Posted on 04/28/2011 2:59:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Via Greg Hengler, why would an American cap a three-day visit to Kim Jong-Il’s national gulag by accusing the U.S. of human rights violations? Well, much like Superman, Carter’s more a “citizen of the world” now than part of the country he used to lead. In fact, he wasn’t there on behalf of the State Department but as part of a delegation from “The Elders,” an elite team of ex-statesmen who travel the world sharing the sort of wisdom that’s made “Jimmy Carter” synonymous with successful foreign policy ideas here at home.
Kim wouldn’t meet with them, incidentally, for reasons I don’t understand. When you have a former U.S. president willing to carry your water, hand him a bucket. Instead, Kim sent them a message saying he’d be willing to meet with either South Korea or the U.S. to talk disarmament and any matters — like, say, food for the population, which may or may not be suffering an unusually harsh famine right now due to a bad winter. In theory, that would increase American leverage over Kim: The more desperately he needs food, the more willing he’ll be to make concessions to get it. But now that we’ve got this choice soundbite from an Absolute Moral Authority like Carter suggesting that other countries have a right to be fed by us without preconditions, well, who knows. Besides, after all the North has done for them lately, South Korea practically owes them, no?
O.K., it’s time for Jimmy to retire (long past due really). What a world-class putz.
Your negotiations have been a complete failure.
Good idea, Jimmie-let’s feed them until they have the capability to nuke the world.
Actually, North Korea is violating the human rights of every one its NK citizen by withholding food from them and forcing them to live in a communist military dictatorship.
Just remember this is a man who literally BOWS to these scum.
A southerner white man disrespecting our black president. Jimmy is a racist?
“he used to lead....”
If you could call it that...
Exactly! Leave it to a liberal like Carter not to know the difference.
My wife’s grandmother was a rat, God bless her soul, she would be 116 now, told me Jimmy Carter was a bungling fool.
Even MiniMe wouldn’t meet with him. That’s a riot!
The United States and South Korea are technically still at war with North Korea.
Why are we obliged to feed our enemy?
I’ve always thought that as bad as he was as president, Carter was even worse as a former president. However, can you imagine how dreadful Obama will be AFTER he leaves office? The smartest man in the world will not be able to help himself from weighing in on every single issue and the media will always remain his willing slaves...
O is also lazy though, and might likely just golf and eat ice cream while his awesome Warlock mind contemplates every possible point of view on every issue.
I propose we introduce a new dish to North Korea’s dictator:
Soylent Carter.
Best served with a nice red wine.
Jimmy remained a member of a church that didn’t allow blacks.
That d-bag needs to retire, go play some golf and keep to himself and STFU !
If we had an independent press reporter would be besieging the State Department and the WH for reaction.
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