Posted on 09/23/2005 4:42:47 AM PDT by Klickitat
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23
2005
Five years after the controversial 2000 presidential election, ex-President Jimmy Carter now says he's certain Al Gore defeated George W. Bush.
"Well I would say that in the year 2000, the country failed abysmally in the presidential election process," Carter told a panel Monday at American University in Washington, D.C. "There's no doubt in my mind that Al Gore was elected president."
Those in attendance broke out in applause for that statement.
"[Gore] received the most votes nationwide, and in my opinion, he also received the most votes in Florida," Carter continued. "And the decision was made as you know on a 5-4 vote on a highly partisan basis by the U.S. Supreme Court, so I would say in 2000, there was a failure."
The year 2000 saw the closest presidential election in American history, as Bush won the electoral vote 271-266, despite losing the popular vote to Gore by a half-million votes.
Carter's analysis went on to include last year's matchup between Bush and Democrat Sen. John Kerry, as the election came down to a battle over the electoral votes in Ohio.
"The year 2004 is hard to grade," said Carter. "I don't have any detailed information about what actually went on in Ohio. If Ohio had gone one way or the other, it would have changed the outcome of the election. And the only thing that I know about Ohio, was that there's general consensus that the secretary of state of Ohio, who is responsible for the administration of the election, was highly partisan in his public approach and perhaps even in his private adminstration. But I don't know about that."
Carter's remarks are sparking discussion on messageboards across the Internet, with comments including:
An audio excerpt of Jimmy Carter's remarks is available here.
A full transcript of Jimmy Carter's remarks is available here.
WRONG!!!!!
Finish the statement, Peanuthead....it was 5-4 that there wasn't enough time to continue counting.
It was 7-2 that what the Florida Supreme court did (give more time to manufacture votes) WAS ILLEGAL
Don't forget your history
Jimmy who?
If Ford had decided to go to court (as was his right), Carter never would have been elected.
Remind ole Jimmah that the same Court voted 9 - 0 that Paula Jones could sue President Clinton while he was still in office.
And FORD BEAT CARTER in 1976.
And Carter also says: CHAVEZ WINS FAIR AND SQUARE IN VENEZUELA.
Jimmy Carter: STFU, go and join Mrs. Lillian and Billy Carter please, wherever they are.
Voters: Reagan beat Carter in 1980
What's more, the MSM even succeeded in painting Bush as a bumbling dummy, and they still got beat. As long as they dwell on the loss, instead of why the election was even close, they are doomed to continue their losing ways, as the 2004 election clearly shows; hint to dems: it wasn't the economy stupid.
Jimmy Carter is still in shock from the bunny attack. And he's a 'Rat a-hole too!!!
There is no fool like an old fool.
***[Ted Kennedy] and [Bill] Clinton were the last real Democrats.***
Oh, Lord, please let that be true. :-)
Of course... And Hugo Chavez won in Venezuela.
Carter is one sad mad. The man is deluded. No class.
Carter for president, says one loon? Oh please, let him run! The Dems are so wacko they just might nominate him at age 83 in 2008. I would enjoy seeing him get buried under an earthslide of 44 GOP states again!
Too bad we couldn't get him on the Dem ticket. Of course, if he's the one who supervises the primary, then there is a much better chance.
Jimmy Carter - still riding on the political short bus.
"If Ohio had gone one way or the other, . . ."
Does this make ANY sense? What, Ohio just withdrew and didn't vote for either one? What a moron.
There is no longer any doubt. The official diagnosis can be placed on Jimmy's file: Advanced Senility.
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