Obama can transform America's image, says Jimmy Carter

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Obama can transform America's image, says Jimmy Carter
By Toby Harnden in Washington
Last Updated: 11:59AM BST 30/04/2008

Former President Jimmy Carter has given Barack Obama a major boost by calling for the bitter Democratic nomination battle to end on June 3rd and speaking glowingly of his ability to “transform the image” of America.

Mr Carter did not formally endorse Mr Obama but in an interview with The Daily Telegraph made crystal clear where his sympathies lie. He even sketched out the kind of inaugural address the first black United States president could deliver:

"If the first statement he made was while I’m president of the United States we will never torture another prisoner and while I’m President of the United States we will never go to war unless our own security is directly threatened...it would transform the image of the United States in the minds of many people around the world.


Coming from the most distinguished of some 300 uncommitted "super-delegates” - the Democratic party leaders who will crown their party’s nominee - Mr Carter’s new public stance is a blow to Hillary Clinton’s chances of winning the White House.

"I don’t see any reason at all to continue after June 3rd when we know who got the most pledged delegates, who got the most popular votes, who won the most states and so forth,” said Mr Carter, 83.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/1907961/Hillary-Clinton-and-Barack-Obama-must-not-battle-on-too-long,-says-Jimmy-Carter.html

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

1. Good for you, Mr. President ! n/t

[WA98296]

2. No point in waiting President Carter, please endorse Senator Obama formally! (:

[DangerousRhythm]

3. I love this guy.

Of course I'd love him just a drop more if he'd actually endorse, but this is about as good as we can expect, I think. :)

[ihelpu2see]

4. President Carter is awsome.

[cali]

5. but, but, but Obama threw Carter under the bus

or so they lyin' hillbots say.

[invictus]

6. K & R. GOBAMA!