If we all turn our thermostats down to 65 degrees
and wear one of these nice cardigan sweaters
we can get over our malaise.
You gotta hand it to Carter.A man with a plan.
Posted on 12/10/2002 7:26:35 PM PST by Cup of Joe
Jimmy Carter says he is "disappointed" with President George W. Bush in an interview.....
The Carter Administration, 1977-1980, as a matter of routine, sold out our allies and aided our enemies. His actions condemned nations to left-wing tyranny, Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship, and war. His policies hurt America's economy, weakened our military, and encouraged the "malaise" that he famously referred to. With the election of Ronald Reagan, America rejected the malaise and began to pull itself out from the rubble. Following is a brief revisiting of the Carter foreign policy.
Carter was complicit in overthrowing the elected government of Anastasio Somosa in Nicaragua. Somosa had been elected President of Nicaragua in 1974 in an election overseen by the OAS, which reported no irregularities. Somosa would be demonized by the international left including their apparatchiks in the American media. On January 23, 1979, the French weekly Valeurs Actuelles reported the following comments by Mexican President Lopez Portillo:
"When President Carter visited me I told him: "I do not particularly like Somosa or his regime, as you know. But if the Sandanistas unseat him and replace him with a Castro-picked Government it will have a profound effect on Nicaragua,s neighbors and certainly touch off a slide to the left in my country". It was as though he did not hear a word of what I had said. He told me: "Oh Mr. President, you must do something to help me get rid of this Somosa"."
Carter would proceed to strangle our Nicaraguan ally by forcing the IMF and the World Bank to cut off credit, to embargo beef and coffee, and to prohibit weapons sales to the Nicaraguan military. He would force American allies to do the same, as he would pressure Israel to recall a ship with munitions bound for Nicaragua. Once Somosa was deposed, Carter would push through Congress a $75 million aid package for the new Marxist government of Daniel Ortega. Carter held as a crowning achievement of his administration, the selling out of the Panama Canal to the Panamanians who are proceeding to transfer functional authority to Communist China.
Carter sold out the Shah of Iran in a similar manner. Like Somosa, the international left sent down their marching orders to their apparatchiks in the press and the Shah, a rather liberal leader by Middle East standards, would be suddenly transformed into the Great Satan. The Shah was attempting to quell communist supported uprisings by Marxist and Islamic fundamentalist forces. He was stymied in his efforts by the direct intervention of the Carter administration, which forced him, by use of threats, to accommodate the insurrectionists. This led to the collapse of his pro western government in 1979 to be followed by the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the hostage crisis in Tehran. Today, Iran is one of the world's most oppressive regimes and is a center of international terrorism.
On December 15, 1978, Carter terminated our relations with Taiwan and recognized Communist China, the most murderous regime in the history of the planet. He did this after Congress had adjourned for Christmas. The Senate, earlier that year, had voted 94-0 on a resolution that it should be consulted before any change in the treaty with Taiwan. Red China would proceed to benefit from a massive transfer of US credit and technology, a process that would reach an orgasmic climax during the Clinton Administration. Carter would remain silent in the face of the genocide performed by the Marxist Pol Pot. So much for Carter as the champion of "human rights".
In Africa, Carter would contribute to the selling out of Rhodesia to the Communist Robert Mugabe, and would maintain silence in the face of Soviet and Cuban military involvement in Africa. In short, Carter barely missed an opportunity to sell out an American ally to the Communists. Domestically, he presided over double-digit inflation and record deficits. Thank God President Bush has "disappointed "Jimmy Carter. He must be on the right track.
Lots of blood on the hands of JC.
Seriously, Carter is great to have about these days. He is every bit the baffoon that Gerald Ford is. It's a good thing that the press likes to tout Carter quotes. It all makes Bush, who looks just fine in his own right, look that much better.
As far as I am concerned, Jimmy is only standing in for Ronald Reagan's well deserved peace prize. Direct recognition of Reagan's achievement will come in due time, as Carter's puny little star will surely fade away.
If we all turn our thermostats down to 65 degrees
and wear one of these nice cardigan sweaters
we can get over our malaise.
You gotta hand it to Carter.A man with a plan.
Remember the gas lines and the misery factor? (was it inflation plus unemployment?)
Forget the Nobel Peace (at any price) Prize. It is a tainted relic. More people in the 20th century died as the result of tyranical governments than died from wars. the Norwegian parliment prefers to award the peace prize to "leaders" who suck up to these tyrants rather than real leader who rid the world of them. I would rather have a Freedom prize endowed that would be awarded to those individuals who have done the most to advance freedom in the world. I think such a prize ought to be named for President Ronald Reagan.
How many students at the University of Wisconsin voted to reelect Carter in 1980?
I thought this for many years ,as did others. He pulled one off on a great number of people. In fact, there are still some that still believe this. They don't know the facts. He was almost as bad as Clinton when it came to his policies. Every move he made hurt this country. Almost, as if he was a traitor. He is pretty darn close.
I do remember the misery factor.
But then Reagan came along and we all thawed out.
FRegards....
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