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1546 [lbo-talk] Why Support Nader/Camejo? -- rank: 472

Chuck0 wrote: >We could have buried the Democratic Party over the past four years >and then proceeded to bury the Republican Party (which is imploding >by the hour). If the progressive left wants to have any relevancy >and build *any* kind of alternative, it has to rise above the >Anybody But ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Jul 14 06:41:02 PDT 2004

1547 Why I Decided Not To Vote For Nader In A 'Safe' State, And How LBO-Talk Helped -- rank: 472

> >I was feeling guilty about my hubris & egotism, >and had decided to vote for Gore, but the deficiencies >of this post caused me to change my mind. I've decided >to vote for Ralph after all . . . > >mbs No! No! No!... Brad DeLong

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Author:	Brad DeLong
Date:	Fri Nov 3 18:01:29 PST 2000

1548 Nader may defeat Gore -- rank: 472

On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Peter K. wrote: > > Have noticed that the New Republic endorsed Gore, so there's > a large reason he deserves to lose. Are you serious?!? Of course they have, Marty Peretz is Gore's towel boy, who else would they endorse? -- Joseph Noonan Houston, TX jfn1 at ...

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Author:	jf noonan
Date:	Wed Oct 25 08:44:03 PDT 2000

1549 [lbo-talk] Why Support Nader/Camejo? -- rank: 472

At 09:41 AM 7/14/2004, Doug Henwood wrote: >Chuck0 wrote: > >>We could have buried the Democratic Party over the past four years and >>then proceeded to bury the Republican Party (which is imploding by the >>hour). If the progressive left wants to have any relevancy and build >>*any* kind ...

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Author:	snit snat
Date:	Wed Jul 14 06:57:07 PDT 2004

1550 Open Letter to Women, by Barbara Ehrenreich -- rank: 472

... 265-4000 IN OPEN LETTER TO WOMEN, LEADING FEMINIST SUPPORTS NADER Clinton-Gore leveled blow to women by ending welfare Dear ... by the nasty rhetoric deployed by some feminists against Ralph Nader and his supporters, of whom I am one. Gloria Steinem ... now for her graciousness, has chosen to attack not only Nader but his supporters, whom she derides as overly white, male and middle class -- completely ignoring Winona LaDuke and Nader's sizeable contingent of feminist supporters. Yes, the choice between Nader and Gore was a difficult one, and I retain my ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Nov 3 15:50:28 PST 2000

1551 [lbo-talk] Nader in the Battleground States -- rank: 472

Yoshie: > >This sword cuts both ways. How long do you vote Democrat to resist > >the Republican Klansmen? Clinton gutted welfare, presided over the > >further diminution of affirmative action, and went out of his way to > >torpedo Sistah Souljah, Lani Guinier, and Jocelyn Elders. The > >Klansmen are not the only enemies. Yoshie ...

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Author:	Wojtek Sokolowski
Date:	Tue Mar 16 07:19:10 PST 2004

1552 it's heating up -- rank: 472

... lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> > >Those who think a Nader "spoiler" role will be an argument for the Dems >moving ... in the party will actually >be able to use the Nader campaign as a handy scapegoat. And a heck of a ... join in the attack. >My guess is that such a Nader success will probably kill any potential union >support for the ...

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Author:	Nathan Newman
Date:	Wed Oct 25 09:39:42 PDT 2000

1553 Fwd: Nader attack: your posting -- rank: 472

Carrol Cox wrote: >(1) Who in the hell is Lorna Salzman? A Green "activist" in New York, with a well-deserved reputation for crankiness. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Wed Jan 19 11:27:55 PST 2000

1554 Why I Decided Not To Vote For Nader In A 'Safe' State, And How LBO-Talk Helped -- rank: 472

> > ChuckO, > Actually the very scariest thing that Clinton and > the Repugs in Congress have ever done is going > down right now and nobody on this list saying boo > about it. That is the new de facto Official Secrets > Act that has just been stealthily passed by Congress. > There is now ...

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Author:	Lisa & Ian Murray
Date:	Fri Nov 3 13:43:09 PST 2000

1555 Why I Decided Not To Vote For Nader In A 'Safe' State, And How LBO-Talk Helped -- rank: 472

Chuck0>> I got more news for you, Leo. The resurgent right is dying. A Bush victory is not going to revive them. They can't overcome the forces of liberalization in American society. The right wind bugaboo is dead. Just go do your research and you'll find out for yourself ...

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Author:	Lisa & Ian Murray
Date:	Fri Nov 3 13:38:12 PST 2000

1556 nader and unions -- rank: 472

"He's a boss who hates unions" but he speaks - constantly - to the need for repeal of taft-hartley...is the personal the political in every sense of the word(s)? Does his personal experience as a driven, controlling, even obsessed volunteer who expects the same from others ( the kind ...

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Author:	frank scott
Date:	Thu Aug 8 12:59:26 PDT 2002

1557 [lbo-talk] GOP donors funding Nader -- rank: 472

Jon Johanning wrote: It seems to me that the key fact about the U.S. electorate is one that has gotten very little attention in this discussion: about as many eligible voters don't vote as do. Leftists like to think that the no-shows have the same world view as ...

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Author:	Mike Ballard
Date:	Mon Mar 29 21:38:31 PST 2004

1558 [lbo-talk] Re: nader and his detractors... -- rank: 472

Well, I wouldn't counterpose local to national. I see them coupled together in a larger strategy for political independence. Local elections are an excellent training ground - however 'nonpartisan' - for the organization of an independent progressive left. Once an experienced cadre comes into existence, it can then direct itself towards the ...

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Author:	Brad Mayer
Date:	Fri Oct 8 01:47:52 PDT 2004

1559 [lbo-talk] The Importance of Disenfranchising Nader/Camejo Voters -- rank: 472

At 03:10 PM 8/16/2004, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: SergioL652 at aol.com > >So your point is that Kerry supporting civil rights is a concession to > >minorities in the party. I guess that means that without minority > >pressure, Kerry would not support civil rights. It is not in ...

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Author:	R
Date:	Mon Aug 16 16:34:06 PDT 2004

1560 PC (was Re: nader and unions) -- rank: 472

In a message dated 08/08/2002 3:09:14 PM Central Daylight Time, dhenwood at panix.com writes: > Nor are abortion and unions (!) "PC" issues. Whenever people invoke > PC, they're almost always taking cover for some conventional position > while trying to appear bold and fresh. Fuck that. > > Doug Fuck ...

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Author:	JCWisc at aol.com
Date:	Thu Aug 8 19:17:53 PDT 2002