Nader Tells Gravel to Get Out of Race

[Wetzelbill]

Nader Tells Gravel to Get Out of Race

Just days after former Alaska senator Mike Gravel announced his independent candidacy for president, the newly minted candidate received his first demand that he get out of the race.

"Mike Gravel should get out of the race, and get out now," said independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader. "The longer he stays in, the greater risk he runs of making a fool of himself."

Mr. Nader said that Mr. Gravel accomplished great things as a senator from Alaska, but added, "If you run a foolish, meaningless campaign for president, pretty soon people will forget all the good you achieved way back when."

"The last thing you want to be thought of is as some tiresome old gas-bag who likes seeing himself on TV," he added.

The former consumer activist said he does not believe that many Americans will waste their votes on Mr. Gravel, but warned that "even a few votes in a few states could have a catastrophic effect."

"If Mike Gravel's presence in the race winds up leading to the election of a Republican who then leads us into a disastrous war, I don't know how he'll live with himself," Mr. Nader said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/nader-tells-gravel-to-get_b_94426.html

[ronnykmarshall]

1. April FOOLS!!

:rofl:

[Kitty Herder]

9. You had me goin' for about a second. I'm glad that was a joke.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. I have a lot of respect for both of these men, but I hate to see them damaging their legacies with their foolish, tilting-at-windmills campaigns.

[Kitty Herder]

10. Oops. Meant to reply to OP.

[BattyDem]

2. "The longer he stays in, the greater risk he runs of making a fool of himself."

Well if anyone should know about that, it's Ralph. :eyes:


I think my irony meter just exploded.


On edit: Oh damn ... I forgot it was April Fools! You got me! :rofl:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

3. ROFLMAO!!

Thanks for posting that. :thumbsup:

[CountAllVotes]

4. "The last thing you want to be thought of is as some tiresome old gas-bag who likes seeing himself o

Gee Ralph, takes one to know one!!!

:kick:

[Taverner]

5. This is an ironic April fools joke right?

[Wetzelbill]

11. Satire

:)

[SlingBlade]

6. WOW

This has to be an April Fools Joke :)

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. I knew this had to be Andy Borowitz when I saw the title

Andy has been pretty good lately.

[Wetzelbill]

8. Yeah I almost put his name on it, but you know, it's

April Fools and all, and his name is at the link. :)

[dfgrbac]

12. You're kidding, right?

Nader? He has been the classic example of foolish - according to most analysts.

But Nader himself said a vote for him (Nader) is not a wasted vote. A vote for someone you really don't want to vote for is wasted.

If the Democrats did not cut Mike Gravel out of the campaign debates, who knows what would have happened. But since they did, Gravel has no option but to run independently.

Anyone who votes for the media picked candidates is voting for more of the same. Is that what we really want - more of the same?

There is only one way to take control of this mess - the National Initiative.

I am sorry for being too serious on April 1.