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eridani

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80. Yep--the fact that half of eligible voters don't even register is a real laff riot n/t

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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

Did he ever stop? wryter2000 Sep 2012 #1

In 2008, ralphie the wonder moonbat a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #5

We're sorry, but that page cannot be found MNBrewer Sep 2012 #2

your link doesn't work. "Page not found" cali Sep 2012 #3

Working Link sharp_stick Sep 2012 #4

Pay attention to me... pay attention to me sharp_stick Sep 2012 #6

Go fuck yourself, Ralph. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #7

He doesn't say what you claim cali Sep 2012 #8

He's full of shit! ProSense Sep 2012 #13

Is "duopoly" some new meme/talking point? OriginalGeek Sep 2012 #16

I remember "duopoly" going back to at least 2004 NoPasaran Sep 2012 #60

Nader finds at least one difference tama Sep 2012 #17

Yeah, ProSense Sep 2012 #23

Chair won? tama Sep 2012 #71

You're in for it now... Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #26

oh well. c'est la vie. it's not like I'm not used to it. cali Sep 2012 #82

Exactly correct. 99Forever Sep 2012 #35

Thank you for thinking. Jakes Progress Sep 2012 #67

Thanks for the kind words, Jakes cali Sep 2012 #83

Space is curved. Ralph & Ayn Rand are in the same position on that. patrice Sep 2012 #9

go home Ralph. n/t Scout Sep 2012 #10

How can he say that now? treestar Sep 2012 #11

Politco is right-wing Panasonic Sep 2012 #12

Crawl back in your hole, then pull the hole in hifiguy Sep 2012 #14

Can you think of anyone more irrelevant to the body politick at the moment? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #15

Hmm tama Sep 2012 #20

Talk about "fantasies". Not enough people give a shit about third party crapola. Third party..... Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #22

More and more people tama Sep 2012 #31

"More and more people" Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #32

First they ignore you tama Sep 2012 #33

Then they become even more irrelevant as they have nothing of substance to sway voters with. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #36

Public financing PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #47

What kept them from succeeding before? Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #49

an example? red scare PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #54

Two bad examples. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #59

last post response to you PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #61

Thank you for serious answer tama Sep 2012 #51

Quick! Turn on NPR. Former Occupy activists bemoaning the pointlessness of the movement. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #37

They laughed at Columbus... SidDithers Sep 2012 #45

It's good to laugh. It's healthy. tama Sep 2012 #52

Yep--the fact that half of eligible voters don't even register is a real laff riot n/t eridani Sep 2012 #80

They're stupid. So who cares? Tarheel_Dem Sep 2012 #84

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

What part of what he said was wrong? I'm not seeing it MNBrewer Sep 2012 #18

Inferring that both parties are the same could not be further from the truth. Arkana Sep 2012 #34

Sorry, but YOU inferred it based on what he said MNBrewer Sep 2012 #38

You're not supposed to notice that. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #65

And partisan anger tama Sep 2012 #68

Nader and Chomsky agree on this: coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #44

Two business parties.... sounds right! MNBrewer Sep 2012 #48

+1 n/t PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #50

I agree with this. immoderate Sep 2012 #56

All the desperate corporate shilling and denials notwithstanding, woo me with science Sep 2012 #72

Who is Ralph Nader??? n/t winstars Sep 2012 #19

Exactly n/t Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #21

Yep-- a friend says "all politicians are corrupt" ailsagirl Sep 2012 #24

They are not the same, but PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #25

Does it even need to be said?... SidDithers Sep 2012 #27

retire Ralph riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #28

The only thing the same is Ralph Fucking Nader!! nt longship Sep 2012 #29

Nadar STFU and GO AWAY we can do it Sep 2012 #30

Nader has been a life long progressive and been effective at setting up non-profits to try and byeya Sep 2012 #39

Actually Gore fought all the way to the Supreme Court. JTFrog Sep 2012 #70

Nader is a gas bag full of himself. Cha Sep 2012 #40

Fuck Nader ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2012 #41

Ralph is a terrorist enabler. Hubert Flottz Sep 2012 #42

Um, actually Gore won the ballots in Florida, even though they were coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #46

Easier to blame the little guy tama Sep 2012 #53

I never thought Gore should have given up. Hubert Flottz Sep 2012 #55

Correct, Gore should have appealed to the the Super Duper Supreme Court NNN0LHI Sep 2012 #58

The 5 political Just-asses should have been impeached. Hubert Flottz Sep 2012 #77

same thing as Ron Paul, who is 110% Republican -- until it's no longer convenient for him nt MariaM83 Sep 2012 #43

Ralphie you were once useful, but you've turned into a total shitbird. Care Acutely Sep 2012 #57

enough already ralph flamingdem Sep 2012 #62

What a sorry motherfucker he is. tabasco Sep 2012 #63

Second verse, same as the first. nt laundry_queen Sep 2012 #64

As Democrats drift ever rightward Jakes Progress Sep 2012 #66

He being financed by Karl Rove, again, this year? Warren DeMontague Sep 2012 #69

I didn't even realize he was still alive. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #73

Fuck Nader. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #74

Oh, Ralph, that is so helpful of you to point out right now, again, DLnyc Sep 2012 #75

I guess Romney agreed to pay him what he wanted. David Zephyr Sep 2012 #76

I was hoping that we could go through this election cycle without comment from his mfcorey1 Sep 2012 #78

There is one respect in which that is absolutely true eridani Sep 2012 #79

Imagine if Nader had appeared with Gore on a stage a few days before election day 2000, Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #81