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ProfessorGAC

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100. Greatly Overstated

Fri May 11, 2018, 07:52 AM

May 2018

Was he an advocate for those things? Of course. Was he the reason that GM ALREADY had teams of engineers working on finding ways to make cars safer? Not hardly. All three of the things you mentioned were already in motion before Ralph became a public advocate.

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Attention: FUCK RALPH NADER [View all] Adrahil May 2018 OP

+1. Fuck Ralph Nader...nt SidDithers May 2018 #1

+1000 stonecutter357 May 2018 #31

Scott Walker says TheRealNorth May 2018 #57

Welcome to DU... SidDithers May 2018 #58

I CALL HIM WANKER...... a kennedy May 2018 #68

Yes, Ralph did aid and abet Republicans in their efforts to divide. lapucelle May 2018 #73

I assume you're speaking about Nader Adrahil May 2018 #101

Nader is an asshole who gave us Bush and the Iraq War Gothmog May 2018 #137

Excellent! thank you tiredtoo May 2018 #134

Ditto. skylucy May 2018 #2

Amen!! manor321 May 2018 #3

You make many interesting points. This among them. OnDoutside May 2018 #4

I'm going to ralph, Nader. nt Xipe Totec May 2018 #5

Nader was Rove's puppet Gothmog May 2018 #6

Russians learned a lot from Ralph and helped Jill wasupaloopa May 2018 #8

Yep Gothmog May 2018 #9

And Nader cant and wont admit he was wrong. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #29

No Nader and his followers repeated this stunt in 2016 Gothmog May 2018 #138

Maybe you should hate the Supremes rather then Nadar lovemydogs May 2018 #7

Thank you. MythosMaster May 2018 #11

Add mcar May 2018 #43

no... MythosMaster May 2018 #48

Yes mcar May 2018 #53

ummm MythosMaster May 2018 #55

Gee, thanks mcar May 2018 #56

Yeah, I think we all did live through it. MythosMaster May 2018 #97

Well bless your heart! mcar May 2018 #102

Nader was a hero of mine until he helped Bush win and we ended up invading Iraq. Nitram May 2018 #128

How many Democrats have carried Tennessee sense then standingtall May 2018 #75

I believe trump was the first to "win" MythosMaster May 2018 #94

No democrat was going to carry deep red Tennessee in 2000 standingtall May 2018 #98

Amen.. disillusioned73 May 2018 #109

They are the same people MythosMaster May 2018 #148

Borrowing a term from below Duppers May 2018 #46

Let's not forget butterfly ballots. progressoid May 2018 #61

I added the butterfly also to another post. MythosMaster May 2018 #96

Karl Rove agrees since he helped Nader's campaign in 2000 and 2004. n/t cynatnite May 2018 #13

I can hate both. Downtown Hound May 2018 #14

Just because one HAS a right.... Adrahil May 2018 #17

Due to Nader's being an asshole we have the iraq war, Citizens United and the gutting VRA Gothmog May 2018 #18

Nader could have run without pushing that BS that there's no difference between Gore and Bush. Gidney N Cloyd May 2018 #21

Same shit Jill pulled. sheshe2 May 2018 #47

Link please... MythosMaster May 2018 #49

Sure. Gidney N Cloyd May 2018 #77

So you are going with the excuse MythosMaster May 2018 #93

I linked you to politiFACT.com Gidney N Cloyd May 2018 #115

Such a small factor at that. MythosMaster May 2018 #147

I blame Nader. cab67 May 2018 #28

How about fucking both? they both had a big hand Cha May 2018 #81

I have no problem blaming both BannonsLiver May 2018 #88

lovemydogs.. disillusioned73 May 2018 #107

Nader gave bush several states just by himself Gothmog May 2018 #140

The SCOTUS would not have a chance to rule if Nader had not taken so many votes away Gothmog May 2018 #141

What did he do now? MariaCSR May 2018 #10

Was on Ari's show.... Adrahil May 2018 #12

Thanks for the details for those who don't have tv.. Cha May 2018 #82

He is such a creep, Green is good, Dems bad, need to look in a mirror. So sick of this monmouth4 May 2018 #15

I saw the interview. Why would Ari...give the loser any time at all. Demsrule86 May 2018 #16

I have the beat on DVR but may skip it tonight Gothmog May 2018 #22

It was sickening. Demsrule86 May 2018 #25

Then I can erase it without watching Gothmog May 2018 #32

You could fast forward it ...there may have been other good parts...I turned it off after Nader. Demsrule86 May 2018 #42

Amen. NT Bleacher Creature May 2018 #19

Yep! MyOwnPeace May 2018 #20

And Jill ShitStain. Le Gaucher May 2018 #23

and so timely and so valuable. Thank you for your depth and reason that makes us all better people. JCanete May 2018 #24

Not a dime's worth of difference (between him and Jill stein) redstateblues May 2018 #26

Because jill steins advocacy created modern consumer protections, transportation safety Tiggeroshii May 2018 #39

Greatly Overstated ProfessorGAC May 2018 #100

Not true. In fact GM had teams most active in discrediting nader and his advocacy groups Tiggeroshii May 2018 #117

That Doesn't Contradict A Thing I Said ProfessorGAC May 2018 #120

Nader founded the legal organizations and grasssroots that sparked the consumer Tiggeroshii May 2018 #121

He gives new meaning to the definition of unctuous. madaboutharry May 2018 #27

I said FU to him while hitting the off button on the remote. n/t rzemanfl May 2018 #30

And Jill Stein. Both of them gave us republicans. applegrove May 2018 #33

Scott Walker says TheRealNorth May 2018 #34

To hell with that old Green Party crank BannonsLiver May 2018 #35

Yeah fuck seatbelts! And food regulations! And consumer protections!! Tiggeroshii May 2018 #36

Yes, he has done good things, but Susan Calvin May 2018 #44

Nothing is simple or black and white. But on balance . . . . FUCK RALPH NADER Stinky The Clown May 2018 #45

So that gets him a lifetime pass? BannonsLiver May 2018 #89

Cerainly not a blanket "FU," Tiggeroshii May 2018 #90

Just another tool in the fascist toolbox... paleotn May 2018 #37

Well said! mcar May 2018 #38

Why is Nader even on television? Lonestarblue May 2018 #40

He knows how to win. He helped his candidate Bush win in 2000 JI7 May 2018 #41

Was it SNL where Ralph played with the sex doll? keithbvadu2 May 2018 #50

But the sex doll was wearing a seat belt. BTW, FUCK NADER. nt madinmaryland May 2018 #54

I will second that emotion nt doc03 May 2018 #51

Agreed! Rebl2 May 2018 #52

That's spelled Nadir WhiteTara May 2018 #59

I say it is a mixed bag... Stuart G May 2018 #60

As much as I love Obama.... Adrahil May 2018 #62

YAY! Another DU righteous indignation thread. progressoid May 2018 #63

He was on TV saying Adrahil May 2018 #64

Wow, that is very revealing. Bush was almost 20 years ago, and R B Garr May 2018 #65

Golly, it's almost as if he ran as a third party candidate or something. progressoid May 2018 #66

"indignation".. Asshole Liar fucking ralph fucking nader. Cha May 2018 #83

Don't you just love it? Everything is always black and white. alarimer May 2018 #105

People, please get over yourselves. chwaliszewski May 2018 #67

Srsly? shanny May 2018 #69

Yes. "Srsly." Adrahil May 2018 #72

Party loyalty over public safety Tiggeroshii May 2018 #92

Party loyalty and public safety go hand in hand in this case standingtall May 2018 #99

Did you perhaps see him ranting on Ari Melber's show today? radical noodle May 2018 #70

Yes. Pissed me off. What a narcissistic ass. NT Adrahil May 2018 #71

What he was really saying is Democrats and Rethugs are the same thing. F you Ralph njhoneybadger May 2018 #74

And Stephen A. Douglas HopeAgain May 2018 #76

The idiot was on tv. pretty freaking current. Cha May 2018 #80

Nader is like that friend your parents had The_Casual_Observer May 2018 #78

lol@Attention: Cha May 2018 #79

I will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER Upthevibe May 2018 #84

i #ate him trueblue2007 May 2018 #85

Funny......... the first time I heard it was when raven mad May 2018 #86

For sure. mountain grammy May 2018 #106

No Nader... Then no Bush Presidency, no 9/11, no Patriot Act, no Iraq War. nt oasis May 2018 #87

+100! workinclasszero May 2018 #91

He crawls out of his crypt before a key midterm to start bashing democrats 24/7. Blue_true May 2018 #95

How much does the RNC pay Nader workinclasszero May 2018 #133

300,000 Democrats voted for Bush in Florida. alarimer May 2018 #103

Ok.. disillusioned73 May 2018 #104

Oh not this bullshit again mikeysnot May 2018 #108

Yep.. the asshole was on tv pushing 3rd parties.. so people on a Cha May 2018 #110

sad. isn't it... mikeysnot May 2018 #113

nader is a pitiful pos Cha May 2018 #114

No. he is not, nice try in smearing him. mikeysnot May 2018 #123

Oh fuck yeah 3rd party nader, LYING asshole is a pos. Cha May 2018 #143

Boss Nader... SidDithers May 2018 #111

How did the editor miss this glaring typo? The Polack MSgt May 2018 #135

I lulz'd KG May 2018 #112

Ever since 2004. Fuck Nader. marble falls May 2018 #116

I couldn't agree more louis c May 2018 #118

I totally agree world wide wally May 2018 #119

Amen wryter2000 May 2018 #122

Nader has done much good Kurt V. May 2018 #124

I once admired Nader and had great hopes for him packman May 2018 #125

No one should ever forget that this prick started the whole nightmare rolling. still_one May 2018 #126

here we go again G_j May 2018 #127

K&R geardaddy May 2018 #129

Sounds reasonable. ChiTownDenny May 2018 #130

Deep shit. GeorgeGist May 2018 #131

Boink. Scurrilous May 2018 #132

I will not forget or forgive Nader Gothmog May 2018 #136

He costs dems NH in 2000 kevink077 May 2018 #139

A well-meaning and intelligent man that became desperate to remain relevant and famous. byronius May 2018 #142

Sorry keepleft101 May 2018 #144

No he's not.... Adrahil May 2018 #145

Nader is still an asshole Gothmog May 2018 #146

Little Ralfie Rumplesuit Screaming "Look at me! Look at me!" Wolf Frankula May 2018 #149

I like to K & R these once a year or so. BootinUp May 2018 #150