Quote of the day
posted at 11:00 pm on April 15, 2008 by Allahpundit
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“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.”
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*speechless*
Dr. Manhattan on April 15, 2008 at 11:02 PM
definitely senile…or a moron.
Chudi on April 15, 2008 at 11:03 PM
No.
He didn’t.
Seat of the pants poll ~ how many HuffPo/Obamarama types would vote for him again?
tree hugging sister on April 15, 2008 at 11:05 PM
wow
trailortrash on April 15, 2008 at 11:05 PM
If only I had the grim reaper on speed dial. GOD! What a dumbass!
SouthernGent on April 15, 2008 at 11:06 PM
I re-iterate! WORST. PRESIDENT. EVER!
Vntnrse on April 15, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Hmmmmmm - sounds like Jimmah is a Marxist. WHooda Thunk?
iam7545 on April 15, 2008 at 11:07 PM
It’s probably the same reason the press favors government solutions to every problem. Easier to pin the blame on a few or to investigate a small group of people; than it is to find the real root of a problem.
lorien1973 on April 15, 2008 at 11:07 PM
Pathetic.
AZCoyote on April 15, 2008 at 11:11 PM
If Carter had a brain he’d be
dangerouseven more dangerous.jgapinoy on April 15, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Robert Mugabe speaks for all Zimbabwe.
rockhauler on April 15, 2008 at 11:14 PM
The comments above are pretty terse most likely because everyone who reads the link is thinking “wha…?”
Words cannot properly convey the sheer ineptitude, idiocy, inaneness (pick your favorite “i” word) of this ass.
I am glad I was not old enough to vote in 1976 - this is not my fault!!!
HawaiiLwyr on April 15, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Astonishing. Pathetic. Ignorant.
Spirit of 1776 on April 15, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Maybe next time Jimmy can speak to the Lorax. He speaks for the trees.
Lily on April 15, 2008 at 11:16 PM
If he’s not careful he’ll end up the next UN secretary general!
dmann on April 15, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Spoken like the useless, unlovable anti-Semite that he is! Way to go, Jim; you’ve out-dunced yourself.
You should really go back to comparing the Baptists to the Muslims who oppress women, so you can hang out with Christiane Amanpour. Put on the cardigan, sit by the fire - you know the drill.
emailnuevo on April 15, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Even I, the greatest psychoanalyst dead or alive, well in my case mostly dead, could not treat that man.
I do have an old friend who is an exorcist, maybe he could have a go at him.
Sigy on April 15, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Did he give that dicktater a Billy Beer?
Travis1 on April 15, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Jimmy……….A dictator speaks for HIMSELF!
Another example of why the symbol for the democrat party is a jackass.
ThePrez on April 15, 2008 at 11:21 PM
This quote really does demonstrate that Carter is losing his marbles. Seriously, his family should get him checked for Alzheimer’s when he gets back
WasatchMan on April 15, 2008 at 11:21 PM
I’m ashamed that my name is Jimmy..
TexasJew on April 15, 2008 at 11:21 PM
This is an onion article, right? Please…..
Dirthead on April 15, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Don’t even know what to say…
amerpundit on April 15, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Every time I see that pic of Jimmuh, the phrase “grinning idiot” rushes to mind. Then I read the article and, once again, my thought is confirmed.
sondiehl on April 15, 2008 at 11:22 PM
It makes sense.
If you ask people in a dictatorship about their country, they will not tell you the truth because they are afraid of the dictator.
If you ask the dictator about his country he will tell Jimmy Carter the truth because he doesn’t give a damn about who this old smelly turd Carter is.
And if Jimmy Boy Carter objects (which he’ll never do), the dictator -hopefully- will cut Jimmy Carter’s throat.
In fact, let Jimmy Boy carter meet dictators.
It might good for America.
Who knows? Maybe one of them mass-murders would like to taste Jimmy Boy Carter’s blood.
Indy Conservative on April 15, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Obama got a tent in his pants after seeing that because THIS is what Obama believes, too! Please let Jimmy speak in Denver, democrat party! PLEASE!
SouthernGent on April 15, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Dictators…
For a simpler world.
29Victor on April 15, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Great piece.
TheSitRep on April 15, 2008 at 11:27 PM
I almost feel sorry for this man…almost. Senility is no excuse. Please, stop the madness.
d1carter on April 15, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Still
crazyclueless after all these yearsIt’s hard to believe Carter was even born in the US or ever cracked a history book, much less that he was once President.
INC on April 15, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Yeah, Nazi Germany would’ve been a nice simple trip for Jimmy Carter. Ask the Führer his opinion, get his final answer, and then pick up some cuckoo clocks and some great bargain “estate sale” items on your way home.
RBMN on April 15, 2008 at 11:32 PM
…I see?
Mattpat11 on April 15, 2008 at 11:32 PM
It’s like watching an accident on the side of the road and you can’t look away from it is you pass it.
Maybe this explains why he can’t stand GWB but hearts Hugo, Yassar, Fidel.
Obama: “Words have meaning“. UMMMM….YEAH!!!! Please go for Barack Jimmy, PLEASE!!!!
HarryStar on April 15, 2008 at 11:32 PM
WasatchMan on April 15, 2008 at 11:21 PM
This quote really does demonstrate that Carter is losing his marbles. Seriously, his family should get him checked for Alzheimer’s when he gets back
I know. He probably doesn’t even remember Billy.
Travis1 on April 15, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Criminal!
ronsfi on April 15, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Rush Limbaugh speculated yesterday that Jimmuh suffers still from Stockholm Syndrome, due to what happened in his last years in office, he was virtually held hostage too by the Iranian militants, and now identifies with them.
I really think Rush might have a point!
ToddonCapeCod on April 15, 2008 at 11:36 PM
When a joker speaks seriously, is he joking any less than when he isn’t?
Dusty on April 15, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Aarggh: isn’t=doesn’t
Dusty on April 15, 2008 at 11:38 PM
To he// with that. Don’t let him back in the country.
john1schn on April 15, 2008 at 11:40 PM
He hasn’t gone senile…unless it happened at the age of 30. He’s the same old marxist a**hole he’s always been, just freed from the need to pretend otherwise. In some ways, we are living in the age of ‘Jimmy Carter’. He encapsulates everything wrong in this country and the world.
AUINSC on April 15, 2008 at 11:41 PM
The more he is given the floor, the more he reveals his revulsion for common sense. The man is a lunatic and a disgrace.
TinMan13 on April 15, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Carter was/is the irrelevant president.
Entelechy on April 15, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Hopefully after he is dead the study of Jimmy Carter’s brain will help doctors learn to diagnose and treat Carter Syndrome. If this devastating brain-wasting disease is caught early enough in its destructive progression perhaps aggressive treatment will allow its victims to lead healthy productive lives to the fullest extent possible. Jimmy Carter is an unfortunate victim, and while he may have been a dismal failure in life because of this terrible disease, in death he may finally achieve something notably positive to the service of humanity.
It’s something we can all look forward to.
FloatingRock on April 15, 2008 at 11:50 PM
Mrs. Carter still looks bitter for them having been catapulted out by 44 states, for good reasons.
Entelechy on April 15, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Jeez, your comments are weird. What’s with the violence all the time?
No, forget it. I don’t want to know.
jaime on April 15, 2008 at 11:56 PM
It would seem that he actually likes it that way.
bbz123 on April 15, 2008 at 11:56 PM
From one dictator to another.
Johan Klaus on April 16, 2008 at 12:01 AM
HE SPEAKS FOR THE LEFT.
HE AND OBAMA ARE PERFECT ICONS FOR THE LEFT.
reliapundit on April 16, 2008 at 12:01 AM
i don’t know what all the fuss is about. this makes perfect sense in a weird twisted leftist fashion…
TheCulturalist on April 16, 2008 at 12:02 AM
He’s bitter so he clings to his dictators.
jaime on April 16, 2008 at 12:03 AM
Hopefully after he is dead the study of Jimmy Carter’s brain will help doctors learn to diagnose and treat Carter Syndrome. If this devastating brain-wasting disease is caught early enough in its destructive progression perhaps aggressive treatment will allow its victims to lead healthy productive lives to the fullest extent possible. Jimmy Carter is an unfortunate victim, and while he may have been a dismal failure in life because of this terrible disease, in death he may finally achieve something notably positive to the service of humanity.
Millions of other Americans (liberals) have the same disease. Where is Jonas Salk when you need him for another vaccine cure? Please hurry!
Travis1 on April 16, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Was Carter the guy on the cover of Mad magazine?
Johan Klaus on April 16, 2008 at 12:08 AM
I’m for that. He loves Hamas and Palistine so much make him stay there!
Vntnrse on April 16, 2008 at 12:09 AM
This is Obama in 40 years
gstrickler on April 16, 2008 at 12:10 AM
The only problem with that plan is that he’d complain cause he’s too close to the Joos.
john1schn on April 16, 2008 at 12:11 AM
In which weird is a euphemism for disturbing.
Splashman on April 16, 2008 at 12:11 AM
I’ve seen too many liberals butcher a quote, so I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I assumed Carter just tripped over his tongue, and he really just meant to say that a dictator has all the power. But - as appalling as the words sound by themselves - if you look at the CONTEXT here, Carter’s intent is even WORSE than the quote standing alone.
Carter was asked how he felt about the fact that practically all of Israel’s elected officials hate his guts. And his answer was basically: That’s fine - as long as dictators [and terrorists] like me.
I know we make fun of Jimmy Carter for being a doddering, power-clutching old imbecile. But, with all due respect, this man is also horrifically twisted and perverse.
I am ashamed that this man served a term as President of the United States. But that’s still not enough to make me give up on the entire concept of democracy: in the late 1970’s, Jimmy Carter was a perfect reflection of the condition he coined: “America’s malaise.”
logis on April 16, 2008 at 12:12 AM
(That’s true of Jimmuh, as well.)
Splashman on April 16, 2008 at 12:12 AM
The dictator does not speak for all the people. The dictator speaks for him/herself. Anyone wanting to speak differently will be imprisoned or killed.
If you disagree with this, off to the rock pile with you. In twenty years, if you are still alive, you can rejoice in seeing your family again.
LurP on April 16, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Personally, I blame it on having been around too many peanuts for such a long time.
OldEnglish on April 16, 2008 at 12:18 AM
And the worst part (best part?) is that the old fool has no idea why this is so terribly wrong.
seanrobins on April 16, 2008 at 12:20 AM
USMC,Gomer Pile!
Meanwhile,after the Sgt;left the mess tent,his Marines
have become perplexed and beside themselves as to what
the sgt.meant!
Gomer Pile heads to the Sgt. barracks stunned,We’ll
shazam,and g-o-l-ly Sargent Cater,I don’t get your
position on this palestinen thingy?,I thought they
were the enemy,now you want us to love them!
canopfor on April 16, 2008 at 12:23 AM
Jimmy Carter speaks for a horses ass…
elraphbo on April 16, 2008 at 12:25 AM
Oh,its a long day,oops that should be Sargeant Carter
and not Cater.
canopfor on April 16, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Can’t we exile this goddamned moron, on the basis of utterly frightening cretinous stupidity?
MadisonConservative on April 16, 2008 at 12:30 AM
Normally, I’d agree. But consider how much misery and death Jimmy Carter and his cluelessness and hubris are responsible for. He didn’t start the Islamists’ War Against Us, but he gave them their own country, complete with vast oil reserves. He made us look weak, and actually be weak, in the eyes of the world. I give a crap if the world likes or respects us, but thinking we’re weak is an entirely different animal.
He also managed to beat our country down as much as possible. Stagflation, trying to convince us and inure us to the fact that we’re just one more mediocre agglomeration of people.
And that’s just when he was the Worst President in Modern Times (and I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt). He’s actually managed to top himself since he became ex-President.
Undercutting our foreign policy, beating down our allies, propping up our enemies… If he hated America in his heart, how would he act any differently?
I have a very negative visceral reaction to Jimmah. And it seems to be getting worse over time.
Not that I want anything bad to happen to him.
misterpeasea on April 16, 2008 at 12:32 AM
How long do you think we will have to wait? I am anxious to start right now.
Sigy on April 16, 2008 at 12:35 AM
How about ‘down right dangerous’?
Limerick on April 16, 2008 at 12:37 AM
He’s like the crazy old uncle who just won’t stop showing up at family reunions…….
Except that he’s a cretinous treasonous morally bankrupt cowardly charlatan, who’s negative impact on America will be felt for decades to come.
If this makes me a horrible person, then so be it. If it makes me no better than the scumbags at Huffpo, so be it.
But I will raise a toast on the day this man is finally gone forever.
Hawkins1701 on April 16, 2008 at 12:51 AM
The sooner research begins; the greater the number of victims that might be spared—and that’s in addition to the more immediate benefit to civilization as a whole.
FloatingRock on April 16, 2008 at 1:04 AM
That sounds good. I say we take his temperature and if it is less than 100 degrees we just make a presumptive diagnosis that he is deceased or soon will be and begin post haste.
Sigy on April 16, 2008 at 1:14 AM
I think it would be best to begin with a CT scan to take detailed cross sections of his brain. I fear that when they open his cranium to extract it physically it will ooze out into a puddle on the table.
FloatingRock on April 16, 2008 at 1:27 AM
You just seem bitter, Hawkins.
Who knew Christian charity was such a bad thing?
alphie on April 16, 2008 at 1:29 AM
44 states! Talk about national repudiation! (And I was only seven then!)
He has probably convinced himself, in order to cope with such a massive humiliation, that he was the ruler of the wrong country, so he had to make up for it ever since.
He probably is mumbling about how easy Robert Mugabe and Kim Jong Il have had it for all of those years.
newton on April 16, 2008 at 2:08 AM
Nuts.
Skip the pea.
profitsbeard on April 16, 2008 at 2:08 AM
Oh My Ferragamo Pumps.
- The Cat
P.S. I don’t own any pumps or anything Ferragamo for that matter.
MirCat on April 16, 2008 at 2:13 AM
wow… a class V tornado of ignorance.
silverfox on April 16, 2008 at 2:39 AM
Typical liberalism.
Can’t win an argument based on this issues, so you resort to attacks and bigotry.
I never even mentioned religion, I might add.
But, now I will.
God help you.
Hawkins1701 on April 16, 2008 at 2:48 AM
what a freakin’ TOOL this guy is.
homesickamerican on April 16, 2008 at 2:52 AM
In my zeal to justify feelings of violence toward Jimmah, I forgot:
He pulled an Obama, or a Kinsley II; he said what he believed.
America should be embarrassed that we elected him. And we should continue to be embarrassed that we continue to elect people like him.
misterpeasea on April 16, 2008 at 2:53 AM
I was talkin’ about Carter’s charity, Hawkins.
His main goal in talking to Hamas is to win the freedom of Gilad Shalit.
A fact that seems to have been missed by certain news outlets…I’m sure he forgives them.
That’s the kind of guy he is.
alphie on April 16, 2008 at 2:59 AM
Habitat for Humanity. Carter the Brainless has plenty of space between his ears.
Define a useful tool
Kini on April 16, 2008 at 3:10 AM
You couldn’t make it up. Now he’s the worst ex-president ever.
Valiant on April 16, 2008 at 4:14 AM
Rule number one, when dealing with criminals:- never, ever, beg.
OldEnglish on April 16, 2008 at 4:33 AM
Isn’t it nice to see that the Worst President Of All Time at least understands what a dictatorship really is?
I will give Bubba Billy credit in at least one aspect: he has a long way to go before becoming the certified idiot that Carter really is!
pilamaye on April 16, 2008 at 5:59 AM
You’ve defended him quite a bit around here. Made any converts yet?
JiangxiDad on April 16, 2008 at 7:04 AM
You may have to eat these words in a few short years from now Pilamaye, when Bubba has finally realized that this nation is not interested in any more “Clinton Public Service”…………
Rovin on April 16, 2008 at 7:22 AM
I can speak to that. I talk to the dead. Don’t scoff now, I can do that as I am dead myself. And just the other day Yasir Arafat was telling me that he is a big supporter of Jimmy Carter. He did not say if alphie had anything to do with it though.
Sigy on April 16, 2008 at 7:31 AM
“Christian Charity”—like supplying the Roman’s lions with a steady diet? You may be on to something here alphie. Legitimizing suicide bombers and indiscriminate murderers for the safety of one human——very “charitable” indeed.
Rovin on April 16, 2008 at 7:37 AM
As a humanitarian President Carter has been impressive.
As a world leader he has been feckless. And that’s a kind observance.
Hog Wild on April 16, 2008 at 7:38 AM
A Dan Quayle moment if there ever was one…..except Dan only made VP.
percysunshine on April 16, 2008 at 7:47 AM
Jimmy Carter: Emissary of Evil
“Jimmy Carter is an evil man. It is painful to label a past president of the United States as a force for darkness. But it is dangerous to let a man like Jimmy Carter stalk around the globe cloaked in the garb of American royalty, planting the seeds of Western civilization’s destruction.” Ben Shapiro
Rod on April 16, 2008 at 7:47 AM
It’s long past time that the Carter children have a little intervention with Dad. But instead of “Dad, we can’t let you drive any more. We’ll need your keys” it’s “Dad, no more international diplomacy. We’re taking your passport.” Honestly, the man has become unbalanced. John, Chip, Don, Amy - time for action.
mugged on April 16, 2008 at 7:49 AM
Bret Stephens sums up well the alternate reality that Carter espouses.
Like OhBummer, Catarrh needs to understand that words do, in fact, have meaning.
onlineanalyst on April 16, 2008 at 7:55 AM
Even Howard Dean must be groping to figure out a way to keep this man away from a microphone during the DNC convention. As bad as his love of dictators and anti-Semitism was in 2004, it’s gotten worse in the past four years, and no matter who the nominee is, the Democrats face a 50-50 prospect of Jimmy saying or doing something in Denver that will totally step on Hillary or Obama’s post-convention talking points.
jon1979 on April 16, 2008 at 7:55 AM
Proof positive that a mind is a terrible thing.
Corky on April 16, 2008 at 8:34 AM
What a dope. His mind has to be gone. Oh wait, he’s a Dem.
Geronimo on April 16, 2008 at 9:16 AM
Please Ros, for his own safety, keep him in the house.
PappaMac on April 16, 2008 at 9:58 AM
The only reason this dope got elected President was because of the backlash to Nixon. Compare Ford to Carter.
cjs1943 on April 16, 2008 at 10:00 AM
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