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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader: Why Raising the Minimum Wage is a Winning 2012 Election Issue [View all]Better Believe It
(18,630 posts)57. Before you know it Nader will be supporting Medicare for All. Oh ... he does. What a creep!
As you point out, Nader never did anything good for any progressive causes he supported.
For example:
Just some of the organizations Ralph Nader founded or helped start:
◦American Antitrust Institute
◦Appleseed Foundation
◦Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
◦Aviation Consumer Action Project
◦Buyers Up
◦Capitol Hill News Service
◦Center for Auto Safety
◦Center for Insurance Research
◦Center for Justice and Democracy
◦Center for Science in the Public Interest
◦Center for Study of Responsive Law
◦Center for Women Policy Studies
◦Citizen Action Group
◦Citizen Advocacy Center
◦Citizen Utility Boards
◦Citizen Works
◦Clean Water Action Project
◦Congress Project
◦Congress Watch
◦Connecticut Citizen Action Group
◦Corporate Accountability Research Group
◦Critical Mass Energy Project
◦Democracy Rising
◦Disability Rights Center
◦Equal Justice Foundation
◦Essential Information
◦FANS (Fight to Advance the Nation's Sports)
◦Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights
◦Freedom of Information Clearinghouse
◦Georgia Legal Watch
◦Global Trade Watch
◦Health Research Group
◦Litigation Group
◦Multinational Monitor
◦National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
◦National Coalition for Universities in the Public Interest
◦National Insurance Consumer Organization
◦Ohio Public Interest Action Group
◦Organization for Competitive Markets
◦Pension Rights Center
◦Princeton Project 55
◦PROD - truck safety
◦Public Citizen
◦Retired Professionals Action Group
◦Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest
◦Student Public Interest Research Groups nationwide
◦Tax Reform Research Group
◦Telecommunications Research and Action Center
◦The Visitor's Center
◦Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
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Ralph Nader: Why Raising the Minimum Wage is a Winning 2012 Election Issue [View all]
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
OP
It is not a requirement of DU that you fufill your DU handle in each and every post.
grantcart
Mar 2012
#50
We need a senator to propose a bill tying minimum wage increases to Congressional pay increases.
Selatius
Mar 2012
#31
Right-wing financiers? Post credible links. So what do you think about Nader's proposal?
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#15
No, I mean right-wing financiers, the same people who've been funding this shit for years.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2012
#18
Nice smear job. Now here's the documented facts on the so-called Republican funding of Nader.
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#32
Idiotic and distorted comparison at that link. What were the percentages for each campaign?
Robb
Mar 2012
#36
Nader was funded by Republicans and functioned as a deliberate tool of the Republican Party
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2012
#55
Everyone knows he was in the back pocket of Ford when he wrote "Unsafe At Any Speed." nt
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#66
Poppycock. Ford hired him to make GM look bad. And he did a bangup job. nt
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#69
The Republicans who donated to Kerry were trying to put a DEMOCRAT in the White House.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2012
#48
So Republicans who wanted Bush in the White House donated to Ralph Nader and not George Bush!!!
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#52
"Nearly one in 10 of Nader's major donors have given in recent months to the Bush-Cheney campaign"
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2012
#54
Republicans organized a campaign committee to back Kerry, not Ralph Nader.
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#58
Many moderate Republicans supported Kerry because they wanted Kerry to win.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2012
#60
It's too bad President Obama and the DNC don't support the things that you and Ralph Nader support.
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#65
Robust debate is ok. Supporting 3rd party candidates like Nader is not okay.
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2012
#67
Guess you haven't been following Nader. He's been a populist for almost a half century now.
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#16
That's what Republicans and media say. Please don't believe their lies about high business taxes.
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#27
Are small businesses being hurt by big business and their political whores or high taxes?
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#63
Not one penny of "federal" money is spent to increase the minimum wage.
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#25
Actually, the minimum wage law applies to both public AND private sector workers.
Selatius
Mar 2012
#26
You're right. Republicans in Congress would fight against higher wages.
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#30
Nader proposed that the messenger be Obama and Democratic Party leaders! You disagree?
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#34
But the Republicans would attack Democrats for advocating higher wages!
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#53
Oh, yeah. Let's listen to a LOSER of elections for what's good for winning elections.
Honeycombe8
Mar 2012
#37
Before you know it Nader will be supporting Medicare for All. Oh ... he does. What a creep!
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#57
Raise it to 50$ an hour and watch consumer spending go through the roof. nt
Snake Alchemist
Mar 2012
#64