CARTER SAYS: Secretart Rice "Not Telling the Truth"

[MiniMe]

Sorry Guys, this is from Comcast and I can't copy and paste, so I'll just type a few sentences. btw, I LOVE Jimmy.

http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/general/2008/04/16/NEWS-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-CARTER-DC/

Former US President Jimmy Carter accused Secretart Rice about not telling the truth about warnings that she said that her department gave Carter not to speak to Hamas before a Middle East Trip.

He goes on to say in the article that he isn't calling her a liar, but she did lie about this.

[spanone]

1. that's my jimmy!

[Mags]

2. Good for him, and I sure believe him over Rice, most will.

[mike_c]

3. condi rice lied?!

I'm shocked! :rofl:

[ljm2002]

Way to go, President Carter!

It's about time someone took on this gang of thugs and called it like it is.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

4. Here are the first 4 paragraphs...

ATLANTA — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of not telling the truth about warnings she said her department gave Carter not to speak to Hamas before a Middle East trip.

The State Department has said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch, the top U.S. diplomat for the Middle East, issued the warning before Carter, a veteran of Middle East diplomacy, went on his trip last week.

Rice said in Kuwait on Tuesday: "We counseled President Carter against going to the region and particularly against having contact with Hamas."

"President Carter has the greatest respect for ... Rice and believes her to be a truthful person. However, perhaps inadvertently, she is continuing to make a statement that is not true," a statement issued by the Carter center in Atlanta said on Wednesday.

http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/general/2008/04/16/NEWS-PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL-CARTER-DC/

[MiniMe]

13. Thanks, the comcast link I use is in an html link and it didn't want to copy.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

18. very welcome...

:hi:

[jbnow]

29. Condi was probably tired each time she said it. nt

[asjr]

5. SecreTART is correct.

[MiniMe]

9. Oops. LOL. I think I'll leave it that way even though I could correct it

The best typo I ever made. :rofl:

[asjr]

17. I had not laughed today until

I saw that. Thank you.

[Ikonoklast]

30. I had to go back and re-read that.

Freudian slip; your subconscious made you tell the truth!

:rofl:

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

32. Secretart - PERFECT!!!

Lol!

[happydreams]

35. Give in to your inner Freudian slips! That is a DUooozy!

:rofl: :rofl: :applause: :applause:

[Rhiannon12866]

6. K&R! It's about time somebody called her on her lies! Thank you, President Carter!

:patriot:

[Solly Mack]

7. I'm not saying she's full of shit, but she does tend to draw flies

[elizfeelinggreat]

16. LOL!

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

8. Not the first time she has lied.

[bdamomma]

22. and probably not the last time either.

good for President Carter.

[deminks]

10. Who could have imagined that Rice would not tell the truth?

go Jimmy.

[Warpy]

11. I posted that last night

There was no way Carter was going to do something that controversial without State Department knowledge and approval. He's way past the age where he's interested in gallivanting around trying to hotdog diplomacy.

I'm astonished by the naivety of some of the posters on DU.

Perhaps Spoiled Rice simply wasn't notified by the rest of the State Department. It's not like she's actually being allowed to approve or veto anything there any more.

[Richard Steele]

12. Carter's toenail clippings have more integrity and honesty in them than Condaleeza has ever had. K&R

[Supersedeas]

14. it's only a historical lie, don't impugn her integrity with Condi's own words

[Uncle Joe]

15. I trust Jimmy Carter

Thanks for the thread, MiniMe

[MiniMe]

19. Even when he was President he was honest to a fault, maybe too honest

When he sent in the choppers to try to rescue the Iranian hostages, and the chopper went down, the man got on TV and took the entire blame onto himself. He said something like it was my decision and it turned out poorly. Can you imagine * doing anything like that?

[Uncle Joe]

20. I believe that was the last time the buck stopped at the Oval Office.

If * did it, I would probably become afraid because surely I would be living in a an episode of the Twilight Zone.

[horseshoecrab]

21. I trust Jimmy too! n/t

[notadmblnd]

23. hmmmmm.. who to believe... who to believe....

Condi the proven liar, or Jimmy Carter. I think I'll put my faith in Carter.

[colonel odis]

24. he'd make a great secretary of state, president carter would.

[NewJeffCT]

41. The Freepers would have a meltdown on that!

They hate Carter almost as much as Clinton.

[bdamomma]

25. this is not news, but did you guys know Jimmy Carter was the

only President that Castro admired.

[Ignis]

26. Any non-Comcast links for this story yet? (nt)

[MiniMe]

27. Here is something from the Carter Center

http://www.cartercenter.com/news/pr/middle_east_statement_042308.html

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Statement From The Carter Center on President Carter's Middle East Trip

23 April 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Deanna Congileo
[e-mail]


ATLANTA....President Carter has the greatest respect for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and believes her to be a truthful person. However, perhaps inadvertently, she is continuing to make a statement that is not true. No one in the State Department or any other department of the U.S. government ever asked him to refrain from his recent visit to the Middle East or even suggested that he not meet with Syrian President Assad or leaders of Hamas.

Before leaving on the extended visit to monitor an election in Nepal and then to visit Israel, the West Bank, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, President Carter placed a telephone call to Ms. Rice to describe his itinerary and to inform her of his intended conversations. She was in Europe and her deputy returned his call. They had a very pleasant discussion for about fifteen minutes, during which he never made any of the negative or cautionary comments described above. He never talked to anyone else.

[Ignis]

37. Excellent! Thanks for the link. (nt)

[Jack Rabbit]

28. No one could have imagined Condi would actually lie to us

So what else is new?

[MiniMe]

31. Evening bump

[Stuart G]

33. It wouldn't be the first time she didn't tell the truth.

[lovuian]

34. it wouldn't be the first time Jimmy

He really jumped in the frying pan on this one

[Jamastiene]

36. I absolutely looooovvveeee

the Freudian slip there: Secretart Rice

:rofl:

[jazzjunkysue]

38. Good. This will prove that the B* admin has no real authority and cannot

defend itself.

Jimmy's taking over all of tehir jobs right now, because none of the boobs in the white house or capital are able or willing to do it.

This is beautiful. Just do what has to be done. Don't wait for the impeachment: Just ignore this pathetic escuse for an administration and save the world from us.

Amen.

[Supersedeas]

43. accountability - not this Admin and especially not Condi Rice

[earth mom]

39. Not the first time Condi's lied.

:puke:

[The Call Up]

40. Good Job President Carter!!

Show her to be the lying, dishonest, neo-con that she is.

[L0oniX]

42. Rice lied? No surprise there. That's all she ever does. Why expect anything else from that snake.

:grr: