ralph nader just said obama has no political courage

he also called obama a flip-flopper and that he doesn't care about minorities. nadar gave an interview with my local fox affiliate.

will he ever realize he's not relevant anymore?

poor moose

Is that the guy from The Honeymooners?

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...he's become a sad caricature.

He jumped the shark in 2000.

a crank. He had the courage to call them all out for hypocrisy but not the sense to play enough of the game. That is to say, you have to play the game if you want to remake the game.

and he just kept on pushing

I think if Nader had been able to come to terms with the idea of actually being a Democrat and supporting the party, he could've been enormously influential.

If he had played his cards right in 2000, he might have been able to demand the Attorney General position in a Gore administration. In 2004, he still could've negotiated himself an important regulatory position in the FDA or OSHA or wherever he felt he could do the most good.

We all would've benefited if he did. Instead, he's continued to run these increasingly quixotic campaigns that get less and less media attention, and often seem simply irrelevant. Worse, they're self defeating.

Nader complains endlessly that the two parties are basically the same. (Even after 8 years of Bush.) But the only way to change the party is to get involved in it. In an alternate universe, a wiser Ralph Nader and Dennis Kucinich might have been able to pull the party more strongly towards some of his positions, most of which I think are pretty darn good: http://www.votenader.org/issues/

I think seeing two passionate, intelligent, articulate progressives on stage would've done a lot to set the tone of the primary debates. What did Nader get out of running as an independent instead? Nothing. What's he been able to accomplish with any of his runs other than contributing to Gore's defeat in 2000?

Nader's story is like a Greek tragedy. He's one of the smartest advocates for social justice and good government our nation has ever produced. He's saved millions of lives. But in the final years of his career, he's beached his ship on the rocks. It's a sad thing to watch. It really is.

change from the top, he could have been so much more powerful from within. In fact, he derived his power by inserting himself into regulatory systems where he had not authority. He was successful because of incredible due diligence and his ability to hold bad public policy up to the light of day. It's what Al Franken calls political jujitsu.

Very, very sad that he did not know his own power. Very human too, I suppose.

C'mon, Ralph. Get with the program.

He's been running for president like, FOREVER...fucking loser.

Is some actual news outlet still giving him air time?

i was amazed they interviewed him...i'm sure it's the only one he's done all year. they've also got an interview with mcshame, but not obama

The majority of Americans have given their thumbs down on nader

bush is more popular than he is

who is nader?

he doesn't run for a Congress or Senate seat.

I don't hate man people.. but Nader and his fucking "Oh, bush and Gore are the same thing" bullshit didn't work out exactly that way, now did they? That irrelevant POS needs to dry up and go away. Anyone stupid enough not to see him for the media prostitute he is, and for the sham he is, deserves the Country we'll get if he succeeds with this bullshit.

How about a nice, cold glass of STFU.

just go away. You ceased being relevant, oh 8 years ago.

God you are annoying

what an idiot.

any courage he would endorse the candidate that's best for the country and stay out of politics for the rest of his life. He's nothing but a loser.

He's made a retirement out of electing Republicans. The man has become a disgrace. It's really sad, because there was once a time in history when he stood for something good. That day has long passed.

:sarcasm:

And Nader has no political talent.

Fuck him.

and shut the fuck up.

but, he made a big mistake in 2000 and he just keeps repeating it.

Very sad for him and our country.

He's SO full of shit!

BTW, I guess Ralph Nader cares about minorities more than Obama doesn't he? So much so that he helped elect a President whose compassion and empathy toward minorities has been so evident over the past eight years:sarcasm:

All that is left is the arrogance of himself and his supporters. We are in the midst of a fight for the very soul of this country and this man can do nothing more but to play both sides against the middle--all the while taking GOP cash.

'Cause that bitch fuckin' needs it.