orange meets Mr. Green himself, Ralph Nader

[Al B. Sure!]

Orange:

Ross Perot got a much higher percentage of the votes because he and his platform were legit. They were actually something people could agree with... Nader with his miniscule popular support shows how weak his ideas are in the minds of the common man.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by orange


He didn't run for President to get elected, he did it to get certain issues spoken about (and attempt to get 6% of the vote)

Did he get his deposit back?

[orange]

Originally posted by faded glory
Nader is an authoritarian twit. For all the crap he spew's about civil liberties. He goes on to condemn Gun ownership free-market idea's.

I'm all for gun control too, as are most democrats. Are they authoritarian twits just for that?

This from a guy who supports Bush

[orange]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
Orange:

Ross Perot got a much higher percentage of the votes because he and his platform were legit. They were actually something people could agree with... Nader with his miniscule popular support shows how weak his ideas are in the minds of the common man.

Ross perot = legit platform...



no really

[Bosh]

He didn't run for President to get elected, he did it to get certain issues spoken about (and attempt to get 6% of the vote)

I know, I voted for him (very reluctantly, but I sure as hell wasn't going to vote for Gore). I'm just saying that the Green Party's priorities are screwy and Nader is a big part of this.

Too bad we don't have a Monster Raving Loony Party

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
a sheltered suburban boy in college thinks he knows about the way the world is run... so he agrees with Nader...

As opposed to you, who knows how the world is run?

[orange]

Originally posted by Boshko

I know, I voted for him (very reluctantly, but I sure as hell wasn't going to vote for Gore). I'm just saying that the Green Party's priorities are screwy and Nader is a big part of this.

Too bad we don't have a Monster Raving Loony Party

What do you feel their platform should be about?

Boris - you don't know the half of it. Speer's still trying to get over the shame of being "Most likely to commit a felony" and "Most derranged individual" at high school.

No, I'm not joking.

[Bosh]

What do you feel their platform should be about?

Well that's a whole other issue I'm wierd enough politically that I split my vote between the libertarians and the greens.
Just saying that it would make more sense to put their energy and big-name candidates into local campaigns where they can win and build grass-root support. Nader should go some and run for mayor or something and try to do something productive before wasting the party's efforts on campaigning for protest candidates.

[faded glory]

"I'm all for gun control too, as are most democrats. Are they authoritarian twits just for that?"

If you are against my right to own a gun then yes. If you are against my right to make more money to better myself, then yes. Democrats are authoritarian twits. Gun rights are an extremely important issue when it comes to the consitution, not having to wait in line at the airport or wether or not an FBI guy can roam around on public chatrooms or mosque's looking for Islamic nutjobs.

[orange]

i don't think he wants to be confined to a small area...he does you one better...he travels all the time speaking...that's grass roots.

He did 3 speeches that day, 2 the day before, and 2 the next day (flew out to Portland)

Besides, local candidates tend to do better (especially in this case, Houghton attended UD and spent the majority of her life in Wilmington...)

[orange]

Originally posted by faded glory
"I'm all for gun control too, as are most democrats. Are they authoritarian twits just for that?"

If you are against my right to own a gun then yes. If you are against my right to make more money to better myself, then yes. Democrats are authoritarian twits. Gun rights are an extremely important issue when it comes to the consitution, not having to wait in line at the airport or wether or not an FBI guy can roam around on public chatrooms or mosque's looking for Islamic nutjobs.

It is my opinion that you have a very warped view of the world

However, I realize that it is your view that I have a very warped view of the world.

So forget I said anything and we'll call it even.

[monolith94]

Who's sheltered? The guy who's seemingly spent all of his life in philly and discards others' viewpoints? Or the kid who has been all over the country, been to different countries, seen many different types of living situations, and listens to you before he begins to construct a counter attack?

Oh, and I hate gangs just as much as you do. I do not pretend that they do not exist and I understand that life sucks where you live. So sorry. Write a letter to your congressman…

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
PS The Real Ralph Nader

Yup. And if he ever stood a real chance of getting elected, I'd oppose him. Sine that isn't ever going to happen, I can happily use him to thumb my nose at the corporate control government.

[faded glory]

My opinion is warped? Im not the one dreaming of a Socialist Green Utopia where we are all holding hands singing songs around a rainbow am I?

[orange]

again, it's not that I'm supportive of him individually, i'm supportive of his message and what he promotes

All lawyers and politicans have some skeletons in the closet. I don't feel his are that bad...a bit hypocritical maybe...but his policies and what he speaks about are what counts in my book.