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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:16 PM Original message |
Let's get Ralph Nader as Souter's replacement |
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damonm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nope - Bill Clinton. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. that would also be great |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. Yea, either Clinton would blow their minds, but... |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Obama: "I nominate... Bill Clinton......naw, just kidding! Did y'all see Joe Scarborough? .. lol!" |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. If you stop and think about what a Justice does, you'd understand why neither Clinton |
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damonm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
68. Well aware, thanks. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 11:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
82. No thanks, too conservative n/t |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, at least he has an ego to match Fat Tony Scalia's. |
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oviedodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. After calling Obama an "Uncle Tom" on election night and saying |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Seriously, |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. nader's real good at name calling.. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Ya ..... no one ever picks on Nader and calls him names! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
56. Worst. Comeback. Ever. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. Gee |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
61. Yoda's press release re: Nader for SCOTUS |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. He called Obama an Uncle Tom? How did I miss that? Not that I didn't |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 07:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
46. shameful and disgusting behavior |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
47. He never called Obama an "uncle tom" |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Yes, he did. You are wrong. You are very wrong. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #55 |
83. You are being dishonest. Very dishonest.. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. About as dumb as putting Kucinich on the court. |
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digidigido (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. Nader is dead to me |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. among other things, too old. nt |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
62. Yoda agrees |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. Nader has marginalized himself so much that he is forever "unmarketable" politically |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. Um, let's not. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. Deleted message |
omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. If you were a plant, what kind of plant would you be? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
14. Forget all his baggage. Nader wouldn't make a good Supreme Court Justice because |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
15. I just did a triple spit-take . . . |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. . |
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jonestonesusa (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
90. Do policy stances make any difference in who one picks? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. If Clinton had put Nader (or someone like him) where they belonged- as head of the FTC |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
70. Would have been a superb role for Nader. |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. What about Michelle Obama? |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
19. No thank you. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. Nader's vice candidate would be ideal |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I thought you were talking about Winona LaDuke! |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Any of them would make the perfect choice for a real progressive |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. "(note - take the 2000 florida comments elsewhere)" -- good luck with that! |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
24. Isn't Nader like a thousand years old? What would be the point? (nt) |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. He would be over a two thousand years old before he would ever be confirmed |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I suspect you're right. (nt) |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. Yes. See, Obama would get to appoint his replacement soon! |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. So true. But, on a serious note, I'm so hoping that the Prez will be able... |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. never |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
31. Never n/t |
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lucretia54 (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
33. I don't care what anyone says, I LOVE Ralph! He's ... |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:38 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Sorry, you're wrong. If Nader had not been in the race, Gore would've won, |
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lucretia54 (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 12:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. If that's the way you feel, than you don't believe in our democracy. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 04:04 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. One can believe in our democracy without loving all the participants. |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. remember who concede the election not going to the courts |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 07:49 AM Response to Reply #53 |
74. I remember the SCOTUS over-riding Florida's state rights. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
66. That is what I believe, and I DO believe in democracy. |
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Aragorn (784 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
63. ?? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #63 |
75. Do you seriously believe the years 2000-2008, with 9/11, Illegal Invasion, Katrina disgrace, and |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 09:15 AM Response to Reply #33 |
52. blah even ralph knows al lost because of election fraud |
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sabbat hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #33 |
81. he is also |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
34. Two problems: One is that he's old. He won't be there long. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 08:58 AM Response to Reply #34 |
50. Third: he would have trouble getting/keeping clerks |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-01-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
37. No, let's stop pretending that Ralph Nader is more than a jackass with an ego. |
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muryan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
41. Nadar seems a few screws short of a toolbox these days |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
42. How about the fact that he's 75 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 02:55 AM Response to Original message |
43. hell no! |
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CTLawGuy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
45. I was going to dissent |
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PopSixSquish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
48. Not only No But Hell No! |
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Danger Mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
49. Why not? Because he's unhinged. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
51. yikes, wouldnt that rock the boat... on both sides! |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
54. Ahahahaha. nt |
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Unsane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
57. What's with all these ridiculous suggestions? Ralph Nader, Hillary Clinton, Judge Judy, Spitzer? |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. I don't even get it |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
58. too old, too egotisical, too stupid |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
64. Uh, no. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
65. Wrong |
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sabbat hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
67. exactly what |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-02-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
69. "Florida 2000." n/t |
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girl_interrupted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 12:26 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. You can kiss Roe v Wade goobye if it's Nader |
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MadBadger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
72. No I think all the 2000 florida comments among other things are welcome in this thread. |
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davidpdx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
73. How about FUCK NO! |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
76. Blah, blah, ego, blah, blah; Repeat. Blah, blah, ego, Gore, blah, blah. Rinse, repeat... |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
77. i don't trust him , i think he would vote to overturn Roe v Wade |
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Mark E. Smith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
78. Let's not |
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saltpoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
79. Nader would be a very poor political choice for President Obama. |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
80. Nader should be on the FORGET LIST...he is a POS... a large 197 lb shit |
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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
84. I think that's a great idea. He hates corporations and he's vicious and vengeful |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
85. Shit, I expect DU to spontaneously combust at the suggestion. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
86. That would be one way to get rid of him. He's too old. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
87. And he's fucking batshit crazy.... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
88. Let's get real |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
89. I tell you what.. let's not and say we did |
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Thickasabrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
91. He's not a woman - the next pick should be a woman. n/t |
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Milspec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
92. Fuck no nf |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
93. If he wasn't so old, that would have some merit, esp when it comes to |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-03-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
94. Seriously? Oh goodness, no! |
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