Carter Should Stick to Picking Peanuts

[Terri]

Carter Should Stick to Picking Peanuts

Bobby Eberle
GOPUSA
March 10, 2003

In Sunday's issue of the New York Times, former President Jimmy Carter not only proves that he is a devout follower of the "peace at any price" coalition, but he also lays out a case against military action with Iraq based on false statements and a surprising failure to see the facts right before his eyes.

Former President Carter begins his editorial titled "Just War -- or a Just War?" by naming his foundations of foreign policy and intervention, namely "basic religious principles, respect for international law, and alliances that resulted in wise decisions and mutual restraint." In the very next sentence, Carter writes, "Our apparent determination to launch a war against Iraq, without international support, is a violation of these premises."

Yes, I did finish reading the entire column, but with an introduction like that, I knew the rest would simply be ridiculous. How can he say that the United States does not have international support? The current list of coalition partners stands at over 30, with more joining with each passing week. The violations of U.N.-mandated disarmament by Saddam Hussein span more than a decade, and the U.N. Security Council spoke with unanimity when passing resolution 1441 which gave Saddam Hussein one final opportunity to immediately and unconditionally disarm. Germany, France, Russia, and Syria (among others) all voted for resolution 1441. The international support for Iraqi disarmament cannot be more clear.

Full Story (http://www.gopusa.com/bobby/bobby_0310.shtml)

Carter's full article is posted here. (http://gopusa.com/cgi-bin/ib3/ikonboard.pl?act=ST; f=22;t=44)

[Granite River]

Quote[/b] ]The current list of coalition partners stands at over 30, with more joining with each passing week.

But to Carter only the French are important. Many of those other countries were defeated by Germany and then dominated by Russia. What do they know about eminent threats or oppression? Maybe Poland just wants to be on our side so they can beat up on poor old Saddam.

As I sit here and try to figure out what is going on in Carters peanut shaped head I must conclude that he is just an old liberal fool of the first order. Where does he get the idea that he has any qualifications to talk about diplomacy of international matters? He does know how to appease terrorists and bungle military operations that he didn’t want to do in the first place.

Carter was the worst President in modern time, helped Clinton dig us a very deep hole in North Korea, kissed up to Castro and now he just can resist running around waiving his peace prize as if he earned it for making peace rather than inciting violence in the Middle East.

[Bobby]

Hi GR!

I was utterly stunned when I read Carter's op-ed. I guess I shouldn't have been. It has always been the tradition for former presidents to keep quiet, so it kind of surprises you when they do. Then, to have a former president totally blast the foreign policy of the current president goes beyond protocol. It's just plain wrong.

I just wish these liberals would have their facts together before they start talking. Perhaps that's too much to ask. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Bobby

[Granite River]

Hi Bobby

Quote[/b] ]I was utterly stunned when I read Carter's op-ed.

It’s funny isn’t it that we know what a peanut head this guy is and yet we are taken aback when he does it again and then he gets us again.

I guess if we were really masochists we would ask a far left liberal to explain Carter to us. But that would involve the danger of strangulation. Ourselves or them.

[jdeavel]

Hi
Carter just needs to follow Senator McCains advice and "SHUTUP". http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

[Bobby]

Hey GR! You hit the nail on the head.

I guess even with his record of saying outrageous stuff, you still can't help but think that since he's an ex-president, he might say something useful.

Just when you start to think that... BAM!... you get hit across the chops once again. Oh well, maybe we'll learn our lesson this time. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Bobby

[Floridaguy]

Bobby, great article again. GR, good comments, but Clinton was undoubtedly the worst president in modern times, although admittedly Carter was a close second. IMO, the only ex-president around today who would be worth noting anything he had to say, unfortunately cannot due to Alzheimer's. Granted, Bush the elder "might" have something useful to add, but I sort of agree with Terri about the rest of them, even the Republican ones. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tqrolleyes.gif GW is a vast improvement over most of the recent ones except Reagan.

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[sattlerk]

See, thats what happens when your wife is the president. You don't learn a whole lot that way. I bet she picks peanuts better than he does too.

By far the worst president I have ever known or read about and there have been some dillies. Carter makes the statement come to life about "nice guys finish last." Now the problem is that he's the only one that thinks he's a nice guy. He's a very stupid guy. If I were Bush, I'd send him a letter in disappearing ink and tell him to get lost!

[Bobby]

These type of comments are not only stupid, they are dangerous.

When people in positions of power or influence advocate a particular position when they don't even have the facts straight, shows a true lack of regard for the people they are trying to influence.

Bobby

[lpara]

<span style='font-family:comic sans ms'>What bugs me the most are the words &quot;As a Christian . . .&quot; Real Christians read their Bible and use it as a guidebook for their life. The Bible is replete with principles that condone wars. One verse that comes to mind when I think of Jimmy Carter is &quot;A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in til afterwards.&quot; Proverbs 29:11 Read your http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/bible.gif before you lose all your peanuts, Jimmy!</span>

[nekela]

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif A thumbs up to all of you. I think Jimmy should stick to building houses for poor people. At least he was doing something constructive then. What he is doing now is destructive. http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[ALLEN L. WELLS]

http://gopusa.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif HERE YOU JUST HAVE TO CONSIDER THE SOURCE. *WITH HIS TRACK RECORD AS PRESIDENT HE HAS A LOT OF GALL TO BE TALKING ABOUT HOW ANYBODY ELSE DOES THE JOB. *RELIABILITY OF THE SOURCE: *UNRELIABLE. *RELIABILITY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED: *UNINFORMED AND UNRELIABLE.

[Granite River]

I agree that if Carter had ever gotten anything right he would have some room to talk. The worst thing he did, well one of many things he did wrong was making Arafat think he is anything more than a thug and a terrorist.

[Floridaguy]

Quote[/b] ]I think Jimmy should stick to building houses for poor people. And the irony is that Habitat for Humanity has largely been taken over by Republican clubs or groups. One of the largest volunteer home builders ofr Habitat nationally is the Young Republicans.

Quote[/b] ]The worst thing he did, well one of many things he did wrong was making Arafat think he is anything more than a thug and a terrorist. Agreed, it may very possibly be the very worst thing he did, given the long-lasting ramifications of Arafat's reign.

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