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But no, Carter would rather look at Hamas as a victim. With his sorry record on foreign affairs, he has absolutely zero credibility on this or any other matter…..

ritethinker on January 17, 2007 at 2:18 AM

But, but…what about the Nobel Peace Prize??

The Palestinians had free elections and what did they do with that opportunity? They said yes to terror and no to peace. So now they are pissed because the west says no to their demand for funds(which is nothing more than blood-money for terror operations). So now Hamas goes back to the Palestinian people and says the west and the zionists are keeping you poor. It’s the same sorry scene that has played out in Cuba for forty years. Castro blames the west for his problems while he lives lavishly, and can you imagine his Swiss bank account? He and Arafat could have traveled the world together a hundred times over. It’s the same vicious cycle over and over. Hamas continues it’s terror campaign against Israel, the Palestinian people elect Hamas, the world says no to Hamas blackmail, and Hamas goes back to the people blaming zionism, the Palestinians elect Hamas. Until Hamas, Hezbo, Islamic Jihad, Al Aqsa Brigades, Fatah and the rest are defeated militarily, neither the Palestinians nor the Israelis have a chance at peace.

But no, Carter would rather look at Hamas as a victim. With his sorry record on foreign affairs, he has absolutely zero credibility on this or any other matter…..

Most palestinians (sic) are not terrorist (sic).

gmc, you delusional douchebag. “Most” Palestinians voted to be governed by the terrorist organization Hamas, which campaigned on a platform of “attack Israel and destroy it”.

Do a little reading, educate yourself. Ask yourself why leftist American Jews who have been aligned with this pos Carter for many years have abandoned him, and are criticizing him publicly.

Thanks for continuing to remind us why we are conservatives.

lived in communism”. I no longer do, counting my blessings every day of having escaped it.

Entelechy on January 16, 2007 at 11:18 PM

If only those here in America that romanticize the idea of socialism, understood what you and your family lived through, maybe they would have a different view of things – but then again, you’ve probably had this argument with lefties hundreds, if not thousands of times (to no avail).

gmcjetpilot on January 16, 2007 at 9:08 PM

I think your argument has less merit now that Jimbo’s own people are seeing what he really stands for.

Correction “…and lived in communism”. I no longer do, counting my blessings every day of having escaped it.

Palestinian peoples’ (plural)

Happy now, O one who drifts aimlessly toward nothing?

Rick on January 16, 2007 at 5:59 PM

Yes, Rick, I was born into, and live in, the ‘wonderful’ communism, which, along with socialism, our ‘friends’ dream of…how little they know of what they now have and how much they’d lose…I despise all forms of tyranny, unabashedly!

ritethinker, thanks for the clarification – much appreciated. And of course, I meant ‘debates’ not ‘dabates’.

Pilots are getting more and more bewildered.

The United States helped to broker an unprecedented agreement that would have solved forever the “Palistine Issue.” Yet Arafat, being backed by “Death to Israel” money from abroad, rejected this giveaway.

The Arab countries have used the Palestinians for generations, and now, you want to dump the whole screaming mess at the foot of GWB and blame him for this mess. For that matter, for the bloody differences between Sunni and Shi’a are hardly our president’s fault either; yet, he takes the heat and he still stands up like a man and says: “I take the blame.”

I dare you to show me a man with half of the stones in your camp.

gmcjetpilot on January 16, 2007 at 9:08 PM

It’s really hard to even consider your generous point of view after watching the spectacle of your poor Palistinian “victims” dancing in the streets because we were attacked and lost so many people on September 11, 2001.

You seem to find your way around their transgressions quite easily, yet you seem to hold a special animosity toward anyone who doesn’t see things quite the same way as you.

Are you running for some office? Or are you really that blind to reality?

Listen to the clip than tell me what all that bull is in the commentary text? THEY DON’T MATCH.

Do you people actually read? Listen? No where does he give sympathy to terrorist. He is talking about innocent palestinian PEOPLE!

Peace makers, diplomats must be very fair and it TAKES skill, intellect and a careful tongue. Of course he is careful what he says. Of course he’s not going to call either side terrorist. OF course he’s going to be a humanitarian and going to mention Israel’s disproportional retaliation (in his opinion). To negotiate, both sides must trust the mediator and be FAIR.

Heck yes, I’m on Israels side (and so is Carter, be real). Heck yes the terrorist are an abomination, but violence begets violence. Most palestinians are not terrorist. It’s unpopular to criticise Israel, but they are not perfect (sorry it is true). There’s some land issues & Israel is not without sin, in his opinion. Criticism of Israel does NOT equal antisemitism. The Bible does not differentiate one sin is worse than another. We all are sinners. The old testament eye for an eye is one thing but an eye for 1000 eyes? How about turn the other cheek. Hey its in the bible, so if you disagree its just the word of God. Stupid bible right?

Violence will go forever unless people “like” Carter prevail, peace makers, diplomats, Nobel prize winners. (The NeoCons HATE that last part.) Bomb the crap out of them is the other way to go. That is what israel did. Even the US and most of the world finally said, please stop in last summers war. Who started it? Hamas of course, but that is not going to solve anything by crying, THEY STARTED IT. HOW OLD ARE YOU? It will keep on going on forever, check history. Carter got lasting peace between Israel and Egypt so far. Your welcome.

It’s pure Shawn Hannity FOX news rhetoric and hate to discredit Carter. Carter loves the terrorist? Stupid! Pure partisan propaganda, to divert attention from Bush and continue fear mongering, the Dems are soft on terrorism. Sad pathetic lies, deception and duplicity for politics. I’m not saying Carter is correct, but GOSH DARN folks, hate and bombing each other (and former presidents) forever is not right. I guess the NeoCon’s are mad Bush is taking a beating and lashing out at anyone. Clinton is not an easy target as a 86 year old Christian man, President and Nobel peace prize winner, YOU Bunch of bullies.

Carter is a good man. If you want to talk retarded, he’s much more intelligent than the current president. Don’t be sucked in by lies; listen to the video. Read the facts of what he really says with an open mind, if you can, not the comments of shawn hannity or “spengler-asian times”. Neither Hannity and this who? are scholars, rocket scientist or former presidents. The cowboy “we’er gona get’em dead or alive”, “for or against”, “axis of evil” foreign policy proclamations may be macho, but it’s not Carter’s “dorky” way, the way of a peace maker. Disagree but at least have the facts straight.

I had just graduated from High School, it was the country’s 200th birthday. What a great year.

Till November. It was the first time I got to vote and I knew then Jimmy Carter was trouble. I remember having a rather heated discussion, with who was to later become my mother in law, about Jimmy Carter. She loved him and I knew in my heart he was trouble. I told her he was too soft spoken, too easy going, he was trying too hard to look and act like a southern gentleman, which of course meant he wasn’t. The conversation ended with me, out of frustration, calling him a spineless (p)wussy. Never did get along with her. Even after I married her daughter I got too mush pleasure from pointing out to her how much of spineless, idiot he was.

Ya know, Gas Crisis, Hostages, and The Olympics.

In my life Jimmy Carter became the first person I never actually knew, that if I met on the street I would have to force myself to stay calm so as not to give him the worst beat down he ever experienced. I would never touch him of course and this is NOT intended to be a threat to a former president, but that’s how angry I get every time I think of him.

Forget about him. He’s a disgrace.

Take care all

I will believe that you will do your due diligence before you attack my assertions without cause again.

Just because I was born in this wonderful place does not mean that I can’t read.

I would suggest you know something about that of which you speak before you assume an ol’ hillbilly is an easy target.

BTW. Jimmy Carter is the worst example of anything about anything. He needs to stick to Habitat for Hilarity.

Can we do it this week?

And from the article:

`He knows this will make Plains a tourist attraction for eternity,” said Jill Stuckey,

I guess there aren’t any rest stops in the part of the state. I know why I’d visit his grave.

PRCalDude on January 16, 2007 at 2:00 PM

Does this mean that you DIDN’T read the Playboy version of Jimmuh, by Jimmuh?

THE LINK ABOUT CARTER LITERALLY wishing to be buried in his own front yard in Plains.

Shouldn’t we just put him up on blocks?

Being backwards hicks, and all…