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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 01:58 AM
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Where's Jimmy Carter?
Has Carter said anything since Nov. 2nd?
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KaliTracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 01:59 AM
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1. he gave an interview on Terri Gross, I believe
but memory is hazy - it was after the elections -- if not on Fresh Air, it was on something on NPR....
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:02 AM
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3. And did he mention election fraud?
His organization monitors elections all over the world.

Before 11/2 he was warning us that something wasn't right.

I'm wondering if he's spoken out since the election, in regards all the information that's come out?
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KaliTracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:01 AM
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2. Talk of the Nation December
Interview: Jimmy Carter discusses democracy, politics and his new book, "Sharing Good Times"
Date: 12/09/2004

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/book-ent_RelatedEntries.asp (scroll down a little for the archive) -- I have no clue what is in this interview!
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Senator Lamb Donating Member (492 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:03 AM
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5. ironic you say that
Ive seen him everywhere: Larry King, Chris Matthews, etc....
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:03 AM
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4. he's been all over
I saw him on Hardball. I think he was on the Today Show, and Jay Leno, among others. I still love him, but he hasn't made a peep about the situation, as far as I know.
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:17 AM
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9. Tavis Smiley
Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 02:17 AM by xxqqqzme
interviewed him on Thursday. I missed the first 5 minutes but the election wasn't talked about after I tuned in.
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:19 AM
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10. Don't you think it's a little weird....
if he's been on all these shows and hasn't mentioned election fraud? Kinda makes you think he's copiloting Kerry's stealth bomber.
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KaliTracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:03 AM
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6. I think the interview I was thinking about originally was one
by Cokie Roberts -- she interviewed a bunch of past presidents. but this was in October

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4120748
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:04 AM
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7. I saw him interviewed by Tim Russert last week some time
Just as Carter declared that Iraq was an unjustified war, Russert cut him off to go to a commercial. Carter was leaning forward and quietly forceful as he looked Russert dead in the eye to make his assertion. And then *poof*.
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garybeck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:06 AM
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8. wow. did he mention problems with our election at all?
It seems like he should be on the forefront of this, he should be one of our leaders in the election fraud fight.

Unless he's part of the "stealth" plan to keep it under the radar unilt the right moment.

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KaliTracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 06:45 AM
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16. Yes, the silence from everyone tells me
that somehow they are waiting for the right moment or something....
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 02:30 AM
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11. He's been promoting a book
He's done a series of media appearances: Charlie Rose, Hardball, NPR shows, several others. He has offered some criticisms of Kerry (not bashing) and says Al Gore would have had the best chance of winning in 2004. Apparently he pressed Gore hard to run for the nomination.
I don't recall his mentioning election problems recently. Before the election even took place, he had said conditions in the US wouldn't even warrant monitoring by the Carter Center, since the lack of fairness and transparency in the system is so pervasive.
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EuroObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 05:41 AM
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12. Did he really say that?
>>Before the election even took place, he had said conditions in the US wouldn't even warrant monitoring by the Carter Center, since the lack of fairness and transparency in the system is so pervasive.<<

Is there a source for this quote?
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imenja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 05:55 AM
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14. yes
Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 05:58 AM by imenja
Search the archives for the Diane Rehm show on wamu.org
I heard him say it on her radio show. However, I recall seeing in televised on CSPAN and they were discussing it during the break. I know he's said it elsewhere as well. By the way, if you're not familiar with the Diane Rehm show, give it a listen. She's great. The show is very informative.
If you don't hear it there, try a google search or the archives of the Charlie Rose show.
Edit: The show was some time ago, so if he's been on Diane Rehm recently, it's not that broadcast. Diane always gets calls from readers asking about election fraud though, so if he's been on as part of this recent book tour, it would probably be worth listening to that broadcast as well.
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Kurovski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 06:20 AM
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15. I recall him saying the same thing in 2000 as well.
It is stunning to hear that from him, isn't it?

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jbnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 08:40 AM
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19. It was this letter to Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52800-2004Sep26.html

Still Seeking a Fair Florida Vote

By Jimmy Carter
Monday, September 27, 2004; Page A19

<snip>

A partial answer to the other question is that some basic international requirements for a fair election are missing in Florida.

The most significant of these requirements are:

• A nonpartisan electoral commission or a trusted and nonpartisan official who will be responsible for organizing and conducting the electoral process before, during and after the actual voting takes place. Although rarely perfect in their objectivity, such top administrators are at least subject to public scrutiny and responsible for the integrity of their decisions. Florida voting officials have proved to be highly partisan, brazenly violating a basic need for an unbiased and universally trusted authority to manage all elements of the electoral process.

• Uniformity in voting procedures, so that all citizens, regardless of their social or financial status, have equal assurance that their votes are cast in the same way and will be tabulated with equal accuracy. Modern technology is already in use that makes electronic voting possible, with accurate and almost immediate tabulation and with paper ballot printouts so all voters can have confidence in the integrity of the process. There is no reason these proven techniques, used overseas and in some U.S. states, could not be used in Florida.

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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 05:53 AM
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13. Just got traded to the Nets. Oops wrong Carter.
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AtLiberty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 06:59 AM
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17. On Larry King, Carter said (with a big grin)...
Edited on Mon Dec-20-04 07:00 AM by AtLiberty
...that he was certain the Bush Administration wouldn't allow The Carter Center to monitor the elections in Iraq. Obviously he's aware of the tone and mentality of the Bushies.

To my knowledge, Carter hasn't commented on the 2004 election.

If you haven't already, please write The Carter Center, telling them that while their work around the world is a just and noble cause, the promotion of open, free and fair elections should begin right here on our soil.
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malatesta1137 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-04 07:48 AM
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18. nevermind Carter
WHERE IS JOHN KERRY?
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