Jimmy Carter says democracy is dead: US is ‘oligarchy’ You need at least $200 million to run for president

September 24, 2015 By administrator

Image: Former Pres. Jimmy Carter speaks to Oprah Winfrey about the state of U.S. democracy (Screen capture)

BY DAVID FERGUSON

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, former President Jimmy Carter said that the United States is an oligarchy now, not a Democracy, where the wealthy hold sway over the government.

The Daily Mail reported that the former chief executive said he would never be able to run for president today because of the immense cost involved — a minimum outlay of $200 to $300 million to run for the highest office in the land.

“There’s no way now for you to get a Democratic or Republican nomination without being able to raise $200 or $300 million or more. I would not be inclined to do that, and I would not be capable of doing it,” he said.

“We’ve become now an oligarchy instead of a democracy,” he continued, “and I think that’s been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system that I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Carter — who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 — announced earlier this summer that he is fighting liver cancer that has spread to his brain.

The Plains, Georgia, native was elected 39th president in 1976.

Source: rawstory.com

US Election: Ben Carson Does Not Believe a Muslim Should Be President

September 20, 2015 By administrator

by Ed Demaria NBCNEWS

Dr. Ben Carson

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said he would not support a Muslim as President of the United States.

Responding to a question on “Meet the Press,” the retired neurosurgeon said, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”

He also said that Islam, as a religion, is incompatible with the Constitution.

Carson, who is near the top of several early presidential polls, said a president’s faith should matter depending on what that faith is. “If it’s inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter,” he clarified.

Carson’s comments come days after another Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, did not distance himself from a questioner at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire who accused President Obama of being a foreign-born Muslim and called Muslims a “problem” in the United States. Carson said he has “no reason to doubt” that President Obama was born in the United States and is a Christian.

Many times in the past, Trump has questioned Obama’s birthplace and American citizenship.

On “Meet the Press,” Trump was asked if he was comfortable with a Muslim being president. Trump responded, “It’s something that at some point could happen.” The real estate mogul continued, “Would I be comfortable? I don’t know if we have to address it right now.”

On the topic of foreign policy, he said he would use “every resource available” when dealing with ISIS in Iraq. However, he was hesitant to commit to using U.S. troops in Syria.

He hopes to drive ISIS out of Iraq and into Syria, which would put them in a fight solely with the Assad government.

“I would be in favor of pushing them [ISIS] up into Syria, because there’s going to be a lot of conflict, obviously, with them there,” Carson said. “Let them fight each other.”

Donald Trump banned from major event over menstruation jibe at Megyn Kelly

August 8, 2015 By administrator

Conservative activist Erick Erickson, organizer of RedState Gathering, says mogul went ‘too far’ in discussing Fox News moderator’s tough questioning

Donald Trump has been officially banned from one of the biggest gatherings of conservative activists after implying he received hostile questioning during the first Republican presidential debate because the television moderator was menstruating.

Trump was uninvited from the RedState Gathering late on Friday after saying in a CNN interview that Fox News’s Megyn Kelly “had blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever”, while questioning him during Thursday night’s debate.

The real estate mogul had been scheduled to appear at a special tailgate at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta at the close of RedState Gathering on Saturday night.

Erick Erickson, the organizer of the event and a major conservative activist tweeted late on Friday night, “I have rescinded my invitation to Mr. Trump. While I have tried to give him great latitude, his remark about Megyn Kelly was a bridge too far.”

In a follow-up blog post, Erickson amplified why he was disinviting Trump: “there are even lines blunt talkers and unprofessional politicians should not cross,” he wrote. “Decency is one of those lines.”

On Saturday morning, Trump used Twitter to attempt a clarification of his remark. He tweeted: “Re Megyn Kelly quote: ‘you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever’ (NOSE). Just got on w/thought”.

The falling-out marked the first major break with Trump from a key figure in the mainstream conservative movement. Republican strategist Matt Mackowiak told