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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRalph Nader’s Dishonest, Sexist Rant Against Hillary Clinton
Nineties nostalgia is cute when its all about overalls and Nicki Minaj sampling Baby Got Back, but Ralph Nader is taking it too far, by trying to revive his all-too-successful late 90s campaign to convince huge numbers of American liberals that there is no meaningful difference between Republicans and Democrats.
In a recent interview with Larry King for Ora.TV, Nader launched a rather scurrilous accusation of secret Republicanism at Hillary Clinton that recalled his similar efforts against Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the 90s, only this time he added a sexist kicker to it. King asked Nader about recent accusations that Nader has lobbed at Clinton, namely that she evinces a shocking militarism that is a result of trying to overcompensate for her gender by being more aggressive and macho, and that shes reversing the tradition of women of peace.
But isnt she moving more toward the left? King asked.
Nader, in a performance that most of us who lived through the 2000 election remember, scoffed at this idea, painting Clinton as a warmonger who would put any Republican to shame. Shes never seen a war she doesnt like. When she was on the Senate Armed Services Committee, she never saw a weapon she doesnt like, Nader ranted.
Then he went full-blown sexist, decrying the tradition of these macho women who, when they finally get responsible positionslike Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Riceits like they have to out-macho the men instead of saying, We come from a peace advocacy tradition.' He then went on to spell out how women, in his eyes, have a unique responsibility to be peaceable, because of the historical origins of Mothers Day
In a recent interview with Larry King for Ora.TV, Nader launched a rather scurrilous accusation of secret Republicanism at Hillary Clinton that recalled his similar efforts against Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the 90s, only this time he added a sexist kicker to it. King asked Nader about recent accusations that Nader has lobbed at Clinton, namely that she evinces a shocking militarism that is a result of trying to overcompensate for her gender by being more aggressive and macho, and that shes reversing the tradition of women of peace.
But isnt she moving more toward the left? King asked.
Nader, in a performance that most of us who lived through the 2000 election remember, scoffed at this idea, painting Clinton as a warmonger who would put any Republican to shame. Shes never seen a war she doesnt like. When she was on the Senate Armed Services Committee, she never saw a weapon she doesnt like, Nader ranted.
Then he went full-blown sexist, decrying the tradition of these macho women who, when they finally get responsible positionslike Madeleine Albright, Condoleezza Riceits like they have to out-macho the men instead of saying, We come from a peace advocacy tradition.' He then went on to spell out how women, in his eyes, have a unique responsibility to be peaceable, because of the historical origins of Mothers Day
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Ralph Nader’s Dishonest, Sexist Rant Against Hillary Clinton (Original Post)
ismnotwasm
Jun 2015
OP
Ralph Nader can say whatever he wants but that still gives him no credibility in my eyes.
hobbit709
Jun 2015
#4
Democrats that push and sign bad trade deals do boost his street cred though. nt
Snotcicles
Jun 2015
#21
Ralph also hates Sanders and I have to believe isn't an O'Malley fan either.
stevenleser
Jun 2015
#23
... aaannnnnnnd this guys a symbol of progressiveness!?!? Yeah, he tanked Gore... he's an
uponit7771
Jun 2015
#24
Yavin4
(35,438 posts)1. Just because someone is Liberal, that does not mean that they cannot be...
sexist or racist.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)2. Yep, they are sadly not mutually exclusive n/t
ismnotwasm
(41,977 posts)6. Too true
And very sad
DeadLetterOffice
(1,352 posts)7. and batshit crazy... n/t
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)14. Or a militarist. n/t
AndreaCG
(2,331 posts)3. I got disillusioned about Nader in 2000
He showed his sexist side then too, referring to the abortion debate dismissively as "gonad politics".
ismnotwasm
(41,977 posts)5. Oh yes
He was a piece of work.
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)4. Ralph Nader can say whatever he wants but that still gives him no credibility in my eyes.
DURHAM D
(32,609 posts)8. ole Ralph has issues
Guess we know why he never married.
mcar
(42,311 posts)9. Thanks for posting this
Nader is a POS.
For the evening crowd.
Spazito
(50,331 posts)11. Fuck off, Nader n/t
demigoddess
(6,640 posts)12. He seems to like to throw elections to republicans
he seems more right-ish than Hillary does.
NobodyHere
(2,810 posts)13. Well except for that Iraq War vote and corporate pandering.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)15. Hillary's war-mongering is well known. No need to bring gender into it.
Cha
(297,196 posts)16. Ralph is tweedledum and tweedledee rolled into one. Stupid.
mahalo ismnotwasm
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)19. Unfortunately Nader is the face of the 'progressive' movement to many...
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)21. Democrats that push and sign bad trade deals do boost his street cred though. nt
wyldwolf
(43,867 posts)22. Only to 'progressives."
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)20. Ralphie jumped the shark sometime between Unsafe At Any Speed and 2000.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)23. Ralph also hates Sanders and I have to believe isn't an O'Malley fan either.
The only person progressive enough for Ralph is Ralph.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)24. ... aaannnnnnnd this guys a symbol of progressiveness!?!? Yeah, he tanked Gore... he's an
... asshole....
Thought so then and think so now
CreekDog
(46,192 posts)25. what an ass
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)26. Fuck Nader. n/t