I'm not knocking him for caring about sports. I'm knocking him for being a hypocrite.
I'd be interested in hearing about any drumbeat against the adminstration Nader has put out, but the last time he seemed to get charged up about anything was back during the last election when he did his level best to beat the crap out of the Democrats.
As I recall, he didn't tentatively allow as it was not a great move to throw out Senator Wellstone until after Senator Wellstone died.
As a matter of fact, he endorsed it.
I have in my time been a great admirer of Mr. Nader's, but I see his behavior in the last four years or so as the acts of a man who is cheerfully pleased to bring the temple down on our heads because he's pissed and because he can.
I'm perfectly fine with his passion for sports. I'm not so good with his two major public statements on a week when the White House has been forced to admit to lying the country into war were another threat to spoil the race on behalf of Bush and an attack on stadium funding.
He holds himself up as a model for progressive politicians. If this is what he wants the Democrats to become, I'm pretty comfortable with saying that I think it's a damnfool strategy.
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Re: Specifically where?
Date: 2003-07-13 10:57 am (UTC)I'd be interested in hearing about any drumbeat against the adminstration Nader has put out, but the last time he seemed to get charged up about anything was back during the last election when he did his level best to beat the crap out of the Democrats.
As I recall, he didn't tentatively allow as it was not a great move to throw out Senator Wellstone until after Senator Wellstone died.
As a matter of fact, he endorsed it.
I have in my time been a great admirer of Mr. Nader's, but I see his behavior in the last four years or so as the acts of a man who is cheerfully pleased to bring the temple down on our heads because he's pissed and because he can.
I'm perfectly fine with his passion for sports. I'm not so good with his two major public statements on a week when the White House has been forced to admit to lying the country into war were another threat to spoil the race on behalf of Bush and an attack on stadium funding.
He holds himself up as a model for progressive politicians. If this is what he wants the Democrats to become, I'm pretty comfortable with saying that I think it's a damnfool strategy.