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| Jimmy Carter decllines debate at Emory |
| 2007-02-16 |
| Once again, Jimmy Carter has shrunk from debate. Despite having written a book whose purpose he claims was to promote dialogue and discussion, he has consistently dodged appearing with anyone who could challenge him on the numerous factual errors that fill the pages of his slim book. First it was at Brandeis University, where he was invited to appear with professor Alan Dershowitz of Harvard Law School..... When it became known that Carter was anxious to speak at Emory, the administration consulted a group of faculty and was advised that the most fair and academically valuable format would be to have Carter appear with someone who could engage in a productive interchange and discussion on the topic. This clearly would be the only way for the event to meet the educational standard of a leading university. Everyone agreed that the best person for this interchange was Ambassador Dennis Ross, who was the main negotiator on the Arab-Israeli situation in both the first Bush administration and the Clinton administration. He was responsible for organizing Camp David II, Clinton's last-ditch effort to find a resolution to the situation. Ross agreed to appear, but Carter pointedly refused to appear with him or with any other expert. No explanation was given.... |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #9 Ah, yes I remember the gentle life of poverty in the military during Peanut Farmer's time in office. Ghettos for housing and substandard training and pay. Desert One showed how deep the military had been permitted to deteriorate under his stewardship. That also played heavily in his defeat in the election. Jimmy had already [expletive]America's shield and sword. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-02-16 16:51 |
| #8 Carter showing his true color...... Yellow |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-02-16 15:10 |
| #7 In Dangerous Liaison: The Inside Story of the U.S.-Israeli Covert Relationship, Andrew and Leslie Cockburn revealed that during a March 1980 meeting with his senior political advisers, Carter, discussing his fading reelection prospects and his sinking approval rating in the Jewish community, snapped, “If I get back in, I’m going to [expletive] the Jews.” As much as I hate to say this, in fairness Alex Cockburn has been known to be a bit fast and loose with the facts. OTOH, given what we know now... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2007-02-16 14:54 |
| #6 "What's Jimmy Carter Afraid Of?" Who cares? |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-02-16 14:52 |
| #5 Right you are, Barb. Those Jewish carpenters can be pretty demanding, you know. |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-02-16 13:19 |
| #4 #3: "“If I get back in, I’m going to [expletive] the Jews.”" Looks like he's spent the rest of his sorry loser life doing that anyway. If I were Christian, I'd be entertaining myself imagining the scene when PeanutBoy croaks off and shows up for his judgement in front of the Jew named Jesus. Dhimmi Cahtah will always decline to debate - that's what loser cowards do. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-02-16 13:14 |
#3 More on Jimmy's anti-Semitisim problems here:Former New York mayor Ed Koch, in his 1984 bestseller Mayor, recounted a conversation he had shortly before the 1980 election with Cyrus Vance, who’d recently resigned as Carter’s secretary of state. Koch told Vance that many Jews would not be voting for Carter because they feared “that if he is reelected he will sell them out.” |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-02-16 13:00 |
| #2 Cowardy, cowardy custard! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-02-16 12:50 |
| #1 Be advised Emory. It cost Brandeis 95g's to cover his sorry ass when he was up here. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-02-16 12:47 |