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Topic: President Carter's son wins Nevada Primary
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johnpauljones
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posted 16 August 2006 11:28 AM
According to CNN President Carter's son Jack has won a primary for Nevada Senate race.Does he have a chance? If Jack wins he will join the exclusive club of 2nd generation Senators in the USofA quote: RENO, Nevada (AP) -- Nevada voters picked a former first son to take on an incumbent Republican U.S. senator, set up an intriguing governor's race and delivered a razor-thin victory to a GOP candidate hoping to fill the state's only open U.S. House seat.Democrat Jack Carter, son of former President Carter, on Tuesday easily advanced to a November general election race against incumbent U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nevada.
Carter back to DC?
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johnpauljones
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posted 16 August 2006 11:52 AM
quote: Originally posted by libertarian: Is he a dumb as his father?
It is sad that President Carter is still referred to as dumb. I think he was one of the smartest men to ever be President of the United States. Many forget, did not know, or could care less that Carter graduated from the US Naval Academy and was one of the hand picked few to be a Captain of a US Navy Nuclear Submarine. He passed the most difficult job interview in the US Navy. He survived Admiral Rickover's selection process. We can call Carter many things but dumb is not one of them.
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libertarian
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posted 16 August 2006 11:57 AM
I suppose you are correcte as regards his brains. I dislike him for his friendship with murdering dictator terrorists like Castro, Arafat etc.Also for not refusing the Nobel Peace prize as it was meant to be an insult to BUsh, ,,, and many other of Carter's idiotic statements which give solace to the West's enemies [ 16 August 2006: Message edited by: libertarian ]
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otter
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posted 16 August 2006 12:49 PM
quote: It is sad that President Carter is still referred to as dumb. I think he was one of the smartest men to ever be President of the United States.
To so callously dismiss Carter tells the reader alot more about the poster than the insult implies. Granted Carter is a republican and therefore he definitely has questionable political associations. But for the past decade and more the guy has been an inspiration and a benefactor of the Habitat for Humanity people and for that he deserves uncritical applause. As for the son, only time will tell, but as long as the nation continues with the corrupt political party system of decision making, there is little hope for real change in that country even if some truly responsible people happen to get elected to office. Simply because the most self serving individuals and groups will always be able to buy whatever party they want to manifest their own agendas.
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arborman
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posted 16 August 2006 01:40 PM
quote: Originally posted by libertarian: I suppose you are correcte as regards his brains. I dislike him for his friendship with murdering dictator terrorists like Castro, Arafat etc.Also for not refusing the Nobel Peace prize as it was meant to be an insult to BUsh, ,,, and many other of Carter's idiotic statements which give solace to the West's enemies
Well, if friendship with murdering dictator terrorists is your litmus test, there hasn't been a smart president since possibly Lincoln. Saddam, the Shah, Batista, Somoza, the list is pretty long. He had every right to accept the Nobel, the insult to Bush was a side benefit. Bush deserves many insults, far more direct than that one. As for solace to the West's enemies, the west's biggest enemies are those who use the power of the west to subjugate other peoples for narrow personal profit and gain. It can be very profitable in the short-term (see Halliburton), but in the long-term the subjugated people will hit back (see 911). Sometimes the west, or at least some of the power elites in the west, deserve enemies.
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shavluk
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posted 16 August 2006 02:34 PM
quote: Originally posted by libertarian: Is he a dumb as his father?
at least he could spell better than you,,, best president by far,,,,,
naive as those bastards did him in over the hostages,,,funny how they were released on Reagan's first day as prearranged it has been alleged the republicans who are pulling the wool over your eyes as we speak re 911 were at it again then amazing how stupid the voters can get and how forgetful if carter had not been sabotaged we would not have had a drug war ,,,oh yeah that's why they did him in, billions and billions made on "for profit penitentiaries" with 90% drug convictions,,lets see what they do to the son
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miles
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posted 16 August 2006 06:46 PM
quote: Originally posted by Martha (but not Stewart):
Jimmy Carter was never a US Senator.
correct but President Taft's son Robert was a Senator. Hence the exclusive club It actually is a good trivia question as well. Since I do not believe any other son of a President served in the Senate. Bush 1 was the son of a Senator but that is the other way around [ 16 August 2006: Message edited by: miles ]
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