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1861 [lbo-talk] Re: Nader and his detractors -- rank: 472

Marvin Gandall wrote: >The point about the Democrats pushing public discourse to the right is a >damn good one, no matter what they do if elected. Stonecash's book on class and party in the U.S. is interesting in many ways, but several points from it deserve emphasis: the Democratic ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Oct 11 10:18:53 PDT 2004

1862 Our Man Ralph Nader And Voting With Your Head -- rank: 472

Michael Pollak wrote: > Willie won re-election by > becoming a Republican. I take it Republican here means anxious to transfer power from labor to capital. Given that, the very serious error here is hidden in the word "becoming": What makes you think he was ever anything else? In fact, I would ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Sun Jul 16 16:16:47 PDT 2000

1863 Pollitt on Nader -- rank: 472

Below, John accuses Nathan of being a quasi-Stalinist and left apostate, linking him with Norman Podherotz, all in the context of a most severe and lengthy distortion of his political views and what he has said about the elections. There is a name for that discursive practice -- flaming. It does ...

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Author:	LeoCasey at aol.com
Date:	Mon Oct 2 09:50:48 PDT 2000

1864 [lbo-talk] RE: Do you want my vote or not? -- rank: 472

You say: "Nader is a non issue.. quite frankly, if his three or ... Do you want my vote or not? Meet me, the Nader voter. What will you do for me? I constitute probably ...

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Author:	Joseph Wanzala
Date:	Tue Mar 23 20:21:10 PST 2004

1865 [fla-left] [Election 2000] Citizens Committee for Nader/LaDuke formed (fwd) -- rank: 472

Michael Hoover wrote: >those interested in "left luminaries" and "progressives" (is that what >they're called?) may find be of interest... Michael Hoover Hmm, with Korten & Mander on that list, I may have to reconsider. So Michael, psephology & celebrity aside, what do you make of Ralph? Or doesn't it matter ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Oct 1 11:46:05 PDT 2000

1866 [fla-left] [Election 2000] Citizens Committee for Nader/LaDuke formed(fwd) -- rank: 472

Michael Hoover wrote: > those interested in "left luminaries" and "progressives" (is that what > they're called?) may find be of interest... Michael Hoover We're running out of words. One important use of "progressive" was to name non-communists who were willing to work with communists. (This would have included but ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Sun Oct 1 10:01:35 PDT 2000

1867 [lbo-talk] Re: Nader and his detractors -- rank: 472

Carrol Cox wrote: >And if Kerry wins there will be a serious threat to social >security. I know that politicians lie a lot, but Kerry has promised not to privatize SS, and Bush has pretty much promised the opposite. So what are you basing this opinion on? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Oct 11 10:13:20 PDT 2004

1868 McReynolds/Hollis lead Gore, Bush, Nader in non-partisan poll -- rank: 472

Gar Lipow wrote: >When I took the quiz it told me two things: >1) My candidate is David M. >2) I'm a moderate liberal. > >Uh yeah, right. So which is inaccurate? Doug PS: The AAPOR crowd seems mystified by the fact that while net polls shouldn't be accurate, they ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Oct 1 09:39:56 PDT 2000

1869 [lbo-talk] Poll: Nader Very Popular Among Young Voters, Pulling Support From Kerry -- rank: 472

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Author:	mike larkin
Date:	Tue Mar 23 20:17:22 PST 2004

1870 Our Man Ralph Nader And Voting With Your Head -- rank: 472

>Like I said, this might not be true in America. It seems you can win the >battle of ideas while losing electoral ground. The spectrum has shifted >to the right in the 90s even as the Republicans have lost ground. >Similarly, the policy spectrum shifted to the left in the ...

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Author:	John Kawakami
Date:	Sun Jul 16 10:34:13 PDT 2000

1871 [lbo-talk] Nader: Mom's Recipes, Dad's Sayings -- rank: 472

Munson's latest: > It was truly glorious to watch the Democrats crash and burn > this year. Good riddance to them. You should look into actually getting PAID for sucking Bush's cock, you witless two-bit traitor. It might solve your current financial difficulties. - - - - - - - - - - John Lacny http://www.johnlacny.com Tell ...

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Author:	John Lacny
Date:	Wed Dec 15 08:29:13 PST 2004

1872 [lbo-talk] Nader, et al -- rank: 472

On Aug 7, 2007, at 1:12 PM, Chuck wrote: > What a bunch of rich > liberals on a Nation cruise There were some rich people on the cruise, but there were plenty of nonrich people there too. I talked with a teacher, a carpenter, and an organic farmer. People dip into ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Aug 7 11:33:34 PDT 2007

1873 [lbo-talk] Re: Nader and his detractors -- rank: 472

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, Doug Henwood wrote: > You could read this as saying that the Dems have pretty much always > sucked, but the trope of their rightward move needs some closer scrutiny. As does the story of the Republicans' rightward move. This has become the standard story ever since Rick ...

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Author:	Michael Pollak
Date:	Wed Oct 13 05:07:36 PDT 2004

1874 [lbo-talk] Re: Nader and his detractors -- rank: 472

----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Pollak" <mpollak at panix.com> On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, Doug Henwood wrote: > You could read this as saying that the Dems have pretty much always > sucked, but the trope of their rightward move needs some closer scrutiny. -As does the story of the Republicans' rightward ...

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Author:	Nathan Newman
Date:	Wed Oct 13 06:26:52 PDT 2004

1875 [lbo-talk] Ballot Statuses: Nader vs. Cobb -- rank: 472

B. wrote: >To a lot of people, it seems bizarre and confusing. How's that different from the rest of American life? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Sep 14 15:45:50 PDT 2004