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Bluenorthwest

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45. When people have a perfectly good opportunity to slam Republicans and instead they excuse them

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 11:16 AM

Jul 2014

and slam anyone else, I am suspect of that person's agenda. Protecting Republicans from blame is not my idea of a good use of time.

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Thanks, Nader. [View all] onehandle Jul 2014 OP

Indeed! Nader has his share of the blame. Not all becuse Gore's campaign was horrible and the gop hrmjustin Jul 2014 #1

Nader indeed gets a major share of the blame. onehandle Jul 2014 #2

WTF? RobertEarl Jul 2014 #4

Nader cost gore votes. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #6

The vote was 5-4 RobertEarl Jul 2014 #8

Sorry but if Nader did not ru. Gore would not have needed to spend as much time in NM, WI, OR, and hrmjustin Jul 2014 #9

Repeat after me. RobertEarl Jul 2014 #11

Wow! Can't take criticism of Nader? hrmjustin Jul 2014 #12

I can. RobertEarl Jul 2014 #14

I bet you make a lot of friends. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #16

None like you, fer sure RobertEarl Jul 2014 #19

I know all this. I lived through it just like you. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #20

Oh, because the Democratic Party really owned those votes? earthside Jul 2014 #26

Exit polls showed some would have voted. More said they would have voted for gore. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #27

Not so much Nader as... TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #3

is nader more or less responsible than SwampG8r Jul 2014 #32

Them too. More than enough... TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #34

small point hough SwampG8r Jul 2014 #35

But a good point.. TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #36

Those were Dixiecrats jeff47 Jul 2014 #40

Thank the Dems too while you're at it lordsummerisle Jul 2014 #5

That's even better than this PDittie Jul 2014 #42

Strikes me that the lesson going forward mth44sc Jul 2014 #7

it's Deja Vu all over again G_j Jul 2014 #10

Yes, his vote was awful a few days ago Reter Jul 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #15

al gore couldnt sell himself to the american voters. that's why he lost nt msongs Jul 2014 #17

MWF Nader-hate schedule? flvegan Jul 2014 #18

oh thank goodness! I was afraid that I had missed tonight's two-minute hate. frylock Jul 2014 #21

Lets all huddle for warmth around the official 35 posters who spew it on demand! bobduca Jul 2014 #22

You haven't signed up for the podcast yet? winter is coming Jul 2014 #37

Fuck Bush. neverforget Jul 2014 #23

Agreed, Fuck Bush! bobduca Jul 2014 #25

Funny thing, Gore actually won the election. Rex Jul 2014 #24

Send Sausages to Scalia. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #28

Nader would have won if Gore didn't run. Gore gave us Bush. ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #29

That's certainly not true. If Gore had decided not to run, some other Democrat would have. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #38

If a Dem other than Gore was on the ballot, ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #46

You forgot to mention that Gore lost Tennessee. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #47

Keep swinging. progressoid Jul 2014 #30

I just want to suggest that we can give the subject a rest perhaps BootinUp Jul 2014 #31

Really? Nader again? davidthegnome Jul 2014 #33

Only the third thread of these I have commented on. PDittie Jul 2014 #39

He was a factor in the theft jeff47 Jul 2014 #43

Lieberman deserves more blame than Nader, by far. MNBrewer Jul 2014 #41

Lieberman brought plusses and minuses to the ticket. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #48

Would Gore have won if he turned further right to capture more "moderates"? Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #44

When people have a perfectly good opportunity to slam Republicans and instead they excuse them Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #45