Posted on 02/25/2008 11:37:19 AM PST by fightinJAG
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Ralph Nader lashed out at the Democratic presidential candidates Monday after they said he could hurt their chances of taking back the White House.
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Many Democrats fear that Nader, who turns 74 this week, could draw votes away from whoever gets the party's nomination, potentially helping presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain win the White House in November.
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"He thought that there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush, and, eight years later, I think people realize that Ralph did not know what he was talking about," Obama said at a town hall meeting Sunday.
Clinton also said Nader "is responsible for George W. Bush" and called his candidacy "regrettable" during a Boston, Massachusetts, fundraiser Sunday night.
"We can't assume that we're going be able to win overwhelmingly," she said. "We're going to have to fight for every state, and Ralph Nader is a problem."
Earlier, Clinton said Nader -- who says environmental policies are central to his platform -- "prevented Al Gore from being the greenest president we could have had."
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Both parties have people making “not good enough” arguments against the nominee, and both parties as a whole view such people the same way-—as spoilers and as responsible for the election of the other guy.
If people feel strongly justified in not voting for their party’s candidate, fine. But they should at least acknowledge that their act of (1) refusing to vote, or (2) voting for a protest candidate who has no chance of winning makes them responsible for the election of the other guy.
If people are unwilling to acknowledge that, then at least acknowledge that the rest of the party views their act that way.
“Clinton said Nader — who says environmental policies are central to his platform — “prevented Al Gore from being the greenest president we could have had.””
So, finally, Ralph Nader made himself useful and Hillary Clinton wants to feed him crap about it? Sheesh. has she no shame?
Oh, yeah... right...
GO RALPH, GO!
I’m thinking for this very reason Algore may be in the picture as a VP!
Anyway, Go Ralph! Peel off those “my nominee’s not liberal enough” Rats!
In a land where stupidity is both ubiquitous and monumental, Ralph Nader is clearly in the running for Most Stupid American.
Perhaps the spoiler here is the Democrat party, who put up candidates so unworthy as to make Ralph Nader look like a viable option.
RUN RALPH, RUN! FIGHT RALPH, FIGHT! LOSE RALPH, LOSE!
PS - Nader, thanks for taking 97,421 Florida moonbat votes from Gore in 2000.
Reminder: I need a Nadar bumper sticker for the Corvair.
That’s Ralph Nader’s line. Use it if you like.
“He thought that there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush, and, eight years later, I think people realize that Ralph did not know what he was talking about,” Obama said at a town hall meeting Sunday.”
Obama is right. Al Gore wouldn’t have gotten us deeper into the corn-ethanol scam. Gore preferred the greater carbon credit trading scam.
Nadar = Nader...sheeesh.
I may just donate $20 to Ralphie.
But I’m wondering if those who are refusing to vote for McCain see themselves at all in this.
As I said, they often say they are not responsible for the election of the other guy when they bail on the election or cast a protest vote.
But the big world out there thinks otherwise. It is what it is.
So, I’m wondering, if a person feels justified in refusing to vote for a particular nominee, what’s the problem with admitting that, thereby, they are helping the other guy get elected? What’s up with always trying to “blame” someone else for the result of the election?
Right.
Today people on our side are making the same arguments about McCain and Obama/Clinton-—that there’s no difference between them.
Like Ralph Nader, they are wrong. Very wrong.
What I’d like to know is, who out there considers B. Hussein Obama to be too conservative for their taste?
Not the SAME, exactly, just liberal, liberaler and liberalest.
For someone who's only credential is being the first lady as a result of H.Ross Perot, this is indeed an interesting statement.
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