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In reply to the discussion: Ralph nader is a terrible person... [View all]white_wolf
(6,238 posts)20. Yeah he has done some good and the people blaming him for 2000 should look at the Democratic Party.
Seriously, if Gore lost votes to Nader it's Gore's fault for not earning those votes as simple as that. No one owes the Democratic Party their vote, they have to earn it. Furthermore, Gore won that election. Blame Bush and a criminal Supreme Court not Nader.
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All Candidates take GOP money, unless you think all those Bush donors who switched
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#56
he wanted to "punish" Democrats. Will he has succeeded in making himself irrelevant that most
still_one
Sep 2012
#6
majority do. He does not have the following he once had, nor will he have it again /nt
still_one
Sep 2012
#46
Because of nader's ego, a women's right to choose, rights to privacy, social security, medicare,
still_one
Sep 2012
#3
I'm printing 'Al Gore 2016' bumper stickers. Here is a reward for bringing up Al Gore...
limpyhobbler
Sep 2012
#68
Yeah he has done some good and the people blaming him for 2000 should look at the Democratic Party.
white_wolf
Sep 2012
#20
You wouldn't be one of those who sneer at the list of the President's accomplishments?
treestar
Sep 2012
#22
You are right. MLK had little to do with getting the Civil Rights Act passed.
Luminous Animal
Sep 2012
#26
No he didn't. His book wasn't about the Corvair.It was about how corporations suppress safety issues
Luminous Animal
Sep 2012
#28
I still trust my friend's opinion on the suspension issue - he's owned somewhere north of 50.
Mopar151
Sep 2012
#32
Yes, the Corvair was symptomatic and it was used in 1 chapter of 8 to illustrate that symptom...
Luminous Animal
Sep 2012
#35
WoW! Pretty impressive list, except just like the Crypt Keeper, Ralph's never been a legislator....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#25
I'll never forgive him for taking Republican money to knowingly be a spoiler in 2004.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#31
Which did more to damage the country than any thing Nader is claimed to have
bluestate10
Sep 2012
#66
And If he'd stick with those, fine. It's the political gadfly part that causes the anger
JHB
Sep 2012
#42
Nader and his fans aided and abetted Dick Cheney & George W. Bush & his presidency
graham4anything
Sep 2012
#51
Actually there is a lot of similarities between Ron Paul supporters and Nader supporters....
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2012
#62
and you will only get that from Obama and then Hillary 45 not from Naderepicfail
graham4anything
Sep 2012
#84
Nader didn't steal or spoil the election. Democrats should stop taking left-wing votes for granted.
limpyhobbler
Sep 2012
#92
So Pres Obama is guilty of war crimes? Yes, Nader has done some good stuff. But Obama is "guilty of
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#93