Carter: Still No Clue

New York Post ^ | February 8, 2006 | The Editors

[RWR8189]

Jimmy Carter may or may not have been the worst president of the 20th century — history will have the final word on that — but his disgraceful performance yesterday at Coretta Scott King's funeral marks him as the most shameless. Maybe of all time.

There is, after all, a time and place for everything — but not for Carter.

In a reprehensible (albeit typical) display of tone-deafness, the former president used the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King's widow to score cheap points against President Bush. (He wasn't alone in that regard, more of which in a bit.)

Carter warmed up by conjuring the outlandish conspiracy theories that still linger from Hurricane Katrina: "We only have to recall the color of the faces of those in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi who are most devastated by Katrina to know that there are not yet equal opportunities for all Americans."

Then he segued on to the Bush administration.

In what could only be taken as a direct attack on Bush's electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists — a program Carter has repeatedly denounced as "illegal" — the ex-prez said of Mrs. King and her slain husband, Martin Luther King, "they became the targets of secret government wiretapping and other surveillance."

[eyespysomething]

** sigh **

Once again, I offer sincere apologies from the state of Georgia.

[Designer]

"Jimmy Carter is the worst President this country has every had."

I agree he is the worst one in his image of a bumbling fool, but seriesly, you would have to go some to beat the likes of Wilson and FDR in terms of what actual long-term DAMAGE they did.

[msnimje]

[texgal]

Interesting how such a good "Christian" man can be so mean and petty. It started with his and the Dems vicious attacks on Ronald Reagan, and he hasn't let up

Because he isn't a good "Christian" man. He's lusting in his heart after the place in history that Reagan, Bush 41 and GWB hold. He made MANY mistakes during his presidency for which he can only blame himself. He is an embittered old man who deserves all that he has. Including the title of worst president in American History.

How bitter would you be if even the likes of Bill Clinton is remembered more fondly than you?

[Sabatier]

Do those pictures ever bring back memories. His presidency was the worst.
He's a legend only in his own mind.

[MortMan]

For a supposed nucular (it's the way HE says it) engineer, ole Jimmah is as dumb as a pile of rocks.

[Maria S]

I've already posted this on another King funeral website, but here it is again:

I had the opportunity to ask Michael Medved how he thought Hillary Clinton would serve if she were elected president. The following should give everyone pause:

Medved (paraphrasing, of course): I think she'd come closest to being like Jimmy Carter, both in domestic policy and in foreign policy.

NOW, doesn't everyone feel better! (Lord help us all!)

[Pylot]

The Plantation keepers of the Dimocratic party wanted to take the occasion of Mrs Kings funeral to consolidate their base.

[Freee-dame]

Kudos to the Editorial board at the NY Post

They actually do investigative reporting and report the news, not DNC talking ppoints. Every time the 'rats say such outrageous things, a few more dem voters lose their ignorance of the facts and shift towards the right.

[Verginius Rufus]

I had the C-SPAN call-in program on briefly this morning--one caller was praising Carter for his remarks and complaining that the TV news yesterday evening didn't give them more attention. He also objected to C-SPAN's practice of taking calls from Republicans--he thought the overwhelming majority of those calling in were "progressives" so they shouldn't take calls from Republicans.

Moonbats--not an endangered species.

[Designer]

Oh, yea, and that "inflation" thing shown in the graph;

Who got the ball rolling on inflation in the first place?

(answer:) Woodrow Wilson

[FReepaholic]

...Jimmy Carter turned me from a Democrat to a Republican....

Same here.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Jimmy Carter may or may not have been the worst president of the 20th century — history will have the final word.

Yes he was! History has already spoken.

Jimma should try to live by the axiom: Best to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

[cowboyway]

There is, after all, a time and place for everything — but not for Carter.

Carter/democrats/liberals.

The dems constantly state that they represent 'main-stream America' but I do not believe that real main-stream Americans have very much, if any at all, tolerance for the type of low class, childish behavior that the lefties demonstrated yesterday.

What's next? Are the going to carve "No WMD's" and "Warrant-less Wiretaps" on King's headstone?

The lefties have less class than the trailer-trash that they take such delight in taunting.

[COUNTrecount]

Does Jimmy even know what the USS Jimmy Carter can do ?

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-529826.html

Some outside analysts and U.S. intelligence officials think the NSA should abandon such efforts in favor of more narrowly targeted intelligence-gathering efforts. One intelligence official estimates that tapping all the world's undersea cables, assuming it could be done, would cost more than $2 billion a year. And no one knows whether the NSA will ever have enough computing power to analyze the resulting gusher of digital data.

Even so, the agency has been pushing ahead. At General Dynamics' Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Conn., the Navy is deep into a five-year, $1 billion retrofit of the USS Jimmy Carter, a nuclear-powered vessel that intelligence experts say will be the premier U.S. spy sub when it hits the seas in 2004. Among its many planned features, says one former official familiar with the project: state-of-the-art technology for undersea fiber-optic taps.

The NSA's Lt. Gen. Hayden and Navy officials decline to comment on the USS Jimmy Carter's mission.

[RightResponse]

Demeanocrats continue to drag down the civility that once held decorum, throughout political and even personal debate.

There once was a polite courtesy, albeit unspoken, that former presidents were not to critique the current president or his policies. Demeanocrats have dragged that down with themselves.

There once was a courtesy that members of Congress would not use the term liar in criticism of fellow members, or other government officials. Demeanocrats have dragged that down with themselves.

There once was a courtesy/policy of not criticizing our military or President during times of war. Demeanocrats have dragged that down with themselves, and their petty aspirations of self-importance, wherein they impugn their own political interests ahead of GOD, NATION, FAMILY, AND ANY SEMBLANCE OF SENSIBILITY.

[.cnI redruM]

>>>>I think she'd come closest to being like Jimmy Carter, both in domestic policy and in foreign policy.


And you'd think that God would have been merciful enough to have broken the mold. Carter was awful.

[Kenton]

It seems like Democrats take every opportunity to show how little class they have. Oh well, at least it wasn't as big a circus sideshow as the Wellstone funeral/pep rally.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Jimmy and Rosalyn no longer sit on the board as active leadership at the Carter Center. When I visited it, I didn't find it to be inspiring or even interesting in the least.

He's peddling a wine lable, instead, I hear.

[silverleaf]

And not to forget Jimmy giving away the Panama Canal. Which is now under Chinese control.

From 1999:

"Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott recently wrote to Defense Secretary William S. Cohen that a Chinese shipping company is gaining broad authority over the Panama Canal and could deny passage to U.S. ships.

"It appears that we have given away the farm without a shot being fired," the Mississippi Republican said in the Aug. 1 letter requesting Mr. Cohen's security assessment.

It was the first time a congressional leader has raised questions about growing Chinese influence over one of the world's most strategic waterways. Until now, warnings were being raised primarily by a handful of conservative lawmakers, led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, California Republican, who plans a fact-finding trip to Panama on Monday.

The focus of concern is Hutchinson Whampoa Ltd., a giant Hong Kong-based shipping firm with ties to China's leadership and its armed forces, the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Under circumstances the U.S. Embassy in Panama called unusual, the government in 1997 awarded Hutchinson a 25- to 50-year contract to run the two major ports on the canal's Atlantic and Pacific entrances.

Moreover, conservatives assert that Panama gave Hutchinson broader powers in legislation known as "Law No. 5." Al Santoli, an aide to Mr. Rohrabacher, said the law enables Hutchinson to assign the pilots who take control of ships and steer them through the canal. He also said the Chinese company can block passage of ships to meet its business needs.

This contention was challenged by a spokesman for the Panama Canal Commission, a panel of five Americans and four Panamanians who run the waterway. The Panama Canal Commission spokesman said the treaty gives the United States the right to intervene militarily to protect access. (!!!!!!)

Mr. Lott wrote to Mr. Cohen, "This administration is allowing a scenario to develop where U.S. national security interests could not be protected without confronting the Chinese communists in the Americas. U.S. naval ships will be at the mercy of Chinese-controlled pilots and could even be denied passage through the Panama Canal by Hutchinson, an arm of the People's Liberation Army.

http://www.conservativeusa.org/panama-washtimes.htm