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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:45 PM Dec 2015

Ralph Nader says today's Republicans are bigots who ARE disgracing the party....

I agree!

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Ralph Nader says today's Republicans are bigots who ARE disgracing the party.... (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2015 OP

You tell them Ralph Dr. Xavier Dec 2015 #1

I disagree with you about Fox. Jim Lane Dec 2015 #9

So he found the difference between Tweedledum and Tweedledee at last? whatthehey Dec 2015 #2

Yep! Everyone but him knew this when he gave that as the reason for his run in 2000. brush Dec 2015 #5

Exactly right! I'll look forward to his endorsement of the Democratic nominee next year. Jim Lane Dec 2015 #7

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000 Faux pas Dec 2015 #3

Now at 11 cents difference... OilemFirchen Dec 2015 #4

Fuck Ralph Nader. Itchinjim Dec 2015 #6

And Nader is one of the most responsible for what is happening now. Renew Deal Dec 2015 #8

Dr. Xavier

(278 posts)

1. You tell them Ralph

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:55 PM

Dec 2015

Unfortunately, they are going to crucify you for telling the truth. Fox will spin this so blatantly that everyone who watches or listens to them will think you're crazy. That is what we have become.

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

9. I disagree with you about Fox.

Reply to Dr. Xavier (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 03:45 PM

Dec 2015

Why would Fox even mention this? My guess is they'll ignore it completely.

They'll ignore Nader completely unless and until he indulges in his habit of denouncing Democrats. Then Fox might consider him worthy of coverage.

whatthehey

(3,660 posts)

2. So he found the difference between Tweedledum and Tweedledee at last?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 03:00 PM

Dec 2015

Good for him. 30 years after anyone with better than a room temperature IQ to be sure, but better late than never. My right arm for anybody who can go back in time and show him this was also true in 1999.

brush

(53,782 posts)

5. Yep! Everyone but him knew this when he gave that as the reason for his run in 2000.

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 03:17 PM

Dec 2015

A little late to the party Ralphie boy.

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

7. Exactly right! I'll look forward to his endorsement of the Democratic nominee next year.

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 4, 2015, 03:43 PM

Dec 2015

The obvious logical implication of what he's belatedly recognized is that he should support a candidate who has a realistic chance of defeating the Republican candidate. It's a virtual certainty that the only such candidate will be the Democratic nominee. It's also a virtual certainty that Nader will not be in complete agreement with the Democratic nominee on the issues. We'll see how far his new insight takes him.

By endorsing the Democrat next year, Nader will redeem about 1% of the damage he did to his own legacy in 2000. He gets an additional 1%, or maybe even 2%, if he now admits that he made a bad decision when he ran on the Green Party line that year, instead of in the Democratic primaries.