Top 10 Conservative Idiots #1 and #2, February 23rd, 2004 (Nader)

[LoZoccolo]

1. Ralph Nader

Well, it's official. Ralph Nader is once again working for the Dark Side. Appearing on NBC News' Meet the Press on Sunday, Nader announced that he is once again running for president of the United States. It seems that Saint Ralph couldn't stand the idea of sitting this one out, and putting the interests of the country ahead of his own massive ego. He has once again illustrated how he is the nation's Number One Bush Enabler. Apparently, multimillionaire Nader has been too busy counting his savings from the Bush tax cut to notice or care that the Bush Administration has damn near ruined our country in less than four years. After a few perfunctory and lackluster criticisms against Bush, Nader (as usual) heaped most of his contempt on those of us who are actually out here trying to defeat the illegitimate, unelected moron. In a particularly gag-inducing bit of spin, Nader said that his critics on the left were "against democracy, against freedom." Funny, that sounds kinda like what Ashcroft and Bush said about us when we dared to criticize them these past few years.

2. Ralph Nader (again)

Of course, Ralph wasn't content to simply announce that he was going to once again be the spoiler in the presidential race. Just for good measure, he had to also resort to outright lying about Al Gore. When Tim Russert asked him, "Do you believe that Al Gore would have invaded Iraq?" Nader responded, "He would have." Never mind that Al Gore has been an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, since before the war even started. No, Ralph isn't going to let the truth get in the way of his outrageous anti-Democrat spin. But really, what could Nader say? His entire campaign was and is built upon the contemptible lie that there is no difference between the two parties. To concede the truth that Al Gore would have been a much better president than Dubya would take away his only justification for running in 2000 and 2004. Which would be tantamount to admitting that he shares some of the responsibility for the Bush presidency. Sorry, Ralph. This year, liberals aren't going to fall for your ridiculous lies. There is just way too much at stake.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/04/144.html

Conservative is right.

[Gman]

1. I especially like this:

His entire campaign was and is built upon the contemptible lie that there is no difference between the two parties.

[Webster Green]

3. If there is a difference it's very subtle..

Ralph is correct. Most dems, like most pukes, care only about power. They don't give a flying fuck about the rule of law or the U.S. Constitution.

Why shoot the messenger?

Nader may just get my vote again if this shit keeps up.

[LoZoccolo]

4. Most Dems, like that guy in your signature line?

Unbelievable.

Note to Nader: whining about other peoples' power is in and of itself a strategy for gaining more power!

[Webster Green]

6. Of course not.....Al Gore is God..

He's the exception.

[LoZoccolo]

7. He isn't an exception according to Nader. n/t

[Webster Green]

8. Links?

What did Ralph say about Al?

[LoZoccolo]

9. !

:wow:

[LanternWaste]

15. I don't think that...

I don't think that environmental concerns, the strength of American unions, social safety nets, greater access to health care, etc. are merely subtle difference. In fact, I see them as substantial and rather dramatic differences.

Nader wasn't shot because of his message...

[rudeboy666]

2. Spoiler not conservative n/t

[mike_c]

5. LOL-- I need to get a Nader mask just so I can yell "BOO!" in your...

...anti-Nader screeds. What, hasn't Ralph done anything that pisses you off in the last several years, or were events in 2004 so powerful that you still can't get over them?

[LoZoccolo]

10. Kick!

:kick:

[riqster]

11. Maybe now you'll climb off Kooch's case?

Nader needs attacked. DK is a good Dem.

[LoZoccolo]

12. You might not think so, but I think Dennis Kucinich is a big boy now.

I think he's perfectly aware that when he chose to run against seven other candidates for the nomination, that people would criticize him, just as he's criticizing the others. I really don't accept your characterization of him as being weak and unable to defend himself.

[riqster]

13. You are hallucinating!

I said nothing of the sort.

Meanwhile, while you invent words out of thin air, you have the gall to ride DK about UFOs, which many other people have seen.

[LoZoccolo]

14. OK, then so why do you think Dennis Kucinich needs you to tell me not to criticize him?

He is a candidate in an election. Yes, he can expect that people will say negative things about him. That is part of the game. I'm sure he knows and accepts that, even if you think that it is unfair. He is saying negative things about the seven other candidates as well.

If you think I'm riding Kucinich for seeing the UFO, then you've missed the point that, admittedly, I've spread over several posts.

[dionysus]

16. Ralph Nader know where you live....

if you ever see a black corvair parked outside of your house at night... RUN!!!!!!!!

[Ignis]

17. Calling an apple an orange just doesn't make it true.

"Conservative is right."

You can hate Nader all you like, but calling him a conservative shows a tremendous ignorance of the political spectrum and the associated terminology. Even if you use the terms "liberal" and "conservative" in a relative (rather than absolute) sense, Nader's only conservative when compared with Noam Chomsky.

But feel free to use words to mean whatever you want them to mean. Who needs that pesky dictionary, anyway? Blue apples wibble frog alpha shanshen maca aii pooky!