Posted on 12/04/2006 7:24:54 PM PST by Nasty McPhilthy
Why Jimmy Carter would want to be buried in foreign soil is anybody’s guess, but the former president, whose administration was the economic equivalent of root canal while in the throes of amoebic dysentery, has announced his funeral plans.
Carter wants to be buried in front of his home in Plains, Georgia. At this point, we can only speculate how many of brother Billy’s empty beer cans will be dug up by the backhoe. Any bets?
Jimmy also wants a funeral in Washington, which promises to be quite the somber experience. It’ll be like Ronald Reagan’s funeral without all the pesky people getting in your line of sight.
It’s often said that Carter “was a better ex-president than president,” but trying to decide if Jimmy was a better president or ex-president is like figuring out if you prefer the hemorrhoid on the left butt cheek, or the right one.
Carter is probably still in full-blown “Enzyte Bob” mode, as his pal and anti-American goon Hugo Chavez just won re-election as president of Venezuela.
The legacy that Jimmy Carter will leave behind once his funeral plans are fulfilled would be comical if it weren’t dangerous. The self-appointed Special Ambassador to Everywhere has spent the better part of a few decades using his platform as a former president of the U.S. to practice conflict resolution overseas, bash America, and encourage murderers and their victims to find common ground.
Not long ago, Carter monitored the Palestinian elections, where the Islamic militant group Hamas won an overwhelming majority in the legislature.
Here’s what Jimmy Carter had to say about the Palestinian election mere hours after the voting: “The elections were completely honest, completely fair, completely safe and without violence.” We can only wish Carter could offer that same type of knee-jerk deference to an American election.
Remember the days when Billy was the embarrassing Carter?
What Jimmy Carter, knowingly or unknowingly, said to the world that day was that suicide bombings and other violence at polling places won’t occur as long as terrorists are allowed a spot on the ballot.
There are two options with Jimmy Carter: He’s either a gullible fool in search of a legacy or a closet despot lover in search of a closet.
Back in 2002, Carter visited Cuba and hooked up with Fidel Castro for what almost resembled a creepy eHarmony.com ad. At the time, Carter’s visit rankled nerves in the Bush administration because it was thought that Castro had, at the very least, a limited biological-weapons program.
Carter came out of his trip doubting that Cuba had any such programs. Why? You guessed it: Because Castro told him he didn’t. Well, that and because Castro granted Carter “free access to any place that you may wish to see” (with 24-hour notice for “tidying up”). The Cuban government also told its people that they were free to speak openly with Carter, provided they were polite, courteous and willing to spend the next 20 years in a labor camp.
Why does Jimmy Carter seem to have a soft spot for less than desirable dictators and varied despots around the globe? Simply psychology. The malaise, stagflation, low morale, high misery index, bad leisure suit and disco years that were his presidency look great next to the human rights violations, oppression and violent iron fisted rule of the likes of Castro, Hamas, Chavez, Ahmadinejad, et al.
Carter has figured out what’s helped many an ex-president out of a bad legacy jam. You can’t change history, but you can alter your present company. As Rodney Dangerfield’s character eloquently put it in his movie Back to School, “If you want to look thin, hang out with fat people.”
Jimmy Carter has announced his burial plans, and word has it that he’s already down in Plains trying to mediate the dirt out of the hole. I’m a little surprised that Carter didn’t want to be buried in Venezuela, Cuba, or the Middle East — a little closer to home.
"Why does Jimmy Carter seem to have a soft spot for less than desirable dictators?"
I believe it is due to not trusting voters; thus someone learned needs to be in authority to make their decisions for them. Based on our last election, I see the point!
Please explain to me where he says he wants to be buried on foreign soil? This is not the correct way to post an article. Don't change titles and add your own thoughts.
The Carter years - era of 15 percent interest rates and sky-high heating bills. It was no joke that everyone was bundled up in sweaters both at home and at the workplace.
He was wrong back then in so many ways, but he did get a few things right. He managed to get Israel and Egypt to sign a peace accord, for example. Just getting Menachim Begin and Anwar Sadat to Camp David simultaneously was probably a minor triumph by itself.
Sadly, the man who ran for office bragging about his military background left our military hanging out to dry on the budget, and they had to scrap old vehicles and aircraft for parts it got so bad.
Also sadly, his quiet humility was taken as weakness by a vicious third world. He was probably a great Sunday School teacher and a very decent man, but he was never Presidential material.
Still, I dislike the harshness of some of these attacks on him. The stupid things he says nowadays are harmless so I don't see the need for such strong attacks as if he is a threat politically or any other way. I also think Rosalyn was a fine First Lady.
So, if I saw Pres. Carter and Rosalyn in person I'd have nothing but respectful things to say to them. I was very dissatisfied with him in 1980, but thats just over.
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Jimmuh Carter never behaved in humble fashion a day in his life. Among all the presidents, he and Clinton run neck and neck for the title of most self-absorbed, lying, treasonous, self-righteous narcissist SOB.
Peanut compost.
Hey, Bud. I posted the article exactly as it was penned by the author. Perhaps you should read some of the other comments on the subject you address before you fly off the handle with someone who has been posting correctly for a longer period of time than yourself.
Have a nice day. ;-)
Hey I was not flying off the handle. I was just making a point that was incorrect. Sorry. You have a great day as well!!!!!
That would pi$$ me off too. I would have gotten in trouble on that one!
Carter is a genocidal racist, and should be buried accordingly.
"It’ll be like Ronald Reagan’s funeral without all the pesky people getting in your line of sight."
Well, then it will much shorter. That's a good thing.
That goodness for DVD's. At least I'll be watching them instead of network.
Tomorrow?
While there are any number of confederate die-hards around here that would dispute it, Georgia is not foreign territory.
Talk is cheap, Jimma. Just do it.
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That is a great line. He must consider it stolen.
Carter wants to be buried in front of his home in Plains, Georgia.
OK, what am I missing? Is Georgia a foreign country now?
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