Jimmy Carter is high on PCP
Posted on September 17th, 2009 by Scott Stein
Don’t believe me? The evidence is indisputable:
TweetAsked what he would do if he were allowed to return to office for a single day, the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner said: “Bring peace to Israel and its neighbors.”
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Obviously this site is catering to extremists. I assume you are talking about President Jimmy Carter? If so, your crudeness knows no bounds.
Why? Does everybody who thinks Jimmy Carter’s only real accomplishment is Habitat for Humanity – and that as a private citizen, not a U.S. president – an extremist? Ms. Gagliardo, do you know what the word “extremist” means?
First, Pamela, what’s with the “I assume you’re talking about President Jimmy Carter”? What other Jimmy Carter would I be talking about? CNN doesn’t usually ask Jimmy Carter who manages the Dunkin Donuts what he would do if he were President for one day. The “assume” and its pretense of doubt scores no rhetorical points.
Second, catering to extremists is not generally a good business plan, as they tend to do their own cooking.
Third, read the quote carefully. When asked what he would do if allowed to be President for a single day — a single day, Carter said: “Bring peace to Israel and its neighbors.”
That’s egomania beyond even the sort we normally expect from presidents. Carter would “bring peace” to Israel and its neighbors. In a single day. What a Jesus complex this guy has. Even Bono is probably shaking his head and thinking, Jimmy Carter sure has a Jesus complex.
Carter’s oversized self-regard is offensive, far more crude than my little joke that his absurd statement is the result of being high on PCP.
You’re too kind, Scott. Being high on PCP would probably make Jimmy Carter notably less sanctimonious.
Jimmy’s been honking on the crack pipe for a long time. When he visited Pyongyang in 1994 he reportedly compared the shops in the city to the ‘Wal Mart in Americus Georgia.’
Frank, did I mention how much I look forward to meeting you?
He may be on PCP or he may just be getting old. If you set aside your obvious hatred for the man and look rationally at his statement, you might consider that it really sounds like he was answering a different question, like “if you could accomplish one thing as president…” Maybe his earpiece wasn’t turned on or maybe he just got confused. I very much doubt that he really believes that he can bring peace to Israel in one day.
Not taking a man seriously as a go-to sage on the mountain does not amount to hatred, no matter how obvious it seems to you, Bruce. The most I’m willing to stand accused of is a lack of deference to my elders. And some of us don’t understand why anyone still asks Carter for his opinion on anything other than peanut farming and Habitat for Humanity, since he has a long track record of being pretty inept at anything else.
Did anyone ask Gerald Ford any important questions in his twilight years? No. And, to give him credit, he didn’t volunteer any sweeping generalizations that he would try to pass off as worldly wisdom.
Yep, that’s me, just seething with hatred toward… Jimmy Carter? And to express this overwhelming rage I suggest that his stupid comment was caused by doing PCP, a very serious, very intense, hate-filled shot by me. C’mon, Bruce. Carter hardly inspires anything as strong as hatred. But he does deserve to be mocked for his egotistical self-regard.
Obviously I highlighted the “single day” because it exemplifies the absurdity of his ego, but yeah, of course he doesn’t really believe he would do it in one day. But neither is this just a hope, an answer to “What do you wish you could have accomplished…?” No, the way he answered makes it clear that this is what he would do if he were President — He would “bring peace to Israel and its neighbors.” That “bring” peace” is messianic delusion. It deserves mockery.
Maybe he has secret plan to get everyone together in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza and for them all to get high on PCP together, while he strips naked and does a peace dance?
Maybe hate is a strong word. I guess where we differ is that I highly doubt he really believes that he can solve Israel’s problems with a simple wave of the hand. Carter, who won a Nobel peace prize and helped design the Geneva Accord, knows as well as anyone the complexities and the realities of that region. This is a man who has dedicated his post-presidential life to promoting peace and humanity around the world. It still sounds to me like he just didn’t express himself clearly.