Carter Hints Backing Of Obama Over Clinton

Former President, A Superdelegate, Implies That He Will Support Illinois Senator

(AP)  Former President Carter wouldn't quite say it, but he left little doubt this week about who he'd like to see in the White House next year.

Speaking to local reporters Wednesday on a trip to Nigeria, the former Democratic president noted that Barack Obama had won his home state of Georgia and his hometown of Plains.

"My children and their spouses are pro-Obama. My grandchildren are also pro-Obama," he said at a press conference, according to the Nigerian newspaper This Day. "As a superdelegate, I would not disclose who I am rooting for, but I leave you to make that guess."

Carter's spokeswoman confirmed the comments.

Asked about Jimmy Carter indicating he would go for Obama, Hillary Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson said: "Both Senator Clinton and President Clinton have a great deal of respect for President Carter and have enjoyed their relationship with him over the years. And, obviously, he is free to make whatever decision he thinks is appropriate with regard to the presidential choice."

Asked whether there was concern that Carter would be regarded as a "super-superdelegate" in the process, Wolfson said: "He is clearly a distinguished former leader of our party and is a superdelegate. And I'm sure that people will be interested in the choice that he makes. But no, nothing beyond that."

Carter is one of 13 Georgia Democratic superdelegates - elected officials and party elders who have a vote at the national convention this August in Denver and are free to support the candidate of their choice.

Only three of those have not indicated who they support: Carter, state Rep. Jim Marshall, and former Congressman Richard Ray, who is president of the Georgia chapter of the AFL-CIO.

Among those who have committed, Obama holds a 7-3 lead.

Carter was in Nigeria for a ceremony celebrating a reduction in Guinea worm disease in West Africa.

[neonink]

The man has serious self-hatred and denial issues. He props his "dreams of his father" up to be golden, yet his father was absent, alcoholic, abusive, sired many children by 4 women that we know of.

Yet, he cringes at mentions of his grandparents and really doesn''''t do his mother much justice either.

I don''''t normally agree with anncoulter.com but I did this week.

I believe Obama has some psychological issues in which he glorifies his father who he really didn''''t even know. And to be honest, what young man wouldn''''t. However, it is a misplaced allegiance to that absent father, vs. any time of understanding or allegiance to the typical "white people" that actually cared for him, and saw that he got the very best education.

Any first year psych major would have a hoot to deal with "Dreams of My Father".

I''''m not sure this link will work, but look up
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv
e/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=
431908&in_page_id=1770

A drunk and a bigot - what the US Presidental hopeful HASN''''T said about his father...

Of course, it wasn''''t written in the US media, they are still fluffing up Obama for whatever reason, I do not know.

[lorinkundert]

Good, that will be the end of Hillary.

[sgtrds]

Jimmy Carter is the single most under-rated president of modern times (the most over-rated was Reagan). His endorsement is a valuable asset for Barack and yet another sign that Hillary should fold her tent and back Obama.

[hawksprings]

I don''t why this isn''t on the news today, but the Cheyenne newspaper said that Wyoming''s Governor Dave Fruedenthal who is a Dembot Superdelagate has chosen to go with Obama.

Buh-Bye Hillary, Buh-Bye.
Get on your broom and go back to Arkansas, stand by your man, and bake cookies.

[szelag19]

Jimmy might have done alot of humanitarian work since he''s been an ex-President,but he wasn''t squat as a President so his endorsement means about as much as Richardson''s.He''s going to endorse him because his children are pro-Osama? LOL apparently he doesn''t do any research on his choices. But if he wants to back an anti-America,anti-white,anti any race but black..let him go ahead.No big whoop. VOTE HILLARY ''08

[szelag19]

Tracy..that would explain alot to me as to why the media has chosen Osama as their golden boy, and bashed Hillary at every turn.. I gotta wonder if it''s like this now what''s it going to be like if by some accident he was elected? This "typical white person" is NOT willing to take that chance...VOTE FOR HILLARY !!!

[hoopakai]

Hillary''s finished.

Obama 08

[pepperp1]

Seems like every loser possible in the Dem Party backs Obama oh my god what is this Dem REJECT lottery line up for Obama get the impression they are still mad a Billo

[popstom1]

I will not donate a dime or time too H.H. agaim

[arealist]

WooHoo! Jimmy Carter, the worst President in modern history. Goes along with the some other un-acknowledged supporters; Black Panthers, Farrakhan, Muqtada al-Sadr...

[greenfun]

I love it. Jimmy Carter-the original uniter-who had a very ineffective Presidency by any measure -supports another so called uniter.

[Razzl]

Time to get off the fence and declare yourself. Superdelegates who want to clarify the race should all make their endorsements in the next three weeks, with the understood proviso that they can still do what appears to be necessary on the convention floor...

[sgtrds]

WooHoo! Jimmy Carter, the worst President in modern history.

Posted by ARealist at 05:23 PM : Apr 03, 2008

Buzzzzzzzzzzzzz! Wrong answer. The correct answer was who is George W. Bush. Sorry, but thanks for playing and you get a home version of "Neocon Scr*ew-ups in History" to enjoy with your children.

[croft777]

This is to funny peanut boy is backing sand monkey boy..lol.. He going to need more then peanuts or bananas to win the presidential seat. I bet the Repugs are loving this. They want Obama to beat Hillary so bad, so they can easily kick Obamas ASZ in the dirt. Why are they so afraid of Hillary? Because they know Hillary could win, remember, there are more women in this country, and they vote, alot more then men. Well McCain is gonna win, because there is no way people will vote for Obama, especially the Hillary supporters, because this campaigne has been way to unfair, people cheating, Hillary supporters are not happy, now we hate Obama, get our drift.

[sosoe-2009]

It''s so funny, everytime, and I mean there have been a lot lately, Obama picks-up a super-delegate, Hell-ery and Old Man McCain supporters, try to belittle it. Well, keep on hateing! Obama suporters DON''T CARE what you think. Barack is steadily moving FORWARD! And another thing, every Barack supporter I know, WILL NOT support Hell-ery, if she and "Slick Willie, manage to STEAL the nomination!! My family and friends will vote for Ralph Nader, before we give that hag our vote.

[concorde5]

That wasn''t veiled racism, it was Blatant Racism.

[croft777]

It''''s so funny, everytime, and I mean there have been a lot lately, Obama picks-up a super-delegate, Hell-ery and Old Man McCain supporters, try to belittle it. Well, keep on hateing! Obama suporters DON''''T CARE what you think. Barack is steadily moving FORWARD! And another thing, every Barack supporter I know, WILL NOT support Hell-ery, if she and "Slick Willie, manage to STEAL the nomination!! My family and friends will vote for Ralph Nader, before we give that hag our vote. sosoe

If you are black, you have no reason to hate Hilary or Bill in the first place, they have done alot for the black communities. You can think what you want, but Obama is nothing but a cheater and a liar. Is he such a wussy that he can''t even include Michigan and Florida, they do have a right to revote, that not his decision, but theirs. I think its sick how you Obama supporters can be so hateful about Hillary. You think Obama is going to help you? Think again, this country is going is a hell hole in a minute, with him it will be sooner.

[walt1944-2009]

It has been learned that the "Peanut Farmer" from Georgia may possibly endorse Barack Obama for the Whimpo-crat nomination for the throne in the Oval Office.

Those remembering the Carter presidency, however, think this possible endorsement may do Obama more harm than good. After all, it was under "Jimmy" that inflation hit double digits, Iran went to pieces and we became the "Great Satan", the military proved it couldn''t function in a sandstom, the country had a deep "recession", and people were eating peanuts and drinking "Billy Bob" beer!

The only bright spot out of this period was the first Star Wars movie!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!
sig heil, (more of the same) McCain!!!

[hoopakai]

Clinton''s numbers dropped even more today.

[rushlimpdrug]

On a trip to nigeria.
Wow.
How do you spell nigeria?
O_I_L.

Africa can''t take care of itself
so little jimmy goes and helps.

Stay there jimmy and make some houses.

[sjbj2322]

sosoe said, "Obama suporters DON''''T CARE what you think."

You *** sure will when it comes to the general election and those Hillary supporters turn heel and support McCain over Obama. Some of us are unified voters and committed to seeing a Democrat win at all cost but the more ugliness that transpires in this process, as well as pressure from people such as Dean, Pelosi, etc., is causing us daily to lose hope that current Clinton supporters will later support Obama. 29% and growing is a percentage that Obama can not afford to offend and expect to win in November.

[dubious09]

No one should be surprised that Carter favors Obama. Read Carter''s book: Why not the best? The campaign message is identical to Obama''s: Washington is flawed, the people are good, I am not of Washington, and only I can bring people together. Carter was inexperienced and arrogant -- a bad combination. Obama is inexperienced and arrogant -- likewise a disturbing combination. I fault the media in part for not pointing out the striking similarities between Obama and Carter. The anti-Washington, I am your anti-Washington savior message sounds so appealing, but it is counterproductive at best and a lie at worst. Moreover, Carter had the audacity to tell us he would never lie to us. But, lie he did. Recall he called himself a "nuclear physicist." Likewise, Obama has called himself a person procreated because of Selma, the son of a person financed by the Kennedy''s, a law professor, a person who didn''t know what Wright was saying (but then a person who did know what Wright was saying), and a person who really didn''t know what Rezco was all about. It is mind boggling that people believe that Obama represents a new, honest politics.

I hope this doesn''t sound cynical. I think it would be wonderful if we could take pride in our politicians and in their messages. But when a politician posits himself as something he is not, people should beware. And the media should scrutinize it.

[croft777]

The hatred and veiled racism is a perfect example of why need to move beyond the slash and burn politics of the Clintons. The misguided statement of the Republicans wanting Obama over Clinton further proves that Clinton and her supporters would rather misinform instead of pulling together. The longer Clinton stays in the race, the more likely it is that the Democrats will lose in November. Policrypt

Poli boy, I''m not racist, not hateful, I just hate Obama and his clan. Thats all. Nothing important. I''m not pulling together with the Obama train, regardless. Obama should have thought about his stupidity along time ago , when he started the race card game. Hes been playing unfair for to long. Those caucuses don''t mean ***. He didn''t win the popular vote like he thinks. He won caucus states that held no primaries. Sorry they don''t count on popular vote. Its to small of a percentage of people represented in those states, what about the million others who had no voice in it? Obama I''m sure payed off those voters to win those caucuses. He don''t want Michigan and Florida to revote again because he knows he will lose. His camp are the worse, those people need put out of their misery. Hey lets go around and threaten people, "You either vote for Obama or we are going to harrass you forever. I''d hunt them down and put them out of their misery to. Lock them all up like a bunch of wild animals that they are.

[croft777]

Clinton''''s numbers dropped even more today.hoopakai

Oh they did not corn nugget, get off of here, your probally one of those extreme muslims, related to Obama.

[croft777]

Hillary will win, and I''m not talking just about the democratic nomination, Clinton will be president, the first lady president in 2009. Don''t underestimate the power of a woman and the power of the Clintons. The republicans can go to he// and so can the Obama train, if the DNC are that stupid to pick Obama that they know will never beat John McCain, then more power to them, we can all throw rocks at them later. Is the DNC afraid of Obama, his camp and his supporters? I wouldn''t be, let them kick and cry and raise cain like two year olds, then you can put them in jail if they get to wound up. Maybe next time they will choose a decent black nominee.

[megamanx1-2009]

THE OBAMA TRAINS ROLLS ON AND THERE''S NOTHING YOU IDIOTS CAN DO TO STOP IT!!! HAHAHA FEEL POWERLESS HUH??? TOO BAD!!! SEE YA IN THE WHITE HOUSE SUCKERS HAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[undermyboot]

PLEASE - no more Clintons. It is time to clean house of these sleazy political animals.

[scottyusa]

Wow Jimmy Carter. The man with the big heart and peanut brain. ''Nuff said

[rowdytexan2]

Maybe next time they will choose a decent black nominee.


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Posted by croft777 at 06:18 PM : Apr 03, 2008

Well said! With this guy''s credentials, how in the hell can they even think he''s a viable candidate?

[croft777]

Poli boy, I''''''''m not racist, not hateful, I just hate Obama and his clan.
Posted by croft777 at 06:04 PM : Apr 03, 2008
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Your "hatred" is being displayed in racist terms.Policrypt

Call it what you will, I''ve seen more racist shiz on the Obama side of the fence then I have in my entire life.Any idiot voting for Obama knowing the people he associates himself with, need to be locked in a cage like the rest of them.

[croft777]

THE OBAMA TRAINS ROLLS ON AND THERE''''S NOTHING YOU IDIOTS CAN DO TO STOP IT!!! HAHAHA FEEL POWERLESS HUH??? TOO BAD!!! SEE YA IN THE WHITE HOUSE SUCKERS HAHAHHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MegamanX1

Yeah its gonna roll right over the edge for that arrrogant sb, if and when John McCain gets ahold of his sand monkey azz.

[obama8years]

SOME AMERICAN MUSLIMS ARE OUR ENEMY

Muslim American advocates have critiqued the press coverage of the Pew study, saying it focused too much on the bad news and not enough on the good. The bad news, however, bears repeating: 26 percent of Muslims age 18 to 29 believe that suicide bombing can be justified. Thirty-eight percent of that group believe that Arabs did not carry out the 9/11 attacks. These data, combined with the rising religious conservatism of young Muslim Americans, have led some experts to argue that differences between Europe and America have been overblown, that affluence and education do not inoculate a society against radicalization. "This idea that all those who are middle class are exempted from extremism has always been false," says Geneive Abdo, author of "Mecca and Main Street." "The leadership of the extremist movements have always been highly educated Muslims."
For complete article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/198
76834/sit...

[obama8years]

Call it what you will, I''''ve seen more racist shiz on the Obama side of the fence then I have in my entire life.Any idiot voting for Obama knowing the people he associates himself with, need to be locked in a cage like the rest of them

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is not that calling the kettle black or should i say wright?

[croft777]

You might be an Obama sheep if...

you ride a camel to work because its cheap on gas.

You carry a picture of Wright in your wallet for safe keeping, right next to your azz.

You chant "God da*mn America" over and over in your head,till you believe in your heart its true.

You have a poster of Farrakhan on you bedroom wall that you worship and pray to every day, because farrakhan is suppose to be God.

You believe every word Obama says, because believing differently might make you aware that to believe in him was down right ridiculous.

The only words you can say are,"Yes we can" but youre not sure what you can do , or what that really means.

You hang out with the black muslims and give yourself a muslim name.

[speakinup]

Right about now, I''m sure Obama is trying to see how much he has to pay Jimmy to shut the hell up!

[awithoff]

the DNC aborted Hillary..

and guess what?.. OBAMA aborts children!!!

he was the only politician to DENY the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act"..

can we indict Obama of INFANTICIDE???

OBAMA THE BABY KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!

[hoopakai]

Yeah its gonna roll right over the edge for that arrrogant sb, if and when John McCain gets ahold of his sand monkey azz.

Posted by croft77

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haha, John McCain? hahaha.

[awithoff]

Obama is a BABY KILLER!!!!
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Obama''s Abortion Extremism
Michael Gerson

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/01/AR2008040102197.html

[cfin5]

Well, so far this is the EASIEST guess for this election cycles endorsements. Almost surprised that this would need to be said.

[cfin5]

Posted by MegamanX1 at 07:19 PM : Apr 03, 2008-----I don''t think you need any more coffee,.....correction, I KNOW you don''t.

[termtex01]

"After the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic Party made changes in its delegate selection process, based on the work of the McGovern-Fraser Commission. The purpose of the changes was to make the composition of the convention less subject to control by party leaders and more responsive to the votes cast during the campaign for the nomination.

Some Democrats believed that these changes had unduly diminished the role of party leaders and elected officials, weakening the Democratic tickets of George McGovern and Jimmy Carter.

In 1982, a commission chaired by former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt created superdelegates. Under the original Hunt plan, superdelegates were 30% of all delegates, but when it was finally implemented in 1984, they were 14%. The number has steadily increased, and today they are approximately 20%."



And that''s why they created superdelegates, so they could elect a loser like Carter.

And why anyone like Obama would even consider accepting an endosement from Carter, the worst president of all time, is beyond me.

[termtex01]

"The purpose of the changes was to make the composition of the convention less subject to control by party leaders and more responsive to the votes cast during the campaign for the nomination.

Some Democrats believed that these changes had unduly diminished the role of party leaders and elected officials, "

Note that part. Aren''t the voters supposed to decide who gets elected?

Not if your Democrat.

[awithoff]

OBAMA aborts children!!!

he was the only politician to DENY the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act"..

can we indict Obama for INFANTICIDE???

OBAMA THE BABY KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!

[lisabona]

What I fell now is,anger,dissapointment,hate,desperation,the unbelievable truth about how immaturely the american people can decide their own and the country''s fufure.I hate what Obama did for this country.He turned the whole America upside-down ,blacks against whites. whites against blacks, a hate ,that will never stop,doesn''t matter who will win.From, New Hampshire one,the Obama''s campaign,seeing Obama can''t win,they turn the whole campaign from then one ,in a racist disaster,sure with the help of the media(CNN,MSNBC,and some other channels).To help Obama,they start to bash Hillary and giving Obama a " free pass",never try to see who he is? his past? his friends? Even, after we, the people,thanks to Fox News,find out about Jeremiah Wright,Rezko,Auchi,about his dubious past the media continuu to attack Hillary.And here, I would like to mention my total disappointment of Katie Courick, who shamelessly criticized Hillary, she forget how hard was for her either to survive in a mans word.But, what comes around goes around. I also won''t buy what Obama''s campaign continuu to sustain about Obama''s campaign finances.I never would believe that from 95 Dollar donations,Obama''s campaign collected 40 million Dollars.Any normal people with a little brain, could tell that "something is very fishi, unfortunately will be to late,when the american people will find the truth,My good feeling is telling me,that something is not " kosher".

[cfin5]

OBAMA aborts children!!!

he was the only politician to DENY the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act"..

can we indict Obama for INFANTICIDE???

OBAMA THE BABY KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by awithoff at 07:33 PM : Apr 03, 2008-----Now I know the dude''s a SICKO just like his preacher.

[awithoff]

DUKAKIS was humiliated by a TANK

OBAMA will be HUMILIATED by a BABY CARRIAGE...

OBAMA was the only politician to DENY the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act"..

[kansas1946]

"And here, I would like to mention my total disappointment of Katie Courick, who shamelessly criticized Hillary, she forget how hard was for her either to survive in a mans world."
**********Posted by Lisabona

Lis, you are asking women to support Hillary just because she is a woman. That is exactly what women fought so hard to get past. I am a woman, grew up in the fifties and sixties, know how hard woman have struggled for equality, but I would NEVER vote for anyone based solely on gender, just as I would NEVER vote for anyone based soley on race. I just happen to like Obama better than I like Hillary. I detest Hillary''s health plan and I like Obama''s.
I disagree with Obama on some issues, but I have faith that he can lead this country and heal some of the wounds that GWB has caused here and internationally.

[megamanx1-2009]

OBAMA aborts children!!!

he was the only politician to DENY the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act"..

can we indict Obama for INFANTICIDE???

OBAMA THE BABY KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!


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Posted by awithoff at 07:33 PM : Apr 03, 2008

TRANSLATION TO THE ABOVE POST:

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

[dennishart4]

Carter is old and stupid. We have setup a real poll www.theoandavirus.com

[megamanx1-2009]

KEEP CRYING AND MAKING UP EXCUSES YOU LOSERS!!! AND WHILE YOU ARE AT IT, OBAMA WILL BE GETTING MORE SUPERDELEGATE SUPPORT!!!!!! HAHAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!! JOHN MCBUSH????? ARE YOU SERIOUS???!?!?!? YOU CAN''T BE SERIOUS!!!!!!!! APRIL FOOLS DAY WAS ON TUESDAY YOU''RE A LITTLE LATE HAHAHAHA!!!