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freshwest

(53,661 posts)
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 02:03 PM Nov 2013

UPDATED: Jason Carter to Run for Governor of Georgia [View all]

Last edited Thu Nov 7, 2013, 06:12 PM - Edit history (1)

Remember this?

Obama meets 47% video guy



By REID J. EPSTEIN - 2/14/13

DECATUR, Ga. -- President Obama on Thursday met the man who made "47 percent" part of Mitt Romney's legacy.

Obama and opposition researcher James Carter, who released the infamous Romney fundraiser video, met backstage before Obama's education event here, Carter's cousin, Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter, told POLITICO.

Upon being introduced and told of James Carter's role in the 47 percent video, Obama jumped forward to embrace him.

"Thank you, thank you so much," Obama told James Carter, his cousin said...

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/02/obama-meets-video-guy-157065.html

Jason and James are President Carter's grandsons. I'd love to see Carter bring Georgia back to sanity. Maybe he'll go down the same road as Jimmy Carter?

Here's where I heard this good news, please go and rec and comment on babylonsister's thread:

Jimmy Carter’s Grandson Running For Governor of Georgia

http://swampland.time.com/2013/11/07/jimmy-carters-grandson-running-for-governor/

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023996105

Wonders never cease...

UPDATE with photos:

With his family:



With Jimmy Carter:



Thanks to pacalo for posting it on that original thread.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023996105#post34

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