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2004-06-21 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Raj 2004-06-21 2:25:41 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader selected longtime Green Party activist Peter Camejo to be his running mate . . .

. . . thereby bringing bitter disappointment to dzens of op-ed writers whose nearly-complete 800-word essays on the possibility of a Nader-McCain ticket will go unpublished.

Posted by Mike 2004-06-21 3:14:51 PM|| 2004-06-21 3:14:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Camejo was entertaining in his very sincerely-held moonbat beliefs - artfully argued in our CA Gubernatorial recall debates. He'll provide some fun in the fall

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-21 3:21:47 PM|| 2004-06-21 3:21:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Peter Camejo was also the Trotskyite "Socialist Workers" Party nominee in 1972 at age 37.

I guess he "toned it down" a bit. . . .

Posted by BigEd 2004-06-21 3:32:35 PM|| 2004-06-21 3:32:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 If he lives to be 130 he'll be a Republican.

Posted by Steve White 2004-06-21 6:42:32 PM|| 2004-06-21 6:42:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 In the meantime, encourage all of your liberal loonie friends to vote for Nader. Encourage them to send money to Nader. You might want to be sneaky about it though...say things like, "Nader is a real threat to George Bush! If he can get support and funds in his war chest, Bush will be shaking like a leaf on a bush!"

Go Nader!

Posted by B 2004-06-21 7:10:30 PM|| 2004-06-21 7:10:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 dont be dis on nader!

Posted by Anonymous5316 2004-06-21 7:17:47 PM|| 2004-06-21 7:17:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 This is great.

Over half of the Kerry voters are voting "Against Bush" instead of "For Kerry", so this gives them an outlet, and can possibly take 3-5% of the "I hate Bush" vote. Take that out and it drops Kerry by 1-2% across the board - which is enough to throw Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania to Bush and basically gives Bush the Electoral college win. Plus it brings California into play. Which forces Kerry to spend his money playing Defense there against the Governator.

Say what you want, but Nader would not be out there were there not a constituency for him. And those are the ones who are too far left for the Democrats. Much like Perot ensured the election of Clinton twice - this shoe is now on the Dems foot and they are screaming bloody blue murder.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-06-21 11:23:16 PM|| 2004-06-21 11:23:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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