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(15,262 posts) Sat Apr 20, 2013, 04:48 PM Apr 2013

Ralph Nader on Bush Presidency: He Is Comfortable with Bush’s Inferno [View all]

Thanks to Ralph Nader, Gore lost the chance to be president even though he won.

Is Nader comfortable with what he did to world history?

He Is Comfortable with Bush’s Inferno
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/04/20-4

George W. Bush is riding high. A megamillionaire, from the taxpayer-subsidized Texas Rangers company, he makes $150,000 to $200,000 per speech, receives a large presidential pension and support facilities and is about to dedicate the $500 million George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on April 25.

President Obama will be at the dedication, continuing to legitimize Mr. Bush, as he did from the outset by announcing in 2009 there would be no investigations or prosecutions of the Bush officials for their crimes.

In an interview with the New York Times, Mr. Bush continued to say he has no regrets about his Presidency. “I’m comfortable with what I did,” ....

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Ralph Nader on Bush Presidency: He Is Comfortable with Bush’s Inferno [View all] Coyotl Apr 2013 OP

and you Mr. Nader will forgotten still_one Apr 2013 #1

I can never forgive Nader for what he did. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #2

Nobody has to care about an opposing candidate betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #53

Not a fan of Nader at all UnrepentantLiberal Apr 2013 #76

Gore was against the Iraq war. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #91

Gore has a record of acting differently after retirement betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #92

First I did not get to welcome you to Du so Welcome to Du betterdemsonly. hrmjustin Apr 2013 #93

Thank you! betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #94

Still beating that red herring, eh? GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #3

What percent of the Florida vote went to Nader? Coyotl Apr 2013 #5

95000 votes went to Nader. The case would never have ended up at SCOTUS otherwise. pnwmom Apr 2013 #15

Gore should have worked harder to win betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #64

You have got to be FUCKING KIDDING ME. FUCK RALPH NADER DevonRex Apr 2013 #4

+1000000 dionysus Apr 2013 #79

... DevonRex Apr 2013 #83

Wow DUers are furious at Nader Ash_F Apr 2013 #6

It's the hypocrisy, and btw he's not a Democrat Hekate Apr 2013 #8

No. Nader is hated for handing the election away. Coyotl Apr 2013 #10

Nader is a liberal betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #54

Gore would never have started a war on iraq without reason to do so Coyotl Apr 2013 #70

Obama would never add chained cpi to social security betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #81

WOW, that's the biggest false equivalency ever! Coyotl Apr 2013 #84

Comparing Gore to Obama and Clinton is a false betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #88

The Iraq war vs. negotiating detail that won't happen in the budget Coyotl Apr 2013 #89

So you believe President Gore would have supported cpi? betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #90

No difference between Bush and Gore!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!1 BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #13

There isn't enough of a difference for many economic betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #55

Then they are total and utter fools BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #67

Have the democrats reversed these things since betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #82

Of course he is. He's a self-satisfied asshole who handed Bush the office. Lizzie Poppet Apr 2013 #7

Hahaha! It is an article BY Nader ABOUT Obama and the title of the OP is the headline. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #21

That is not how the title of the OP reads. blue neen Apr 2013 #30

Intelligent people click on the link in order to render an informed comment. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #36

Intelligent people also know the proper forms of punctuation to use when posting a title. blue neen Apr 2013 #37

Oh lowered. Lizzie Poppet read the title of your OP as this... Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #40

Imagine if Democrats had proven Nader wrong DerekG Apr 2013 #9

Ya know what? DevonRex Apr 2013 #11

+1 BklnDem75 Apr 2013 #60

Thank you. nt DevonRex Apr 2013 #99

+1 LWolf Apr 2013 #23

"I don't think I've ever met a bigger asshole" - Bob Weir/Grateful Dead DinahMoeHum Apr 2013 #12

Funny that. I've spent more than just a few hours with him and I found him warm, witty, & generous. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #22

That assumes incorrectly that dlc dems are antiwar betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #58

There was proof Gore won Florida Politicalboi Apr 2013 #14

If 95000 voters hadn't voted for Nader, none of the smaller problems would have mattered. pnwmom Apr 2013 #18

If 300,000 registered DEMOCRATIC Florida voters hadn't voted for Bush, none of the smaller Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #24

Most of those voters hadn't voted Democratic for decades. Many people change parties pnwmom Apr 2013 #25

So you say. Luminous Animal Apr 2013 #26

Apparently you never heard of "Reagan Democrats." pnwmom Apr 2013 #27

So it was OK those Democrats voted for Reagan and Bush but not some others for Nader? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #28

They weren't Democrats and hadn't been for years. Also, they each only controlled pnwmom Apr 2013 #32

Then the "Democrats" who voted for Nader weren't Democrats either Fumesucker Apr 2013 #33

But the PROGRESSIVES who voted for Nader were progressives pnwmom Apr 2013 #41

Is Lieberman remotely "progressive"? Fumesucker Apr 2013 #43

Lieberman wasn't Gore's finest moment. But the country would have been far better off pnwmom Apr 2013 #45

Gore terminally damaged his progressive credentials when he picked Liberman Fumesucker Apr 2013 #47

OF COURSE you preferred Cheney to Lieberman, even though Cheney was much worse. pnwmom Apr 2013 #49

I don't mean I prefer Cheney policy wise Fumesucker Apr 2013 #65

I never want to hear or read anything about that goofball again. This is the last... Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #16

I almost missed the part where he equates Bush and OBAMA. pnwmom Apr 2013 #17

Nader is a putz olddots Apr 2013 #19

so ralphie equates going to a library DonCoquixote Apr 2013 #20

That might just be the most deceptively titled OP I've ever read on DU Fumesucker Apr 2013 #29

Thanks. How could I resist? Coyotl Apr 2013 #39

nader's a disingenuous asshole complaining about bush when Cha Apr 2013 #31

Hey, here's Gore's 2000 VP running mate Fumesucker Apr 2013 #34

He is not a dem or a republican betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #57

Gore is a Global Climate Change Advocate for Environmental Reform. Cha Apr 2013 #59

Only after retiring from politics betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #61

Still a hellava lot better than bush and his crew. Cha Apr 2013 #62

Someone who pays lipservice is more dishonest than someone betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #63

When in the V-P office, you are limited by the president's positions on issues! Coyotl Apr 2013 #71

Was the President a republican? betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #80

Clinton was a Democrat, of course. Coyotl Apr 2013 #85

46 betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #87

all ego. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #35

You got that right Fumesucker Apr 2013 #38

Gore would have got the votes of the Left if he had appealed to them instead of the 3rd Way/DLC. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #42

That does not change the history of Nader as spoiler. Coyotl Apr 2013 #44

And, that doesn't change the fact that Gore lost the left in Florida. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #46

You can't change the fact that Gore won with Nader in the race. Coyotl Apr 2013 #73

Not if he didn't get votes. But, he did because he attracted the left. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #78

Spoiler is a sore loser concept betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #52

A spoiler in political races is someone who cannot win but can change the outcome Coyotl Apr 2013 #69

Reminds me of Johnny Carsons' joke about the Menedez brothers. grantcart Apr 2013 #48

Quoting Cheney from The Showtime documentary, zeeland Apr 2013 #50

Bush's policies are still in place because of dlc democrats betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #51

Pathetic. Why don't you all start blaming Gore for being a DLC sellout? white_wolf Apr 2013 #56

Nader equated Al Gore and AWOL Bush tabasco Apr 2013 #66

Gore won Florida, The Filthy Five of the SC stole it from him. Nader was irrelevant in this state. byeya Apr 2013 #68

I have to admit I voted for this guy in 2000.. DCBob Apr 2013 #72

it is 13 years later betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #86

It will take a long time to repair the damage of the Bush/Cheney regime.. DCBob Apr 2013 #96

like chained cpi? betterdemsonly Apr 2013 #97

has that been passed and signed into law? DCBob Apr 2013 #98

5-4 Octafish Apr 2013 #74

An accurate, but unpopular, fact here it seems. Agree with you 100% byeya Apr 2013 #95

Gore won, the SCOTUS forced them to keep to a timeline Rex Apr 2013 #100

Thanks Ralph....now go away and dont come back...ever. jessie04 Apr 2013 #75

Well said. CanSocDem Apr 2013 #77