Carter says Gore won 2000 election

[gldstwmn]

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Carter...0_el_0922.html

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter delivered a shocker at an American University panel in Washington Monday: RAW STORY has learned he told the crowd he was certain Al Gore won the 2000 presidential election.

There is "no doubt in my mind that Gore won the election," the erstwhile President declared, saying the 2000 election process "failed abysmally."

He also snubbed the Supreme Court for getting involved, saying it was "highly partisan."

RAW STORY reviewed a video clip of the event late Wednesday. The comment came in response to a question from a student who asked Carter how he felt the last two elections were handled.

In the question and answer session of his talk intended to discuss the Baker-Carter commission report on election reform, he also savaged President Bush's handling of FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Carter founded FEMA in 1979.

When I founded FEMA "we put it together with three specific commitments," Carter remarked. "One, that it would be led [by] highly trained professionals in dealing with disasters. Secondly, that it would be completely independent and not under another agency that would submerge it. And third, that it would be adequately funded."

The former president said the key reason for creating the agency was to respond to governors who asked for a consolidation of the 16 bureaucracies previously responsible for emergency relief efforts. Carter said he hoped that the changes he ordered would have remained permanent, allowing for a more effective response to a hurricane now claiming upwards of 1000 lives.

Carter agreed with Bush on one point: "I think that now is the best time not to look back on blaming about Katrina, but to try to correct the defects that have evolved in recent years and make sure it is not repeated."

RAW STORY hopes to get permission to post the video, or at least audio, today or tomorrow.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Carter...0_el_0922.html

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter delivered a shocker at an American University panel in Washington Monday: RAW STORY has learned he told the crowd he was certain Al Gore won the 2000 presidential election.

There is "no doubt in my mind that Gore won the election," the erstwhile President declared, saying the 2000 election process "failed abysmally."

He also snubbed the Supreme Court for getting involved, saying it was "highly partisan."

RAW STORY reviewed a video clip of the event late Wednesday. The comment came in response to a question from a student who asked Carter how he felt the last two elections were handled.

In the question and answer session of his talk intended to discuss the Baker-Carter commission report on election reform, he also savaged President Bush's handling of FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Carter founded FEMA in 1979.

When I founded FEMA "we put it together with three specific commitments," Carter remarked. "One, that it would be led [by] highly trained professionals in dealing with disasters. Secondly, that it would be completely independent and not under another agency that would submerge it. And third, that it would be adequately funded."

The former president said the key reason for creating the agency was to respond to governors who asked for a consolidation of the 16 bureaucracies previously responsible for emergency relief efforts. Carter said he hoped that the changes he ordered would have remained permanent, allowing for a more effective response to a hurricane now claiming upwards of 1000 lives.

Carter agreed with Bush on one point: "I think that now is the best time not to look back on blaming about Katrina, but to try to correct the defects that have evolved in recent years and make sure it is not repeated."

RAW STORY hopes to get permission to post the video, or at least audio, today or tomorrow.

Ok, I'm not right wing guy by any means, and I would say the same thing if a Democrat had won in the fashion Bush did, It's time to get over it.

[ryan8472]

Not much we can do about that now (the election that is)...

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Ok, I'm not right wing guy by any means, and I would say the same thing if a Democrat had won in the fashion Bush did, It's time to get over it.

Well, with all due respect, it was a crime what the R machine did in Florida and they managed to do it again in 2004. So, should everyone just collectively say "oh well, they stole from us twice - but its okay" - that is BS. I mean if someone robbed you house twice and through your own work years later you caught them, would you be so forgiving I think you probably would not - I certainly would not be.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, with all due respect, it was a crime what the R machine did in Florida and they managed to do it again in 2004. So, should everyone just collectively say "oh well, they stole from us twice - but its okay" - that is BS. I mean if someone robbed you house twice and through your own work years later you caught them, would you be so forgiving I think you probably would not - I certainly would not be.

Well, you're right on that. I guess I was trying to say that I know what happened, and I've heard about it 1000 times. But that doesnt make it right.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Well, you're right on that. I guess I was trying to say that I know what happened, and I've heard about it 1000 times. But that doesnt make it right.

I know - and ya know I wan't be snappy with ya

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I know - and ya know I wan't be snappy with ya

Oh, no offense taken. As they say in Australia, NO WORRIES MATE

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Carter...0_el_0922.html

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter delivered a shocker at an American University panel in Washington Monday: RAW STORY has learned he told the crowd he was certain Al Gore won the 2000 presidential election.

There is "no doubt in my mind that Gore won the election," the erstwhile President declared, saying the 2000 election process "failed abysmally."

He also snubbed the Supreme Court for getting involved, saying it was "highly partisan."

RAW STORY reviewed a video clip of the event late Wednesday. The comment came in response to a question from a student who asked Carter how he felt the last two elections were handled.

In the question and answer session of his talk intended to discuss the Baker-Carter commission report on election reform, he also savaged President Bush's handling of FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Carter founded FEMA in 1979.

When I founded FEMA "we put it together with three specific commitments," Carter remarked. "One, that it would be led [by] highly trained professionals in dealing with disasters. Secondly, that it would be completely independent and not under another agency that would submerge it. And third, that it would be adequately funded."

The former president said the key reason for creating the agency was to respond to governors who asked for a consolidation of the 16 bureaucracies previously responsible for emergency relief efforts. Carter said he hoped that the changes he ordered would have remained permanent, allowing for a more effective response to a hurricane now claiming upwards of 1000 lives.

Carter agreed with Bush on one point: "I think that now is the best time not to look back on blaming about Katrina, but to try to correct the defects that have evolved in recent years and make sure it is not repeated."

RAW STORY hopes to get permission to post the video, or at least audio, today or tomorrow.

I LOVE Carter. that man has more class in his pinky than the entire GOP put together. A true humanitarian and someone who refused to play the "back scratching" games of Washington DC. Bless him, he aint afraid to call a spade a spade.