Carter Endorses Gore, Says Former Veep Can Win More Than Oscars

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Carter Endorses Gore, Says Former Veep Can Win More Than Oscars
February 23, 2007

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: In an exclusive interview with former President Jimmy Carter set to air on Sunday's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos", Carter lavished praise on "(his) favorite Democrat) former Vice President Al Gore.

Carter told ABC News, "If Al should decide to run -- which I'm afraid he won't -- I would support Al Gore."

The former Democratic President asserted Gore could accomplish much more in the White House than he ever could as a private citizen, saying to Stephanopoulos, "His burning issue now is global warming and preventing it. He can do infinitely more to accomplish that goal as in the incumbent in the White House, than he can making even movies that get -- you know, that get Oscars."

"An Inconvenient Truth", a documentary based on a global warming lecture Gore has delivered around the world, is nominated for an Academy Award and the former Vice President will walk the red carpet at the Oscars this Sunday.

Despite public pressure from Carter and others, the former President does not believe Gore will make a second bid for the White House saying, "I don't think he will. I've put so much pressure on Al to run that he's almost gotten aggravated with me."

Carter told Stephanopoulos that he had not called Gore "lately" adding, "He almost told me, the last time I talked, 'Don't call me anymore.'"

Carter joked that Gore had offered to support him in 2008 and referred to Gore as "my favorite" in the interview, concluding, "I really have not expressed any public approval or endorsement or preference for any of the Democratic candidates except (Gore)."

Tune into 'This Week' on Sunday, February 25, to watch George's full interview with former President Carter.

[Libloather]

Anything Jimmy Carter does should properly be depicted in a comic book...

Former President Jimmy Carter speaks about his controversial book 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid' at Jewish-founded Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts January 23, 2007. Carter defended his new book on the Middle East on Thursday against sharp criticism from Jewish groups and said a majority of U.S. citizens including many Jews supported its main proposals. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, right, speaks on the prospects of lasting peace in the Palestinian territories as former President Jimmy Carter listens during a discussion on the subject at the Carter Center, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

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Another view of the Carter Center: http://www.yeehawadventurefarm.com/outhouse.gif

[REDWOOD99]

YEEEEAAAHH! Do it ALGORE!

[BlessedBeGod]

Ah, one fool endorsing another. Oh, goody!

[hsalaw]

Well, there's the kiss of death for AlGore.

[Screamname]

Tell me about it, that dude even turned off my Grandma who is a life time lefty. I think it was the debates that got to her when he kept making faces. YES Al run again!

[vaudine]

One loser, Two loser, Three loser, four.
Takes one to know one, The Bore and the Gore.

Roses are red, Jimmuh!
Violets are blue!
Gore's a sore loserman,
But the worst one is you.

Chicken Little and the Emperor with new clothes taking eternal bows in the nude. What a pair!.

Sorry folks! It's very late and I go a little nuts when contemplating this sorry pair and how they ever get taken seriously.

vaudine

[texastoo]

Wouldn't it be a hoot if Al Gore announced at the Oscar's Monday night? He would take all Hollywood and the tree huggers away from Hillary and Obana.

He would give them a run for the money. Babs would be in a snit.

[woofie]

Who is Daffy Duck supporting?

[BigCinBigD]

Carter has liver spots that are smarter than Gore. They were made for each other. Idiots...The Next Generation.

[texastoo]

YES Al run again!

Don't push that one. Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000 against Bush.

[zarf]

What collection of status quo, appeasing, self important asswipes.

Thank god for GWB.

[woofie]

Id love to see Hillary deal with Al Gore

[taxesareforever]

WOW!With Jimmy Peanut behind you Al you can't lose. You are a shoein. Go for it Al.

[uglybiker]

A Jimmy Carter endorsement is a kiss of death as deadly as an Al Gore endorsement.

Jimmy Carter endorsing the Tree? A conundrum as baffling as a what if a vampire bit a werewolf.

[Brimack34]

Algore ran away from Bill in 2000. He will run away from Carter.

[Screamname]

"When the sun shines on the earth at an angle, we have what we call 'winter'. When the sun shines directly on the earth, we have what we call 'summer'. This is direct evidence on how 'global warming' occurs. My proposal is we send 42 nuclear bombs towards the sun, and if placed right and detonated at the precise moment, we can shift the sun back away from the earth so as to reduce this global warming. Discuss."

[Irish Eyes]

Geeze.. if Jimmy Carter says that Gore would make a great President I guess we all should give up and give it to him.

[sockmonkey]

I know you have stated you think Gore will be the Dem candidate in '08. I was thinking if you're correct, it might be a Gore/Obama ticket.

[screaming eagle2]

Figures. One loser promoting another.