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In reply to the discussion: Sic semper Naderus. (A response to the recent pro-Nader posts) [View all]riqster
(13,986 posts)57. The point is, be honest.
Denny Kooch was a stalwart liberal throughout his career. He never tried to elect a Repub. That is honest.
Nader tried to get a repub elected, and claimed to be a liberal. That is dishonest.
Yes, we need more progressive candidates: but that does not excuse Nader's perfidy.
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I can't tell if all of DU is infested with shit-stirrers, really bored or really drunk...
Blue_Tires
Dec 2013
#1
Americans under 30 have a more favorable opinion of socialism than of capitalism.
Laelth
Dec 2013
#93
yet throughout this thread, you fail to address the culpability of 200,000+ registered dems..
frylock
Dec 2013
#92
The Democrats are and have been trying to address most of the issues that caused the 2000 theft
Gothmog
Dec 2013
#126
And let's not forget Iraq. Iraq would never have happened under Al Gore, but some fell for the...
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2013
#32
If the Democrats want the votes of the left it should trying to appeal to the left.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2013
#13
And, the Democrats who voted for Dubya far outnumbered the Nader voters.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2013
#54
He's also responsible for letting the Democratic party know it has a left wing to contend with.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2013
#67
You may be right...the party is still ignoring the left and running right.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2013
#110
No, but his disciples pop up like dung heap mushrooms after a rain every cycle.
riqster
Dec 2013
#33
There was no betrayal, Nader is not a Democrat. The ubiquitous selective memory
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2013
#66
No, the Democratic Party fucked our shit up, by first failing to earn enough votes and then,
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2013
#127
HIs statement here is my answer to dilettantes who blithely call for destroying everything:
freshwest
Dec 2013
#40
You're welcome to steal any or all of it. The ideas and results matter, not sources or labels, IMO.
freshwest
Dec 2013
#72
I've been asked to, but have no interest in learning another format and need to do other things.
freshwest
Dec 2013
#84
Nope, all Nader did was pretend to be a liberal while he helped Bush steal elections.
riqster
Dec 2013
#122