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35. Hello Ed, Nader is respected for his role

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 08:29 PM

Feb 2014

as a consumer advocate, imho. That's a long way from winning the oval office.

As a former sore loser (maybe not so former), it was easier for me to blame Ralph than admit that SCOTUS was stacked with bushit supporters, or that no one GOTV, or no one prepared a legal defense against a state corrupted by corporate interests, or.....

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"She stood up on her seat, raised her fists in the air and yelled, 'Airbags!'” [View all] Hissyspit Feb 2014 OP

kick 840high Feb 2014 #1

Do cars with airbags hear voice commands? countryjake Feb 2014 #2

I was kinda thinking she did that after she survived the crash. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #3

they deploy by impact sensors MindPilot Feb 2014 #6

she got crushed between a gas tanker and a pickup, the airbags deployed and saved her life. dionysus Feb 2014 #5

Oh, okay. Thanks for clearing that up! countryjake Feb 2014 #10

Thanks for that... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #30

Ok, this helps... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #32

Holy shit!!!! Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #39

I know. Crazy! ..nt TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #40

I said the same exact thing to myself when I saw that photo! fujiyama Feb 2014 #46

So was she -- thus the rousing cheer for airbags JHB Feb 2014 #67

When I saw that photo, here's what popped into my mind: tclambert Feb 2014 #41

Exactly. nt TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #43

Fuck me! blackspade Feb 2014 #45

When I was a kid there were horrific crashes like this by our house FailureToCommunicate Feb 2014 #61

I used to replace dashboards that had bits of skin and hair embedded in the broken plastic. MindPilot Feb 2014 #4

Airbag saved my life. louis-t Feb 2014 #11

And more important than your face, your brain. nilram Feb 2014 #15

What were we talking about, again? louis-t Feb 2014 #17

That must have been horrible. tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #23

louis-t thank you for reminding us saidsimplesimon Feb 2014 #31

YES I WILL! louis-t Feb 2014 #69

That sounds like something I'd have done justiceischeap Feb 2014 #7

thanks for the lolz BrotherIvan Feb 2014 #12

LOL I "heard" your post in Samuel L. Jackson's voice. n/t Beartracks Feb 2014 #14

It would probably come out a little like that. nt justiceischeap Feb 2014 #18

Monkey Fighting airbags on this Monday to Friday car? Thor_MN Feb 2014 #20

I would make a sailor blush when I get scared. Jamastiene Feb 2014 #34

LOL! I've got potty mouth whether I'm excited or not. loudsue Feb 2014 #56

More than likely it was the crumple zones that saved her. ManiacJoe Feb 2014 #8

Recent partial head on crash in prius abelenkpe Feb 2014 #9

I totally get her! Amaril Feb 2014 #13

I'm gonna have to remember that! justiceischeap Feb 2014 #19

Government regulation saves lives. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #16

+100000000! lastlib Feb 2014 #21

thank you big government.. n/t crazylikafox Feb 2014 #22

I know. To think the auto companies fought these for so long. tclambert Feb 2014 #42

Seat belts still a problem for some packman Feb 2014 #51

(...and those are just the salesmen!) lastlib Feb 2014 #52

Exactly CFLDem Feb 2014 #66

+1 tofuandbeer Feb 2014 #24

perfect! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #55

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2014 #25

It was a LOT more than the airbags. obxhead Feb 2014 #26

Good point about regulations fujiyama Feb 2014 #49

All important parts to the puzzle, no doubt... druidity33 Feb 2014 #57

NADER!!1! OnyxCollie Feb 2014 #27

And she thanked malaise Feb 2014 #28

Yeah but Nader is to be hated around here according to the blue dogs and corpro-centrists. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #29

Hello Ed, Nader is respected for his role saidsimplesimon Feb 2014 #35

Second that...and thank you. n/t jtuck004 Feb 2014 #48

I agree that Nader was an easy target to blame but their were a number of reasons rhett o rick Feb 2014 #53

he isn't hated for wanting regulation just as Nixon isn't hated for the EPA JI7 Feb 2014 #36

good on the injury part heaven05 Feb 2014 #33

is there a threshold? i was in a minor accident that totaled the toyota, anti-lock brakes my ass, pansypoo53219 Feb 2014 #37

Oh, alright libodem Feb 2014 #38

I just bought a small car... Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #44

Modern safety features and electronics in cars are pretty amazing fujiyama Feb 2014 #47

So how fucked up was the truck driver that he didn't slow down for the long line of traffic, and kath Feb 2014 #50

he was temporarily blinded by sun in his eyes... magical thyme Feb 2014 #65

this became my daughters theme song after car accident babydollhead Feb 2014 #54

HEY everybody. She mention Ralph Nader. Dog pile on Ralph...... Hotler Feb 2014 #58

K & R ctsnowman Feb 2014 #59

Nader 2016. eom PowerToThePeople Feb 2014 #60

Nader made a great activist. eggplant Feb 2014 #62

Ralph Nader will be 81 years old in 2016. Bluenorthwest Feb 2014 #63

They should be required even in used cars made before airbags were required. Jimvanhise Feb 2014 #64

Job killing regulations.... bvar22 Feb 2014 #68

I think my priority Spirochete Feb 2014 #70