Posted on 02/25/2006 10:22:14 AM PST by george76
The other night Jimmy Carter popped up on the Larry King show, live via satellite, standing in a ski lodge and wearing a fur-lined outdoorsman jacket as though he'd just come in from felling a spruce.
He was publicizing an upcoming auction in which he would sell the furniture he'd been making.
Also his wine. This may have come to many viewers as a surprise: There is Jimmy Carter Wine.
The former president didn't say how he made it, but you know what it's probably called: peanut noir.
Also he plans to sell his paintings. "My paintings," he told King, "have gotten to be pretty popular."
In fact, he said, one of his paintings had been used as the cover for his recent novel.
George Will recently called Carter "an even worse ex-president than he was a president," a snippety remark that probably reflects Will's jealousy that Carter has more hobbies.
Liberal Democrats, demonstrating characteristic loyalty, tried to oust Carter in favor of Teddy Kennedy.
Carter survived, but fell in the fall election to a sunny, twinkly-eyed former movie star.
Carter hadn't just lost the presidency; in effect he'd been fired.
Answering a call, here comes the most indefatigable man in America: Jimmy Carter, ex-president-for-life.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
No doubt about it.
That novel is titled "I was a Great, Humble President."
Even Richard Nixon was a better ex-president then Jimmah Carter. A thousand times better. After Reagan kicked Carter's butt, Jimmah began planning his vendetta against the American people. Carter's had a chip on a shoulder since 1981. Make that a 2X4.
The wrong Carter brother became President, that's what I always say.
peanut noir
There are very few people alive today that could write such fawning article over the likes of Carter without laughing so hard as to not be able to type.
Even better is that Gore and Kerry are following closely in his footsteps,to the point that even few dems want to talk about them.
2. I never noticed before what elegant legs she has.
3. Jimmuh's face looks like it's melting. Maybe she DOES have that death ray stare.
gotta love the WP folk. They can't even say his name!
Ronaldus Maximus! (otherwise know as Ronnie to his friends and admirers!)
"Mr gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
It's toughing deciding it he's a worse President or ex-President.
I guess Jimmy hasn't managed to tap into the river of special interest dollars that usually flow to any ex-President.
I am reading that book, right now. I was only a young child when he was president. But after his embarrassing display at the Coretta Scott King funeral I picked up the book. His administration was appalling. Every Middle East problem we have came from him. I was surprised at how little I really knew about him. I thought Clinton was horribe(and he is) however, Carter was and is evil, incompetent and so many other things.
or possum sqeezin's?
As I recall, the sand smoothered the helo's engines.
There is Jimmy Carter Wine......
Bet Billy Beer was better and Billy Beer was rotten.
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