What Is Wrong With Jimmy Carter? The Ex President Embraces Sponsors Of Murder and Terror
Jimmy Carter was a below average President, but he was an intelligent man with the nation’s interests at heart. That chapter in his life is over. He is clearly an obstructionist to the national interests. His defiance of State Department wishes shows that he is more interested in himself than the nation at large.
The fact that Carter would meet and embrace a Hamas leader is indicative of his betrayal of American interests. President Carter, as ex President, is offering solace and support to a terrorist government that has embraced the savage murder of civilians as a policy of its tiny and distorted dictatorship. President Carter needs to face reality, the reality that these are the same types of terrorists who destroyed his own chances of getting a second term by their defiance of the norm of international relations. Now, he thumbs his nose not just at the Bush administration, but at the Democrats and Republicans who urged him not to go, not to reward the killers.
This is a painful moment in the retired life of Jimmy Carter. It is a sad moment for the American dialogue overseas. It will be an even sadder moment when he meets soon with the Supreme Hamas leader in Syria.
Former Presidents who served our country deserve our respect. President Carter and his erratic and anti-Semitic behavior in the last several years, has compromised himself, and at the same time, his nation.
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Larry, you could say the same thing about people who embrace the Israeli government, which also kills civilians displaced from their land. Hamas was democratically elected. I thought Bush wanted to usher in democracy in the Arabiac lands. Flip flop?
I compromise myself each night just before I go to sleep.
I feel so dirty afterward, but I just can’t stop.
Jimmy Carter was a complete embarrassment as President. Other than his good work with Habitat for Humanity, nothing has changed. He’s been a loose cannon in his after life. Former Presidents should not be self-proclaimed emissaries of the US. They should not be allowed to represent the US in delicate foreign policy situations unless officially sponsored by the sitting President and part of an overall US strategy.
What do Jimmy Carter and Mel Gibson have in common? According to Larry Kane both are anti-Semitic. According to much of the mainstream in America and around the world, both are devoted Christian men, who have done much charitable work, and have distiquished themselves with great accomplishments. Both also have personal flaws and have experienced lapses in judgement during their lives.
Larry has yet to charge the Reverend Wright as being anti-Semitic, even though he’s on video spewing anti- Semitic rhetoric and has never apologised for it. We must ask, would Barrack Obama have talked to Larry last week if Larry had the courage to have called his minister an anti-Semite in is column? Of course not!
It’s clear Larry likes to allege anti-Semitism only when it’s a safe target and won’t cost him professionally. Otherwise, he should have been all over Reverend Wright, as many courageous Jews have been from the first day Wright’s hate filled anit Semitic rhetoric came to light. In fact, I dare Larry to utter one critical word about the good Reverend Wright, it just won’t happen!
Larry and I are pals from wayback in our high school days. Say Hallelujah!
Interesting Rev. Wright and Jimmy Carter both Obama supporters.
Jimmy Carter suffers from BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome). He’s so consumed with BushHate that he will do anything and take any position that is opposite of the Bush administration.
He’s the Benedict Arnold of our time.
Since when is speaking to an elected government equivalent to “embracing” that government? Larry, you should be ashamed of the misleading title you gave to your post. (You do have a dictionary, right? “Embracing” is under “E.”)
Carter may not always make the best decisions, but simply talking to Hamas doesn’t mean he’s “embracing” them. And it doesn’t make him an anti-semite, which is a charge you should level carefully, not indiscriminately, or it will lose its effectiveness.
Doesn’t Jimma have to show us his income tax returns before he goes off to embrace these Hamas leaders? If nothing else I would like to know if he is keeping up with the Clintons.
Larry, just because Jimma has a problem with Israel’s politics doesn’t automatically mean he is anti-semitic.
He is a nut job, for sure, but branding him anti-semitic is you being a little too sensitive. I’m tired of being sensitive. It’s like walking on egg shells out here in the real world. If one treads too hard, “crack” a law suit, a protest or a riot. It’s always can’t say that or don’t do that because it will upset someone or some group. Just look at the furor Obama created with his “bitter” remark. Although in reality I didn’t see any white small town religious gun toters out on the street protesting. That was you journalists stirring up that pot of hooey.
What’s baffling is that I can’t discern any reason for the trip. The only constituency that would see any good from it must be Ralph Nader’s.
Larry, your blog’s clock needs to be updated to DST!
SteveMg, I didn’t know they were still driving corvairs in the middle east.
This guy is shameless.You’d think being the worst President in our history would be enough to keep him holed up somewhere but nooo……At least his brother had a sense of humor.
What’s really ashame is that the Democrat-Media Complex touts Benedict Carter as a “great statesman”, when he just goes into countries for his own self-aggrandizement and either mucks things up, sides with the communists, or takes the anti-American position.
And of course it appears that the foreign country loves him – of course they do – he takes the anti-American position they espouse.
Joe, I’m glad you didn’t oversimply or distort the issue in your insightful analysis of it. You are the one voice of the American position. I’m just glad Obama didn’t support the anti-American position of invading Iraq under false pretenses and getting 4,000+ American soliders killed as a consequence. Or was that the American position?
Hey Leo, I like Joe’s assessment of Carter. Carter is out there on his own trying to recreate his legacy. He knows history will not be kind to him.
As for Obama, I’m not sure he had enough information about America when he voted against the war. His idea of America consisted of life in Hawaii, life with Rev. Wright and life at Harvard. That kind of exposure to “American life” can be equated to Tiger Woods teeing it up at the Masters while the rest of us are playing Cobbs Creek. We can all say we are playing golf but the experience for Tiger is quite different than the experience for us. At least Tiger doesn’t come across as an elitist.
Ed, funny, in your hurry to paint Obama as an elitist you left out the parts about Kansas and Chicago. And was he on vacation in Hawaii? Hawaii is not a state? C’mon. Be intellectually honest.
And Obama didn’t vote against the war. He was running for Senate at the time, and he made his opposition plain. It was McCain and Hillary who loved the idea.
Why is everyone overlooking the fact that Carter was there for the Camp David accords that brought Sadat and Begin together? That may be one of the only things he did actually accomplish during his presidency. He may be trying to broaden that, but it’s not only for his greater glorificaiton. He does actually get some respect from both sides in that area, and it’s because he isn’t a jingoistic nincompoop. He understands that there are deep set problems there that won’t be solved by ignoring them or waiving an Amercian flag in everyone’s face. Give him some credit.
Leo, this is how stupid I am. You mean all this rhetoric from Obama about being against the war is just rhetoric. Could have fooled me. So he didn’t even have to make a “real” decision about the war. It was just a what if or to be more accurate a what I would have done. Not too convincing if you ask me. As for Chicago, I did mention Rev. Wright, and Hawaii I guess technically you’re right but free schooling at a prestigious prep school and living in paradise…….not quite a hardship.
Forget Jimmy Carter he is not worth arguing about unless you are talking about his proficiency with a hammer.
Ed, he had to make a decision about his position in a primary field running against a number of other candidates for the Democratic slot on the ticket for that seat. It was a real decision, but it admittedly wasn’t a vote on the floor of the Senate. He gave speeches about his position at the time he was running. But that’s such old news there is nothing controversial about it. It just goes to show how ill-informed some people are.
Hawaii may be pretty, but you can’t eat the scenery. People there have to work, too, you know.
And you’re right. History will obviously look at Bush, not Carter, as the one who was right on policy in the Middle East.
Leo, I’m sure that I am not the only one who thought Obama voted against the war. I mean for Christ’s sake I buy a thirty thousand dollar car and don’t go to the assembly line to make sure I get what was advertised. Give me a break! Obama advertises that he is against the war with a fervor that only someone who has stood up to the general consensus could do, yet he voted for money to see the that the surge went through. I don’t hear anything about that “real” vote.
Your sarcastic remarks are beneath you. Bush and Carter will be judged in history not today.
James Earl Carl, the true holder of the title “worst president of the 20th century” is just trying to be remembered as something other than the seventh stooge. His presidency was no less than a total disaster and failure. Let’s take a look.. Oil crisis, Iran, double digit interest rates,hostages,hostage rescue disaster,3 mile island. Jimmy, I hear Planters is looking for a new “Mr Peanut”. Perhaps you should audition?
That would be James Earl Carter. Sorry for the typo
Larry, I’m begging you for a new topic!!!
Please Larry change the topic,everyone just witnessed Hillary obliterate barry obama in the debate.
what a performance,Hillary was focused and hit a grand slam and pitched a perfect game.
Jack, were you watching what I was? That wasn’t a debate. That was a FoxNews hit job on both candidates. There was virtually nothing about substantive issues. McCain won tonight.
Chicle, so did Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN and CNN is probably the most blatant and biased toward the Dems. Both boxed themselves in on Iraq immediate pullout and “no new taxes”. It was a pander-fest and they got called on it.
BTW, 4 months ago I was convinced this was the Dems election to lose and no Republican could win because of the Bush legacy. Now I beginning to think this may be McCain’s election to lose as both Obama and HRC have been exposed. Dems, don’t distress, you have the numbers, the press and McCain is a ticking timebomb.
Chiclettooth-Ya gotta admit that Baraq stumbled quite a bit.I guess he needs a prepared speech to work his magic.
Jack Russell, a few month ago I was ready to change parties just to vote against Hillary. Now, after all I have learned about Obama, his friends, and his eletist attitude, I wonder what I could have been thinking to want to support him. I’m actually rooting for Hillary now (but will vote McCain in 201 days), and hope she beats the crap out of the Brown Bomber in Pennsylvania!
Although I believe Carter drank the liberal Kool-Aide long ago, I also believe that he is doing what he is with Hamas in order to pin down, once and for all, just what Hamas and the PLO types want so that he can then go to Israel, sit down with the Israelis and lay out the deal. Possibly, there may be something in the deal for everyone. Otherwise, of course, Israel has every right to protect and defend itself from terrorism…thus, Israel will be able to use Carter’s attempts at peace to first, negotiate in good faith, and if such final negotiation fails, then to massively and without pulling any punches, totally wipe out Hamas and its terrorists just as Joshua did so.
George,you’re right barry obama is another john kerry,Hillary is the tougher candidate and should be the nominee anybody that watched the debate can see that.
If Mccain beats Hillary in november that’s politics,and god bless him.
If HRC beats McCain, God better bless America.
Larry, were you embarrassed by the performance of Charlie and George as moderators and “journalists”? What would you say in their defense? Were they “just following orders”? I look to you for your insider perspective on this one as a former newscaster.
Leo,Leo,Leo there you (and the obamanites) go again pointing the finger at others when barry looks bad,Hillary answered the same questions without bumbling and stumbling with the answers for a ‘great speaker’ barry looked like john kerry last night,the debate showed who the stronger candidate was last night and hopefully the democratic party wakes up and smells coffee before it is too late.
Thank you for putting my thoughts into words.
I hate the thought of the “woman scorned” getting into the White House after her husband was impeached for lying to the GRAND JURY, and for having an affair while “working” with an employee of the US Government. She said she would make her impeached husband an ambassador of the world. YIKES!
GOD bless us always.
JR, she did? Does she hate the flag? Does Bill’s pardoning of Weather Underground members taint her campaign? With her eyes darting everywhere? Meanwhile HuffPo reports she told bill the “screw” the white middle class in 1995. Where was that? Oh, it wasn’t asked because Sean Hannity didn’t tell George to ask that. Barack wasn’t as fluid as he was when he defeated her in the other 20 or so debates, but I think you’re overstating things. She’s the one who looked like Kerry when she did a shot of Crown Royal (NAFTA Canadian whiskey). That’s just like ordering swiss on a cheesesteak.
LB,
Wasting your time dude. Like Larry is color blind, JR is Clinton blind.
Yo Sandy,
Wanna hang out at da beach?
Oooj,Leo and Sandy your true colors are coming out and they are not red white and blue,you are not thinking about the party,barry obama has too much baggage, the party cannot make the same mistake they made with john kerry, you are barry obama blind.
JR
Feel free to answer the questions.
JR,
HRC has more baggage than Samsonite!
A true American would not want to return to the scandalous, impeachment years of the Clintons. I wouldn’t vote for Barry Bonds but I would consider Barry Obama.
JR,
Did you support John Kerry 4 years ago? If so, why do you throw him under the bus everyday? I know you are not good answering direct questions.
jim,jim,jim,4 years ago john kerry should have won the prize but he let the rightwingers paint him as being weak and a flip flopper and he just wasn’t tough enough and just let them frame him,this is what will happen to obama the rightwingers will paint him as not strong and a flip flopper and other charges,and john kerry had much more experience than obama and was a vietnam war hero,
that is why Hillary is stronger and tougher than barry and will not let the rightwingers push her around,and can stop a bush/chaney third term.
i’ll take the eight of clinton over the eight years of bush and so would most americans,and bill wore the flag pin.
are you sure you are not a closet republican?answer the question.
What makes you think Clinton will be any different from Bush? You’ve already seen how loyalty trumped competence in her campaign, and what makes you think she would roll back the Executive Branch encroachments on our checks and balances. Expediency is the one word operating system. She be trying so hard to prop up her CinC cred that she’ll let the generals walk all over her so they don’t complain. She’ll make sure the DOJ remains the President’s personal law firm to keep the Republicans from launching the inevitable investigations after the certain mid terrm election catastrophe. No healthcare plan of hers will get anywhere near the floor because it will be toxic to both sides who will simply resume the fight where they left off in the mid 90′s.
Obama has done a much better and braver job of facing up to his flaws and his negatives than either McCain or Clinton. No President will be perfect, but I certainly think Obama will be a fair and intelligent President.
JR,
You still haven’t answered FJ’s questions or mine.
Wearing an American Flag on your lapel does not make you a great American. Neither does having several scandals and impeachment proceedings while in office.
HRC may be overtly tougher than Obama but that doesn’t necessarily make her a better President. In fact she’s trying so hard to appear tougher than Obama that she’s repeated lied about snipers in Bosnia. If she gets a call at 3AM she’s likely to tell them it’s a wrong number and roll over and go back to sleep. God knows she needs her beauty sleep. Frankly, I don’t trust her. I do not trust her husband. We need a dramatic change in this country, not the same old culprits. If you are afraid of a man of color being President than that’s your deal. I just want what is best for the party and the country.
So you supported John Kerry 4 years ago but throw him under the bus daily now. 4 years from now will you be doing that with HRC?
SteveMG — SNAP! You are right on point, sir. I’d be even less charitable. Hillary would be too distracted sitting at the desk where Bill was getting hummers to get anything done. How could she possibly make good decisions sitting in that chair?
Would she make all interns wear chastity belts? Have the Secret Service keep Bill away from them?
JR,
Answer any of the questions that have been presented to you in the last 3 months. John Kerry is no longer an issue.
If HRC is your candidate, that’s fine. If you make an argument, be prepared to defend your position with something other than irrelevant history or smoke and mirrors.
don’t throw the race card at jack russell it wont work,i don’t know why are you afraid of a woman or is it just Hillary, she is all bussiness and not a quitter and that is why she is still has a great chance to get the prize,she apologized about bosnia gen Wes Clark said she was in a war zone,and to take personal shots at her is silly and shows your frustration with barry,Hillary will never throw her grandmom under the bus, barry obama has charm and a great smile but not much experience and if he gets the nomination then i say god bless him.
Leo, maybe she’d have a bunch of eunuchs!
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah….
Apologizing after you get caught repeatly lying is meaningless to anyone but the most ardent supporter. Condaleeza Rice has experience. Barry and HRC are bystanders on the periphery. Neither is worthy of the highest office. It’s all about name recognition and $$$.
John Mccain and condaleeeeza rice now that’s the ticket LOLOL,talk about throwing people under the bus bush/chaney/rove threw Mccain under the bus and then under a train,and Bill Clinton was proud to wear the flag pin as commander and chief,taking personal shots at Hillary only shows your frustration with your own candidate,answer the question are you a closet rightwinger?
The backlash from the debate seems to be working in Obama’s favor. He’s demonstrated the ability to overcome adversity time and again in his life and in this campaign. I think he’ll end up doing well against Prunes McCain in the fall, especialy when Mr. Grumpy has to engage him in debates. Obama has kept his temper throughout. That’s more than can be said for Mr. Hanoi Hilton Manchurian Candidate. (Maybe the temper flare ups are a result of the programming he underwent while he was in captivity.)
Jack Russell, Bill took some personal shots at someone else, too. And, as far as I can tell, Obama never used anyone as a humidor.
JR,
You actually should love a McCain/Rice ticket. It has everything for you. Real experience, war hero, black woman… You need to take the Clinton blinders off and open your eyes.
No, I’m not a closet rightwinger.
leo,leo,leo,to compare what John Mccain went thru in vietnam with barry obama’s poor choices in life is just silly,your attacks on the Clinton’s and Mccain shows your frustration and disapointment with obama.
jim,thanks for the advice,but i will stay with the Clinton’s they know how to run a country.
Jack, Hillary can’t even run a campaign. You think she’s ready to run a country? You crack me up.
leo,now that’s funny,barry obama said Hillary would win if she is the nominee.
Whatever you have to tell yourself to drown out the sniper fire, Jack.
Leo,Leo,Leo.Why so venomous toward McCain ? I don’t think debates are Obama’s finest moments.He does much better with prepared speeches.And a debate with McCain ? Your boy will get crushed .Crushed.
YBP, maybe try this link to see what a golden boy he is.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cliff-schecter/important-questions-for-g_b_97421.html
What’s with the YBP ?
Maybe he thinks you’re another kind of pirate.
Carter was on the right track, if Republicans hadn’t killed all his green initiatives we’d be having at least 30% of our energy from wind and solar, our food would be worth eating, our 9 trillion deficit a huge surplus, and high paying union jobs in wind and solar everwhere, with green cars etc…what Carter is doing in the Middle East is what Condi Rice should be doing…Bravo Carter you are a great man too bad you didn’t get re-elected too bad for America.
Birdbrain, Carter is a complete disgrace. Don’t you have a soccer game or jewelry party to go to?
Birdflew-Carter was the worst President in our history.A real weak man who fortunately only lasted one term.