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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader starting up with his "both parties are the same" B.S. again [View all]mfcorey1
(11,134 posts)78. I was hoping that we could go through this election cycle without comment from his
washed up posterior. His purpose has always been to create confusion. He and Sarah need to have a discreet affair that would keep them busy until after November 6.
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Ralph Nader starting up with his "both parties are the same" B.S. again [View all]
scheming daemons
Sep 2012
OP
Can you think of anyone more irrelevant to the body politick at the moment?
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#15
Talk about "fantasies". Not enough people give a shit about third party crapola. Third party.....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#22
Then they become even more irrelevant as they have nothing of substance to sway voters with.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#36
Quick! Turn on NPR. Former Occupy activists bemoaning the pointlessness of the movement.
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#37
Yep--the fact that half of eligible voters don't even register is a real laff riot n/t
eridani
Sep 2012
#80
No, they are alienated, and don't think that anything they do in the public sphere matters
eridani
Sep 2012
#85
If they feel "alienated" then fuck 'em! I have a feelin' it's just as well that they stay out of...
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#86
Nader has been a life long progressive and been effective at setting up non-profits to try and
byeya
Sep 2012
#39
Um, actually Gore won the ballots in Florida, even though they were
coalition_unwilling
Sep 2012
#46
same thing as Ron Paul, who is 110% Republican -- until it's no longer convenient for him nt
MariaM83
Sep 2012
#43
I was hoping that we could go through this election cycle without comment from his
mfcorey1
Sep 2012
#78
Imagine if Nader had appeared with Gore on a stage a few days before election day 2000,
Nye Bevan
Sep 2012
#81