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I could care less about who wins in the battle of Bush & Blair vs Carter. Jimmy Carter, former president and general do-gooder has called George Bush and Tony Blair both names, and the White House has responded by telling Carter that they are rubber and he is glue. Apparently Tony Blair is too busy looking for a new job to respond. This is just an analysis of how this story is being covered by each of these news organizations.
On the Al Jazeera website this story is on the front page of the Americas section of their site next to a picture of former president Carter. There is also no reaction from Bush or the White House, or any other context with which to interpret the statements that Carter made. Al Jazeera it seems, would like to have Carters comments stand on their own as "facts." http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/83158325-ED20-44D1-AFF8-B4F0CE376F3D.htm
There is also a link to this story on the FoxNews homepage. There is also a SPEAKOUT!! link right next to it so that the angered readers will have a place to opine in a respectful manner about this news story. Apparently this news story is much discussed by the readers of FoxNews. The jounalism is mostly one-sided in this article with lots of statements from the White House and a title that demeans Carter itself. At least they have the reader's comments included so prominently, so that you can see all the sides of this story it you really want to look for them. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274140,00.html
The BBC article is unique in that it notes how rare heated exchanges are in US history between incumbent and prior presidents. It is also the only article that mentions Carter as the winner of a 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. The article was found on the front page of the American section of their site. Both the Carter statements and the White House reaction are included. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6675557.stm
The New York Times article is unremarkable all around, it has Carters side and the White House covered. However I did have to search for Jimmy Carter in their database before I could find the article. Apparently they don't find this as news worthy as the other organizations. Perhaps their readers see this as nothing more than a news story grabbed by journalists in search of a story that can be molded to fit their purposes. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/washington/21carter.html?_r=1&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fC%2fCarter%2c%20Jimmy&oref=slogin
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There used to be a time when ex-presidents refused to comment on current presidents. Jimmy Carter blew that concept out of the water with his ill advised comments. He was the worst prez ever. If it were up to him, we would still be in the cold war. Go pick some peanuts and build some homes you moron. We won't even get into that other moron Al Gore. I thank god every day he lost the election.
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