Jimmy Carter's gaffes may make us laugh or roll our eyes or grind our teeth, but they never really surprise us, do they?He may become the first president whose passing will result in a national day of celebration rather than a national day of mourning.
Even CBS News can't resist poking fun at the former president's high opinion of himself: "Former President Jimmy Carter isn't letting modesty stand in the way of his assessment of his post-presidential life. 'I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents,' Mr. Carter said in an interview with NBC News. The former president released a statement not long after the interview aired to clarify the comments. 'What I meant was, for 27 years the Carter Center has provided me with superior opportunities to do good,' he said."
"In other words, he's extremely fortunate that someone created the Carter Center after he left office. And who was the masked man who did that?" asks Ed Morrissey at Hot Air. "Carter actually started off his post-presidential era well, working with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for the poor. Unfortunately, he rapidly became one of the most destructive former presidents this country has ever had by interfering with American foreign policy long after the voters of this country explicitly told him they didn't want him conducting it any more. His interference stopped Bill Clinton from dealing more decisively with North Korea, which gave Kim Jong-Il the time he needed to construct nuclear weapons. He has muddied up the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by cheering Hamas, a group that has earned its place on the US list of terrorist organizations. He's given Republican and Democratic Presidents alike reason enough to pray that someone builds Carter a Habitat for Humanity home that locks from the outside. I'm tempted to play Mac Davis' It's Hard To Be Humble, but that's too obvious."
Monday, May 23, 2011
Jimmuh Carter's Superior Arrogance
America's worst president (so far) keeps adding to his legacy of arrogance and stupidity (from Morning Jolt):
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