http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/nader_left_could_learn_from_helms Comments for "Nader: Left could learn from Helms" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/nader_left_could_learn_from_helms#comment-8247 <p>Thanks, Ralph. Fanaticism does have competitive advantages. The problem is: far more frequently than "victory" fanaticism leads to delusional behavior that generates disproportionate amounts of collateral damage. But, you wouldn't know about that.</p> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:01:20 -0400 JoeyTranchina comment 8247 at http://projects.newsobserver.com http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/nader_left_could_learn_from_helms <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Nader"><img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/images/ralph.nader.jpg" border="1" alt="Ralph Nader" title="Ralph Nader" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="99" height="157" align="right" />Ralph Nader</a> says the left could learn from <a href="/profiles/jesse_helms">Jesse Helms</a>.</p><p>The independent presidential candidate told Dome that the former longtime North Carolina senator could teach his liberal counterparts a lesson in tenacity.</p><p>&quot;I think his legacy is that no matter how wrong you are on how many issues, if you stick to it you can win,&quot; he said in a phone interview.</p><p>Nader said that Helms had &quot;enormous determination and stamina&quot; when pushing his conservative causes, something he does not think current liberal senators have.</p><p>&quot;They don&#39;t have that stick-to-it-iveness that Jesse Helms had,&quot; he said. &quot;They&#39;re not hungry to win the way Jesse Helms was.&quot; </p><p>Nader will be in Raleigh Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. rally at St. Mary&#39;s School. He is running as a write-in candidate on the North Carolina ballot. </p><p>Listen to the complete interview as a podcast <a href="/audio/ralph_nader">here</a>. </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/nader_left_could_learn_from_helms#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (1)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/nader_left_could_learn_from_helms#comment Jesse Helms President &#039;08 Ralph Nader Under the Dome Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:06:51 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 8169 at http://projects.newsobserver.com