Ralph nader is a terrible person...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021416207Someone is a masochist at DU.
iamthebandfanman (6,870 posts)
Ralph nader is a terrible person...
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who has never done anything for anyone ..
except :
Instrumental in the passing of the following legislation:
National Automobile and Highway Traffic Safety Act (1965)
Clean Water Act
Clean Air Act (1970)
Co-Op Bank Bill (1978)
Law establishing Environmental Protection Agency (1970)
Consumer Product Safety Act
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Mine Health and Safety Act
Whistleblower Protection Act
Medical Devices safety
Nuclear power safety
Mobile home safety
Consumer credit disclosure law
Pension protection law
Funeral home cost disclosure law
Tire safety & grading disclosure law
Wholesome Meat Act
Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act
Wholesome Poultry Product Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1970
Safe Water Drinking Act
Freedom of Information Act
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Founded or sponsored the following organizations:
American Antitrust Institute
Appleseed Foundation
Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
Aviation Consumer Action Project
529 14th Street, NW Suite 923
Washington, DC 20045
Tel: (202)638-4000
Fax: (202)638-0746
Buyers Up
Capitol Hill News Service Center for Concerned Engineering
Center for Auto Safety
Center for Insurance Research
Center for Justice and Democracy
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Center for the study of Responsive Law - 1969
Center for Women Policy Studies
Citizen Action Group
Citizen Advocacy Center
Citizen Utility Boards
Citizen Works
Clean Water Action Project
Clearinghouse for Professional Responsibility
Congress Project
Congress Watch
Congressional Accountability Project
Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Consumer Project on Technology
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)
Fisherman's Clear Water Action Group
Foundation for Taxpayers and Consumer Rights
Freedom of Information Clearinghouse
Global Trade Watch
Government Purchasing Project
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
Professional Drivers (PROD)
Professionals for Auto Safety
Public Citizen
Pension Rights Center
Princeton Project 55
PROD - truck safety
Public Citizen's Visitor's Center
Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGS)
Resource Consumption Alliance (conserve trees) 1004
Retired Professionals Action Group
Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest
Tax Reform Research Group
Telecommunications Research and Action Center
The Visitor's Center
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Seriously, you nader haters need to just give it a rest.
Why do you even care what he says if hes that marginal and unimportant to you?
You know, at one point here on DU.. people said if the next president didnt do something about the wars and prosecute people in the bush administration theyd be guilty of the same crimes...
just sayin'.
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Sorry, but i had to repost this in a different section of the forum .. it was 'hidden' because people simply dont like my opinion. thats not what the hide button was created for.
The person who alerted stated "Pure flame bait thread. Why this, why now?" I guess that would be true.. if the post that was directly underneath mine wasnt a thread talking about ralph nader being a piece of trash. thats why this, and now.
nowhere in this post is there anything personal, attacking, or profane. just an opinion of mine after seeing people again bashing him for a comment he made while at the same time talking about how irrelavant he is.. so why ya on here quoting him and bashing him if thats the case?
I mean, im sorry some of you dont like my opinion (one of the jurors said 'right wing enabler' as their reasoning..).. but its just an opinion! get a grip!!
The DUmmies are going into overdrive rage.
a geek named Bob (2,715 posts)
1. I agree that Ralph has done a lot of good in the world... BUT
His ego screwed up the 2000 election, and Rolling Stone covered him as saying he wanted to "punish" democrats.
DemzRock (1,016 posts)
4. Agreed...
One "oh crap" cancels out 5 "atta boys," and one OHMYFREAKINGAWD can cancel out all the good you've done. Would it had been so hard for him to campaign FOR Gore, for example? His efforts since 2000 seem to slant toward helping the Greater Evil.
Also, I like the Corvair!
a geek named Bob (2,715 posts)
43. never drove one
but ralphie the wonder squirrel is a hypocrite...
he took GOP money to run against Gore.
RoccoR5955 (6,653 posts)
49. who told you that lie?
can you back up that statement about Nader taking GOP money, or is it something you read on the Internet, so it MUST be true?
still_one (31,744 posts)
6. he wanted to "punish" Democrats. Will he has succeeded in making himself irrelevant that most
people who classify themselves as Democrats or even progressives, just ignore him
Fantastic Anarchist (3,164 posts)
44. I'm a progressive and I don't ignore him.
Any DU'er who does not ignore Nader gets attacked.
still_one (31,744 posts)
46. majority do. He does not have the following he once had, nor will he have it again /nt
still_one (31,744 posts)
61. Yes, he had no impact in 2008, and his anti-Obama crusade will
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not influence any progressives in any meaningful way
He mentioned in February he prefers Ron Paul over Obama. That will not sway progressives
The only people who care about him are the corporate media and repukes who try to use him to divide democrats
Nader and his fillers will not impact sqwat
Union Scribe (5,312 posts)
2. I'm not a huge Nader fan but
I agree that "it was 'hidden' because people simply dont like my opinion. thats not what the hide button was created for."
mangermerdeRWfreaks (39 posts)
60. Nader speaks truth to power and most can't deal with that reality
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when it is easier to attack the messenger then discuss the real issues and problems.
When Dems, Liberals and Progressives cannot openly discuss the issues on an anonymous message board it is a symptom of a bigger problem of either the people in the party who don't think the tent is actually big or the message board itself.
I am of the opinion that blaming Nader for Dem losses is just plain silly; the Democratic Party has moved way to the right in the last 30 years and many people are sick of it. I know I am. NAder is just saying what needs to be said, one can agree or not agree with what he says but it needs to be said.
gopiscrap (2,788 posts)
7. But he's turned in to a sour grapes asshole
because he's been marginalized since ****ing the Democratic Party so he has to say outrageous shit in order to get noticed.
Yet, you're whining about the 2000 Election.
limpyhobbler (8,083 posts)
10. I like Nader because I like his policy proposals. Wow that's crazy.
If the Democratic party wants to blame somebody for the 2000 election loss, try looking in the mirror.
If they wanted to make him shut up or go away they could have adopted a few of his very modest policy proposals (like repealing the Taft-Hartley Act) Nader always said he would be happy to see the Democrats take on some of his agenda so he could go away.
People try to act like it was about his ego. Sounds wrong to me. It was all about policies, and about the Democrats gradually morphing from a center-left party into a corporate dominated party whose main role is to serve as a defender and apologist for the power elite.
This website is obsessed with Nader. Do liberals feel guilty for collaborating with Republicans to purge the left wing? Do they use Nader as a scapegoat to absolve themselves of that guilt and to rationalize their own complicity in the matter?
Limpyhobbler accuses DU'ers of collaborating with Republicans!
ProSense (104,195 posts)
15. The RW uses Nader
and he complies. Interview with Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller:
Nader rules out another run but ‘almost 100 percent’ certain Obama will face primary challenge
http://dailycaller.com/2011/08/04/nader-almost-100-percent-chance-of-a-democratic-primary-challenger-to-obama/#ixzz27Xzxp15V
Tarheel_Dem (17,748 posts)
25. WoW! Pretty impressive list, except just like the Crypt Keeper, Ralph's never been a legislator....
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and never will, but they do bear a striking resemblance.
Sounds like a politician lover.
Luminous Animal (18,723 posts)
29. Yep. There are no important people except those that legislate...
Not Mother Jones, nor Harriet Beecher Stowe, nor MLK, nor Thomas Paine, nor Susan B. Anthony, nor Helen Keller. Losers all of them.
Taverner (54,273 posts)
74. Man, did someone dig up the Boogeynader again?
Ralph Nader is the DUmmies boogeyman along side with George W. Bush and Sarah Palin.
hrmjustin (15,855 posts)
78. I don't like him because of 2000. He cost us votes. All the good he did...
... went away for me.
Whining about the 2000 Election.
