WP: Swift Boat Veterans Float Nader Some Money

[kskiska]

Swift Boat Veterans for Nader? A handful of donors to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, an organization that has run controversial ads attacking Democrat John F. Kerry, have also given money to independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader.

Five donors, who contributed a total of $13,500 to the anti-Kerry group, also gave $7,500 to the longtime consumer advocate. That has infuriated some Democrats, who complain that Nader is taking money from supporters of not only a Republican group, but also one he has repeatedly denounced. In August, at a speech at Tulane University, Nader called the group "proxies" for the Bush campaign, which, he said, was attempting to "smear" the Democratic nominee.

"If Nader wishes to have any credibility left with progressives, he must give back all right-wing money," said Robert Brandon, co-founder of anti-Nader United Progressives for Victory, which unearthed the contributions.

The Nader camp rejected suggestions that it was hypocritical of him to accept the money -- and said the donations were evidence of its candidate's ability to appeal to voters from across the political spectrum. "Twenty-five percent of our voters are people who voted for Bush. I'm not surprised there's some overlap in funding, as well," said spokesman Kevin Zeese. "If they support us, they support us," he said. "We can still criticize their advertising campaign."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13142-2004Oct6.html

[Dudley_DUright]

1. A new low for Nader

Ralph makes me want to :puke:

[mrbassman03]

3. Very low...

Jeez, they really think Nader will swing the election... what a douche...

[PartyPooper]

2. Nader is nothing but a fucking republican whore!

:grr:

[CarolynEC]

4. Wow. Just... wow.

"If they support us, they support us," he (Nader's spokesman) said. "We can still criticize their advertising campaign."

Please, tell me more about how Nader is the candidate of true idealists.

[Pax Argent]

5. At what point did Nader decide to get in bed

with everything he's fought against his whole life? Taking money from an organization whose sole purpose is to smear a decorated combat veteran? This is beyond disgusting.

[DELUSIONAL]

6. Nader -- ego --

Pathetic sorry old man.

How low can he go?

Wait a few days -- and we'll read something worse.

All we can do is spread this current info to our mailing lists of people who are thinking of voting the "alternative".

This year we don't have a choice -- and I am happy to say that I am voting FOR Kerry/Edward rather than anybody but bush.

[CookieD]

7. So it's OK to take money from ANYONE, Ralph???

What about Ken Lay? What about members of the KKK??

Ralph has now proven he stands for nothing. He is a person without any principle except self-promotion.

[mzmolly]

8. Gosh, I though he was running to "clean up Washington"

:eyes:

F**ker!

[Lindacooks]

9. That should say it all to Nader supporters.

He's a right wing whore.

[GOPNotForMe]

10. Don't diss Saint Ralph! He's perfect! (nt)

[ReadTomPaine]

11. This man is doing irreparable damage, splitting the left over his stunts.

Some of us will never forgive him. Some of us feel he's a hero. There are even a few who feel both. He's making it hard for all of us to stay in the same room together. He's become a festering wedge issue, and it's hurting progressive liberalism.

RTP

[Swamp Rat]

12. Ralph Nader or PodMan?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

14. Yo, Rat! Good work, dude!

That is a great one.

[Swamp Rat]

17. Thank you

:D

[DeepModem Mom]

13. What an outrage!

:mad:

[WatchWhatISay]

15. This directly contradicts what he said Monday on Democracy Now

From the transcript:
http://www.democracynow.org/static/nader.shtml


But the big lie that they -- that they spread, the democrats, was that republicans were supporting us, bankrolling us, only in three or four states did we see any organized republican help. We didn't take it. We didn't take the signatures. We did it by ourselves.

[western mass]

16. More proof that Repubs are stupid as dirt...

Contributing $ to Nader = convincing more people NOT to vote for him. Genius, pure genius.

[robbedvoter]

18. Bit more obvious than in 2000 - we know his Ca ads were paid by RNC then

I wonder if more people wise up to that.

[Paradise]

19. That's it! He has to be (lead paint) demented!

Like Dudley_DUright said "A new low for Nader"! :(

[Earth_First]

20. A vote for Nader IS a vote for Bush