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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:37 PM
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Swift Boat Vets Float Nader Some Money- Ugh!
Swift Boat Veterans Float Nader Some Money



Swift Boat Veterans for Nader? A handful of donors to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, an organization
that has run controversial ads attacking Democrat John F. Kerry, have also given money to independent
presidential candidate Ralph Nader.

Five donors, who contributed a total of $13,500 to the anti-Kerry group, also gave $7,500 to the longtime
consumer advocate. That has infuriated some Democrats, who complain that Nader is taking money from
supporters of not only a Republican group, but also one he has repeatedly denounced. In August, at a
speech at Tulane University, Nader called the group "proxies" for the Bush campaign, which, he said, was
attempting to "smear" the Democratic nominee.

"If Nader wishes to have any credibility left with progressives, he must give back all right-wing money," said
Robert Brandon, co-founder of anti-Nader United Progressives for Victory, which unearthed the
contributions.

The Nader camp rejected suggestions that it was hypocritical of him to accept the money -- and said the
donations were evidence of its candidate's ability to appeal to voters from across the political spectrum.
"Twenty-five percent of our voters are people who voted for Bush. I'm not surprised there's some overlap in
funding, as well," said spokesman Kevin Zeese. "If they support us, they support us," he said. "We can still
criticize their advertising campaign."

more…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13142-20...

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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:40 PM
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1. OK..Nader is officially nuts
I am glad he is manipulating the most important election ever in our lifetime for his own personal gain....he has effectively rendered himself an enemy of the people...when great leftists are discussed in the future...Nader will not go down as one of them but more as the unnamed faceless apparatchiks in Nazi Germany.
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GHOSTDANCER Donating Member (550 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:49 PM
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7. Hey........ he's taking money from these scumbags
The less they have the better
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 05:01 PM
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12. I Can't Even Think Of An Historical Analogy To Nader.
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Zinfandel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:42 PM
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2. The GOPigs are desperate, that's apparent, Complete slime including
NADER!
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SW FL Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:43 PM
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3. Why am I not surprised? Nader is scum. n/t
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:45 PM
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4. As some Nader putz said in Madison when Nader was here...
...when Nader was here in Madison a few weeks ago, at the end of the sesson when they were pimping for cash, the Nader guy (sorry, name erased from my brain) was yelling in the microphone that they'll take money...yuck...yuck...hardy har fucking har...from anybody...Republicans...hardy har fucking har...it's don't matter....

Dirtbags.
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:47 PM
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5. I rarely say things like this
but I hope Nader croaks in his sleep.

Bastard.
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bringbackfdr Donating Member (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:49 PM
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6. Nader is an egomaniacal hypocritical stooge eom
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LittleClarkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:50 PM
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8. What the....
"the donations were evidence of its candidate's ability to appeal to voters from across the political spectrum."

Oh sure, they're just jonesin' for a Nader presidency, yessiree.

Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. What the hell has happened to him?!?! Maybe he's the one we need to check for dementia.
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BillZBubb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 10:52 PM
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9. Nader, the Judas goat of the left.
What a tool. Nader and Zell Miller, two of a kind.
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kokomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-06-04 11:16 PM
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10. Link didn't work but this one does.........................
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DeepModem Mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-07-04 02:40 AM
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11. Outrageous!
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