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The making of a nut, 2004

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The making of a nut, 2004
: Micah Sifry predicts that Nader will run. He’s pure ego, Ralph. But this time, I don’t think anyone will be fooled. Kucinich is getting more votes that Ralph will. Says Micah:

And then there’s this: I also think he’s living in the past. Today, he’s quoted in the New York Times as saying that he wasn’t bothered by the fact that as of Saturday, he only had 375 people registered at Meetup.com, against 188,000 for Dean, 45,000 for Kerry, 23,000 for Kucinich and 9,000 for Edwards.

In response, he says, “I really don’t deal with the Web. There isn’t enough time in the day to go into virtual reality.”

That quote should lead Nader’s political obituary.

: Doc wins the headline award: Ralph nadir

5 responses to “The making of a nut, 2004”

  1. micah holmquist Avatar
    micah holmquist

    I don’t expect Nader to do anywhere near as well this time as in 2000, but it is worth pointing out that at this time four years ago his campaign wasn’t exciting many lefties.

  2. Martin Lindeskog Avatar
    Martin Lindeskog

    If Nader is a true environmentalist, he shouldn’t use modern technology. Instead he should hug a tree and shout out his message, or go back to his “cave” and write something on the wall… ;)
    We have a long tradition of the Green party here in Sweden.
    Best Premises,
    Martin Lindeskog.
    Gothenburg, Sweden.

  3. Walter Wallis Avatar
    Walter Wallis

    Ralph came out, once, with the observation that the VW Bug suspension was the same as the “Unsafe at Any Speed” Corvaire suspension. Then someone pointed out to him that all his supporters drove VWs. He never repeated the claim.
    A major source of income for Ralphie is fees extracted from unwilling college students by unrepresentative student councils.

  4. Joe Peden Avatar
    Joe Peden

    I told these dimwits in the “2000” election that if they voted for Nader, they would elect Bush. I’m going to tell them the same thing again.

  5. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    A vote for Nader is a vote for Bush. No rocket science here.