The Rev. Chuck Currie (Free subscription) | yesterday
The first night of the Democratic National Convention the delegates and guests heard a video presentation from former President Jimmy Carter that addressed poverty and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. At the conclusion of the video President and Mrs. Carter...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
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Air America Radio - (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
I successfully managed to avoid the Republican Klan-vention on the TV Dail. Boy what could be a better event for the theme song “Send in the Clowns”. Phony religious idiots cheering on the mother of an unmarried 17 year-old ….. McClown selecting as his VP choice a women of light-TO-NO executive skills to run the country when she can’t even run her own family. It’s like with the Obama blunder of not...
Tom McMahon (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The 1976 Affidavit Jimmy Carter Had To Submit To The State Of Maine To Change His Name On The Ballot From James Earl Carter To Jimmy Carter via the American Presidents Blog
International News (I.N. Daily) (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
By Brett Lieberman and Nathan Guttman Thu. Aug 28, 2008 http://www.forward.com/articles/14110/ Denver — Former president Jimmy Carter’s controversial views on Israel cost him a place on the podium at the Democratic Party convention in late August, senior Democratic operatives acknowledged to the Forward. Breaking with the tradition of giving speech time to living former presidents, convention organizers...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Alistair Darlings comments this morning further enhance his image as a merchant of doom. He might as well have said 'the end is nigh'. Leaving aside the fact that he is having to promote short term policies drafted by Number Ten and not the Treasury, it is clear that Labour MPs are losing their patience with the Chancellor. What they want is someone who is more upbeat and can be positive about the...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Republican candidate Senator John McCain rejected criticism by former president Jimmy Carter on Sunday that he was "milking" his Vietnam war heroism for political gain.
The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
In Denver, Carter got "apartheid" treatment.
Hang Right Politics (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008
1. He was a professional in the Military. So am I. He disgraced himself, the Navy, all Military professionals and all americans. His remark about John McCain using 5 1/2 years as a POW as part of his political campaign. How could McCain not? 2. He is a Southern Baptist. [...]
The Hot Joints (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
It seems Jimmy Carter just can’t help himself anymore. Whether the former President is denouncing the sitting President, condemning Israel, yukking it up with brutal dictators, or offering unsolicited advice on any number of topics, you can always count on Jimmy for a good sound bite. Such was the case at the DNC. Carter was originally [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Former president Jimmy Carter called Republican presidential candidate John McCain a "distinguished naval officer," but he said the Arizona senator has been "milking every possible drop of advantage" from his time served as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Carter spoke Thursday with USA TODAY and Gannett News Service reporters before Barack Obama's acceptance speech to cap off the Democratic National...
Blonde sagacity (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
"...Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that John McCain is “milking every possible drop of advantage” from his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, USA Today reported Thursday. “John McCain was able to weave in his experience in a Vietnam prison camp, no matter what the question was,” Carter, a 7-year Naval officer, told the paper. “It’s much better than talking about how he’s changed his...
Sugar N Spice (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
I'm reposting the text below (From June, 2008) in light of former President Jimmy Carter's deplorable comments that John McCain is "milking" his POW experience. The same could be said of Obama and his life "story", except for he's squeezing...
Political Punch (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Former President Jimmy Carter tells USA Today that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has been "milking every possible drop of advantage" from his 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. "John McCain was able to weave in his...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Yesterday in a chat with USA Today reporters, former President Jimmy Carter complained that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was "milking every possible drop of advantage" from his stay in the Hanoi Hilton. Perhaps picking up on that talking point, Time magazine's Michael Scherer asked in an August 28 article, " Is McCain Overplaying the POW Card? " Yet not once in his did Scherer point to Carter's comments....
