Jimmy Carter

The Presidential and Vice Presidential debates have always been the most entertaining part of the election season for me. From the past debates that I’m seen, they’ve usually been less about the issues and more about creating an impression to the American people about the personality and character of the particular candidates. My first Presidential debate that I remember is the Reagan/Carter debate in 1980, and I just remember Reagan saying “there you go again” whenever Carter criticized Reagan. Though a lot of the debates seem canned, they do offer a chance to see the candidates perform alone without the handlers and p.r. people, and it gives us a chance to see how the candidates think on their feet. I found on the internet a site that Jim Lehrer hosted for PBS called Debating Our Destiny (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/debatingourdestiny/index.html) that looked back on the televised Presidential and Vice debates and interviewed the candidates to see their thoughts on the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. As we listen to the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates in these next few weeks, I’ve found this site to be illuminating and it gives me some perspective on the goals and approaches that John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, and Joe Biden may take.

Jimmy Carter: Ex-President, Humanitarian...Movie Star?
by Adam Howard, September 11, 2007.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/62286/?cID=728835#c728835

Jimmy Carter generated just as much buzz as Hollywood hearthtrobs George Clooney and Brad Pitt at the opening night of the Toronto Film Festival.

The following was posted 12 hours ago at the Daily Kos.
So far, it has reaped over 275 comments; the vast majority have been personal attacks on me but NOT on the words I have written.

NOT one comment has even addressed the Topic: APARTHEID in Palestine!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/5/29/74124/0638

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