Word: naderized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Eight minutes before his flight leaves for Washington, Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, self-appointed David to America's corporate Goliath, steps through the automatic sliding doors at Logan Airport...
...Nader enters the airport he begins to speak more quickly: he glances somewhat nervously from side to side. It seems clear that he does not enjoy public attention. Several passengers inside the terminal recognize his tall, gaunt figure immediately and whispers of "that's Ralph Nader over there!" are audible. "He looks younger in person than on television." one woman says. Nader doesn't look at them, but keeps walking straight ahead toward the gate. Two people holding pro-nukes posters are talking to passengers as they pass by. Nader tries to avoid them, but one of them recognizes...
...entrance to the gate, several more people recognize Nader and there are more whispers. Nader looks straight ahead and walks through the metal detector. It seems strange watching Ralph Nader walk through a metal detector, like seeing the Pope having his fingerprints taken. Ralph Nader hijack an airplane? The idea is hard to swallow...
...time Nader reaches his gate, most of the other passengers have already boarded. No need to stand uncomfortably in a crows. He has his ticket checked, says goodbye, and quietly disappears down the boarding ramp...
...obviously pleased with the Reagan decisions. General Motors Chairman Roger Smith called them "a sensible step toward making regulation more cost-effective." Added James W. McLernon, president of Volkswagen of America: "This is a giant step toward restoring the long-term health of the American automotive industry." But Ralph Nader, the father of many of the auto rules, protested bitterly. Said he: "These regulation rollbacks are going to kill a lot of people and ruin the health and environment for others...