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HughBeaumont

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30. I wonder what order of the players gets the blame for the Failure Fuhrer's ascendancy?

Fri Jan 3, 2014, 09:17 PM

Jan 2014

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Mine would be . . .

Joe Lieberturd
Katherine Harris
Sandra Day O'Connor
Jeb Bewsh
John Prescott Ellis
Fox News
Jack Welch

. . . . and somewhere well below them would be Ralph Nader.

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Ralph Nader's Open Letter to former President George W. Bush: "The Country You Destroyed" [View all] HughBeaumont Jan 2014 OP

George Bush doesn't care what Ralph Nader thinks. MADem Jan 2014 #1

"The Real News Network" has a Three Part Interview with Ralph Nader... KoKo Jan 2014 #63

If Ralph Nader hadn't stuck his beak in and MADem Jan 2014 #79

Could you indulge me in writing an open letter of your own to Mr. Nader on this very point? If ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #95

Fuck Nader. Itchinjim Jan 2014 #2

WRONG!!! bluestate10 Jan 2014 #11

+ 1000 ! orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #40

Blame yourself, Ralph. Absent your vanity candidacy, Bush would have lost. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2014 #90

And BTW.. sendero Jan 2014 #134

+1000, Lizzie! catbyte Jan 2014 #148

even though I don't agree your post made me smile Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #143

If he wanted to stop Bush he may have helped us but he didn't Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2014 #69

LOLZ KittyWampus Jan 2014 #3

Nader should have probably addressed this letter to himself. Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #4

No he was not malaise Jan 2014 #5

They were able to because of Nader and his acolytes. nt Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #6

Well if you actually believe in Democracy malaise Jan 2014 #8

Democracy doesn't mean you get to turn off your brain to the reality of your political system. stevenleser Jan 2014 #10

That might be an argument for settling electoral ties in a different fashion, winter is coming Jan 2014 #26

Democracy means that when the system you have isn't working for a majority of the people, the people sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #118

Please point out where the Constitution calls for a "two party system". Scuba Jan 2014 #119

Agreed. Ralph's Ego Trip Made It Possible For The Repugs To Steal Florida Vogon_Glory Jan 2014 #16

Agreed Gothmog Jan 2014 #150

Bullshit. 99Forever Jan 2014 #9

The Supreme Court wouldn't have gotten that choice if not for Nader. nt bluestate10 Jan 2014 #12

as ridiculous as saying belltower Jan 2014 #25

a million times wouldn't suffice G_j Jan 2014 #126

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2014 #131

Or the fucked up butterfly ballots that gave thousands of Gore votes to Buchanan progressoid Jan 2014 #74

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #31

Factcheck.org is wrong about one part, Gore's team did ask for a statewide recount at the end. stevenleser Jan 2014 #37

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #48

The gigantic error in FactCheck's analysis jeff47 Jan 2014 #53

"The reason Nader got any traction at all is because Gore ran a terrible campaign.. " SomethingFishy Jan 2014 #28

You may have MadashellLynn Jan 2014 #75

I agree 100% and fumed about it real time as well. Total B.S. stevenleser Jan 2014 #85

a hellish host of rabid ducks... grasswire Jan 2014 #94

that is just flat out bs dsc Jan 2014 #76

^^ This. No offense to Gore, but he ran a poor campaign. winter is coming Jan 2014 #125

Funny that Gore himself admits it but the folks here just can't deal.. SomethingFishy Jan 2014 #146

Agreed! MadashellLynn Jan 2014 #32

Fuck you, Ralphie. You made sure that Bush was installed president. madinmaryland Jan 2014 #7

Bullshit. We don't know whether the Nader voters would have turned out at all winter is coming Jan 2014 #13

It was known that it was likely Nader was going to throw the election, before the election Major Nikon Jan 2014 #36

Yes, Nader was in it for Nader, but he didn't "throw the election". winter is coming Jan 2014 #38

Well, the director of the Sierra Club disagreed Major Nikon Jan 2014 #81

Hardly surprising, since he is an asshole. n/t winter is coming Jan 2014 #91

That argument only works if zero Nader voters would have voted for Gore. jeff47 Jan 2014 #55

Or... Gore only needed slightly better turnout. winter is coming Jan 2014 #58

And the most likely result of a non-Nader election jeff47 Jan 2014 #62

You can't "poach" someone else's votes. Votes belong to the voter, not any candidate. winter is coming Jan 2014 #65

Yes, figures of speech are always 100% literal. jeff47 Jan 2014 #124

It's not the figure of speech, but the attitude behind it, that I was decrying. winter is coming Jan 2014 #127

not who but where belltower Jan 2014 #20

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #35

Trolling I'll bet ,But WECOME !!! DocJohnsonSD orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #47

You got Bats in your Belfry !!!! But Welcome orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #42

In no possible way could Gore have been as bad as Bush pitchforx Jan 2014 #54

The major error in your analysis is assuming 9/11 would have happened. jeff47 Jan 2014 #56

Sure belltower Jan 2014 #98

QUICK! CHANGE THE SUBJECT!!!!!!! jeff47 Jan 2014 #122

That's assuming MadashellLynn Jan 2014 #78

Please see my reply at belltower Jan 2014 #101

+1000 regnaD kciN Jan 2014 #113

Like my late dad said on 12/13/2000 PlanetBev Jan 2014 #14

I agree with your Dad . orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #41

I made a vow to punch him in the nose if we ever pitchforx Jan 2014 #44

I lay it squarely on the Supremes. They went where they had no authority to go but went anyway then shraby Jan 2014 #15

Yup nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #21

A Royal Scam !!! orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #49

100% correct malaise Jan 2014 #43

And Justice O'Connor now thinks... KansDem Jan 2014 #116

You're killing me Smalls! Hey Ralphie, Denial is more than a River in Egypt! rustydog Jan 2014 #17

Ralph you are to blame too. iandhr Jan 2014 #18

... SidDithers Jan 2014 #19

Did Ralph Nader forget he helped elect Bush by running his go no where election and..... DrewFlorida Jan 2014 #22

Yes, Bush DID Destroy Iraq Leith Jan 2014 #23

Good read, and so true PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #24

Nader must be trying to drum up publicity for his latest book Major Nikon Jan 2014 #27

Great letter. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #29

I wonder what order of the players gets the blame for the Failure Fuhrer's ascendancy? HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #30

I would add the Lewinsky scandal that was still on the radar of many of the idiotic public. Clinton adirondacker Jan 2014 #80

"Jeb" is short for "John Ellis Bush" jmowreader Jan 2014 #84

Edited. HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #99

Okay folks, answer me this: Who belongs in jail, Bush or Nader? RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #33

Bush belongs in jail, and Nader should be apologizing for helping pnwmom Jan 2014 #52

I support the non-supporters of Ralph Nader NBachers Jan 2014 #34

While I agree 100% BlackM Jan 2014 #39

Nothing makes me more embarrassed to be liberal than watching liberals trash Nader NoOneMan Jan 2014 #45

The Damage Shrub did was Devastating, Nader was to him.. orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #51

Facts: Perot got 19% of popular vote in 1992. Nader got 2.7% of vote in 2000. NoOneMan Jan 2014 #57

What percent did Shrub beat Gore, Socrates ? FACTS? orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #66

Bush beat Gore by *negative* .5% percent, Plato NoOneMan Jan 2014 #70

Perhaps you should read all of the link you provided. progressoid Jan 2014 #77

Which closes the margin even more ! how are you on comprehension. orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #123

It didn't just close the margin, it eliminated the margin. progressoid Jan 2014 #129

Agreed, and Thank you for the info and Links, Your Right orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #149

so so sorry! pitchforx Jan 2014 #59

There was a time Nader actually believed what he was saying jeff47 Jan 2014 #61

I've honestly never met the man NoOneMan Jan 2014 #72

Why do you believe he doesn't believe what he says what he's saying? KoKo Jan 2014 #73

his raytheon stock probablymade him some cash. nt. dionysus Jan 2014 #83

Because of the fraud jeff47 Jan 2014 #121

Ironically the 'he has a big house' accusation was used against Gore by Republicans Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #133

A lot of people are forgetting that Gore actually WON THE ELECTION bonzaga Jan 2014 #138

Don't go away mad, Ralph. tavernier Jan 2014 #46

Thanks a lot, Nader, for helping to put the creep in office. pnwmom Jan 2014 #50

It's funny that you can't forgive Nader for practicing democracy and agree with him Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #132

Nader had a far greater impact on all our lives than anything Pope Francis has done. pnwmom Jan 2014 #142

Nobody ever blames Monica reddread Jan 2014 #60

Monica Had Nothing to Do with It Leith Jan 2014 #71

nobody ever blames Tennessee reddread Jan 2014 #89

During the impeachment, Bill's approval ratings were higher than Raygun's highest Major Nikon Jan 2014 #86

and during the campaign Gore never mentioned his name reddread Jan 2014 #87

Not surprisingly Major Nikon Jan 2014 #92

No one can deny GWD did a number on this country... Blue Owl Jan 2014 #64

No difference between Bush and Gore BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #67

"Tweedledum and Tweedledee" redqueen Jan 2014 #110

It's like a dinner bell for the 3rd way Nader Haters. Awesome letter, btw and nice donation to the adirondacker Jan 2014 #68

But Gore would have destroyed it equally, eh Ralphie? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #82

Everyone knows Reagan destroyed the country. Drahthaardogs Jan 2014 #88

He's got an awful lot of nerve. redqueen Jan 2014 #93

"This depraved indifference to Republican rule" bluestate10 Jan 2014 #111

When I saw the title, I thought Nader was talking about the United States of America. calimary Jan 2014 #96

Dic he cc himself? nt BlueToTheBone Jan 2014 #97

This is precisely why I posted this without comment. HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #100

Well Stated! nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #108

well-stated indeed. I remember groaning in agony when Gore picked that Nay Jan 2014 #144

Nader should'a never picked Lieberman for his running mate...oh, wait.. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #102

People seriously overlook Lieberturd's role in the 2000 debacle. HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #103

Or, Gore's failure to convince the left to vote for him. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2014 #106

Bwahahahaaa. progressoid Jan 2014 #130

excellent letter.... mike_c Jan 2014 #104

"The country I helped you destroy" would be more apt. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #105

Ralph, the president you helped select. nt longship Jan 2014 #107

as we can ascertain by the responses--he's 2000's Snowden... MisterP Jan 2014 #109

George W. Bush owes Nader a lot Zambero Jan 2014 #112

I waited and waited every day in the 2000 campaign for Nader to drop out and endorse Gore bluestateguy Jan 2014 #114

Uh oh, someone mentioned Ralph Nader. NaturalHigh Jan 2014 #115

since he must take most of the blame for the reign of error, where the fuck was he DURING georgee??? pansypoo53219 Jan 2014 #117

Nobody ever blames Joe Biden, but it is completely his fault reddread Jan 2014 #120

it should have been titled - you're welcome. nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #128

Good job Ralph! He did destroy it didn't he? Rex Jan 2014 #135

Irregardless of him taking votes ...he does say some interesting things worth thinking about. L0oniX Jan 2014 #136

K&R The letter is true. woo me with science Jan 2014 #137

It was a loyalty test for Democrats and many failed it. kentuck Jan 2014 #139

I don't believe in loyalty tests... NaturalHigh Jan 2014 #141

Nader needs to ask his doctor for some irony supplements. 11 Bravo Jan 2014 #140

a POEM for George W Bush Martin Eden Jan 2014 #145

Is there any doubt now that CommonDreams is a third party mouthpiece? great white snark Jan 2014 #147

Nader remains a jerk who is denial Gothmog Jan 2014 #151

This is as close to an apology as we will get. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #152