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Jimmy Carter: "in rich countries like ours, we really don't give a damn" about aid to poor nations
Reuters (AlertNet) ^
| 4/15/2005
| Paul Simao
Posted on 04/15/2005 3:35:15 PM PDT by Tern
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To: Tern
You certainly can see just how proud President Carter is of being an American. ;-(
To: Tern
"Fortunately, in the rich countries like ours, we really don't give a damn," said Carter, who as president from 1977 to 1981 saw our country humiliated and who won a Nobel Disgrace Prize in 2002. "Really, as a former president,
I don't have to worry about bloody ***k-all, health care? taken care of. Security? Taken care of. Money? I just have to ask and foolish democrats will line my pockets.
Has anybody seen my depends?"
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posted on
04/15/2005 3:58:21 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Tern
Poor countries can't spend percentages...they can spend dollars.
How many dollars is .18% of GNP ?
Somebody stuff a sock in Jimmy's mouth.
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posted on
04/15/2005 3:58:38 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(Always remember - don't ever forget - "2 wrongs don't make a right, it's 3 lefts that make a right.")
To: Tern
Ooo. Another stupid liberal flaunting his compassion for all the world to see.
Such maudlin sentimentality. Such rank stupidity. Liberals are so full of themselves.
To: Tern
Rich states like Saudi Arabia.
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posted on
04/15/2005 3:59:09 PM PDT
by
Alouette
(If I owned Hell and I owned Brooklyn, I'd live in Hell and rent out Brooklyn.)
To: Tax-chick
You guys on this thread are all greedy capitalists for not wanting to subsidize Edi Amin or Colonel Gadafi's lifestyles.
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posted on
04/15/2005 3:59:25 PM PDT
by
ran15
To: Tern
Yes, of course, we should stop using US taxpayer money to defend and provide stability to the world, and instead use that money for something more compassionate... like funding the abortions of starving foreigners!
And then, if private citizens really want to provide stability to the world, they can always contribute their own money to the many existing world stabilization charities.
To: Tern
only one word for him: idiot.
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:00:24 PM PDT
by
Fudd Fan
(MaryJo Kopechne needed an "exit strategy")
To: Ragnorak
Carter is just mad that he isn't getting all the government grants he wants for his own "non-profits".
To: traderrob6
the worst president in the last century I'd say the second worst. Clinton had two terms to mess things up.
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:00:47 PM PDT
by
Alouette
(If I owned Hell and I owned Brooklyn, I'd live in Hell and rent out Brooklyn.)
To: Tern
Carter is, and always will be, a f-ing idiot, You can say that again.
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:00:58 PM PDT
by
Grim
To: ran15
Yes, totally heartless, that's us.
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:01:02 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Will do laundry for food.)
To: Alouette
Carter and Clinton didn't do nearly half the damage LBJ did.
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:01:14 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Minutemen: Just doing the jobs that American politicians won't do.)
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:01:41 PM PDT
by
Fudd Fan
(MaryJo Kopechne needed an "exit strategy")
To: Tern
Ya know, when I still lived at home, it was easy for me to give away a part of my income to charity. Daddy took care of me, after all.
Then I moved out and became responsible for my own security...things certainly changed. Its easy to give away money when you aren't SPENDING so much for the security of others..
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:01:51 PM PDT
by
Paradox
(Occam was probably right.)
To: Tern
"Unfortunately, in the rich countries like ours, we really don't give a damn," said Carter What a jacka$$.
What he really means is no one gives a damn about HIM. Jimmy must be quite angry that he wasn't invited to attend the Pope's funeral---and BJ Clinton is sucking up all the attention at the UN.
To: Reactionary
The worst president of the US and now the worst former president of the US. He really is full of BS.
To: Tern
Someone please inform this stupid sonuvabitch with the big teeth --- that there is NO LIMIT to how much of HIS wealth, property or time he can devote to feeding the foreign hungry or enriching the foreign poor..
The problem with these marxist bastards - is they want to keep their money - but take mine, and give it away to folks I'm not even interested in helping...
At this point of my life ---- I'm plumb out of compassion towards folks that hate me, make all the wrong decisions and are constantly allied with my enemies.....
My charity and generosity begins at home.....and friends before enemies..
Semper Fi
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:03:26 PM PDT
by
river rat
(You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
To: Fudd Fan
Thanks. I occasionally post a Deep Thought, in addition to baby pictures :-).
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:03:27 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(Will do laundry for food.)
To: Tern
Yo jimmah!
Wouldn't it be nice if the poor nations gave a damn about poor nations, more specifically themselves. Most of the nations he speaks of do things to keep themselves in the situation they are in. Either from the people allowing corrupt leaders to stay in power while depending on us for aid, to theocracies that dominate their people through twisted religion and telling their people it's OUR FAULT!
This matters not to jimmah and others like him. No matter what happens they find a way to see fault with US, ignoring the things we do for good, while ignoring some of them and the things they do wrong.
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posted on
04/15/2005 4:04:18 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(~Halliburton Told Me......)
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