Jewish delegates walk out on Carter

A handful of Jewish delegates staged a mini protest of Jimmy Carter moments ago, walking out of the Pepsi Center as the former president appeared on stage.

"Boo, boo, boo," shouted Barbara Effman of Sunrise, holding up "thumbs down" as she exited with state Sen. Steve Geller.

"Some people have mistakenly said they consider Sen. Obama anti-Israel," Geller said. "Sen. Obama is very strong and pro-Israel. President Carter is very anti-Israel. President Carter has been very pro-Palestinian, has published books full of lies about Israel and indicating a complete lack of understanding of the mid east peace process. I certainly was not going to stick around for that."

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Barack Obama is the black Jimmy Carter

i'm anti-isreal as much as i am anti-bush, doesn't mean i'm antisemitic.

wow, a brief moment of courage at a Democratic event, who would have thought it?

[Republicans ran everything, Everything is broken.]

Republicans ran everything, Everything is broken.

Isn't it time for a Change?

gee geller, brilliant. You understand the peace process better than a man who's spent the last 30 years out in front on trying to negotiate a real peace there. You know better Fat Geller because, what, your Jewish?

I'm so happy you will be exiting the legislative process and getting back to your Broward lawyering (i think you may have mentioned once before that you are a lawyer).

no

Republicans ran everything. Everything is broken. My watch is broken.

Conclusion: Bush destroyed my Rolex!

[Kevin C.]

Why would the Democrats let someone who is anti-Israel address the convention?

Because he's only one of two Presidents they elected since 1968?

If the Jewish folks don't like Carter, then they will hate the Obama and Biden combo.

And if it hadn't been for Ross Perot, Jimmy Carter would be the ONLY President they elected since 1968.

Geller made the Carter protest up, it was time for a feeding. Mmmmmmmm,hammmmmm.

Oh no, that was Gene Smith waddling toward the buffet line, not Geller.

I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and calling it 'change'.

Change what?, I ask.

Well, we're going to change America , they say.

In what way?, I query.

We want someone new and fresh in the White House, they exclaim.

So, someone who's not a politician?, I press.

Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for Obama, they state.

So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education, raise incredible amounts of money and dominate the news and win his party's nomination for the White House - that system's all wrong?

No, no, that part of the system's okay - we just need a lot of change.

And so it goes. 'Change we can believe in.' Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In recent months, I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois , so most folks tell me they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one can really tell me why - only that he's going to change a lot of stuff. Change, change, change. I have yet to find one single person who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to be President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth - other than the fact that he claims he's going to imple-ment a lot of change.

We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, what qualifies this man to be my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?

CHANGE WHAT?

Friends, I'll be forthright with you - I believe the American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible. Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton , look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.

For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.

Here's a question - where were you five and a half years ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My son has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep. 6, 000 meals, give or take.

John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that those held longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and torture began.

Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found, and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.

Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of Annapolis , during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fond of saying 'We honor John McCain's service...BUT...', which to me is condescending and offensive - because what I hear is, 'Let's forget this man's sacrifice for his country and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more about change.'

I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants to lead America , and there's a huge difference. Factually, there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navy in 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.

Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new. Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of character, or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe 'likeability' is a higher priority for them than 'trust'. Being a prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain to be President of the United States of America - but his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES.

Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking Americans to say, 'Enough.' It is time for people of all parties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and why.

There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.

I want a President who's qualified to lead.

I want my country back, and I'm voting for John McCain.

troll

Carter used to spout pro-Israel pablum when he needed votes too. Give Obama time, and he'll reveal his true anti-Israel bent too.

[Hiram Libowitz]

Shalom my dear friends,
Please hear me and know that Barack HUSSEIN Obama is a terrorist sleeper agent.
He wants to ally with IRAN and Palestine, much like Carter.
This will be the end of Isreal.
ALL JEWS AND ZIONISTS PLEASE WAKE UP AND SEE THE END!!

[Barack "my followers are on welfare and I'm not black enough" HUSSEIN Obama]

great answer 10:20 you worthless welfare, pot smoking, baby killing, communist, gay marrying, flag burning liberal scum.
You can't even answer one of the points posted.

This is an election to determine the President of the United States. Who cares about israel as an election issue? That is just stupid. It is time to place America First for what it means to American citizens not what it can do for everyone else around the world and if you can't do that get the H_ _ _ out of here and go where your loyalty lies. Traitors.

I care about Israel as an Election issue and in a big way. It doesn't look like my party cares. Maybe John McCain will.

9:22pm

Democrats have control of both houses of Congress and have totally messed up America. That is why Nancy Pelosi's democratic-led Congress have an approval rating of an abysmal 9% much lower than Pres. Bush in the 30's.

IT'S TIME TO VOTE OUT EVERY DEMOCRAT IN CONGRESS!

JEWISH-AMERICANS FOR MCCAIN!!

JUST SAY NO TO CARTER/OBAMA!

[NPA]

Well, I stayed up to listen to Michelle, and I regret doing so. She certainly is not a motivational speaker , in fact, she said nothing new, she was repetitive and the film would have sufficed. There is not much she can say about him...after all, he hasnt accomplshed much in his lifetime. How many times can someone mention what he did in Chicago.

She needs refining, no doubt……what promising first lady is on stage with her bra strap showing????

I think this was a wasted nite for the democrats. And not one speaker impressed me enough to change who I am going to vote for....McCain still has my vote.

Ignore the sham of a convention going on in Denver for real change vote Green. Cynthia McKinney offers us a true choice of empowerment and change.

Vote GREEN.

[Ron Paul 2008]

Where is RON PAUL when you need him.

[Donald Lance]

Dr. Ron Paul is, certainly, a viable alternative to John McCain.

[get-smart]

RON PAUL would be assassinated by the Federal Reserve. The criminals in Goldman Sachs, BoA and the criminal DC congress/attorneys are the ones destroying this country.

Just watch Michelle Obama on tv.

Pretty boring scripted speech. She & Barack seem like Ivy-league elitists looking down on Americans.

First time proud to be an American, I still won't forget that at the voting booth.

[McCain]

12:34am
Pretty funny calling someone that took out student loans to go to College an elitist. Especially when John McCain, who is worth $100 million dollars, can't remember how many homes he owns.

Those are the worst type of elitists, the ones that started not wealthy and later looked down on others when they are rich and have power.

10:09 - what do you mean?

Yeah, 12:56,

The Hensley (not McCain) family built the company from the ground up in the late 60s.

Why do you hate small business success stories?

And, did you know that 7 of the top 10 richest senators are Dems?

[McBush]

Are you ready for 4 more years of McSame?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfngOsvmA0&feature=related

[Pelosi, Reid, Obama BAD for America]

Keep trying, 2:11.

Just like Obama, you can't fill a suit.

Here's Obama's whiny letter to the DOJ:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12816.html

Obama was associated with Ayers from the mid 90s to very recently. The NY Times coincidentally published the article on Ayers on 9.11 where he said he didn't do enough.

While Obama may not have been responsible for a bombing, he was on a charity board with Ayers for years including campaigning with him in Illinois.

Jim Lehrer had a good line. "I wonder if it's the altitude adjustment in Denver - this crowd seems lackadaisical and disinterested."

I think I'd rather watch PBS from now on. I'll break my new HDTV if I have to listen to that clown Chris Matthews

[Jason Straight]

There wont be any Jewish Delegates at the GOP Convention they dont allow them in.too ethnic

12:56

some took out college loans. others went to service academies and delayed professional careers to serve their country...

Carter is anti-Israel but Barack HUSSEIN Obama is not??? Don't kid yourselves. Obama wuld sell Israel down the river so fast...

How is it possible that Jewish Democrats can see Carter's "evenhandedness" approach to the Palestinians as a threat to Israel (correctly), but NOT realize that a President Barack HUSSEIN Obama would be the worst threat to Israel since the V, X, and XV Roman Legions marched up Massada?

12:56 the charge of "elitism" doesn't have to do with how much money you have. It really has to do with the intellectual pretensions that certain educated intellectuals have that says they know better that everybody else. About whatever the topic. It is about an attotude, not money or even education.

11:46
"Cynthia McKinney offers us a true choice of empowerment and change."
By "us" do you mean crazy people? Can we call the GREEN Party the "TIN FOIL Party " for now on?

7:28
So you think Obama is worse of a threat than Hitler? Hyperbole has a place but not to this extreme.

Every single pro-McSame/anti-Obama post on this blog is from the same racist "liar for hire" McToady. Does McCain have so little support that no one else even cares to defend him? His campaign manager Karl Rove has to PAY someone to pretend to be excited about 4 more years of Bush, and to dampen the nation's hope for meaningful change by posting lies and slander about a decent and honest American, Barack Obama? It's very dissapointing that one party's politics have sunk so low.

10:59 Then Hussein Obama should go back to Kenya, or wherever he was born.

Just in case you're wondering about McToady and the swiftboating liars that employ him, here's a good primer from CNN on the dirty tricks you can expect to see from them:

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/26/deceptive.campaign.practices/index.html

love it - 8:48 bashes the politics of having one person post over and over in support of their candidate and then does what? posts 9:21 not even a half hour later - get a life you dumb socialist loser

[Donald Lance]

To find out where Jimmuh's allegience is, just google Carter Center Foreign donors and you will know why he does this anti-american things. Follow the money!

[The Rock]

I like to wear women panties and I shave my legs.

[Donald Lance]

I had no idea you did that Rock. But I do it too.

[Erik Libby]

President Carter and his Atlanta Center have worked tirelessly to make sure that elections have been fair for years. He is willing to say what others will not about the lack of even-handedness in the plight of Palestinians. He is also equally aware of how the PLO, Hamas, Fatah groups talk about Palestinian rights while enriching themselves only.
Its time for the other 22 Arab nations surrounding Israel to step up and give real financial support, and land to the "displaced Palestinians." They are treated better in Israel, a dmeocracy than in the dictatorships in all other Arab countries.

[Erik Libby]

sorry Democracy