Ralph Nader just called Obama an "Uncle Tom", and Shepard Smith

[Tarheel_Dem]

sounded totally disgusted with him. I hope someone can provide a clip of that exchange.

[Wickerman]

1. 15 minutes, shark jump

Meet Ralph.

[AzNick]

88. Actually that's called nuking the fridge

It's the level above.

[youthere]

2. I know we hear it all the time, but I really mean it when I say ...

FUCK NADER.

[DemFromMem]

3. Nader is why we just had an eight year nightmare

Talk about squandering your legacy.

[d_b]

4. ...

what? is that a fuckin joke?

FUCK NADER.

[Tarheel_Dem]

13. I'm not kidding. Shepard Smith made him repeat, and I thought Shep

was gonna throw up. God, I hope someone is able to post it.

[psychobueller]

5. Time for Ralph to retire. n/t

[nytemare]

6. Nader is a dope

The guy cost 2000, he knows it, and is still a dope.

[ErinBerin84]

7. oh my god...there are no words.

[City Lights]

8. Nader is a fraud. nt

[rebel with a cause]

84. He is a racist fraud.

Nador should have went away ten years ago when he still had a little bit of reputation left. Now he is just a disgusing old man.

[WindRiverMan]

9. Ralph, Ralph, Ralph

Don't you get it dude? The sixties officially ended TONIGHT! Retire, tour the world, or hide in your cave...whatever it is you do. Your time has passed. Now go away little man.

[FrenchieCat]

10. Like who in the fuck is Ralph Nader but an empty vessel?

[Tarheel_Dem]

39. Even the Repub surrogates on Fox said that with that one statement,

Ralph has become even more irrelevant than he already was. Ralph sounded bitter that he only picked up 1% of the vote.

[soleft]

11. Ralph, your Covair is waiting

[AnnieBW]

12. Nader, STFU

It's your fault that we have had to suffer eight years of *. Just STFU.

[RichardRay]

14. I always LIKED the Corvair. It cornered really well if you

understood oversteer.

[dgibby]

69. I'm thinkin' Edsel!

[mzmolly]

I'm so glad I never supported Mr.

Nader in the Presidential sense. I am thankful for some of his accomplishments, but ...........

[Jakes Progress]

92. If you look into his "accomplishments"

they are mostly mythical and counter productive. He is and has always been an arrogant, self-possessed fraud.

[DinahMoeHum]

15. Bob Weir (Grateful Dead/Ratdog) has called Nader an asshole

in the past.

[greenbriar]

16. Not that I like that label, should we remind nader that Uncle Tom was honest and honorable

even when he knew he was right and others were wrong

[Dennis Donovan]

17. A shameful act by Nader at the twilight of his life...

:thumbsdown:

[FreeperSux]

18. If that's true...

Ralph has lost it. Outrageous.

[BurtWorm]

On Fox?

Full circle. Talk about an uncle Tom!

[MarthaMyDear]

19. He finally said what he's alway implied....jeez....

[steve2470]

20. FUCK YOU RALPH NADER, that is all nt

[AspenRose]

96. +1

[calimary]

100. +2

[RainDog]

21. Ralph is on the wrong side of history tonight. He's become an ideologue

[No Elephants]

86. He got on the wrong side of history when he ran in 2000. Now, he jumped the shark.

[Nedsdag]

22. Ralph, go jump in a lake.

While you're at it, take Lynn Samuels with you.

[Liberal In Texas]

23. Nader is officially irrevelant.

[bluedawg12]

24. Nader is another for the rubbish heap n/t

[Metric System]

25. How did people vote for him in 2000? Was he always like this or did he recently go nuts?

[Jakes Progress]

93. He is a nut and joke

who had a media pr machine. Always was.

[book_worm]

26. Nader has become a fucking joke. A man who can't even appreciate the monumental

moment of this event. An egomaniac who more than anybody gave us the last eight years.

[Drunken Irishman]

27. Yeah, Nader is sucking up valuable oxygen.

[Blondiegrrl]

28. I don't watch Fox News, so I'm not that familiar with Shepard Smith ...

... but this, and the clip I saw of Smith's reaction to Joe the Idiot Fake Plumber, leads me to believe that Smith actually has a conscience.

Oh, and Nader sucks. When will he realize he has become irrelevant?

[Borgnine]

41. Smith is probably their sanest anchor.

He's a conservative with a conscience and has butted heads with his fellow on-air talent in the past (such as during Katrina).

[Blondiegrrl]

49. Good for him. Maybe he cancels out some of the evil permeating

from Hannity and O'Reilly.

[dgibby]

71. Wonder if they'd trade him for Joe Scar?

[Mimosa]

83. Smith may not be onboard with the rightwing

Fox's Katrina coverage was good and Mississippi born Shep Smith seemed more touched and empathetic than anybody except for CNN's Susan Roesgen.

[AuntPatsy]

64. Katrina seemed to change Shepard, sadly he still resides at faux so

he has to do what he is told, I wish he would change stations,

[Kajsa]

29. Ralph Nader can go to hell.

He hasn't helped our country in many, many years!

:(

he should return to being a consumer advocate.

THAT-he was good at.

[Jakes Progress]

94. He never really advocated for the consumer.

He advocated for his own grand vision of how great he was.

Check into his causes and "successes". They were mostly irrelevant or actually cost the consumer more money with no discernible benefits.

[budkin]

30. fuck that asshole... I wish I could take my 2000 vote back

[EastTennesseeDem]

31. Ralph, you are the most irrelevant person on the face of the goddamn planet

So stop pretending like you matter anymore.

[oviedodem]

32. give credit to shepard smith for ridiculing him

[Tarheel_Dem]

47. When they returned from the break, the entire panel seemed totally

disgusted with what they had just heard. The blonde lady said that whatever integrity he ever had was lost tonight. And as far as I can tell, they were all Republicans. I swear, I thought Shep was gonna throw up (LOL), the look on his face was one of sheer disgust.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

33. I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

FUCK RALPH NADER.

[firedupdem]

He's an ignorant fucking bastard. n/t

[Chorophyll]

34. Thank you for the seatbelts, Ralph. Now step away. nt

[Left Is Write]

35. Ralph Nader can go fuck himself now.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

36. NOT THIS TIME NADER. NOT THIS TIME!!! FUCK YOU RALPHY!

[vanderBeth]

37. Nader- Go STFU

[BlueStateGirl]

38. Ralph Nader is a piece of shit. n/t

[Chorophyll]

40. Dupe. Whoops.

[SoCalDem]

42. Dear Ralph,

Thanks for the seat belts..

Now GO AWAY and STFU

[elshiva]

43. FUCK OFF NADER! THIS IS RACIST BULLSHIT!

:( Hey, Nader, who the fuck even asked you?

[laundry_queen]

44. I just saw that.

Shepard Smith looked completely stunned that anyone would say something like that. Then Nader called Shepard a bully for questioning him about that statement. Nader's lost it. Not that he ever had it.

[Tarheel_Dem]

56. The look on Shepard's face was priceless. It was as if he couldn't

believe what he had just heard. My mouth is still open that Nader had the nerve to say it on teevee.

[laundry_queen]

63. That look was priceless.

And that Nader didn't just have the nerve to say it on TV, but to defend it. WTF?

[azmouse]

45. Hey Nader... dry up and blow away.

[TheReckoner]

46. Fuck you Ralph...

And to think I supported this shithead at one point. What a fucking egomaniacal asshole.

[still_one]

48. and nader is deranged fool who needs professional help /nt

[nomaco-10]

50. I'm gonna need a whole lot of youtubes tomorrow. nader is an ass. n/t

[nyccitizen]

51. That's *President* Uncle Tom to you, Ralph. nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

61. LMAO. Damn Straight. (nt)

[Raine]

52. FUCK OFF Ralphie you scum bag LOSER

Eat shit and die!

[hay rick]

53. Ralph swallowed whole

by his own ego.

[Lucky 13]

54. Ralph, like a few others this year, has outed himself for the racist he is.

Hey Ralph! Fuck off motherfucker.

[seabeyond]

55. i respected him. 2000 i did not. 2004 he became the same level as bushco. now

he is trash. a bitter ugly person

[MadMaddie]

57. What did anyone expect? He's a meglomanic and a selfish

bastard! He has just made himself more irrelevant! Good riddance.

But I am not going to let him ruin my good mood.

[nomaco-10]

58. Can we now declare ralph as officially irrelevant around here? n/t

[cynatnite]

59. For the thousandth time...Fuck Ralph Nader! n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

60. Nader needs to STFU and go get laid. nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

62. EEEEEWWWWW!!!!!

Thanks for the visual. NOT!

[EastTennesseeDem]

68. ROMFFLMMFAO

[mad-mommy]

65. oh...Ralph...are you still here?

you are dismissed

[vaberella]

66. In the spirit of the thread...Sarah Palin, Gone!! Ralph Nader....GONE!! n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

70. Liddy Dole, Gone!! Ted Stevens, Gone??!! (nt)

[vaberella]

72. Yeah, after he was found guilty he was down by double digits in the polls. n/t

[Danger Mouse]

67. Fuck Ralph Nader.

[JI7]

73. Ralph is probably more upset over Obama's win than McCain is

[TornadoTN]

74. Make no mistake: He said that to get his name in the news tomorrow

It's the only way he's relevant. Disgusting, arrogant man.

[D23MIURG23]

75. Bye Bye Ralph. Welcome to even greater irrelevance.

[Waiting For Everyman]

76. Well good, now he's over too.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

77. Ralph Napoleon.

[Lil Missy]

78. Are you fuckin' serious? And he did this on faux noise?

I'll say no more about that jerk or those who've supported him, lest I'd get banned.

[Tabasco_Dave]

79. Ralph Who???

:eyes: :eyes: :shrug: :shrug:

[SweetieD]

80. Fuck him.

[jillan]

81. Stick a fork in him - he's done - well done - burnt, in fact.

[Undercurrent]

82. Crawl back under your rock, Ralph.

[Tarheel_Dem]

85. If he's still alive, we'll hear from him again in 2012, I'm sure of it. (nt)

[rebel with a cause]

87. some one posted on another thread tonight that

Nader was a better man than Obama. I hope he is eating his words right now. :grr:

[busybl]

89. he's been a nutcase

for a long time. happened after the whole Corvair thing.

[WinkyDink]

90. Awww, his preferred Republican didn't win. Wahhhhh.

[rvablue]

91. RALPH NADER AND ANYONE WHO VOTED FOR HIM IN 2000 CAN KISS MY ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrSlayer]

95. Smith should have just punched him in the face.

That sort of comment is deserving of a right hook.

[Naturyl]

97. He said that? If so, he's finished.

He was already inconsequential. Now, he will cease to exist politically.

[MilesColtrane]

98. What a shitheel.

Nader you are a sad, pathetic, little man. Your name will forever live as a tiny footnote in history. Any good works will be washed away with time.
You will simply be known as the facilitator of one of the darkest chapters in America.

Now, get off my TV. Crawl home and await the grim reaper you wizened fuckstick.

[4lbs]

99. Any Nader defenders want to defend him now?

Thought not.

He fucking cost Gore Florida in 2000.

[jpgray]

101. Nader's done. The policies he endorses are better off with out him.

[GrizzlyMan]

102. Nader is a fraud. He lives in a multi-million dollar DC condo.

While he pays his campaign staff peanuts. He's a relic. He's done. Goodbye Ralph.

[FloridaJudy]

103. Hey, Ralph?

[bobbyrae]

104. Nader has his points but gets totally inappropriate

Ralph has been against large corporations and the military-industrial machine for a long time. His comment, not an exact quote, was like

I wonder whether Obama will be a an Uncle Sam for America or an Uncle Tom for corporate America.


He has been running as protest vote for decades and doesn't seem to have any real interest in serving in political office. He just runs to make his points against the 'politics as usual' system. The trouble is that he has become so irrelevant and so widely ignored that he now resorts to racially charged remarks just to get a little air time. No, I don't think he meant it the way he said it, but felt it necessary to get people's attention.

I will not resort to the obscene remarks others used here, but I do feel ashamed that he stooped so low and have to wonder if such comments will cause him to be considered completely irrelevant.

Nader has had a very positive impact on America. If you would like to see how, rent the movie, An Unreasonable Man.

[comtec]

105. HAD positive effects, quite past tense

He sold out in '00, totally and completely. the GOP was funding his campaign.
He has become the 'corporate whore' he claimed the Dems are.
The problem is that the spews republican talking points, they're all the same, kind of MS meme.
I wish I was surprised by his comments, but I'm not.

Nader is now past tense.

His accomplishments are done and 30+ years past.

He is now a sad parody of himself, the most pathetic way to disappear.

[Orsino]

106. Lots of unmasking going on these days. n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

107. Ralph can't talk about Uncle Tom or anyone else

He sold out his political ideology and his country to bask in self-adulation. He was almost gloating when Gore had the election stolen from him. Go away Ralph. You are a sad, pathetic irrelevant man who could have made difference but instea screwed America and the world for 15 seconds of fame