Don’t blame me, I was way too young to vote. But some of you out there have some esplainin’ to do.
Because once again, here’s Jimmy Carter — jiggling his mental mush in the commentary section of USA Today (instead of fading into the cultural twilight like Jerry Brown or John Anderson, or those t-shirts that asked, “Where’s the Beef?”):
The United States has now joined almost all other nations in accepting the basic premises of Israeli withdrawal, peace between Arab states and Israel, and a Palestinian state. This is a notable decision, but further progress is undermined by our almost undeviating approval of Israel’s demands and our refusal to deal with the Palestinian leaders who are apt to be re-elected in January. The situation seems likely to fester until then, and perhaps long afterward.
The often-surprising past achievements show we cannot abandon the search for a just peace. But there cannot be another historic step without negotiation among the principal parties, because any unilateral concessions are almost inconceivable. With the United States aligned today with Israel and making demands that Palestinians will not accept, other world leaders — perhaps in the Arab world, Europe or the United Nations — now need to share responsibility, as in Oslo, for the progress that must come.
A quick summary of this legume-fueled brain fart: The U.S. needs to deal with Arafat, capitulate to terror, and sign lots of stuff — preferably while a bunch of bureaucrats stand around in fancy suits nodding their approval.
Uh huh.
Note to Jimmy: Leo Sayer went away quietly. Same with Robert John. So what’s your deal? What do you want from us, anyway?
Jimmeh wants the same, little thing he’s wanted since 1978—the Nobel Peace Prize, of course. And he won’t stop his incessant yammering ‘til he’s been awarded it, thank you very much.
Oh, and being declared a secular saint probably wouldn’t hurt, either.
Easy enough to diss Carter. He did not fade. Nor did J. Brown, now mayor of Oakland and doing a heck of a fine job too. And Carter, whom I do not usually like, knows enough to know that we chave a very stupid policy toward Cuba.
As for the Middle east: yes. All want peace. But Arafat talks two ways about any issue and is proven to foster terrorism. And he just the other days said he had arrested Hamas big shot. When the “arrested “ guy got interveiwed, he said loud and clear: my arrest is news to me.
We all want Israel withdrawl; and boundaries, and Palestinian state. But Israel rightfully knows that no state gives back land taken in war unless there is a peace treaty in advance. Why lose your soldiers and then simply withdraw so it can begin all over?
As for peace and planning: would you submit to negotiations when your kids being blown up at the same time? I know I would not. I know America went straight after terror guys in Afghanistan and didn’t bling or sit down to chat.
Takes two parties to make peace and a new state. Bush–and I dislike him–rightfully tells Palestinians that their system corrupt (know about the 5 million stolen by Arafat?), dishonest, fascist. When the last election held? How long is term in office?
Old chestunt: can not deal without Arafat. Guess what? he too is mortal and will die someday. And so if America says what it has said and Arabs react by voting Arafat back in office. They choose this path. Lots of luck for getting a new state.
Arguing that we have a stupid policy re: Cuba is different than kissing Castro’s murderous ass. But Carter on the mideast? Here, <a href=”http://www.nationalreview.com/impromptus/impromptus050302.asp”>read this.</a>
Palestinian leaders who are apt to be re-elected in January.
Re-elected??????
I haven’t been in a coma over the past 25 years and yet I don’t remember an election in “Palestine,” a place that doesn’t exist.
I always thought that no president could ever be a worse embarrassment than Jimmy Carter. Of course I was wrong about that, but even so hasn’t Carter’s statute of limitations run out yet? Shouldn’t he be installed in an assisted living facility where he can have large muscular handlers monitor his movements?
But then in a world not governed by the leftist media, he wouldn’t need monitoring. No one in their right mind would publish anything he said, nor would he be invited to speak in public.
Don’t you shudder at the thought of what Clinton will be doing and saying to get attention for the next 25-30 years?
Yes, JC is an AH. I was in Grade 7 in Canada when Carter was elected. As I recall a big part of the reason he was elected was that he ran against Gerry Ford, the man about whom Richard Nixon supposedly said “I’ll appoint Ford as my VP so they wouldn’t dare never impeach me and make him president.”
Earlier this year, Michael Kelly (or was it Charles Krauthammer?) made some comment about Jimmah learning diplomacy and foreign affairs at the knee of his Uncle Neville. Given Carter’s latest comments (and the observations made in the linked Carterpalooza article), one could argue that Jimmah acquired his perspective on Jews at the knee of Uncle Adolf.
Link won’t work—so here’s the address which you will need to cut and paste:
http://www.nationalreview.com/impromptus/impromptus050302.asp
Leo Sayer?! Geez, why did you have to remind me of that?
As for Carter, (a) I’m ashamed to have voted for him, but I’ve repented and have never yet voted for another D for Prez, and (b) I can’t read anything of his without hearing his insipid accent, which defines “mealy mouthed” for me. (Thankfully, I can’t hear Sayer’s voice in my head.)
Oh, and (3) I think Carter won because he was thought to be honest, not like that Tricky Dick guy. Of course, it didn’t help that Ford had tried to “fix” a bad economy with WIN (Whip Inflation Now) buttons!