Re: “If Nader can bring this issue into the front of our brains then he is a good influence, big ego or small ego nonwithstanding.”

If that is what he did, then I would say more power to him. ross Perot did this with the issue of massive government borrowing. and it influenced policy until the second Bush Administration.

However I anticipate nothing more than “The major party candidates are both tools of the big corporations” to be Ralph Nader’s song, from now until November. And that story goes nowhere.

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I have already endorsed Obama. Now I have endorsed Nader as well. Why? More choices is better. The Republican party is already dead. It died in 2006. How many Republicans in Congress are not running again? Is it about 30? How many senators? Is it about 6? Many Republicans have already left their party and become independents.

The BIG STORY is how neither party is acceptable to the majority of Americans. We’re tired of this silly two-party game. The Democrats who say Nader has a “big ego” are missing the point that WE THE PEOPLE are fed up with BOTH PARTIES. If Nader can bring this issue into the front of our brains then he is a good influence, big ego or small ego nonwithstanding.

Frankly, I don’t understand the “big ego” attack phrase. What EXACTLY leads people to say this? It seems like a blatantly partisan attack without any basis in the facts. It feels very much like a “Karl Rove tactic” to me. Let’s discuss the issues …. that’s what Ralph Nader wants us to do.

It’s the right thing to do, regardless of the dimensions of his ego or mine or yours.

For example, why is health care relegated to a discussion of “insurance?” Insurance raises costs and is always a scam. Let’s open up the debate on health care? What is needed?

Steve Moyer
http://stevemoyer.us

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c. Nader would be great if he just had a (D) next to his name on the ballot, but he doesn’t, so he is now persona non grata

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Nick: I pick option “a.” But how does that make Nader any different from Obama or Hillary?

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Ralph, you’re either with us, or you’re with the Republicans.

I gotta say, this is just too funny to watch. Leftists of every size, shape, color, and shade…claiming Ralph Nader is a Republican. Reminds me of that scene in Mars Attacks when the aliens’ heads start exploding to country music

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I am quite happy the man is running, which hopefully prevent a dangerous Marxist like Obama from getting into the White House….but a Republican plant?

Yeah….your losing it man.

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How come Nader always appears on stage when the race looks tight for Republican contenders?

If Nader really cared about this country, he would be smart enough NOT to run this time!

But as it is my above commentators are right.. There are two options:
a. Nader is self-centered, egotistical and does not really care about the common interest
b. Nader is indeed a Republican plant

You make your pick! Both suck!

OBAMA ’08

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So that’s how it is….Nader is a Republican plant

The partisan blindness exhibited by the left on this thread is amazing. Democrats good, Republicans bad. If Nader had the Democratic nomination, he’d be your messiah, but he’s not, so he’s your anti-Christ.

HAIL OBAMA!

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Ralph Nader is ruining our country by running and stealing votes from the person who deserves to be our President (Barack Obama). This will cause voters to decide between the 2 meaning the republican nominee will once again be gifted with Naders presents. So this nation will have another terrible 4-8 years with another War driven pres. which will hurt the U.S. even more than Bush has done. Its a shame that NAder is running again!!

OBAMA ’08

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Dawnifer,

Tinfoil loose again? Do not worry, our mind control sats will track you down any time now. Then we will fire up the black helos and take you to the gulags in central-northern, Michigan.

And the Clintons scandaled themselves with File-Gate, China-gate, Whitewater, China-Tech gifts for campaign cash, using the IRS “audit” any and every political opponent, Travel-gate, cattle futures, Rose Law firm records, Bill Clinton’s role as advocate for the Dubia ports deal, etc and so on.

I still want to know what this “hope” and “change” and “new direction” is. No one in the Obama camp can answer that. Nothing in Obama’s record shows any signs but more partisanship and socialism. Mao changed China and Lennin changed Russia. Both went in a “new direction”. Neither is change I would support.

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