Cracking up the crowd, Moore described the Labor Day appearance by Gore in Flint, Michigan. Dead of night, at a hospital. Only the bed-ridden and medicated would listen. Framed by American and Minnesotan flags at his kick-off press conference at the State Capitol, Nader looked and sounded presidential without any pretence. Wearing a blue shirt, magenta tie and navy suit, he spoke about issues with the authority and depth Bush can only dream about, but without Gore's condescension.
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Supported by ex-CIA director John Woolsey, Nader proposed industrial hemp as one solution to both the farm crisis and environmental degradation. Though the same species as marijuana, it's a different plant - similar to comparing a chihuahua and a St. Bernard. Used for paper, fiber and oils, hemp is weed-resistant, requiring few pesticides. While American farmers are forbidden to grow industrial hemp, American manufacturers are allowed to import it from China and elsewhere. Most industrial countries such as Canada, England, Germany and France grow the crop, leaving the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage.