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For sale: Baseball signed by good buddies Carter and Castro
2004-02-18
Hat tip: Begging to Differ. No direct link to item--it is near bottom of page, fifth block from bottom.
HISTORIC BASEBALL AND PHOTO
(Catalog Number 68)

During President and Mrs. Carter’s historic trip to Cuba in 2002, they attended a baseball game with the Cuban team. After the game, President Castro signed this baseball for the leader of President Carter’s Secret Service detail. The baseball has also been signed by President Carter and is offered with a photo of President Carter and President Castro.

Donor: The Carter Center
Value: $2,500.00

Current high bid: $0.00*
Calling either one of these idiots "President" is repugnant. Must be fun to be on Carter’s Secret Service and cavort with Communist dictators.
Posted by:Dar

#6  He should've took it over to North Korea with him and got Kimmie to sign it too.

"Oh look, Huk! Mister Carter brought something for the stew."
Posted by: Pappy   2004-2-18 6:14:36 PM  

#5  Sounds like Jimmah made Secret Service guy fork over the ball to be used as a fund raiser for his noble cause/causes? Why doesn't that surprise me?
He should've took it over to North Korea with him and got Kimmie to sign it too.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-2-18 4:15:55 PM  

#4  Fidel went bad... he should have worked on his swing.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-2-18 4:05:25 PM  

#3  Whew! For a moment there, I was afraid you meant Gary Carter.

I've got a couple of his autographs from when I was a kid. I remember him consistently staying on the field longer than any other player, pre-game, to sign autographs, chat with reporters, and answer little kids' questions about how to be a good catcher. I would have hated to hear that he was chummy with Castro, who, despite all the reasons to dislike the guy, sure seems to appreciate good baseball.
Posted by: Dripping Sarcasm   2004-2-18 3:52:32 PM  

#2  Here's the link: http://www.beggingtodiffer.com/archives/2004_02.html#000898
Posted by: BTD Greg   2004-2-18 3:29:40 PM  

#1  We should start using Carter's Secret Service detail to put assassins in place. Imagine -- Castro, Little Kimmy, Chirac -- all of them have been up-close and personal with Carter!

Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-2-18 2:52:52 PM  

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