea DE Biden, Joseph
Yea DE Carper, Thomas
Florida
Nay FL Graham, Bob
Yea FL Nelson, Bill
Georgia
Yea GA Cleland, J.
Yea GA Miller, Zell
Hawaii
Nay HI Akaka, Daniel
Nay HI Inouye, Daniel
Idaho
Yea ID Craig, Larry
Yea ID Crapo, Michael
Illinois
Nay IL Durbin, Richard
Yea IL Fitzgerald, Peter
Indiana
Yea IN Bayh, Evan
Yea IN Lugar, Richard
Iowa
Yea IA Grassley, Charles
Yea IA Harkin, Thomas
Kansas
Yea KS Brownback, Samuel
Yea KS Roberts, Pat
Kentucky
Yea KY Bunning, Jim
Yea KY McConnell, Mitch
Louisiana
Yea LA Breaux, John
Yea LA Landrieu, Mary
Maine
Yea ME Collins, Susan
Yea ME Snowe, Olympia
Maryland
Nay MD Mikulski, Barbara
Nay MD Sarbanes, Paul
Massachusetts
Nay MA Kennedy, Edward
Yea MA Kerry, John
Michigan
Nay MI Levin, Carl
Nay MI Stabenow, Debbie Ann
Minnesota
Nay MN Dayton, Mark
Nay MN Wellstone, Paul
Mississippi
Yea MS Cochran, Thad
Yea MS Lott, Trent
Missouri
Yea MO Bond, Christopher
Yea MO Carnahan, Jean
Montana
Yea MT Baucus, Max
Yea MT Burns, Conrad
Nebraska
Yea NE Hagel, Charles
Yea NE Nelson, Ben
Nevada
Yea NV Ensign, John
Yea NV Reid, Harry
New Hampshire
Yea NH Gregg, Judd
Yea NH Smith, Bob
New Jersey
Nay NJ Corzine, Jon
Yea NJ Torricelli, Robert
New Mexico
Nay NM Bingaman, Jeff
Yea NM Domenici, Pete
New York
Yea NY Clinton, Hillary
Yea NY Schumer, Charles
North Carolina
Yea NC Edwards, John
Yea NC Helms, Jesse
North Dakota
Nay ND Conrad, Kent
Yea ND Dorgan, Byron
Ohio
Yea OH DeWine, Michael
Yea OH Voinovich, George
Oklahoma
Yea OK Inhofe, James
Yea OK Nickles, Don
Oregon
Yea OR Smith, Gordon
Nay OR Wyden, Ron
Pennsylvania
Yea PA Santorum, Richard
Yea PA Specter, Arlen
Rhode Island
Nay RI Chafee, Lincoln
Nay RI Reed, John
South Carolina
Yea SC Hollings, Ernest
Yea SC Thurmond, J.
South Dakota
Yea SD Daschle, Thomas
Yea SD Johnson, Tim
Tennessee
Yea TN Frist, William
Yea TN Thompson, Fred
Texas
Yea TX Gramm, Phil
Yea TX Hutchison, Kay
Utah
Yea UT Bennett, Robert
Yea UT Hatch, Orrin
Vermont
Nay VT Jeffords, James
Nay VT Leahy, Patrick
Virginia
Yea VA Allen, George
Yea VA Warner, John
Washington
Yea WA Cantwell, Maria
Nay WA Murray, Patty
West Virginia
Nay WV Byrd, Robert
Yea WV Rockefeller, John
Wisconsin
Nay WI Feingold, Russell
Yea WI Kohl, Herbert
Wyoming
Yea WY Enzi, Michael
Yea WY Thomas, Craig

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5. Inapplicable to the cherished Nader Mythology

;)

[Ignis]

9. Don't you get it? Nader is a convenient centrist boogeyman.

He takes focus away from the fact that our brilliant strategists helped a smart guy like Gore lose* a national election to an idiot like Shrub.

* = with help from the Brooks Bros. riot, SCOTUS, and other partisan bullshit

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6. No, one million or more deaths ~

Those democrats who voted for Bush were wrong. How many were there? Over 300,000 or so?

As for those who voted for Nader, they had no effect on the election since they wouldn't have voted for either Gore or Bush anyhow. But everyone knows that.

[Better Believe It]

7. And how many Democrats in Congress continue to vote for more deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan?

We should blame those pro-war bi-partisan votes on Nader?

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3. Bump

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8. kickey