Comments on: Barack Obama: The New Jimmy Carter

National Review Online: A Look Back At 1976 Election Gives Us Reason To Doubt Democrat's Sincerity

[bonddouble07]

You republicans live in a strange fantasy world. I''d hate to be you.

[neonink]

Jimmy Carter is no longer classified as one of America''s worst presidents.

King George W. Bush did Carter a favor by being the worst.

Carter is a genius in comparison.

[caldwellptr]

If you continue the comparison of then and now, Carter was elected after Nixon tried to subvert the politcal process in a power grab which resulted in his resignation and Ford becoming President, the only President who was not elected to the office.

[Redoubt]

I''m no fan of Barky Obama but this seems a rediculous comparrison.

It seems that perhaps CBS is right and the GOP is getting just a little desperate.

[liceu93]

No, Barack Obama IS NOT, I repeat, IS NOT, the new Jimmy Carter! Jimmy Carter has the dubious distinction to be the only Democratic presidential candidate that I did not vote for, either time. First, I voted to give Gerald Ford a full term and then when Carter ran again, I voted for John Anderson.

Unlike Carter, Obama is a unifyer. He has already in his campaign shown a remarkable ability to inspire and bring together people of differing races, educational levels, and incomes together. There is no reason to believe that if he''s elected he won''t do that with his administration. Carter, by contrast, distanced himself from those in his own party. Loyal Democrats were made to feel that some how they weren''t as good as the Georgia gang that came into town with Carter. In that way, the candidate who''s most like Carter, is Gov. Palin. I mean no disrepect to former President Carter when I say that, I know that for all of his faults, he''s a much smarter, more decent and more honest human being than Gov. Palin.

In addition to not being as divisive a person as Carter, Obama is a much more inspiring leader and speaker. Honestly, even when I agreed with him, listening to a Carter speech was about as exciting as watching paint dry. I was invited to the Carter Inaugural and what stands out most in my mind was the odd sensation of almost falling asleep on my freezing cold feet on the Capitol grounds.
So, please, please, don''t equate Carter with Obama.

[photogeezer]

Carter had to fight Congress at every step. Obama will have a Democratic majority. We can''t go on leaving people on rooftops, homeless and without health care. Any humane society takes care of its people. Any humane society must have some socialistic features. Unrestrained capitalism is every bit as collossal a failure as Communism. We''re going to fix this. It will cost money. Get over it. If you can''t lend a constructive hand in the new administration, get out of the way.

[andor3]

the thing NRO wants us to forget ts that Carter was a great President, but ahead of his time and America. If we had followed Carters ideas on reducing foreign oil dependence, moving to national security through economic power more than military, and encouraging smart technology, we would be leading the world economy today. Instead, we chose Reagan who reversed all the progress and disarmed all the safeguards and balances built-in, sacrificing security for a short-term economic bubble.

[imnho]

It appears that electoral swimming was never Macain speciality. Bush is like an albatross around Macain''s neck. A this point his campagin is treading water as it sinks out of site. If history does not throw Macain a life preserver that he will sink into the history of electoral losers. In the electoral college second place is the first loser.

[sparks224]

The NRO supported George W Bush.

Enough said.

[kazoodan]

...55 Miles Per Hour NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT...

AND the start of NOT BEING ABLE TO DRILL FOR OUR OWN OIL!!!

OBAMA the "SOCIALIST" in 08 for the 2nd CARTER TERM!!!

Thank you Democratic Party for not letting us drill for oil the unemployment RATE is 6.7%.
Thank you Democratic Party for the great job you have done in Northeastern Ohio, 35 years ,mainly Mahoning County, all that open area now is great for the environmentalist, what used to be Steel Plants, pipe plants, industrial area, what a great use of the EPA. Also big spots of were homes used to be. Thank you Again Eco-Liberal Democrats.

Posted by KathySun at 07:17 PM : Oct 24, 2008

None of this would have ever entered your tiny brain if you hadn''t heard it from the right wing mouthpieces. Your entire thought process consists of copy and paste.