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blue neen

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116. We can have a discussion of semantics all day, but you know what the meaning of my post was.

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 08:45 AM

Mar 2012

We need support of the Democratic candidates right now. The other posts did that...this OP did not.

It's time to work together to get Democrats into office.

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Do you want to know what Ralph Nader really said today on MSNBC? [View all] Better Believe It Feb 2012 OP

Not interested in ANYTHING that little weasel has to say. calimary Feb 2012 #1

agreed. eom Purveyor Feb 2012 #6

I agree surfdog Feb 2012 #15

+1 grantcart Feb 2012 #46

+1 Exactly BklnDem75 Feb 2012 #55

Ditto. He's done enough damage. A shame his ego got out control. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #64

i was about to say, thats what a big ego can do Solomon Feb 2012 #66

Yes. I remember how awe inspiring he was in his earlier days. That was then, though. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #96

Agreed. The bigger shame is that people continue to pimp his ass on sites like DU. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #103

I really hate teaser posts ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2012 #2

No. Not really. He's irrelevent and a bit of nut job. bowens43 Feb 2012 #3

Is that why an award winning Democratic Party Club is sponsoring a speech by Nader? Better Believe It Feb 2012 #9

He didn't put Bush in office. Webster Green Feb 2012 #10

You're suppose to leave the Supreme Court and Joseph Leiberman off the hook and blame Nader! Better Believe It Feb 2012 #13

And the Republican Party gets a complete pass for purging voter rolls... Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #31

Clinton getting head in the White House had more to do with the outcome than Nader did. Webster Green Feb 2012 #32

Clinton left office with the highest end-of-office approval rating of any U.S. president since WWII. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #67

You need to re-read Webster Green's post. Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #111

If Clinton wasn't unpopular then why was Gore distancing himself? Fumesucker Mar 2012 #113

Because, unfortunately, that is how Gore was guided. Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #114

Listening to Bob Shrum who has an 0-3 record of getting Democrats elected. Why we continue to listen Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2012 #123

what you dont get is that no one is giving the other Solomon Feb 2012 #69

Nader made it possible One of the 99 Mar 2012 #126

The Subpreme Court put Bush in office. They thank those I'm sure, who protect that crime sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #87

I'm going to guess he mentioned something about his website DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #4

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! FSogol Feb 2012 #7

A really bad guess on your part. Try again! Better Believe It Feb 2012 #11

If he did, I'll be happy to donate to him. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #88

P.T. Barnum would be pleased. n/t DefenseLawyer Feb 2012 #98

!! Number23 Mar 2012 #100

P.T.Barnum is a Republican Organization? n/t sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #118

ROFL!!... SidDithers Mar 2012 #119

he said Obama could bring down gas prices by not threatening iran.....what threats? spanone Feb 2012 #5

hes like the election year groundhog every 4 years he pulls his head out of his hole leftyohiolib Feb 2012 #8

Yup when he pulls his head out of his a-hole madokie Feb 2012 #45

and sees the former shadow of himself. n/t Whisp Feb 2012 #75

Yup madokie Feb 2012 #83

No, that is not true. He's been very much involved in issues over the past sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #89

Fuck Ralph Nader...nt SidDithers Feb 2012 #12

+1 n/t FSogol Feb 2012 #17

Fuck Sid Dithers...nt Gold Metal Flake Feb 2012 #26

I'll second that nt G_j Feb 2012 #37

So did the jury :O Electric Monk Feb 2012 #79

He's pimping Americans Elect. AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #14

Is Senator Sanders also "pimping" the Americans Elect website? Better Believe It Feb 2012 #19

Ralph pimped it in the interview you posted. AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #23

Apples and Oranges... SidDithers Feb 2012 #28

Americans Elect is a nonpartisan ProSense Feb 2012 #33

All Republicans, of course eridani Mar 2012 #101

Do you have a link to Senator Sanders... one_voice Feb 2012 #36

Good luck with that... SidDithers Feb 2012 #49

Say anything! Bobbie Jo Feb 2012 #42

Didn't watch the video yourself? MineralMan Feb 2012 #50

No, Bernie Sanders isn't pimping Americans Elect. MineralMan Feb 2012 #53

It's Feb 29th, come back again four years from today. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2012 #16

That's pretty much Nader's schedule. Lone_Star_Dem Feb 2012 #21

Thanks for posting Sherman A1 Feb 2012 #18

So why are the Nader bashers dead silent on his coming speech being sponsored by Democrats? Better Believe It Feb 2012 #20

Because the group he's addressing is a MineralMan Feb 2012 #54

There are thousands of Democratic organizations. LiberalFighter Feb 2012 #82

This is a prominent one honored and awarded by the Democratic Party. Under the bus with them! Better Believe It Feb 2012 #97

Good interview. Webster Green Feb 2012 #22

The truth? surfdog Feb 2012 #63

Why did Nader run for President? Have you considered reading his candidacy declarations on that? Better Believe It Feb 2012 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author G_j Feb 2012 #24

Thanks for posting. CanSocDem Feb 2012 #25

Group Hate! the other one Feb 2012 #27

Sad, isn't it? I don't know why people don't just skip threads that get them so upset. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #91

I can understand how Nader may not be the most popular guy on DU. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2012 #29

Dogmatic ideologies (whether political or religious) are much easier to hold onto if LanternWaste Feb 2012 #30

We REALLY needed a 6th (or is 7th?) thread on Nader. randome Feb 2012 #34

No thanks! Webster Green Feb 2012 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal Feb 2012 #43

this one actually has a link to the real interview G_j Feb 2012 #40

No. Bobbie Jo Feb 2012 #35

Other than his pushing Americans Select, he made some good points. progressoid Feb 2012 #39

He usually does. Sounds much like the WA State Dem party platform eridani Mar 2012 #102

I watched it dana_b Feb 2012 #41

I love how so many posters here are admitting their willful ignorance. white_wolf Feb 2012 #44

I prefer the wisdom of Carl Pope grantcart Feb 2012 #48

There are plenty on the thread who HAVE watched it -- multiple times at that. October Feb 2012 #57

Nope there have been several posters who have said they don't care what he says. white_wolf Feb 2012 #59

I'm one of them. BlueToTheBone Feb 2012 #72

I was pointing out that there have been both types of posts:those who've watched and those who won' October Mar 2012 #124

Yep! Was it always this way? I didn't notice it until relatively recently. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #92

Not nearly as "close minded" as the Obama haters. Six of one, half dozen of the other. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #104

Obama hater? white_wolf Mar 2012 #105

Yeah, right. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #108

I hate people who call others dishonest for expressing an opinon they don't agree with. white_wolf Mar 2012 #109

Are you European? I'm not. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #110

No. Not really. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #47

Nader ProSense Feb 2012 #51

de Rothschild is on the Americans Elect list?! Isn't she a racist prick? vaberella Mar 2012 #107

I watched it again, just now. Nader pimped both Ron Paul MineralMan Feb 2012 #52

Are you using Nader as your surrogate for supporting Ron Paul? Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #56

Everybody should be interested in what Nader has to say. bvar22 Feb 2012 #58

Here's ProSense Feb 2012 #60

Most people are. Including some of the best progressive Dems in Congress. sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #121

Tsk! Tsk! The vicious traitor said the minimum wage should be raised!!! Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #61

Off with his head! Fumesucker Feb 2012 #68

Which ProSense Feb 2012 #70

But Nader fires employees that want to organize and form a Union. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #71

Fuck nadar we can do it Feb 2012 #62

Yes, I did. It was "blah, blah, blah" ad nauseum into oblivion ;-) n/t arthritisR_US Feb 2012 #65

Brundlefly ain't too popular. n/t miyazaki Feb 2012 #74

It's election season. President Obama is our nominee. blue neen Feb 2012 #76

The OP is far from the only person on DU putting up posts about Nader.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #77

Okay, then I'd say the same thing to them: It's time to concentrate on re-electing our President. blue neen Feb 2012 #80

Be my guest... Fumesucker Feb 2012 #81

Hmm. It seems that the people who posted those threads already get the idea. blue neen Feb 2012 #99

Here's what you said.. Fumesucker Mar 2012 #112

We can have a discussion of semantics all day, but you know what the meaning of my post was. blue neen Mar 2012 #116

This OP asked if we wanted to know what Nader actually said.. Fumesucker Mar 2012 #117

I could not possibly care less what the dried out piece of shit said today or any day.... Rowdyboy Feb 2012 #78

I missed it, thanks for the heads up. I can probably get it on their site. Ralph is always sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #94

No thanks. Auntie Bush Feb 2012 #84

To tell the truth lunatica Feb 2012 #85

Stay classy DU. n/t Hotler Feb 2012 #86

Come on ProSense Feb 2012 #90

No, I don't. n/t Avalux Feb 2012 #93

NO. nt bluestate10 Feb 2012 #95

Seems the only ones who approve are you and DU's Ron Paul contingency & they are legion. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #106

Let me guess. He gave the address where Right Wing Republicans can send him their checks Warren DeMontague Mar 2012 #115

Did the ground hog see his shadow? JoePhilly Mar 2012 #120

Can someone post a transcript? Taverner Mar 2012 #122

Waste of time. Are you nuts? Nader is yesterday. Now, Sandra Fluke. Faygo Kid Mar 2012 #125

Who gives a fat rat's ass? mac56 Mar 2012 #127

No, only a fool would blame Nader fascisthunter Mar 2012 #128