Nader sends Bernie an unpleasant, sneering letter.

[cali]

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In an unusual Wednesday letter, former long-shot presidential candidate Nader urged potential future long-shot presidential candidate Sanders to change the way he does business in the Senate and fulfill his “unfulfilled potential.”


“You are a Lone Ranger, unable even to form a core progressive force within the Senate,” Nader wrote the Vermont independent. “Without internal and external networking, there are no strategies to deploy, beyond speechifying, putting forward amendments that go nowhere and an occasional hearing where you incisively question witnesses.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/ralph-nader-bernie-sanders-letter-104376.html#ixzz2vDrRTH00

[hobbit709]

1. Ralphie's upset because he's not getting any attention.

[winter is coming]

2. The last time I gave a shit about Nader's opinions in re politics was never. n/t

[Skidmore]

3. What a load of projection.

Nader has become cartoonish. Snidely Whiplash.

[ProSense]

4. Maybe he's mad

"Nader sends Bernie an unpleasant, sneering letter."

...that Senator Sanders mentioned running in 2016.

President Bill Gates? Go Home, Ralph Nader. You're Drunk.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560062


Fuck Nader!

[malthaussen]

5. Nader has hit the nadir?

In fairness, from the part abstracted, he does make a good point: Bernie is articulate and has a lot of supporters, but what kind of machinery does he have in place, or what plan for assembling such machinery?

-- Mal

[arcane1]

26. If Bernie doesn't run as a dem, nobody outside of political junkies will ever hear of him.

Sad but true. We need a thousand more like him

[OilemFirchen]

6. Go get him Senator Nader!

Whazzat? He what?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

7. Nader cracks me up. "from one ineffectual activist to another"

Hey, Nader. At least that guy is electable. You are giving networking advice and suggestions on building coalitions that can actually advance an agenda?!??....

BAHAHAHA!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. The last time I heard about Nader he was bitching that his Cisco stock dividend was too small

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/06/27/ralph-nader-turns-rightest-on-cisco/

Once upon a time you actually stood for something Ralph.

[Ikonoklast]

18. Yeah, making a shit-ton of money. He's still the same guy.

He always had his little family-run empire that made millions and was beholden to no one...nothing has changed.

People that were fooled by his act never bothered themselves to look behind the curtain.

Nader is the 1%.

[nyquil_man]

9. If anybody knows about networking, it's Ralph "Half-a-Point" Nader. nt

[stevenleser]

10. Yes, Ralph, you are so good at making friends, passing bills and building electoral coalitions.

[Cleita]

11. Is Nader the John McCain of the left? He's really not in the

game is he anymore than McCain is Secretary of State.

[BeyondGeography]

12. It's true that Bernie will most likely never have the same impact as Ralph

[HappyMe]

13. Oy. You mad, Nader?

I don't care what Nader thinks.

[11 Bravo]

14. "Narcissistic fuckwad" is NOT an anagram for Ralph Nader! But it should be.

[DURHAM D]

15. Is this Nader's back-handed way of advising Bernie

to do what he did and hold secret talks with the conservative money men and get them to pay for his 3rd party challenge thus guaranteeing a Republican win?

[Scuba]

16. Ralph, thanks for "Unsafe at Any Speed" but stuff the rest, will ya?

It's been 50 fucking years Ralph. Since then you've just been a dick.

[MisterP]

17. does Nader have boxes in his garage too?

[joshcryer]

19. I'm still waiting for that Obama 2012 challenger from the left.

[cali]

20. let me explain something for you. it's very simple.

In 2012 Obama was a sitting President. fewer challenges from the party holding the wh to a sitting president.

[joshcryer]

21. No. Fucking. Shit.

You must not have been around when Nader predicted some miraculous challenger from the left.

I wish I had what he was drinking when he said that shit.

edit: here cali, so you can be your usual dismissive self, this is what I was referring to: http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/04/nader-almost-100-percent-chance-of-a-democratic-primary-challenger-to-obama/

enjoy insulting and overall being dismissive of me without appreciating my original comment to you!

[Number23]

25. Great posts, josh

I think Nader may have been insulted by Sanders calling any attempt to run as an independent "the Nader effect."

An independent to the left of most Senate Democrats that he caucuses with, Sanders said he’s wary of running for president as an independent because it could help Republicans. In fact, he called it “the Nader dilemma.”

So, people can learn after all.

I actually find much of Nader's advice to Sanders to be wise and informative which shocks the hell out of me.

[JHB]

22. Nader translated: "Hey! That's MY act!"

Except for the "occasional hearing where you incisively question witnesses" part. Ralphie-boy doesn't do that.

[Jefferson23]

23. What an odd thing to do, and here it seems to make clear: has been unable to reach him despite years

of trying.

So Bernie has had no interest in responding to Nader, for whatever reasons..which is his prerogative
and Nader responds with an inappropriate letter as Bernie sets his sights on the WH.

Just bizarre...Nader may be losing it.

[MineralMan]

24. Next up in the Queue for Nader:

[Cali_Democrat]

27. This is gonna cause some brains to short circuit...

the brains of the self-proclaimed liberals who idolize Nader.

Fawk Nader!

[Gothmog]

28. Nader is a joke and no one should pay any attention to his stupidity

Nader is a joke and should be ignored

[RiffRandell]

29. What a bitter, nasty old man.

Shit, I said that and worse in 2000.

Guess I was right.

[ladjf]

30. Ralph, it's time for you to sit down and shut the hell up. You have been a bad influence

on American politics for too long already.nt