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Jimmy Carter: Gore Beat Bush in 2000
World Net Daily ^ | 09-21-05 | Joe Kovacs

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:



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KEYWORDS: 2000; algore; apathy; carter; floridarecount; jimmycarter; killerrabbit; leftistbias; leftistidiot; leftistlies; leftiststupidity; miseryindex; moonbat
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To: Balding_Eagle
"And the decision was made as you know on a 5-4 vote

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

61 posted on 09/23/2005 5:22:08 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
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To: Klickitat

Jimmy who?


62 posted on 09/23/2005 5:23:11 AM PDT by YourAdHere (Ask me about my book, Bradypalooza.)
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To: Klickitat
What a jackass this peanut picker is!

If Ford had decided to go to court (as was his right), Carter never would have been elected.

63 posted on 09/23/2005 5:23:37 AM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: Bear_Slayer

Remind ole Jimmah that the same Court voted 9 - 0 that Paula Jones could sue President Clinton while he was still in office.


64 posted on 09/23/2005 5:23:55 AM PDT by OldFriend (One Man With Courage Makes a Majority ~ Andrew Jackson)
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To: Klickitat
Carters Resign Top Posts at Carter Center
65 posted on 09/23/2005 5:24:06 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Muzzle_em

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.


66 posted on 09/23/2005 5:24:27 AM PDT by Embraer2004
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To: Klickitat

Voters: Reagan beat Carter in 1980


67 posted on 09/23/2005 5:26:41 AM PDT by fzx12345 (This space is unintentionally left blank.)
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To: Klickitat
The fact that the 2000 election was even close was a clear repudiation of Democrat policy in general, and the Clinton era in particular. Gore was the continuation of Clinton, what with the MSM-created illusion of prosperity and security, Gore should have won in a landslide.

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.

68 posted on 09/23/2005 5:28:13 AM PDT by wayoverontheright
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To: Klickitat

Jimmy Carter is still in shock from the bunny attack. And he's a 'Rat a-hole too!!!


69 posted on 09/23/2005 5:28:18 AM PDT by evolved_rage (Democrats want Hell on Earth too....)
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To: Klickitat

There is no fool like an old fool.


70 posted on 09/23/2005 5:28:45 AM PDT by Walkingfeather
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To: All

***[Ted Kennedy] and [Bill] Clinton were the last real Democrats.***

Oh, Lord, please let that be true. :-)


71 posted on 09/23/2005 5:28:53 AM PDT by kitkat ("We're not going to let anybody frighten us from our great love of freedom." GWB, 7/22/05))
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To: Klickitat

Of course... And Hugo Chavez won in Venezuela.


72 posted on 09/23/2005 5:29:40 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Klickitat

Carter is one sad mad. The man is deluded. No class.


73 posted on 09/23/2005 5:29:56 AM PDT by NavySEAL F-16 (Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
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To: kitkat

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!


74 posted on 09/23/2005 5:31:04 AM PDT by TNCMAXQ
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To: Klickitat

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.


75 posted on 09/23/2005 5:31:46 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Klickitat

Jimmy Carter - still riding on the political short bus.


76 posted on 09/23/2005 5:33:00 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.)
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To: Klickitat
I now know what happened to all that unsold cases of Billy Beer
77 posted on 09/23/2005 5:33:43 AM PDT by hadaclueonce (shoot low, they are riding Shetlands.....)
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To: Klickitat

"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.


78 posted on 09/23/2005 5:37:28 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Crom!)
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To: Klickitat

There is no longer any doubt. The official diagnosis can be placed on Jimmy's file: Advanced Senility.


79 posted on 09/23/2005 5:38:17 AM PDT by finnigan2
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To: Klickitat
You know, Jimmah, Ronald Reagan was smart enough to retire from public life before he went senile.
80 posted on 09/23/2005 5:41:10 AM PDT by RichInOC ("The coffee is strong at Cafe du Monde, the doughnuts are too hot to touch..." Save the Big Greasy!)
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