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Jimmy Carter: "I don't pay any attention to criminal Oliver North" [View all]

Go, President Carter! You tell 'em!
http://crooksandliars.com/2014/03/jimmy-carter-i-dont-pay-any-attention-criminal

..."ERIN BURNETT: I’m curious what you think about this because I know this has to frustrate you on some level. The right links you to President Obama all the time. Former Reagan official Oliver North just recently said: ‘President Obama showed a failure of leadership with Ukraine. Putin has handed this by what is essentially Jimmy Carter on steroids.’ How does that make you feel?

JIMMY CARTER: I don’t pay any attention to Oliver North and I’m kind of sorry to hear you quote him. He was a criminal during the Iranian Contra crisis and was convicted of betraying the best interest of our country. And of course he is famous now because he is a constant critic of the democratic party and the democrats. But I don’t worry about that. As of a matter of fact, I don’t think anyone could have moved more strongly against the Soviet Union when they went into Afghanistan than I did."...

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Jimmy Carter: "I don't pay any attention to criminal Oliver North" [View all] Tanuki Mar 2014 OP

Good for him...criminal indeed. K&R for Carter. Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #1

Yep, O. North is a slimeball, and always has been quinnox Mar 2014 #2

make that "criminal traitorous slimeball," and I'm with ya. lastlib Mar 2014 #46

Maybe we need you back in the White House President Carter Autumn Mar 2014 #3

Maybe his grandson. Let's hope his grandson wins the Governor's race in Georgia. It would be okaawhatever Mar 2014 #8

You and me both n2doc Mar 2014 #57

Amen, so tired of Guv Let's Make a Deal. japple Mar 2014 #59

I am too. gademocrat7 Mar 2014 #77

You can count on it. Pres. Carter is healthy enough to still function at a high intellectual level. ladjf Mar 2014 #12

I love that man, voting for him is the best vote I ever cast. Autumn Mar 2014 #16

Me, too. I proudly voted for him for governor of Georgia Glorfindel Mar 2014 #31

A "tragedy" indeed. n/t jaysunb Mar 2014 #71

A great brain, and a great moral compass... elzenmahn Mar 2014 #64

Wish he would oversee our elections right here at home, as well as abroad! TheNutcracker Mar 2014 #19

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2014 #4

It sounds like Jimmy is running for office recently PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #5

Easy (and the most truthful) answer I can give... Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #15

The road to empire is paved with The Wizard Mar 2014 #36

kick otherone Mar 2014 #37

He's fundraising for his grandson. nt MADem Mar 2014 #74

Awesome underpants Mar 2014 #6

R#14 & K - JimMAY getting his Harry TRUMAN *on*!1 Love it!1 n/t UTUSN Mar 2014 #7

As a former Marine... Wounded Bear Mar 2014 #9

So true... Grins Mar 2014 #21

I remember seeing him at our dining hall at Ali Al Salem Kuwait sammytko Mar 2014 #39

you mean back in '87 .. :D 2banon Mar 2014 #72

"....kind of sorry to hear you quote him..." Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #10

That was my favorite part arcane1 Mar 2014 #27

That's a phrase Democrats ought to adopt repetitively. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Kristol, etc, all adirondacker Mar 2014 #28

Me too--very deft way of handling it spooky3 Mar 2014 #78

This is a guy you can't bullshit - love it! polichick Mar 2014 #11

North is a pimple. President Carter is a Mountain! Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #13

+1 an entire shit load! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #42

Now, that's leadership. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #14

The facts make the Rethugs get Wellstone ruled Mar 2014 #17

Good for him! ljm2002 Mar 2014 #18

WTG Mister Carter lpbk2713 Mar 2014 #20

there is no reason for Democratic Party members to further right wing criminal's rhetoric reddread Mar 2014 #22

erin burnett insults President Carter and he body slams her. thank you Mr. President. spanone Mar 2014 #23

+1 an entire shit load! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #41

� but she photographs well. calimary Mar 2014 #65

"I�m kind of sorry to hear you quote him." progressoid Mar 2014 #24

We are, but it's the kind of garbage expected of a RW newsreader like Burnett. closeupready Mar 2014 #82

Yeah that sort of stuff has always sort of confused me. hollowdweller Mar 2014 #25

North couldn't get elected Senator form VA when it was still deep red Zambero Mar 2014 #26

He came pretty close though...which is both sad and scary (eom) StevieM Mar 2014 #29

Yes, true Zambero Mar 2014 #68

Wow, we need Mr. Carter posting here! Rex Mar 2014 #30

"When you make a promise you have got to keep it.".....Jimmy Carter red dog 1 Mar 2014 #32

Not jail The Wizard Mar 2014 #38

+ 1 red dog 1 Mar 2014 #43

I refer to him as "Oliver Treasonous Bastard North". lastlib Mar 2014 #47

K&R! TeamPooka Mar 2014 #33

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Mar 2014 #34

thanks for the OP otherone Mar 2014 #35

ERIN BURNETT Enthusiast Mar 2014 #40

K & R for Jimmy Carter. mountain grammy Mar 2014 #44

What Ollie North's supporters never mention... Octafish Mar 2014 #45

Awesome!....Great post! red dog 1 Mar 2014 #56

A Real Sociopath fascisthunter Mar 2014 #58

KILL the Messenger Film Release date OCT 10, 2014---NORTH and Co drug ops exposed 777man Apr 2014 #87

Thanks for the heads-up, 777man. Never forget Gary Webb. Octafish Apr 2014 #88

Good for President Carter Gothmog Mar 2014 #48

If you support Oliver North you support treason against America. Initech Mar 2014 #49

Let us look at their heroes sailfla Mar 2014 #50

Ronald Reagan: Treasonous bastard. red dog 1 Mar 2014 #51

'famous now because he is a constant critic of the democratic party and the democrats' is common. freshwest Mar 2014 #52

THANK YOU! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! Skittles Mar 2014 #53

Boom! Kingofalldems Mar 2014 #54

THANK you President Carter!! johnnyreb Mar 2014 #55

Yes Yes Wash. state Desk Jet Mar 2014 #60

A Conservative Woman I knew Wolf Frankula Mar 2014 #61

Never forget to remind RWers that Ollie "got off on a technicality"... JHB Mar 2014 #62

That goddamn reptile dishonored sulphurdunn Mar 2014 #63

"Zombie vote" KansDem Mar 2014 #76

That "Jap", sulphurdunn Mar 2014 #86

Oliver thinks Obama should give Putin a chocolate cake IkeRepublican Mar 2014 #66

K&R for anything Carter. blackspade Mar 2014 #67

"I�m kind of sorry to hear you quote him." More folks interviewed by the nitwit media need to push LuckyLib Mar 2014 #69

Hurrah for Jimmy Carter! Tells it like it is. JDPriestly Mar 2014 #70

, blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #73

Why would anyone pay attention to anything he says Packerowner740 Mar 2014 #75

K & R ...luv some Jimmy in the morning. L0oniX Mar 2014 #79

Thank you, Mister President DiverDave Mar 2014 #80

No American with honor or integrity pays attention to Republicon traitors Berlum Mar 2014 #81

President Carter got a bum deal back then Rider3 Mar 2014 #83

Erin 90-percent Mar 2014 #84

I like how President Carter also mentions why North is famous today.... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2014 #85