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magical thyme

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13. he was calling JC weak and ineffectual

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 09:19 AM

May 2012

armchair chickenhawks are like that.

And it's another example of ouRMoney's not getting it. Candidates are not supposed to demean a former president. His lackeys are supposed to do it for him, so he can personally remain presidential and above it all.

Instead he looks like the bitter, mean-spirited, stingy, out of touch wannabe that, well, he is.

He doesn't get that his tactics only worked against an over sized field of nutcases that split the nutcase vote 6 ways of Sunday. The actual election will most likely be one-on-one. There may be a small % sliced off to greens or our crackpot (Nader) on one side, counterbalanced by a small % sliced off to Ron Paul or some other crackpot on the other. But he won't have 60% of the vote split into 6 pieces this go-round.

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Do you remember a prez candidate ever openly demeaning another prez? [View all] Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 OP

I took it as you did...a gratuitous insult Raven May 2012 #1

I was just thinking the same thing! This guy is a powder keg ready to Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #5

I guess I see it differently lacrew May 2012 #10

I agree with you that this was scripted. It is still, however, a gratuitous insult to Carter. SalviaBlue May 2012 #28

Its a trap, Jim lacrew May 2012 #32

It is, but it is more a linking of Obama to Carter - with the hope that the Carter image karynnj May 2012 #43

Fucking Reagan blamed the recession that began 2 years into his first term on President Carter NNN0LHI May 2012 #2

The Republicans ran against Carter until after Clinton was president.. Fumesucker May 2012 #4

They're still doing it. anything they can peg on Carter, they do JHB May 2012 #20

But even that could be considered fair game in politics. It's the mocking way Romney spoke Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #8

I came of age during the first Earth Days & loved Carter's message of conservation. CrispyQ May 2012 #25

I'm glad they brought him up because he made the same call and was got root May 2012 #3

Even winning doesn't matter unless they are the ones winning catbyte May 2012 #9

Remember the failed mission to get the Iranian hostages? Bandit May 2012 #6

Precisely why leftynyc May 2012 #26

Precisely treestar May 2012 #37

Technically they actually were in Iran when the operation went haywire RZM May 2012 #29

A group of Special Froces operatives had bin laden in their scope sights in Tora Bora. bluestate10 May 2012 #34

Bullcrap RobertEarl May 2012 #35

plus there was always that theory that the Bin Laden family negotiated with Bush Sr...saying Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #36

First I heard of that RobertEarl May 2012 #40

It was a really cheap shot, especially considering The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #7

It was mainly Romney screwing up again, but he kind of meant both. JoePhilly May 2012 #11

Chuck's grilling Senor now, RMs aide. Senor said "RM meant that Carter was ineffectual in matters Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #15

I like Chuck ... we recently took a vaction in DC ... JoePhilly May 2012 #17

wow JP that's cool. can anyone just walk around in the senate building? or did you have Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #21

Here's what you do if you plan a trip to DC ... JoePhilly May 2012 #23

thanks for all the info....gonna save this. I actually paid a deposit on an apartment for Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #24

We rented a vrbo ... around 11th and K I think it was ... just north of the Natural history museum. JoePhilly May 2012 #31

well, if it helps, Jan 20th falls on a Sunday, so, don't kids get off on that Monday, the real Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #38

I'll need to check ... my kids are in "year round" school. Still ... going to see the Prez ... JoePhilly May 2012 #45

I thought it was an insult. MineralMan May 2012 #12

he was calling JC weak and ineffectual magical thyme May 2012 #13

that's what I keep waiting for, to see MR and the President side by side. Obama is such a genuinely Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #18

it WAS an insult! handmade34 May 2012 #14

I agree with you. Methinks LASlibinSC May 2012 #16

And here Jimmy Carter had just been complimentary towards Mittens. WI_DEM May 2012 #19

He did? I missed that...what did he say? Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #22

In just about every presidential election I have seen that happen. Autumn May 2012 #27

Yes. The earliest example I recall was reagan. His Presidency threw out all the rules and signaled Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #30

Such is the state of the modern republican party. bluestate10 May 2012 #33

Anything goes ... they're desperate. lpbk2713 May 2012 #39

I have no arguments with drawing contrasts kenny blankenship May 2012 #41

You are right - and it is not the first time he attacked Carter karynnj May 2012 #42

"while America�s feckless president, Jimmy Carter, fretted in the White House"...what Laura PourMeADrink May 2012 #49

I agree with you on Afghanistan karynnj May 2012 #50

Obama said that Reagan couldn't get through a presidential primary loyalsister May 2012 #44

difference handmade34 May 2012 #46

What are the facts? loyalsister May 2012 #47

The only things Rmoney respects are money and power. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #48