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maybe-later-kiddo It's about pragamatism - Emma

maybe-later-honey Sam "Harris" Seder - I voted for Nader and we got Bush (just going to omit how shitty billdawg was for the left, labor, LGBTBQ and the DNC nominating his VP to extend his policies were or how the DNC went on to rehabilitate mission-accomplished and were willing partners during his reign of shit.)

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Nader was not a spoiler for Bush and I want to [outlandish cartoon violence] democrats who still perpetuate that nonense four and twenty years! after they let the scotus hand the election to bush in a judicial coup they refused to contest to "protect democracy" or something.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ralph's bullying about consumer safety has avertted vast amounts of death and suffering and to punish him for that the Democrats decided to remember him as their scapegoat for running a warm light beer for presidency and then handing it to Bush anyway.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

warm light beer

Are you saying Gore was a Bush Light? 🍺

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Even Lawrence O'Donnell has openly stated in at least one interview years after the fact that Ralph Nader was always a useful scapegoat to explain away the Democratic Parties own failures and ineptitude during Bush V. Gore and the 2000 election. Trying to find the clip but to paraphrase him: its rather sad and hilarious how the DNC spent months and months insisting and asserting that he wasn't a real candidate or a serious person they even needed to engage with or breath life into...until suddenly they needed someone who they could conveniently pin the whole thing on to avoid ever having to do any sort of self critique or analysis.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Does anyone have that clip from years ago of O'Donnell telling leftists that if they want change they need to be willing to not vote otherwise he wont be forced to concede to them?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

lol in the comments is someone 3 years ago saying

someone show Sam Seder this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: