Ralph Nader: Corporate takeover of America. Pt. 1

[thomhartmann]

Run time: 13:43 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GkvRETQzc0   Posted on YouTube: November 10, 2010 By YouTube Member: thomhartmann Views on YouTube: 56   Posted on DU: November 10, 2010 By DU Member: thomhartmann Views on DU: 1303

 

[Red Knight]

1. I hope he runs again

THIS time--I swear he'll have my vote.

I am so tired of voting the "lesser" of two evils and not FOR something. Once in my life I want to vote FOR something.

And if he runs in 2012--I will.

[florida08]

2. excellent interview

with Ralph. A man who has his finger on the pulse. I pretty much agree with Hedges. Democracy is done.

[UrbScotty]

3. WHY is Nader rewarded for his egotism?

He says he's against excessive corporate influence, but he helped CAUSE this mess. Bush-Gore.

[Red Knight]

4. He CAUSED it?

Really? Yeah--he corrupted the supreme court. And frankly, the Nader voters were ahead of the curve as it turns out--in spotting what was going on. Think Al Gore would have been anti-NAFTA and all that good stuff?

Hey--I voted for Gore. I thought the same way. But if you haven't woken up by now--you never will.

I'll take his ego over corporate influence any day.

[florida08]

5. +1

[davidwparker]

12. +2

[liberation]

6. Wow, gotta love the logical dissonance on this meme...

... so Nader is irrelevant, yet powerful enough to cause Gore to lose.

So riddle me this: Why did Mr. Obama keep rewarding a certain Mr. Lieberman?

Seeing the logical dissonance, massive intellectual dishonesty, and runaway projection displayed by some die hard Dems seems ironic once one takes into account those are the same MOs preferred by die hard GOPers... I am starting to see Nader's point.

[ShamelessHussy]

9. has to be the LAMEST critique EVER as it can be made against ALL politicians

he is fighting for the PEOPLE, against the vested interest, and has most of his life, and the best many folks can do is call him an ego maniac?

NUTS!

[axollot]

14. Exactly and posted by none other than Thom Hartmann who is has spent a lot of time

fighting this huge corporate take over we've seen over the past 30years.
Totally agree w/your post.

Cheers
Sandy

[travelingtypist]

13. Exactly.

Nader has never admitted that the votes he siphoned from Gore made Florida close enough for the Rove machine to steal.

Until he does, STFU Ralph.

[CanSocDem]

7. He's got something there...

...with his idea that "Only The Super Rich Can Save Us." After all, they're the only ones rich enough to take on the corporations.

Great interview!

.

[nckjm]

8. Thom, too much time in showing what you know

Thom does know a lot, but some of the facts and long-winded back stories he inserts seem superfluous to me. Bottom line, I think he loves showing how much he knows.

Sorry Thom. When Mr. Nader would share a fact, you needed to show you could also add or expand on a fact. It was like an episode of Jeopardy.

[axollot]

15. People say the same thing against others of great intellect all the time..

I've hear Chomsky accused of doing the same as you are accusing Thom. Yeah, he is intelligent and often one has to explain things as if talking to people that have no understanding of the subject.

Cheers
Sandy

[porkrind]

10. Nader nails it. +1 kick.

[Overseas]

11. K&R. Great discussion. //nt

[Goldstein1984]

16. Recommended

I sent the YouTube link to friends.

I just stumbled upon "The Anti-American Manifesto" by Ted Rall. Good reading, and very applicable to this topic.

[Charleston Chew]

17. Hartmann vs. Nader

AWSOME!