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mandyky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-09-04 01:48 PM
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22. Nader is his own worst enemy
I agree with many of his issues and I voted for him in 2000. All the bashing here at DU about Nader voters couldn't make me sorry I voted for Nader, but today Nader himself is being so stubborn and arrogant that I am extremely sorry I voted for Nader in 2000.
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  -DEAN/NADER DEBATE -- Comments Thread (2PM ET CSPAN 3) -- THREAD #2 khephra  Jul-09-04 01:38 PM   #0 
  - Voting my conscience is voting against BUSH, Ralph!  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 01:39 PM   #1 
  - I love you Howard!  Ninga   Jul-09-04 01:39 PM   #2 
  - Howard needs to be running the DNC  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:40 PM   #3 
     - I TOTALLY agree with that statement.  khephra   Jul-09-04 01:42 PM   #8 
     - I've been posting that for months  Cassandra   Jul-09-04 02:18 PM   #58 
  - Was that guy in the audience even listening?  khephra   Jul-09-04 01:41 PM   #4 
  - Here comes the safes states strategy  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:41 PM   #5 
  - I don't get the people who would vote for Ralph  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:41 PM   #6 
  - my conscience would never tell me to vote for Nader  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 01:44 PM   #13 
  - It made sense in 2000 to vote outside of the Dem party,  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:52 PM   # 
     - it didn't make any sense in 2000  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 02:13 PM   #54 
        - intimations of our mortality, perhaps?  GreenArrow   Jul-09-04 02:20 PM   #59 
        - I am sure that cryptic remark makes sense to you  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 03:27 PM   #68 
           - simply suggesting  GreenArrow   Jul-10-04 09:41 AM   #82 
        - It made sense in 2000 because it seemed logical to assume  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 03:24 PM   #66 
           - okay  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 03:26 PM   #67 
              - Well, I disagree there. I would have chosen Nader over Gore anway  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 03:38 PM   #71 
  - Nader appears to hate Dems more.........  onecitzenBtrayed   Jul-09-04 01:41 PM   #7 
  - As I have said before, I think he has syphilis.  Zynx   Jul-09-04 08:55 PM   #78 
  - "Rome wasnt built in a day"- Nader...  Endangered Specie   Jul-09-04 01:43 PM   #9 
  - Of course he says he won't drop out of states which are close  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:43 PM   #10 
  - We've now reached the halfway point  khephra   Jul-09-04 01:44 PM   #11 
  - time flies  Endangered Specie   Jul-09-04 01:46 PM   #17 
  - "The reason I ran was partly about corporate interest, but mostly about  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 01:44 PM   #12 
  - Dean spells out the difference  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:45 PM   #14 
  - "We can't let the perfect become the enemy of the good."  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 01:45 PM   #15 
  - The whole reason I ran was because of human beings  cjbuchanan   Jul-09-04 01:45 PM   #16 
  - This is why he gained my respect  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 01:47 PM   #20 
  - You've hit the nail right on the head  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:50 PM   #25 
  - unless they are "right wingers  GreenArrow   Jul-09-04 01:49 PM   #23 
  - Has Kerry spoken out in favor of election reform yet??  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:46 PM   #18 
  - Not sure...but I'm about 90% sure that Kerry has come out against  khephra   Jul-09-04 01:47 PM   #21 
  - Yes he has.  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 01:51 PM   #30 
     - But is he open to doing much, much more??  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:56 PM   #44 
        - I know his first priority is health care for every American. I'd check  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 02:11 PM   #53 
           - MzMolly, not to be argumentative, but  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 02:16 PM   #55 
           - that statement is totally false  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 02:21 PM   #61 
           - it is true  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 03:28 PM   #69 
              - We can't argue with figures because  sangh0   Jul-09-04 04:41 PM   #75 
              - it is NOT true ... here's some real information !!  welshTerrier2   Jul-09-04 09:18 PM   #80 
           - Unions are special interests and so are Universities ect...  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 02:21 PM   #62 
              - so what percentage of his special interest money came from unions  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 03:30 PM   #70 
                 - Actually according to open secrets Kerry got very little money from  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 03:42 PM   #72 
           - Let's hope that Kerry will finally read my letter to him. *lol*  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 03:22 PM   #65 
              - I think you'll feel a bit better if you read post 72.  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 03:44 PM   #73 
  - OMG Nader trumpeting unions now!? The GALL!  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 01:47 PM   #19 
  - Nader is his own worst enemy  mandyky   Jul-09-04 01:48 PM   #22 
  - I find myself agreeing with nader on virtually every point  GreenArrow   Jul-09-04 01:53 PM   #38 
  - this is what some of us saw in Nader in 2000 also  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 02:18 PM   #57 
  - Dean SO should have been on the top of the Dem ticket.  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:49 PM   #24 
  - it is bittersweet to hear him. What a guy.  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:50 PM   #28 
     - Fear my friend. The ol' RED ALERT.  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 01:52 PM   # 
  - I can't believe how far Dean has come  khephra   Jul-09-04 01:50 PM   #26 
  - What the heck is wrong with.......  onecitzenBtrayed   Jul-09-04 01:50 PM   #27 
  - She's always been a kind of goofy lightweight  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:52 PM   #33 
  - Ok, he is for proportional representation  cjbuchanan   Jul-09-04 01:50 PM   #29 
  - a mighty tree starts with a small seed  khephra   Jul-09-04 01:52 PM   #34 
  - How is he supporting 3rd parties by running as an Independent?  antiwarwarrior   Jul-09-04 01:52 PM   #35 
  - No, it shouldn't be about any one third party. We should support a true  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:55 PM   #42 
     - Logical fallacy  sangh0   Jul-09-04 04:43 PM   #76 
  - It's easier to chop down a mighty tree and look like a lumberjack  Cheneys_former_heart   Jul-09-04 01:54 PM   #39 
     - Good analogy  cjbuchanan   Jul-09-04 02:18 PM   #56 
  - I wish I could listen. Your commentary sounds like it's Gore-Perot redux.  MallRat   Jul-09-04 01:51 PM   #31 
  - Dean: You must speak to people's interest. Amen!  madfloridian   Jul-09-04 01:51 PM   #32 
  - Dean did that  cal04   Jul-09-04 01:53 PM   #37 
     - Yes, Dean had the spine that got the  FrustratedDemInNC   Jul-09-04 01:57 PM   #45 
  - Sorry Howard, I disagree about the nonbinding vote  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:53 PM   #36 
  - I agree with him  Cheswick   Jul-09-04 02:24 PM   #63 
  - Mod: we only have a few more minutes???????????  khephra   Jul-09-04 01:54 PM   #40 
  - Dean  indigo32   Jul-09-04 01:55 PM   #41 
  - Indeed. He's brilliant!  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 02:03 PM   #49 
  - Jesus, the host interuppted that interesting debate  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:55 PM   #43 
  - It's over? Just when  cal04   Jul-09-04 01:58 PM   #47 
  - Yes, she is a piece of work. Sounded like Nader was running to sell books  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 02:06 PM   #50 
  - Oh yeah, let's end with that very wise man  ProfessorPlum   Jul-09-04 01:57 PM   #46 
  - I found it funny that Nader didn't even let her get the quote in  cjbuchanan   Jul-09-04 02:20 PM   #60 
  - Justice talking website not working?  GreenPartyVoter   Jul-09-04 01:58 PM   #48 
  - Must be bombarded with traffic.  MiddleMen   Jul-09-04 02:07 PM   #51 
  - Sirius radio is not getting signal at all.  madfloridian   Jul-09-04 02:08 PM   #52 
  - A message to Ralph....  Skidmore   Jul-09-04 02:37 PM   #64 
  - In a race between Nader and Bush, I wouldn't vote.  Zynx   Jul-09-04 08:58 PM   #79 
  - My Twenty Two Cents  Cats Against Frist   Jul-09-04 04:36 PM   #74 
  - Nicely summed up.  mzmolly   Jul-09-04 08:52 PM   #77 
  - Howard did a great job.  quaker bill   Jul-09-04 10:25 PM   #81 
 

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