Posted on 04/25/2012 4:35:05 PM PDT by CaptainKrunch
Jimmy Carter says he would be “comfortable” with a Mitt Romney presidency, although he still expects President Barack Obama to win re-election in the fall.
“I’d rather have a Democrat but I would be comfortable,” the former president told MSNBC in a segment aired Wednesday. “I think Romney has shown in the past, in his previous years as a moderate or progressive… that he was fairly competent as a governor and also running the Olympics as you know.”
Jimmie, I liked your brother better. Mom
Pretty scary when Jimmy Carter endorses you!
ANYBODY BUT OBAMA
Well, you know, malaisie birds of a feather...
That is just strange. I know that Jimmy Carter disliked Bill Clinton, though not enough to say anything good about George W. Bush. Does he dislike Obama even more?
Talk about a double-edged sword.
Maybe even Jimmy can see how bad Obama is.
Jimmy Carter is the canary in the portable toilet..
Republicans have “stepped in it” and have “it” all over their shoes..
What a __ity endorsement..
That “R” after Romney’s name stands for “Romney”.
Sometime I feel like I am the only one left who isn’t “comfortable” with Romney. We have Conservatives, RINO’s, Blue Dogs, Communists, Democrats, Socialist, Anarchists all coming out for this dude.
Am I missing something here? I don’t recall everyone coalescing behind our nominee this fast in ‘80.
I honestly think this was a political attack by Carter.
He might get humiliated by Iranians and attacked by rabbits, but Carter is no dummy —this was a shrewd attack.
He might get humiliated by Iranians and attacked by rabbits, but Carter is no dummy —this was a shrewd attack."
I think you're out-thinking yourself.
Carter certainly is not gonna scare off any conservatives that aren't already scared off by Mitt's well known liberal activist history.
Congressional Record—Appendix, pp. A34-A35
January 10, 1963
Current Communist Goals
EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, January 10, 1963
Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Nordman of De Land, Fla., is an ardent and articulate opponent of communism, and until recently published the De Land Courier, which she dedicated to the purpose of alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America.
At Mrs. Nordman’s request, I include in the RECORD, under unanimous consent, the following “Current Communist Goals,” which she identifies as an excerpt from “The Naked Communist,” by Cleon Skousen:
[From “The Naked Communist,” by Cleon Skousen]
CURRENT COMMUNIST GOALS
1. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war.
2. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war.
3. Develop the illusion that total disarmament [by] the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.
4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.
5. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.
6. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.
7. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N.
8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.N.
9. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress.
10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N.
11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.)
12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.
13. Do away with all loyalty oaths.
14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office.
15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.
16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers’ associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
18. Gain control of all student newspapers.
19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.
20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policymaking positions.
21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to “eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms.”
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. “Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art.”
24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.
25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”
27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a “religious crutch.”
28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of “separation of church and state.”
29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.
30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the “common man.”
31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the “big picture.” Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.
32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture—education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.
34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.
36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.
37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business.
38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.
42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use [”]united force[”] to solve economic, political or social problems.
43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.
44. Internationalize the Panama Canal.
45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike.
Fox News just posted a breaking news banner: Texas Governor Rick Perry Endorses Mitt Romney for President
Yep, we can officialy check that one off now.
“I honestly think this was a political attack by Carter. He might get humiliated by Iranians and attacked by rabbits, but Carter is no dummy —this was a shrewd attack.”
Spot on! Carter is arrogant, evil and anything but stupid (ask the Israelis). He knows he is hated by conservatives (and hates us right back with a utter dark demonic hatred) and hopes to give Romney a poison pill and make us stay home on election day.
Watch for Klintoon to start saying nice things about Romney. Cynicism is the Dems’ ally and they want to infect the rest of us and make us conclude “Who cares if I vote? It’s all dirty politics, anyway.”
Jimmah Carter is a despicable being.
“Talk about a double-edged sword.”
Yep.
I wonder if he felt the same way about Reagan.
JC is looking for an ambassadorship ... outer Slobovia would be fine ... where ever the he** that is ... no problem.
I never agree with Carter on anything.. He is wrong more than Dick Morris and debka
This endorsement speaks volumes...
Good luck, and I'm endorsing Willard.
Jimmy and Rick Perry support Romney!
lol...
In the words of Gladys Kravitz:
Frank!!! I’m getting a sick headache!!!!
“I’d rather have a Democrat”
Whats Jimmy talking about? Romney IS a Democrat......0bama is a Marxist.
If Jimmuh is smarter than he looks he may be trying to help depress conservatives with this tactic.
But he’s probably just an old coot speaking off the cuff.
In any case I doubt he intended to hurt Obama.
New tagline ...
“In any case I doubt he intended to hurt Obama.”
True. UNLESS, he had a moment of clarity, which I doubt.
If we didn’t already know the GOP pick was bad, we do now.
I doubt it was an attack for two reasons.
First, Carter’s ego is not going to allow him to believe his endorsement will hurt someone.
Second, while Carter’s endorsement might discourage Conservatives, it will also encourage liberals who are disenchanted with Obama to vote for Romney. So it’s a double edged sword and who knows which way it will cut the deepest.
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