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Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

I just recieved this via an email list:

Former President Jimmy Carter was in Nigeria with his
wife Rosalynn and made the following statement:

"We are very interested in the primaries. Don't forget
that Obama won in my state of Georgia. My town which
is home to 625 people is for Obama, my children and
their spouses are pro-Obama. My grandchildren are also
pro-Obama. As a Super Delegate, I would not disclose
who I am rooting for but I leave you to make that
guess," he said.

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=107611#

crlb2006 · Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Location: Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

I dont think this would do Obama any good at all.

One of the few left-leaning constituants Obama still lags with is the jews, and god knows they are not taken with Jimmy C and his not-too-cool with Israel posture.

Also surely won't help with 'good government' type moderates, as Carter was one shitty president.

A common argument I hear against Obama is "he'll be the next Jimmy Carter" (nice guy, overwhelmed by presidency)

ontheway · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:18 am Post subject:

Jimmy Carter was the best Democratic President of the 20th Century. He wasn't very good, but he was the best of the lot.

stevemcgarrett · Joined: 24 Mar 2006

ontheway determined:

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

ontheway · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:17 am Post subject:

Wilson dragged the US into WWI which we should have stayed out of. He gave us the Federal Income Tax that has helped to make our economy and the world economy much smaller than it could have been. He gave us the Federal Reserve that has destroyed 97% of the dollar's value and caused the onset of the Great Depression. Great President.

FDR gave US the evil Social Security program which has prevented the creation of a minimum of 200 million good jobs around the world. He robbed the people of their gold, permanently devalued the dollar at his personal whim, and caused the recession started by the Wilson's Federal Reserve to become the Great Depression.

Clinton was lucky to inherit the improving economy that was the result of minor tax code improvements made Reagan and the fortunate effects of decades of growth of the free market inspite of the government. Clinton gets credit for an economy that was strong due to that other famous Bill of Microsoft (Bill Gates) and the other American free market entrepreneurs.

Clinton was probably the most corrupt President of the 20th Century. He sold the governorship in Ark. to the highest bidder. The bribes were paid to Hillary's Rose Law Firm partners and he did the favors. If Monica hadn't saved him by taking the Starr investigation off track, Bill would have been impeached and convicted for his Arkansas corruption.

Truman - 2nd best Dem President of the 20th Century, after Carter.

Jimmy Carter inherited the bad economy he was blamed for from the disaster created by Johnson and Nixon and the Federal Reserve. He didn't do much, but he was the Dems' best.

stillnotking · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Location: Oregon, USA

Heh. If Carter's endorsement is going to hurt Obama, what's Bush's endorsement going to do to McCain? He's both less popular and more relevant than Jimmuh.

Seriously, the campaign against McCain practically writes itself. His favorable poll numbers won't last through the end of August and he'll be lucky to get 45% of the vote in November.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

The recent Republican primaries vote results for Ron Paul show that ontheway's analysis of history is the view of something like 6% of the people. In other words, not very relevant.

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

Jimmy Carter was the Democratic Bush.

The man took all his buddies from Georgia and gave them Cabinet positions. This poverty of judgment extended to instituting price fixes on gasoline, which caused oil shortages, and signing away the Panama Canal for nothing in return.

Today his rants and ravings are published on the news, because he once held the office of President.

The man is a mockery and a disgrace. FDR > Carter hands down. And I'm not too fond of FDR.

stevemcgarrett · Joined: 24 Mar 2006

Anyone who thinks FDR was on balance a great president regardless of party affiliation is either willful or just blame ignorant of American history. Case closed.

Adventurer · Joined: 28 Jan 2006

ontheway · Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:50 am Post subject:

Pluto · Joined: 19 Dec 2006

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Social security has worked. If congress hadn't taken used its funds over the years, we wouldn't be as in bad shape as we are now.

And you can't deny FDR's intelligence or leadership skills. Criticize his economic policy all you want, but he did lead us through some difficult times.

stevemcgarrett · Joined: 24 Mar 2006

Even Reagan backed FDR enthusiastically. He backed Truman too and always maintained that "I didn't leave the Democratic Party; it left me."

Truman was nearly a great president too in my view, and steely-eyed against Stalin unlike FDR.

Nothing wrong with social security although it was initially intended as a stop-gap measure but like all bureaucracies it burgeoned. If they can reform it, I'm still all for it. That and Head Start are two social welfare programs we've benefited from, in my view.