The definition of useful idiot is … Update: Video added, and Hamas punks him twice
posted at 8:05 am on April 21, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Jimmy Carter may have aged considerably since his years at the helm of foreign policy, but that doesn’t excuse his latest debacle; he was just as clueless 30 years ago as he proved himself to be this week. Carter had everything but Neville Chamberlain’s umbrella as he returned with a supposed agreement by Hamas to recognize Israel and accede to a peace deal negotiated by Mahmoud Abbas and approved by referendum. However, Hamas immediately pulled the rug out from under Carter, exposing his idiocy:
Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that Hamas — the Islamic militant group that has called for the destruction of Israel — is prepared to accept the right of the Jewish state to “live as a neighbor next door in peace.”
Carter relayed the message in a speech in Jerusalem after meeting last week with top Hamas leaders in Syria. It capped a nine-day visit to the Mideast aimed at breaking the deadlock between Israel and Hamas militants who rule the Gaza Strip.
Hamas leaders “said that they would accept a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders” and they would “accept the right of Israel to live as a neighbor next door in peace,” Carter said.
So far, so good — right? Carter has brought us Peace In Our Time, and singlehandedly resolved the most tiresome conflict in the world. Or did he? Emphasis mine:
Carter said Hamas promised it wouldn’t undermine Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ efforts to reach a peace deal with Israel, as long as the Palestinian people approved it in a referendum. In such a scenario, he said Hamas would not oppose a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri in Gaza said Hamas’ readiness to put a peace deal to a referendum “does not mean that Hamas is going to accept the result of the referendum.”
Uh-huh. So Carter’s entire effort was predicated on getting Hamas to agree to abide by a referendum, and Hamas — surprise! — has already reneged. Hamas also had a much different idea of a referendum than Carter. They didn’t want a referendum of the 4 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, but one that included the 9 million Palestinians living around the world. And even if that could be accomplished and the deal passed, Hamas still won’t commit to honoring its resolution.
Carter says the conflict remains prolonged because the US will not meet with Hamas. Carter seems to have forgotten that we have a policy of refusing to negotiate with terrorists, and with groups that demand the destruction of our allies. His meeting with Khaled Mashaal certainly proved productive; Carter got to promote the agreement they reached for, well, hours before Mashaal showed why negotiating with terrorists is such a stupid and self-destructive idea.
At least Neville Chamberlain didn’t try to give Czechoslovakia away while the Nazis rained artillery on it. He had that much of an excuse for Munich. Carter has managed to surpass Chamberlain in fecklessness.
Update: Hamas gave Carter a second humiliation, denying that they ever agreed to recognize Israel regardless of the referendum:
Hamas is ready to accept a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders but “it will not recognise Israel,” the Islamist movement’s exiled chief Khaled Meshaal told a news conference Monday.
“We accept a Palestinian state within the June 4 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital — a sovereign state without settlements — as well as the right of Palestinian refugees to return, but without recognition of Israel,” he said.
Got that? Carter met with them twice and managed to move them not a single iota from their long-standing position. In case that isn’t enough cluelessness for you, here’s video of Carter defending this useless trip and denying that his visit legitimized Hamas:
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He is not a useful idiot. He is merely a knave.
Hilts on April 21, 2008 at 8:08 AM
This man has cause more death and destruction that Hitler.
Mike Mose on April 21, 2008 at 8:12 AM
Revoke his passport for un-American activity. Let him live with Hamas. “Man without a Country” sounds right to me. People have been hanged for much less…………..
adamsmith on April 21, 2008 at 8:17 AM
I listened to his interview on NPR this morning. According to NPR, Hamas is a group that some have blamed for terrorist acts. No mention of Hamas using suicide bombers against civilians or using inaccurate rockets against civilian targets for political purposes, the classic definition of terrorism. Carter isn’t the only one who’s willfully blind.
rbj on April 21, 2008 at 8:17 AM
Useless Idiot, more like it.
Carter’s still trying to cement his legacy in the Israeli/Arab conflict.
JetBoy on April 21, 2008 at 8:21 AM
“Palestinians living around the world?” WTF?
logis on April 21, 2008 at 8:22 AM
Jimmy Carter makes Neville Chamberlain look like The Terminator.
Hening on April 21, 2008 at 8:28 AM
Brings back those glorious memories of Carter sitting with the fat man (you know the one) Michael Moore looking down from their perch at a party they feel they own while attending the Democrat convention in 2004. A vote for a Democrat is a vote for the likes of Carter and Moore!
Keemo on April 21, 2008 at 8:30 AM
Reminds me of the European Union. It didn’t matter that voters rejected the proposed EU constitution in various referendums. The bureaucrats decided they will just institute it anyway. Maybe Jimmy ought to go to Brussels and help them install democracy.
NNtrancer on April 21, 2008 at 8:33 AM
Remember, Carter is not against war.
Carter is on the other side.
Niko on April 21, 2008 at 8:33 AM
I’m reminded of that cartoon from just after 9/11, when we invaded Afghanistan and wiped out the Taliban — it showed the Taliban negotiating with hippie peace activists, the only thing was the the severed head of the activist was in the hands of the Taliban, and his head was singing the song, “give peace a chance.”
That’s the naive left — which makes the world more evil, not less.
Richard Romano on April 21, 2008 at 8:35 AM
10 Minutes to Wapner
Wade on April 21, 2008 at 8:36 AM
I’m going to be very candid, and it may not be a popular opinion, but it is still my opinion.
By dragging this conflict on and on and on and on there has been more death and destruction than if Israel had just leveled the place and made it a permanent part of Israel.
Sometimes talking doesn’t work.
Mortis on April 21, 2008 at 8:37 AM
I think for Middle East peace,Hamas and Fata have to get rid
of “Annihilation of Israel,and we want to wipe Israel off the map,for starters!
Jimmy Carter represents Liberals!He should know exactly what these people are capable of:
-Iran seizes the American Embassy
-the attack on the U.S.S Stark by an Exocet.
-attack on the U.S.S.Cole
-bombings of the soldiers Barracks,and many more!
canopfor on April 21, 2008 at 8:39 AM
Howard Dean and the DNC at this moment are probably trying to figure out how to convince Carter that a storage closet in the basement of the Pepsi Center in Denver is actually his presidential luxury box for this August’s convention.
jon1979 on April 21, 2008 at 8:39 AM
Somebody, please, send that goofy old fool home before he causes some real damage.
rplat on April 21, 2008 at 8:39 AM
Jimmy Traitor!
TheSitRep on April 21, 2008 at 8:41 AM
Can we finish cleaning up after his presidency first?
spidgy on April 21, 2008 at 8:41 AM
I question the usefulness
Ann on April 21, 2008 at 8:43 AM
Yes, but Jews will never—NEVER—annihilate innocents to stop the terrorists. It is literally against our religion.
This conflict will drag on until the Palestinians finally realize a sense of defeat, as Daniel Pipes keeps saying. They think they’re winning. It needs to be proven otherwise.
Word is that the IDF will go in force into Gaza after the May festivities are over, sometime this summer.
Meryl Yourish on April 21, 2008 at 8:51 AM
‘Chamberlain seemed such a nice old gentleman that I thought I would give him my autograph.’
Adolf Hitler
Limerick on April 21, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Nice catch. I had forgotten: 30 years ago there weren’t any “Palestinians.” And Arafat was Egyptian.
fossten on April 21, 2008 at 8:51 AM
Well you know, the peace process between Arafat and Rabin worked out so well that let’s keep doing the same thing over and over while assuring the Israelis that EVENTUALLY it’ll lead to peace. Jimmy Carter knows what they say about fooling someone many times. Therefore he’s a fool.
To be sure, I’d love to see peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. I’d even love to see a Palestinian state. But it’s not gonna happen anytime soon. Or ever, perhaps.
mjk on April 21, 2008 at 8:53 AM
Never underestimate people like Carter. He has millions of supporters in our nation and in old Europe. But lets start calling it what it is: subtle but pure anti-semitism. Its creeping in. Gaining momentum. Look at the Ron Paul revolution.
Its happening because we’re not teaching our children accurate history. We don’t want to show them the holocaust films/pictures.
I think I’m going out and rent Schindlers List this weekend and show it to my 9 year old. DD
Darvin Dowdy on April 21, 2008 at 8:53 AM
I heard those rumblings too. It was bound to happen, I’m afraid. Hamas is not “governing” well.
mjk on April 21, 2008 at 8:55 AM
BHO misappropriates the phrase, “OUT OF TOUCH” that appropriately fits Jimmy C to a T.
Carter envisions himself to be the pinnacle progressive, having outreached Teddy Roosevelt, Wilson, FDR, the mythologized Kennedy and LBJ. Though sane liberty rejects much of the legacy these progressive DNC presidents have encumbered upon us, NONE would have dreamt of giving away security directorship of the Panama Canal that we built, and NONE would have betrayed the secular domain of Iran, historical cultural pearl of the MidEast, into the hands of Islamofascist terrorist theocrats. Under the Shah, Iran saw the USA as a friend. Thanks to Jimmy C, Iran sees the USA as satan to be destroyed at all costs. Thanks to Jimmy C, pirates and terrorists can run the Panama Canal, directly threatening the world’s ability to counter terrorism, Carter having destroyed American and the West’s mobile security. And the beat goes on…
maverick muse on April 21, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Jimmy adds Hamas to his hall of Shame….
In this case it allows Hamas to practice its favorite pastime:
Muslims are allowed to lie to unbelievers in order to defeat them. The two forms are:
Taqiyya - Saying something that isn’t true.
Kitman - Lying by omission. An example would be when Muslim apologists quote only a fragment of verse 5:32 (that if anyone kills “it shall be as if he had killed all mankind”) while neglecting to mention that the rest of the verse (and the next) mandate murder in undefined cases of “corruption” and “mischief.”
Though not called Taqiyya by name, Muhammad clearly used deception when he signed a 10-year treaty with the Meccans that allowed him access to their city while he secretly prepared his own forces for a takeover. The unsuspecting residents were conquered in easy fashion after he broke the treaty two years later, and many leaders of the city who had trusted him at his word were executed. (See Sura (9:3) - (“…Allah and His Messenger are free from liability to the idolaters…”)
for more detail
http://www.islamreview.com/articles/lyingprint.htm
patrick neid on April 21, 2008 at 9:02 AM
What can you say?
Johan Klaus on April 21, 2008 at 9:03 AM
Out of all this noise, the saddest part about this whole thing is that this guy was ELECTED to president by the American people. If this isn’t an example of why democracy (how it has become in America) is not all it’s cracked up to be, there won’t be an example.
As much as people might disagree with both Bush’s and even Clinton, you can’t imagine they’d be THIS arrogant concerning AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY.
ThackerAgency on April 21, 2008 at 9:06 AM
What a peanut brain.
NNtrancer on April 21, 2008 at 9:15 AM
There already is one, it’s called “Jordan.” Move the Hashemites out of Jordan back to Arabia where they came from and move the Sauds back into the desert where they came from.
Let’s go back to calling it what it really is, Judenhass. That way there’s no denying what they mean….
ScottG on April 21, 2008 at 9:22 AM
atleast clinton wasn’t this type of true believer.
what a horrible legacy Carter will have, he of all people should hope we keep Iran from getting nukes and using them.
jp on April 21, 2008 at 9:25 AM
this is nothing more than the fruits of “moral Relativism” coming to fruition. Its a stupid and self-contradicting philosophy.
“relativism will certainly damn our souls and end our species” -CS Lewis
jp on April 21, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Carter’s an ignorant tool.
Always has been; always will be.
AZCoyote on April 21, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Lord Hee Haw.
a capella on April 21, 2008 at 9:35 AM
That an organization which has the destruction of an entire country written into its charter can, straight-faced, demand inclusion in decisions over the borders of said country is high comedy.
Jimmy Carter is a demented clown.
Potfry on April 21, 2008 at 9:35 AM
So the only real debate is:
Is Carter incredibly evil or incredibly stupid?
jgapinoy on April 21, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Jimmah’s still trying to establish his ‘legacy’.
GarandFan on April 21, 2008 at 9:40 AM
I have to make a slight adjustment…Jimmy Carter is not a tool…
He’s a whole damned tool shed.
52Ranger on April 21, 2008 at 9:42 AM
What’s more, Hamas even launched a suicide attack while Carter was meeting with Meshaal.
CP on April 21, 2008 at 9:58 AM
I suspect Dr. Dean and the DNC are more supportive than dismissive of Carter, but they are bright enough to know that maybe it would be best for them to keep him under wraps. The public should think carefully before voting. Carter is the classic case of being hoist by one’s own petard - liberals and moderates, who wanted Nixon drawn and quartered rather than pardoned, voted for Carter instead of Ford. Nice move. Let’s not let BDS drive the voters to bring us another liberal in moderate’s clothing, aka either of the Democratic candidates,both of whom long ago dropped any pretense of moderation and are busy trying to position themselves to the left of John Edwards. If you liked the Carter administration, I suspect you will love a Clinton or Obama administration. Personally, I don’t want to re-do the Carter years. Once was enough, thank you.
Orson Buggeigh on April 21, 2008 at 10:02 AM
I think he meant Egyptians and Jordanians who once resided on Israeli territory who now live around the world.
Ciannaky on April 21, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Unfortunately, two generations of Palestinians in the region have been brainwashed to believe the only resolution is the complete extermination of the Jewish State. The chances of these two “nations” living peacefully side by side may require another generation that tires of the instilled hatered. The only “positive” developement bought about by Carter’s feeble attempt is putting Hamas under the microscope of world media attention—again.
Hamas recognizing Israel as a Jewish “neighbor”???
That would make as much sense as Blackwater doing the security gig at Denver.
Rovin on April 21, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Wouldn’t surprise me a bit to see Jimmuh get another Nobel Peace Prize for this. Or can each recipient only get one?
30 years from now, historians will realize what a horrible President and ex=President Jimmy was/is. And that is coming from someone who voted for him twice.
Del Dolemonte on April 21, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Carter has a lot of issues, but there has to be some dialogue with Hamas. We wanted to engage in “democracy spreading” and this is what we got with the Palestinians. Frankly if troops are going to die for a conflict, whether directly or indrectly, we should seek a dialogue. Just because you open a dialogue doesn’t mean you are an appeaser, it just means you are not looking at a war first option. And opening a dialogue keeps bums like Carter away from the process.
LevStrauss on April 21, 2008 at 10:19 AM
“Carter had everything but Neville Chamberlain’s umbrella as he returned with a supposed agreement by Hamas …”
Please quit comparing Carter to Chamberlain. As foolish as Chamberlain was in believing Hitler’s promises, they were publicly made. Besides, the Czechoslovakia agreement was pretty much Hitler’s first big lie. This is the Palestinian’s umteenth. Making the comparison insults the memory of Chamberlain and the deserved reputation of fool-me-oncer’s everywhere.
Dusty on April 21, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Lot of comparisons here between Chamberlain and Carter. Keep in mind Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of The United Kingdom and his negotiations with Hitler, however foolish, were valid. Mr. Carter cannot legally negotiate with any foreign government. Still for an ex president of the US to even talk to a terrorist organization only weakens us in the eyes of the world and gives validity to their cause. To answer jgapinoy “Is Carter incredibly evil or incredibly stupid?” The answer is yes. Evil can only be viewed from the outside. No person in history ever actually viewed themselves as evil. Mr. Carter’s actions have caused great harm to The United States and it’s people and allies.
Oldnuke on April 21, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Caption contest:
“What was that…a pulse?”
James on April 21, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Yes. ‘Nuff said.
psrch on April 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Do we not have treason laws anymore??? After Sue Myrick gets his passport revoked, we need to give him a one-way ticket to Gitmo.
Gartrip on April 21, 2008 at 11:06 AM
What did you expect? You didn’t think he was going to come out of all this and say, “guess what? I failed, sorry”. He had to have some thread to hang on so he has this whole spiel of circular logic that in the end amounts to squat. NEW RULE: When former Presidents run such interference with current administrations: Revoke their citizenship.
THE CHOSEN ONE on April 21, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Lev stated
“We wanted to engage in “democracy spreading” and this is what we got with the Palestinians.”
And so what. The Palestinians voted and elected Hamas. That was their choice. We respect that. And now they have to respect ours. We have consistently stated we would not talk/negotiate with terrorists. When they knowingly elected a stated Terror organization they knew the consequences. That’s how democracy works.
As to open discussions with Hamas we have previously stated that in order to have such they have to abandon their constitutional plank calling for the destruction of Israel. That’s not much to ask. You can’t meet my daughter if you keep saying you are going to rape her.
Most folks don’t have a problem with what you would call this—a precondition.
But unlike you I take them at their word. It’s for that reason that I have stated since 9/11 that all terror leaders should be executed rather than feted at the UN. Yes, that implies the leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah, Al Sadr, Iran and Syria to name a few. We are either at war or we are not vs terrorism.
We know who they are and where they are. No need to invade and bomb countries. Just clip the leaders for starters.
patrick neid on April 21, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Peregrinating peckerhead.
whitetop on April 21, 2008 at 11:35 AM
From Scrappleface (for the few who don’t know, it’s a satire site): Hamas Greets Carter with Gift of ‘Traditional Vest’
baldilocks on April 21, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Anyone who questions the long-term plans of Hamas need only take a look at how they are raising their children. Programs like “Pioneers of Tomorrow and others on Hamas-sponsored TV use puppets, cuddly cartoon look-alikes, and a seemingly sweet little girl to indoctrinate children to hate jews, hate the west, and to kill, kill, kill their enemies until Palestine regains its rightful place as the leader of a utopian world under Islam. Watch the puppet-show in which a child murders President Bush and the flag of Islam is raised over the White House. More people need to check out MEMRI and Palestinian Media Watch. This is the future they look forward to. Lets take their words for it.
CrusaderMom on April 21, 2008 at 11:40 AM
But our new friends at ABC report….
Carter and Hamas
Half the news is better then all the news, I guess.
Ain’t democracy grand!
Limerick on April 21, 2008 at 11:44 AM
yeah, but he got a commitment that a captive could send a letter to his family…
Good going Carter, you sure helped us on that one…
right2bright on April 21, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Jimmy Carter - the No Hit Wonder - played to his strength - Rosalyn.
Jimmy Carter himself couldn’t run a Peanut Farm in Georgia without Saudi help. What makes him think he’d have any affect on the Trans-Jordan Arabs inhabiting the Gaza Strip?
SeniorD on April 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Exit stage right.
ronsfi on April 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM
What about Austria? Didn’t that count when Hitler claimed that was his last territorial claim on other people’s land? What about rebuilding the German military complex when the treaties after WW1 expressly forbade it? What about Poland?
The fact is, Chamberlain believed Hitler many, many times, willingly and knowingly sacrificing one country after another in a vain and naive attempt to assuage a ruthless dictatorship bent on world domination by Germany. It’s foolish and naive to think that the only time Chamberlain folded to Hitler only once when it was multiple times even though it was obvious that there was no stopping Germany’s little dictator in stealing as much land as possible.
Chamberlain was a disgrace to his nation. Just like Carter is a disgrace to his.
mjk on April 21, 2008 at 12:15 PM
AP NEWS ALERT:
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hamas’ leader Khaled Mashaal says the militant Islamic group will not recognize Israel.
Jimmy the Dhimmi on April 21, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Carter is a doddering old buffoon who is struggling to shrug off the mantle of the least effective president if history. He of the “misery index”, the gas lines, staggering inflation, unemployment, etc. He indebted himself to these corrupt governments in order to secure financing to bail out his families failing businesses http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/08/115349.php and now he is attempting to regain either fame or infamy. Call him what he truly is, an enemy combatant…time to change your Depends.
PatriotPete on April 21, 2008 at 12:34 PM
He’s covering all the bases…
Habitat for Humanity AND Habitat for Inhumanity
dont taze me bro on April 21, 2008 at 12:40 PM
He is a useless ideot for sure. Stupid then, really stupid now.
saiga on April 21, 2008 at 12:57 PM
“Who am I and why am I here?”
Dope.
Geronimo on April 21, 2008 at 12:58 PM
No, what’s holding up the peace process is your failure to shut your mouth and busy yourself with growing peanuts and building houses for the poor. You got us into this f*cking Islamist mess and as much as I’d like to hang the responsibility for getting us out around your neck, you weren’t up the task in the 70’s and you’re damn sure not up to it now that you’re a doddering old fool.
Kafir on April 21, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Hey, lighten up on the old guy - he is a walking advert for “why you should not vote for a foolish liberal”.
Think_b4_speaking on April 21, 2008 at 1:00 PM
He was elected in the first election after the “long national nightmare” of Watergate. The Dems could have won by running a chimp, and apparently did. Notice that error was corrected in the next election…
Kafir on April 21, 2008 at 1:07 PM
Muslims getting control of Jerusalem will be the beginning of the end of the world.
EJDolbow on April 21, 2008 at 1:09 PM
Rena Ninan is amazing. Fox knows what’s up with the eye candy on the TV.
ThackerAgency on April 21, 2008 at 1:09 PM
Actually the election was close. Gerald almost pulled it out.
Limerick on April 21, 2008 at 1:09 PM
Heaven’s to Betsy…that was like being forced to drink a bottle of Jim Beam. He gives people with senility a bad rap.
Christine on April 21, 2008 at 1:10 PM
No, analysis of that election shows two items that killed Fatah. First, they hadn’t held an election in ten years. If you don’t hold elections every 2-4 years, you’ll never get an idea of what people think of your policies to make the necessary adjustments. Second, in a lot of districts, Fatah ran two candidates to Hamas’ one. They split what little anti-terrorist vote there was, clearing the way for Hamas to take over. Bottom line: democracy works, but not for a bunch of over-confident idiots.
Kafir on April 21, 2008 at 1:13 PM
So, essentially, Carter got Hamas to state that they’d “stop bombing” Israel if Israel relinquishes everything that Hamas was bombing them for to begin with… and WON’T recognize Israel as a sovereign nation (that’s a hell of a caveat) — Oh and by the way, when all is said and done, Hamas reserves the right to reject the whole thing — what a deal!
Great Job, Farmer Peanut!!
D2Boston on April 21, 2008 at 1:14 PM
According to MSNBC (I know, I know), Hamas is willing to offer Israel a 10 year peace agreement aka a hudna if they are willing to cede Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
Does MSNBC even know what happens at the end of a hudna? Hint: All out war. MSNBC = Idiots.
mjk on April 21, 2008 at 1:15 PM
“Mr. Carter, it’s time for your enema, sir. Now please hols till so I can get this hose in your ear…”
Akzed on April 21, 2008 at 1:16 PM
To help illustrate what a lefty tool I was back in my youth: I voted for this chump. However, that cured me of my affiliation with the Demo party. The Clintons get credit for my slow, but eventually sharp, turn to conservatism.
Christine on April 21, 2008 at 1:17 PM
ANGER!!! How the hell did this sack of worthless traitorous scum ever become president of my nation?
He actually thinks that he not undermining GWB? I would say that this man has lost contact with the mother ship but I question whether or not he ever had contact.
Shameful.
Claypigeon on April 21, 2008 at 1:19 PM
He is not undermining anyone, he’s just visiting his friends. He doesn’t see any redeeming features in al queda but he does in hamas?
Once a moron always a moron.
peacenprosperity on April 21, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Since you didn’t resort to joining the WU, or eat dinner with one who did, all is just water under the bridge. I received an art scholarship to college. The draft saved me from joining the dark side.
Limerick on April 21, 2008 at 1:24 PM
Useful idiots, the world over, are indignant.
Entelechy on April 21, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Just keep in mind that Obama is Jimmy Carter X2 with the same kind of ideas and belief in Diplomacy.
William Amos on April 21, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Senility and Stupidity are bummers… except when present simultaneously it’s BLISS, eh, Jimmy?
CynicalOptimist on April 21, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Obama = 4 Years of Jimah Carter..
Chakra Hammer on April 21, 2008 at 1:27 PM
They want Jerusalem as the capital of The Palestinian State? F— that.
Dr. Manhattan on April 21, 2008 at 1:27 PM
“Jimmy Carter?! He’s history’s greatest monster!”
Akzed on April 21, 2008 at 1:31 PM
Of course not. Somewhere around 200,000 Muslims were “evilly” paid for their property when Israel became a state, and about an equal number left in the next few years, after being urged to do so by Egypt and Jordan, when they declared war on Israel.
You’d think after sixty years, some of those “refugees” might have settled down with their fellow peace-loving Muslims. But apparently not. At any rate, no matter how much genetic anger their descendents retained over any of that, there would have to be a lot LESS of them today than there were decades ago.
But today, somehow, someone’s claiming there are supposed to be ten freakin’ MILLION “Palestinians” out there?
I don’t know what, if anything, that word may have meant in the past. But now apparently all you have to do is sign a petition saying you want to Israel destroyed and, boom, you’re an honorary “Palestinian citizen.”
logis on April 21, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Old coot can’t even put his watch on correctly.
Or maybe he is checking for his own pulse?
ej_pez on April 21, 2008 at 1:37 PM
I was born in 1969. That means that Mr. Carter was president while I was 6-10 years old.
I knew nothing about politics, my parent weren’t political. What I did know was that all the grown-ups were afraid, so I was afraid. I knew that gas was really, really expensive and that you couldn’t always get it. I knew that we were cold a lot because Mom wouldn’t let us turn up the thermostat. I knew that things were costing more and more and I knew that some people from some third-world country had attacked us somewhere and was holding a bunch of Americans hostage and there was nothing that America, the most powerful country in the world, could do about it. When we tried, we wound up looking like idiots.
And I remember that Jimmy smiled. He smiled and couldn’t do anything about any of it except tell us to wear sweaters. He was helpless, and that made America helpless. He was clueless and, because of that, the entire country suffered.
And then Reagan happened and everything got better :) .
29Victor on April 21, 2008 at 1:39 PM
How can one man (a former POTUS) be so friggin stupid and gullible? Words fail me.
libhater on April 21, 2008 at 1:53 PM
There is something about democratic presidents that make them extreme narciscists. They see the chanting lib fools who idolize them and the believe in their own infalibility.
Obama is just the latest
The democratic party isnt a political party as much as a cult at times.
William Amos on April 21, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Was there ever a lower point in our nation’s history than the last 18 months of the Carter administration???
chief65 on April 21, 2008 at 2:14 PM
William Amos on April 21, 2008 at 2:07 PM
I totally agree with your cult reference in terms of liberalism. But Carter defies explanation. To claim that Hamas is ready to play nice is insane. I know the new world order utopians have this stupid notion that we can all get along if we just sit down and talk. (Like Obama) But Carter should have a bit more realization of the murdering monsters these animals are. I know he hates Israel but he must know a terrorist is a terrorist is a terrorist.
You know, that might just be the explanation….he wants to see Israel wiped off the map and wants to help make it happen. And Democrats get the majority of the Jewish vote…makes no sense at all.
libhater on April 21, 2008 at 2:23 PM
Brilliant observation. The clarity of your thought always amazes me.
Oldnuke on April 21, 2008 at 2:27 PM
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