Jimmy Carter: Punishing the innocent is a crime [Barfer]

International Herald Tribune ^ | MAY 7, 2006 | Jimmy Carter

[ncountylee]

ATLANTA Hamas and the Palestinians

Innocent Palestinian people are being treated like animals, with the presumption that they are guilty of some crime. Because they voted for candidates who are members of Hamas, the United States government has become the driving force behind an apparently effective scheme of depriving the general public of income, access to the outside world and the necessities of life.

Overwhelmingly, these are school teachers, nurses, social workers, police officers, farm families, shopkeepers, and their employees and families who are just hoping for a better life. Public opinion polls conducted after the January parliamentary election show that 80 percent of Palestinians still want a peace agreement with Israel based on the international road map premises. Although Fatah party members refused to join Hamas in a coalition government, nearly 70 percent of Palestinians continue to support Fatah's leader, Mahmoud Abbas, as their president.

It is almost a miracle that the Palestinians have been able to orchestrate three elections during the past 10 years, all of which have been honest, fair, strongly contested, without violence and with the results accepted by winners and losers. Among the 62 elections that have been monitored by us at the Carter Center, these are among the best in portraying the will of the people, without violence and with the results accepted by winners and losers. Among the 62 elections that have been monitored by us at the Carter Center, these are among the best in portraying the will of the people

[ncountylee]

These attacks seem to come in three's. Yesterday Gore ranted against both the US and Canada while visiting that country. Today, it's Carter's turn.

Waiting for Bill to unload next.

[Ikemeister]

I see "Jimmah the Jew-hater" is at it again.

[Farmer Dean]

Hey Jimmy,let's watch the video of the Palistian celebrations in the street on 9/11,then you can explain your concept of innocence.
The whole filthy diseased lot of them need to go.

[Bigh4u2]

Jimmy Carter. Never met a dictator or Jihadist he didn't like!

[OldSmaj]

Could this POS embarass the US and himself any more than he already has?

Ignorant dumb shit peanut farmer.

[Dog Gone]

The Palestinians are a peaceloving people, who sit around eating chocolate and hoping for peace with the Israelis.

They love democracy and they love Jews. The West Bank is kind of like the Switzerland of the Middle East.

I love Jimmy Carter.

[Bigh4u2]

"Among the 62 elections that have been monitored by us at the Carter Center, these are among the best in portraying the will of the people"

And strapping bombs to themselves to blow up Jews didn't hurt either!

[SE Mom]

What an awful man he's become. Blind to reality.

[tet68]

My god, will he never go away?

I like how the Palestinian intifada has morphed into
the "general public".

Carter would give then drivers licenses and voter registration cards.

[ncountylee]

With American acquiescence, the Israelis had avoided any substantive peace talks for more than five years.

Jimmy's revisionist efforts are amazing.

[Thombo2]

Jimmy Carter-usefull idiot.A classic example of someone with lotts of book smarts but not a lick of common sense.

[Grampa Dave]

Lillian Carter sometimes, when she looked at Jimmy/Billy:

Sometimes when I look at my children I say to myself, "Lillian, you should have stayed a virgin."

 

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/20935.html

Thanks to George 76 for this great post.

[maine-iac7]

Under his reasoning, we should have been feeding and taking care of the German people while Hitler reignedfree up money for Hitler for ammo

[Grampa Dave]

The real history/legacy of Jimmy Carter, the man who hated America and still does.

[Recon Dad]

Being stupid should be a crime. Carter has done more to set back the march of Democracy across the world then any other person in history.

[BenLurkin]

All we are doing is not sending them charity.

That is hardly punishment -- to withhold that to which they a=have no right in the first palace.

[Grampa Dave]

[Politicalities]

"the United States government has become the driving force behind an apparently effective scheme of depriving the general public of income, access to the outside world and the necessities of life."

This "effective scheme" consists of not giving them handouts. Apparently, now failing to shovel money onto somebody constitutes treating him like an animal.

Further down in the article is this repulsive little tidbit:

"Although Hamas leaders have refused to recognize the state of Israel while their territory is being occupied..."

Are you aware, Jimmah, that Hamas considers the entire state of Israel to be "their territory", currently occupied?

"There is no doubt that Israelis and Palestinians both want a durable two-state solution..."

I beg to differ, President al-Carter. I beg to differ strongly. There is plenty of doubt that the Palestinians want a two-state solution. In fact, I'd say that there is very little doubt that the Palestinians want a one-state solution.

Carter, you talk a lot about people failing to treat the Palestinians with respect. I choose to take them at their word. I hear their words, and I believe them. You do not. They say something plainly, clearly, and articulately, and you don't listen to it. Which of us is showing them respect, and which is not?

[Tracy V.]

A-f***ing-men.

They voted Hamas in...They support the terrorists...tough titty.