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rhett o rick

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47. Blaming Nader is totally misplaced. There were illegal actions that happened during

Fri Oct 31, 2014, 05:26 PM

Oct 2014

that election. George Bush's brother manipulated the vote count and the SCOTUS overstepped their authority thus violated the Constitution, and yet people want to blame Nader. Nader, who did nothing illegal and was acting within his civic duty trying to provide the American voters an alternative to the Conservatives running for the major parties. Many Americans were fed up with the New DEmocratic Clinton administration and didn't want to continue it via Gore. And remember Gore didn't need Nader's votes to beat Bush legally. Also there is no guarantee that had Nader not run, those that voted for him would have voted for Gore instead of staying home or voting for Bush. There is no guarantee that had they voted for Gore that the election wouldn't have been stolen.

The Conservative DEmocrats want to use Nader as a scapegoat to distract from their own failings.

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Let's get one thing straight about Greenwald [View all] MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 OP

Rec'd because I still have left overs from the Greenwald poll thread and there's no sense merrily Oct 2014 #1

Hahaha!! And really did make me laugh out loud. Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #2

Glad to hear it. Laughing is very healthy. merrily Oct 2014 #5

I came here for my two-minute hate Scootaloo Oct 2014 #3

It's incredible! Nader may be preparing to state - in public - MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #6

LMFAO L0oniX Oct 2014 #19

Nader has been very useful for the conservatives of our Party. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #28

! Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #8

A hail Manny Pass jeepers Oct 2014 #4

It's a pretzel! Luminous Animal Oct 2014 #7

It just keeps coming. Billy-Bob Clinton dismantled the New Deal safeguard against rhett o rick Oct 2014 #30

You know, when you look at the long-term pattern of behavior by the Democrats, Maedhros Oct 2014 #52

I think the answer is quite simple. Most politicians work for the 0.1%. rhett o rick Oct 2014 #54

We have a winner. 840high Oct 2014 #55

Brilliant satire. Sincere hat tip! - nt KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #9

Here is my problem with Nader in a nutshell dsc Oct 2014 #10

Nader's position has always been that if we fix our democracy, Maedhros Oct 2014 #12

Not knowing about a case called Dale vs Boy Scouts of America dsc Oct 2014 #14

I would imagine the number of people on DU familiar with Dale vs. BSA Maedhros Oct 2014 #15

that just shows a total ignorance of how things are for much of the population JI7 Oct 2014 #21

he dismissed concerns over roe v wade also by saying it just means it will JI7 Oct 2014 #20

You forgot about Putin. In a worldclass contest for biggest asshole, Nader doesn't even qualify! Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #11

You kidding? Nader single-handedly made G.W. Bush President! MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #16

Nope . . . he gots no nukes. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #23

Nuke, shmukes. MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #24

Boy oh boy, did he ever. truedelphi Oct 2014 #33

Manny sure kicked off a good two minute hate for us. zeemike Oct 2014 #29

Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead . . . Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #31

Manny G, Brain by Escher.. Fumesucker Oct 2014 #13

Great album... but I can't get this tune out of my head MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #17

Sometimes Manny gets it right, this is one of those times. Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #18

Manny bats in at over .800. He's an all-star shoo in in my book. Keep 'em coming. Manny! marble falls Oct 2014 #25

. OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #22

And another thing. Greenwald TOLD us in his book that he was for the Iraq War, like all those sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #26

I will never EVER forgive Nader for pulling votes from Gore in 2000. KauaiK Oct 2014 #27

Blaming Nader is totally misplaced. There were illegal actions that happened during rhett o rick Oct 2014 #47

Yes, we understand. You will never, ever forgive Nader for exercising his rights, Maedhros Oct 2014 #53

Manny, I'm terribly confused..... daleanime Oct 2014 #32

Trust me. Seven or eight various iterations of this theme are already in the hopper. 11 Bravo Oct 2014 #45

Not even if I wanted to MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #49

... woo me with science Oct 2014 #34

Oh but let's have a thread about how worried we are about him in these dark times, LOL Corruption Inc Oct 2014 #35

We need a "Most Terrible Person on Earth" poll. bemildred Oct 2014 #36

Finally. Someone who gets it. LWolf Oct 2014 #37

Lol! whatchamacallit Oct 2014 #38

I don't think Warren is running snooper2 Oct 2014 #39

Nadputtabwald Manny Nadputtabwald. You, once again hit it out of the park Autumn Oct 2014 #40

Three-Way-Manny marym625 Oct 2014 #41

Don't you two need another person? Hatchling Oct 2014 #42

Yes marym625 Oct 2014 #43

Check upthread. Lots of volunteers to be the meat in that sandwich. 11 Bravo Oct 2014 #46

Between the two of us, I think we have a foursome? MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #48

I'm glad that I've saved you from ruin MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #50

Most definitely! marym625 Nov 2014 #56

I always thought the worst person in the world nichomachus Oct 2014 #44

I am lost, what does Ralph Nader have to do with the Republicans maybe taking the Senate randys1 Oct 2014 #51