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Argo; Jimmy Carter ruined it for me
So, yesterday I watched Argo on Amazon and I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the entire movie. It represented Americans, generally, and the CIA, in particular, very well. I’ll admit that I never knew much about that operation, but then I was in the 82d at the time and I was [...]
Jimmy Carter's Libel Israel Week
Some politically correct colleges in America and Western Europe observe something they call "Israel Apartheid Week." It's another opportunity to libel Israel for building a defensive perimeter to keep out Arab suicide bombers.
Caddell Blows the Lid Off CPAC With Blistering Attack on 'Racketeering' Republican Consultants
Pat Caddell, the Fox News Contributor and Democrat pollster who engineered Jimmy Carter’s 1976 Presidential victory, blew the lid off CPAC on Wednesday with a blistering attack on "racketeering" Republican consultants who play wealthy donors like "marks." "I blame the donors who allow themselves to be played for marks. Show More Summary
Put On Blast: The Man Responsible For Leaking Money Makin’ Mitt’s “47%” Rant Is Ready To Come Forward For The First Time!
Surprise! You’re on candid camera d-bag!
Jimmy Carter’s Grandson To Come Forward As The Man Who Leaked The Mitt Romney 47% Rant
Via HuffingtonPost
Bill Clinton won the presidential election for Barack Obama. But it wasn’t his masterful Democratic National
47 Percent Video Source Unmasked In MSNBC Exclusive
The 47 percent video’s source will go public this week in an MSNBC exclusive, after potentially putting the final nail in the coffin of Mitt Romney’s candidacy in 2012. While Jimmy Carter’s grandson has been widely credited with putting the video in the correct hands to ensure visibility, the younger Carter did not himself film [...]Show More Summary
Lockheed Martin’s Herculean Efforts to Profit From Defense Spending
By Jeremiah Goulka, TomDispatch When the Pentagon decided it was well stocked with C-130s, President Jimmy Carter stopped asking Congress for more of them. Facing bankruptcy and exclusion, Lockheed Martin jump-started the modern military-industrial complex by using lobbyists to squeeze a $1 billion bailout out of Uncle Sam.
Venezuela: CNN Inadvertently Reveals Moonbat Militancy of Carter Center Director
CNN has just performed a valuable public service by revealing that the director of the Americas Program at the (Jimmy) Carter Center, Jennifer McCoy, is a complete moonbat. And how did they do that? Simple. They merely quoted her. Although...Show More Summary
Jimmy Carter: Hugo Chávez Helped Poor, Vulnerable Venezuelans
Former President Jimmy Carter hailed deceased Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez on Tuesday as a visionary who left "positive legacies." "We hope that as Venezuelans mourn the passing of President Chávez and recall his positive legacies...Show More Summary
Jimmy Carter Mourns “Positive Legacies” of Hugo Chavez
Buddies Jimmy Carter and Marxist Hugo Chavez Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter released a statement today mourning the death of Marxist America-hater Hugo Chavez – Via the Carter Center FOX Nation reported: President Chávez will be remembered for his bold … Continue reading ?
CNN Hails 'New Cult Favorite' Jimmy Carter, Asks If His Image Is 'Being Rehabilitated'
CNN touted ex-president Jimmy Carter as a "new cult favorite" and asked if his image was "being rehabilitated" on Monday's The Situation Room. After friendly interviews of Carter and his grandson last week, it might be more accurateShow More Summary
The Paraguyan Argo
Very interesting: Which is where Paraguay’s own “Argo” enters into the story. After Jimmy Carter denied Somoza asylum, he headed to Paraguay, where General Alfredo Stroessner’s right-wing military regime governed. Outraged at the presence of this symbol of right-wing repression, corruption, and greed, according to archival materials four men and three women from the ERP [...]
Quote of the Day: If Spending is Cut, GOP will Get Blame (UPDATED)
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and the author of “Jimmy Carter” and “Governing America.” He says that if spending cuts go through as expected a little more than a week from now, Republicans will get the blame — and it could [...]
Politics of two kinds in 'Argo's' Oscar win over 'Lincoln'
The Oscar for best picture was won by “Argo,” the true tale of a secret rescue mission in Iran during the Carter administration. It beat out “Lincoln,” the story of how black Americans were rescued from slavery. Does this mean Jimmy Carter’s stock is on the rise? Nope, but Ben Affleck has certainly become a blue chip player in Hollywood.
Pre-Oscar Open Thread: Hurray for Canada!
In the Oscar spirit, Hendrick Hertzberg at the New Yorker reports on Jimmy’s Carter’s Argo review — “a rave with a caveat”: … When I saw the movie, it occurred to me that if the “Argo” mission had crashed and burned—as the Desert One rescue mission crashed and burned, literally, three months later—it would have [...]
Jimmy Carter Says ‘Argo’ Is Innacurate, Should Win An Oscar [Video]
The political thriller Argo is mopping up an impressive number of awards and critical acclaim, but what does the former president, in office during the Iran hostage crisis that the film is based on, think of it? Jimmy Carter sat down with Piers Morgan on CNN to discuss Argo and the Iran hostage crisis. Morgan [...]Show More Summary
Jimmy Carter: President Obama hugged, thanked my grandson for '47 percent' tape
Speaking to CNN's Piers Morgan on Thursday, former president Jimmy Carter said that President Barack Obama personally thanked his grandson for his role in the release of the infamous clip of a Mitt Romney speech in which he spoke about...Show More Summary
“Argo”: The Jimmy Carter Experience
Jimmy Carter is out with his review of “Argo.” It’s a rave with a caveat.
Here’s the relevant exchange, from a Piers Morgan interview that aired last night, on CNN:
MORGAN : You’ve seen “Argo,” I take it? How accurate is it from your memory?
CARTER : Well, let me say, first of all, it’s a great drama. Show More Summary
Wolf Blitzer, Piers Morgan Give Warm Interviews to Jimmy Carter and His Grandson
CNN only had soft questions and praise on Thursday for Jimmy Carter's grandson who had unearthed the tape of Mitt Romney's "47 percent" remarks. Host Wolf Blitzer gave a warm interview to James Carter IV on The Situation Room and Piers Morgan later teed up former President Carter... -
Jimmy Carter sets the record straight on Argo
By Richard K. Barry Full disclosure is that I'm a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S. I've lived in Toronto for most of the past 30 years but continue to feel a strong allegiance to the country of my birth. Yes, that's right. I am on the political left, don't even live in the U.S. Show More Summary
D.C. Federal Judge Oberdorfer Dies at 94
U.S. District Senior Judge Louis Oberdorfer died last night at age 94, according to an announcement from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Oberdorfer was appointed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter and took senior status in...