Nader to Hillary

[emilyg]

Ralph Nader to Hillary
by moevaughn, Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 08:54:38 PM EST

(Maybe Obama progressives will listen up to Ralph too!)

"Senator Clinton:

Just read where Senator Patrick Leahy is calling on you to drop out of the Presidential race.

Here's my advice: Don't listen to people when they tell you not to run anymore. That's just political bigotry.

Listen to your own inner citizen First Amendment voice. This is America. Just like every other citizen, you have a right to run. Whenever you like. For as long as you like.

more http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/28/205438/971

[anonymous171]

1. When Nader is encouraging you, you need to step out.

[Forkboy]

2. I'm curious to see howe many people who hated Nader a day ago will change their mind today.

[emilyg]

6. Hi friend

:pals:

[Forkboy]

8. Good evening, pardner!

:hug:

:hi:

[Lucky 13]

3. Yeah, cause Nader NEVER overstays his welcome...

[parasim]

4. in my opinion, he's just grabbing an opportunity when he sees it...

If he can get a good number of mainstream Democrats actually agreeing with him about something, then he's thinking perhaps he'll start to get some traction. Seeing that a lot of Dems have stated that they won't vote for Obama if he becomes the nom, maybe they'll swing towards him as opposed to McCain.

[babylonsister]

5. She might risk becoming exactly like Nader:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/opinion/27kristof.html?em&ex=1206763200&en=94030619646631f5&ei=5087

Obama, Clinton — and Echoes of Nader?


By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: March 27, 2008

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“It’s amazing how bitter it’s getting, and it can only get worse in the months ahead,” said Gov. Philip Bredesen, a Democrat of Tennessee, who has not taken sides. “I’d love to have a Democratic president, but I’d also love to have a Democratic Congress. If you’ve got people mad and staying home, that can’t possibly help candidates running for the Senate, candidates running for House seats, and for the State Legislature.”

Mr. Bredesen is urging superdelegates (he’s one) to hold a primary in June, so that a winner would be chosen in time to begin a healing process before the convention.

Instead, the battle is getting bloodier. Mrs. Clinton spoke this week about the contest continuing for “the next three months” — and those would surely be a toxic three months. There’s already grumbling that Mrs. Clinton’s real strategy is to destroy Mr. Obama’s chances of winning the general election so that she can compete in 2012.

Senator Clinton, who has done so much fine work on health and children’s issues for so many years and who more recently has been an outstanding senator, deserves better. Likewise, Mr. Clinton, who tackled AIDS and poverty so passionately since leaving the White House, risks tarnishing his own legacy. His poll approval ratings have dropped steadily, and he now has higher unfavorable ratings than favorable.

If Mrs. Clinton can run a high-minded, civil campaign and rein in her proxies, then she has every right to continue through the next few primaries, and the Democrats might even benefit from the bolstered attention and turnout. But if the brawl continues, then she and her husband may be remembered by many people who long admired them as having the same effect on Mr. Obama this November that Ralph Nader had on Al Gore in 2000.

Do the Clintons really want to risk becoming the Naders of 2008?

[parasim]

9. Risk becoming? She already *is* Naderesque.

I agree with the writer, if she continues on this path, she will drive people away from the Democratic party and help hand the election to the Republicans.

As much as i respect Nader and his past successes in speaking truth to power back in the day when it had a positive effect, ie. getting seatbelts in automobiles, and even today for him attempting to upset the status quo of a two-party rule, I think he's not realizing that his actions may very well have the opposite effect and we could end up with a one-party rule if he succeeds in his endeavors.

[DJ13]

7. Birds of a feather flock together

They flockin want to damage the Democratic party.

[emilyg]

11. Birs like

Obama, Rezko and Wright?

[whatchamacallit]

10. The spoiler speaks

:eyes: What a self centered douche

[ButterflyBlood]

12. FUCK RALPH NADER THAT WORTHLESS PIECE OF HUMAN SCUM

ALL THE MORE REASON TO SUPPORT OBAMA. HILLARY BETTER RENOUNCE THIS TRASH IMMEDIATELY OR SHE'S PROVEN TO BE NO REAL DEMOCRAT.