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July 02, 2004
Mobilizing against Nader
Alrighty then...one last off-topic post before the holiday weekend and I'll be caught up.  Ouch. Salon recently ran a feature called the dark side of Ralph Nader. They write:
While Nader's legacy as a consumer advocate is unparalleled, it is worth noting that the onetime national hero wasn't celebrating his landmark birthday surrounded by the hundreds of people he has worked with and influenced over four decades. Indeed, virtually no one who worked with him since the heady days of Nader's Raiders is supporting him politically or personally today. Unlike 2000, it seems that there are more folks that are vocal about Nader's role as a potential spoiler. This time, the Green Party says "no thanks" to Nader as their candidate, and there are groups like United Progressives for Victory (who generated the funny graphic above), Don't Vote Ralph, and the Nader Factor who are getting some press. (Salon claims there is a Nader's Raiders for Kerry group, but I couldn't turn up anything about them on Google). Now if only I lived in a swing state:
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I have a friend who works in the finance department at the Nader campaign. She was complaining the other day because it costs more to process 2 dollars than the 2 dollars. I think we all should donate 2 dollars and use up their resources.
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