Jimmy Carter awarded Nobel Peace Prize

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[Cincinatus]

I ask you to look at jimmy carter and tell me he is a bad person,IMHO he is not,just misguided.I do not agree with his politics but that does not mean he is anti american.

He is both leftist and self-righteous, a deadly combination. For years, he kowtowed to the communists and slammed and denigrated our allies in the third world. He pronounces on foreign affairs, even though he is ill-informed about the true situation and is often simply wrong. He attributes the worst motives to those who disagree with him. Most offensively, he refuses to admit to his own blindnesses and weaknesses. To top it all off, he, like many of his fellow Democrat leftists, is reflexively anti-American -- in any given instance, America must be at fault, in error, or "imperialist."

He's a pure natural for the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Petronski]

Now? Why now?

Sounds like a backup plan to me.

[putupon]

Nobel POS Prize in Carpentry?

[alrea]

After a century in which millions were slaughtered by socialist dictators, it is sad that the Nobel Committee continues to ignore the killing that occurs in the name of peace and redistribution because of people like Carter.

[albee]

"Po' Jimmie.....he cain't he'p it. He was bawn wid his head up his a$$!"

[Banjoguy]

I don't think so......

[zarf]

I agree. He's a good, god fearing man. He was a lousy president and is frightfully annoying to me but, yeah, he's a good man.

[metesky]

Now that he's secured his "legacy" after 22 years of pecksniffery and moral posturing, do suppose the little _ _ _ _ _ will finally let us alone?

I don't think so either.

[grammymoon]

Carter & Nobel committee: All idiots

[leadpenny]

The only good thing about this is that Jimma can say to the Bent One, "I got mine, eat your heart out, sleeze bag!"

Other than that, couldn't care less.

[areafiftyone]

Heard he is going to be on all the channels today. Aren't we lucky (BARF)! He will probably tear into Bush about Iraq.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

...he aint a slimeball like clinton.

I must note Carter did not observe the Zimbabwe election that has been condemned as out and out theft by Mugabe. Now, because of the confiscation of white farms and the displacement of their workers, famine has gripped the country and terrorism is the order of the day. Carter has a strange way of choosing his causes.

Carter s Arab Ties May Color Israel Stance*** But it's the financing behind Georgia's Carter Center and the Jimmy Carter Library that moves the former president most off the mark as appearing to be a wholly neutral intermediary in the troubled region. NewsMax has reviewed annual reports that indicate millions of charitable dollars have flowed into the center from His Majesty Sultan Qaboss bin Said Al Said of Oman, Jordan; the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and the Government of the United Arab Emirates.**

May 9, 2002 - Jeff Jacoby: Cuba's jailed heroes*** Chaviano refused to be intimidated. Government goons broke into his home and beat him up. Still he persisted in speaking out. Early in the morning of May 7, 1994, a man he didn't know came to his door, delivered a sheaf of papers, and left. Moments later, the security police raided the house. They made a great show of finding the planted document, which they seized as ''evidence.'' Chaviano was arrested and held for nearly a year before learning that he would be charged with ''revealing state secrets'' and ''illicit enrichment.''

His trial was a farce. It was closed to the public, but the courtroom was packed with state security agents. Chaviano was not allowed to see the evidence against him or to call witnesses in his own defense. His conviction was a foregone conclusion; his sentence was 15 years. That was eight years ago. Today he is locked in the maximum-security Combinado del Este prison; his wife is permitted to visit him once every two months. His health has deteriorated - he suffers from an ulcer and respiratory problems - but his ideals remain intact. ''His spirit is strong,'' his wife told me recently. ''He gives me strength.''***

More Carter***Significantly more strife around the world existed when Jimmy Carter left office than when he entered it. Carter's hypocrisy in criticizing Bush's Middle East policy is amazing. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Carter is no expert on Middle Eastern affairs.

He ushered out the pro-U.S. Shah of Iran. And ushered in one of the most despicable, despotic world leaders - Ayatollah Khomeini. Iran's been in the throes of Islamic fundamentalism ever since, courtesy of Carter. Not to mention that - thanks to Jimmy Carter - Iran is one of the most unstable forces in the Middle East, second perhaps only to Saddam Hussein's Iraq, whose military arsenal and nuclear weapons capabilities Carter allowed to be developed. All of those terrorist attacks over the past two decades against American civilians and military fomented by the Iranian "government" and its Hezbollah buddies - thank Jimmy Carter for those. Remember the Americans held hostage in Iran? Another crown jewel of Carter's Middle East "legacy."

In 1979, Carter brought about that historic Camp David Peace Accord handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. But where is the peace? It was the beginning of years of worse terror than the region has ever seen, worse today than ever - both against U.S. servicemen and Israelis. And Egyptian Hosni Mubarak has announced, time and again, that he is not bound whatsoever by the Camp David agreement. So much for Carter's peace in the Middle East, where Yasser Arafat has begun his policy of brutally killing a Jew a day. This didn't happen before Carter started them down the road to "peace." More like piece - of paper.

But Jimmy felt good about it, and so did the Nobel committee. In Jimmy's world of diplomacy, that's all that matters. Not actual positive results.

Carter cautioned Bush not to neglect Africa. But Carter did. He allowed Communist forces in Angola to take over. He allowed Moammar Gadhafi to solidify power in Libya and make it a terrorist-host nation. All while his brother, beer entrepreneur and Good Ole Boy, Billy, took a $220,000 "loan" from the Libyan government to lobby for American transport planes and favorable U.S. policy for Libyan oil. Carter sat by, as Arab Muslims running Sudan continued to enslave, torture, rape, and murder millions of Black Christians. ***

[Alouette]

[areafiftyone]

[HiTech RedNeck]

The only good thing about this is that Jimma can say to [ex President Clinton], "I got mine, eat your heart out, sleeze bag!"

If Jimma can get it, Slick Willie will probably get his in a couple or so decades as well.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

[longtermmemmory]

How are the nominations made?

Lets freep the nobel prize comittee to give Ronald Reagan the peace prize for ending the cold war and imploding the USSR.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee doesn't praise peace through strength.

Jimmy Carter: America basher***Whenever I open the newspaper to find an article about Jimmy Carter (or see him on TV) I scream, "Jimmy Carter?! He's history's greatest monster!" Alas, it's not my joke; it comes from an episode of "The Simpsons." Marge fails to make marshmallow treats for the town bake sale, which results in Springfield being unable to afford a statue of Abraham Lincoln. They settle for a bronze President Carter instead. When it's unveiled, someone shouts, "Jimmy Carter!? He's history's greatest monster!" and the town riots.***

Lowell Ponte: Carter & Castro ***U.S. AID TO ISRAEL SHOULD BE CUT OFF unless the Jewish State gives in to Palestinian demands, argued ex-President Jimmy Carter in the April 21 New York Times. And this week Mr. Carter is in Cuba, accusing the U.S. Government of lying. And Carter is giving Marxist dictator Fidel Castro the same loving kiss of comradeship and support that then-President Carter once stood on tiptoe to give to Soviet dictator Leonid I. Brezhnev.

Why does Jimmy Carter, arguably the smallest, meanest and most incompetent soul ever to be President, hold such views? One answer may be greed. Carter's motive in attacking Israel becomes clear the instant one sees how many millions of dollars his Carter Center in Atlanta has pocketed from Arab leaders and interests. Many wealthy multinational corporations are eager to profit from the end of America's trade embargo against Castro, and it would be fascinating to follow their money and see how much is going to the Carter Center and related groups and individuals.

But Mr. Carter, 77, also seems possessed by other demons, including Leftist ideology and loony idealism. "Jimmy Carter," said liberal journalist Mort Kondracke, "is [second only to Jesse Jackson] the biggest nuzzler of anti-American dictators in the country."***

[jrlc]

The next Nobel Prize will be given to Hitler. With Hitler, there could have been no end to World War II.