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- sjug, on 06/04/2008, -11/+202I hope he has the good sense and good advisors to make sure that Hillary stays as far away from him and the White House as possible.
- tcbishop12, on 06/04/2008, -14/+147Former President Carter, like most of us, has the common sense to recognize that (1) it is imprudent and unwise to carry scorpions around on the back of your neck or anywhere in a vulnerable spot close to your person; and (2) that if Hillary is (character-wise, ethically and psychologically) unfit to serve as President, then she is unfit to run as Vice-President.
Another attorney friend at my office also touts Sam Nunn. I prefer Bill Richardson. - EnviroChem, on 05/22/2009, -10/+86Let's hope the Obama camp listens to Carter on this issue. Carter is right, Clinton is the wrong choice for VP for many reasons.
- kemp34, on 06/04/2008, -10/+67I agree with Jimmy on this one.
- ZenMojo, on 06/04/2008, -8/+62He was always a good president. You have to remember that he inherited a massive recession from Nixon and Ford yet managed to introduce a massive slowdown in the national debt's increase and pretty significant surpluses. Reagan entered office and more than tripled the national debt in his first term.
Carter also put solar panels on the roof and had the largest increase in fuel economy in decades, which Reagan immediately removed.
The reality is, Americans in the 70's were really, really stupid and depressed (disco, anybody?) and that made them desperate to pick something else, anything else. Reagan proceeded to give people easy jerk-off solutions that pretty much gave the country to China and emptied our coffers.
Except for the whole reinstitution of the death penalty, he did all anyone could.
The difference between Carter in the 70's and Carter in the 00's is that the rest of the country is catching up with him. - rocketman42, on 06/04/2008, -13/+63Carter seems to be better as an ex-President than he was as President. The last month or so he has been one of the few rational voices in the nomination process.
- macwac, on 06/04/2008, -6/+56I am happy that Obama got the nominee; however i pity him as well.. he's got 4 years of hell if he becomes president. Really bad national and global economy, several current and potential wars to pull out of (Iraq, Drugs, Afghanistan, Iran etc..), Iraq especially as it will probably turn real bad when U.S leaves, and a lot of pressure to undo all the crap Bush has done. I am happy that he's the one to do it, but he's got one heck of a clean up job ahead of him. The last thing he needs is a Clinton clawing at his back while cleaning up...
- neognostic, on 06/04/2008, -6/+47Question: If Obama picked a woman as his VP (Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas or Gov. Jennifer Granholm of Michigan) would that please or piss off HRC's followers?
- zephyear, on 06/04/2008, -6/+40carter is right
it's a nightmare ticket - zephyear, on 06/04/2008, -4/+28obama really should pick wesley clark for vp
- CreatureLady, on 06/04/2008, -5/+28Carter favors Sam Nunn. Interesting!
- thepeacemaker, on 06/04/2008, -4/+27Wesley Clark would make a great choice for VP ...would pull the rug right from under McCain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark
Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired four-star general of the United States Army. Clark was valedictorian of his class at West Point, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford where he obtained a degree in PPE (Philosophy, Politics & Economics), and later graduated from the Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in military science. He spent 34 years in the Army and the Department of Defense, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. - Zarokima, on 06/04/2008, -2/+25They would call anti-Clintonism on it.
- paigeinphilly, on 06/04/2008, -3/+25Thank you Jimmy....you are saying what SO many from Obama's base are screaming!
Even Ed Rendell from PA (where i live) thinks she needs to quit.
But already Clinton is coming under increased pressure from at least one of her closest supporters to drop out.
"There's no bargaining," Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Wednesday on NY1 news in New York. "You don't bargain with the presidential nominee. Even if you're Hillary Clinton, and you have 18 million votes, you don't bargain."
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-poob ...
Obama/Webb 08 - nubalance, on 06/04/2008, -2/+21Now that we're listening to advice from ex-presidents, I wonder what Bill Clinton wants?
- Lazydriver, on 06/04/2008, -4/+21Oh, and, I find it funny as hell that liberals care more about balancing budgets then "conservatives".
There's a delicious irony in that. - zephyear, on 06/04/2008, -1/+181976?
- lewhich, on 06/04/2008, -0/+17Ambassador to Iraq ... at least she voted for the war
- B08ama, on 06/04/2008, -4/+20So? I told Obama that, too.
- adamh227, on 06/04/2008, -0/+15It's good to hear someone refer to it by what it should be called. Every time I hear someone call this the "Dream Ticket" I cringe. Who's dream is this, Hillary's?
- kingp, on 06/04/2008, -4/+19Amen brother. Carter inherited a huge mess and only had 4 years to turn that crap around.
- buddyfarr, on 06/04/2008, -3/+17holy ***** did both of you eat crap today? it doesn't have to be a woman, it has to be the person that is best suited to be VP, whether that person be a man, woman, black, white, hispanic. I don't give a rats ass what race or gender they are. As long as they do a good job at supporting what the people want and not their own personal agenda, **cough*** ***** bush administration ***cough***.
and NO Hillary didn't prove that women can't be a part of the executive branch. She only proved that she can't be. It has nothing to do with her being a woman. JFC people! - zephyear, on 06/04/2008, -0/+14i agree
we really need to get a whole "Clark for VP!" thing going - shawnanigans, on 06/04/2008, -0/+13No way to attack Obama for being weak on national security when you have the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO as your VP.
- ZenMojo, on 06/04/2008, -3/+14The Clinton campaign has turned into a cult chanting "Yes she can! Yes she can!" Any concession or reasonable handling of the situation will be offensive unless HER WILL BE DONE.
- CrackyJSquirrel, on 06/04/2008, -0/+12dugg, agreed on Richardson.
- lamiaconfitor, on 06/04/2008, -0/+11Wesley Clark kicks ass. Seriously, talk about a dream ticket, I think my eyes will water and my faith be completely restored in the democratic process if I can pull the lever on that team.
- rjpaulisick, on 06/04/2008, -0/+11Both Georgians...and Jimmy Carter will be the first one to say how much of a foreign policy boost it would be to have Nunn on board.
Personally, I favor Bill Richardson...Obama wins some of Clinton's base, while gaining foreign policy expertise as Richardson was a former UN Ambassador. Not to mention, Richardson could help with those Big West "toss-up" states. - Ebeach, on 06/04/2008, -0/+10Right on! Smart as hell, military man, NATO leader. Clark can take on McCain in foreign policy and defense so that Obama is clear to continue his "Change" campaign. Who else can balance the ticket for Obama? Really, I don't think he can pick anyone else without leaving himself open to McCain on 'homeland defense."
- FutureGuy, on 06/04/2008, -0/+10GOP will have a field day airing all the negative things Hillary has said about Obama.
Hillary: Obama sucks, he has not experience blah blah blah.
Hillary (after losing): Do you think I can have your VP spot.
That is just not going to work - richalot, on 06/04/2008, -0/+10Obama has promised change and if he selects her as a running mate he is essentially reneging on the foundation of his campaign. Don't do it Barack!
- rald84, on 06/04/2008, -0/+10i never understood why conservatives are against PAYGO rules, when all they chant are lower taxes and less spending.
- gthogan, on 06/04/2008, -3/+13Jeez people, let the fricking Hillary Clinton thing go. He's the nominee already.
Onward and upward, right? - ZenMojo, on 06/04/2008, -2/+11Psh, one thing we've learned is that you can make a ***** of campaign promises and then fulfill none of them and still get into office twice.
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Oh, that only works for Republicans. - jforjools, on 06/04/2008, -2/+10Word is that Mrs. Clinton is *not* in favor of a female VP candidate (unless it's herself.) ...I was surprised to read this from several sources. --And it's too bad, because a lot of her supporters want to see any competent women in office (if it can't be Hillary).
- VitriolAndAngst, on 06/04/2008, -2/+10That means she wants to run again and be the first woman. She is trying to keep the mantel of "all of womanhood" on herself. So it isn't about feminism for her -- it is just about HER.
Not that there is anything wrong with that. This is a very ego-heavy business. - csstudent, on 06/04/2008, -1/+9Jennifer Granholm was born in Canada and therefore can't be President. I don't know if that disqualifies her to be Vice President though. If Obama picks her, I'd recommend he keep some of Bush's lawyers around since they obviously had no problem running all over the constitution.
- VitriolAndAngst, on 06/04/2008, -1/+9If Carter had gotten a second term -- we would be saying; "What is the Middle East and what is foreign debt?" We would be well on the way to mass transit for our infrastructure and alternative energy.
The Banksters and Oil Robber Barons, along with the Vietnam War Debt, helped to make sure Carter looked bad on the economics -- because they didn't like his self- sufficiency concepts.
Then there was that bit where Bush sent weapons to Iran to keep the hostages -- pure, blatant treason and political opportunism, and helped get Reagan into office. Who promptly started the war on the middle class and the decline of American civilization.
We have to remember that the same "experts" who have judged Carter poorly, are the same ones who calls anyone in government who pushes no-bid contracts a "military genius" and who helped usher in the reign of Bush. These "experts" are a plague on our country and we still listen to them. Remember "Supply-side Economics?" Better to call it "profit over people." - loconet, on 06/04/2008, -2/+10I agree. At first I thought picking Clinton would secure the presidency for Obama since Clinton can reach out to her voters and make sure they vote for the party comes November. However, I would like to think Americans are smarter than to vote Republican again regardless of who the VP is.
Change is needed and that change is not going to come if people vote Republican.. I *think* people know that. I think Obama can win it regardless of who is VP. If that is true then, in the long term having Clinton as a VP represents nothing but an obstacle to what Obama pretends to bring to the White house - honest and open change.
Don't chooser her as VP! - jezsik, on 06/04/2008, -0/+8As opposed to an inactive judge? (Clarence Thomas)
- tony23, on 06/04/2008, -3/+11I can't help but wonder if any of you are old enough to actually remember the Carter Presidency.
- junkwheel, on 06/04/2008, -3/+11How do the book makers have it?
Last I heard, the odds were him picking her. MADNESS.
I think he's going to put her on health care, but not VP. Personally, I wouldn't put her anywhere near the White House. "I have a lot of baggage..." NO *****. - Haxnn, on 06/04/2008, -4/+11Rather than worrying about the 18,000,0000 people that voted for her in the primary and what they might do, President Carter is suggesting you worry about the 300,000,000+ people who didn't vote for her in a primary and will NEVER vote for a ticket with her. Besides, most of her supporters will go to Obama anyway.
The Dems need their VP to appeal to the moderates not the Hillary supporters. - jcannonb, on 06/04/2008, -9/+16After the suicide speed she made last night in front of the entire world, showing how desperate she has become, I don't think she has a snowball's chance in hell of making it. If Obama feelds he needs a woman in the VP spot to appeal to her supporters there are many fine candidates that are not her. One for example is Donna Brazile.
- thepromise, on 06/04/2008, -1/+8You, my friend, are why people want change in America.
- sultanica, on 06/04/2008, -4/+11well...Duh!
she would just poison and undermine his every move, in the end crowning herself to be "The Chosen One" to rule them all.
I think she should be in the Looney bin. - loconet, on 06/04/2008, -1/+8CNN polls showed that only ~10-20% of Clinton voters would turn red.
- kingp, on 06/04/2008, -1/+8Best Jimmy article:
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/i_got_what ... - JasonCox, on 06/04/2008, -5/+12What can I say? Carter is a smart man!
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