NationStates Jolt Archive


Ralph Nader

Sliders
27-08-2004, 18:55
So...he's like...here..at my school...in 7 minutes
should I go see him?
I guess they're doing a Q&A thing at the Law School with him
and no one in the school knows about it
so uhhh...why aren't they advertising this?
I mean, they paid Howard Dean like $30,000 to come here, and he isn't even running for president (and wasn't at the time)
what the heck?
Refused Party Program
27-08-2004, 18:57
Go, f00, go!
Joey P
27-08-2004, 19:01
So go see him. The man's got some good ideas, IMHO. He's also got some screwey ones. Hear it for yourself.
Sliders
27-08-2004, 19:01
Go, f00, go!
lol
isn't it sad that I'm sitting here at nationstates instead?
I guess I should go...though I'll be a little late
West - Europa
27-08-2004, 19:05
Go dammit!

...Jello Biafra was not too far from me once. I still mourn over it.
I never thought he'd be in Europe.
Hoorayforboobies
27-08-2004, 19:12
He is my prison bitch. What a little panty waste. He couldn't winn an election with cantalope. Nader is a tree hugging gronala eatiing girl.
New Auburnland
27-08-2004, 19:12
I love Nader for what he is doing. The Green Party would not give him their nomination because they were bought off and blackmailed by the Democratic Party and Ralph Nader has consistantly stuck to his guns.

Go Ralph Go!
Sumamba Buwhan
27-08-2004, 19:28
You should go and if you question any of his ideas you should ask him and see what he says

then come tell us everything!
Sliders
27-08-2004, 19:33
sorry guys, the room was SO crowded
I was standing outside and people were talking in the halls so I couldn't hear anything
he was just in a classroom- it was so strange
heck...I don't even know if it was really him

now, to be fair, I do not agree with him on MANY political issues, but I do respect the way that he refuses to accept that the best choice is the "lesser evil" choice

Sorry I don't have anything to report

but any idea why they wouldn't tell us about his visit/why it was in such a tiny room?
I mean, we're college kids- what else do we do besides talk politics?
Thunderland
27-08-2004, 19:44
sorry guys, the room was SO crowded
I was standing outside and people were talking in the halls so I couldn't hear anything
he was just in a classroom- it was so strange
heck...I don't even know if it was really him

now, to be fair, I do not agree with him on MANY political issues, but I do respect the way that he refuses to accept that the best choice is the "lesser evil" choice

Sorry I don't have anything to report

but any idea why they wouldn't tell us about his visit/why it was in such a tiny room?
I mean, we're college kids- what else do we do besides talk politics?

With his dependence upon the Bush machine to get his name on the ballot in various states, I think whatever credibility Nader once had has gone down the drain. His deceptive petition tactics are disgusting and his continued comments in the media show that he is either out of touch or just unwilling to accept the reality of his situation.

Just to provide a few examples:

1. Nader commented that he was upset at not being allowed to enter the Democratic Convention. Well....he's not a democrat. He's opposing the Democratic candidate. And he was upset they didn't want him there?

2. Nader has commented several times that the Bush campaigns and voters who are petitioning and signing petitions to get him on the ballot are doing so because they support his presidency. Really?

3. Nader has commented that his platform is appealing to conservative voters and will pull more votes from Bush than Kerry. Really?
Anjamin
27-08-2004, 19:45
I mean, we're college kids- what else do we do besides talk politics?

god i hope that was a joke...

if not, im so glad i didnt go to your college (no offense). i happen to thoroughly enjoy drinking 4 or 5 nights a week. at least i did, until i got a "real job". but thats a different story.

last i heard from nader, he was telling the entire country to get ready for a draft in 2007. pretty scary the way he delivered it. again, totally different subject.
Thunderland
27-08-2004, 19:47
I don't ever recall talking politics in college at 2 in the morning with a beer in my hand.

Come to think of it.....I don't recall much of anything about what I talked about at 2 in the morning with a beer in my hand.
Sumamba Buwhan
27-08-2004, 19:47
got links to those things Thunder? Just wondering as I havne't heard any of that.

Sliders, you should ask the people who set up the Nader thing why it happened how it did.
New Auburnland
27-08-2004, 19:48
you are a college student and the only thing you discuss is politics?

that must be a pretty shitty school. There are things I like to talk about called "football," "sex," "drinking," and "grades."
Anjamin
27-08-2004, 19:53
according to nader's calendar, he's at tulane today. you cant tell me there's nothing else in new orleans to do besides talk politics. "new orleans" is french for boobies, right?
West - Europa
27-08-2004, 20:00
"new orleans" is french for boobies, right?
Orléans was a county in France.

Maybe you're thinking of the Grand Tetons?
Thunderland
27-08-2004, 20:59
got links to those things Thunder? Just wondering as I havne't heard any of that.

Sliders, you should ask the people who set up the Nader thing why it happened how it did.


http://www.wvgazette.com/section/Editorials/200408168 ~~Editorial by the Gazette staff

http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/Today/2004082313

http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=25756

http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/9355831.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/183573_nader26.html


Sorry I don't have the time to get you more.....busy day.