Jimmah The Irrelevant Carter

Former President Carter has once again opened his mouth and shown that he is a partisan idiot. Jimmy Carter was quoted as saying, "I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history." Full context can be found here. Carter has been running around the world trying to increase his relevance and enhance his legacy since he left office. His pious persona belies the evil, bitter man he is.

What a legacy to try to rescue. Virulent anti-Semite, anti-American, dictator-loving, failure of a president wants to be relevant. He plagiarized maps in his current book (coverage from Gateway Pundit here). He has preached to the American people that, "In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but by what one owns." (the Malaise speech) Rather than offer a solution, he wanted us to put on a sweater and give up. The man that knew the Cold War could never be won. The man that now meets with Hugo Chavez and any other dictator he can find.

The White House said little at first, but then called Carter on his rhetoric. Pointing out his increasing irrelevancy. Follow-up story here.

Now Carter is claiming that his comments were, "careless or misinterpreted," more here. Of course the words came out of his mouth.

There are plenty of things that the Bush administration could do differently, like protect our borders or win the war in Iraq. However, only during the Carter administration was there a malaise quotient that was set by the president. He gave Iran to the mullahs, he blamed the American people for the tough times in our country, and worst of all he gave up being a leader.

A wonderful editorial by Shmuley Boteach states: (full version here.)

"Carter wants to do what's just. His heart's in the right place. He just can't figure out what the right is. He is, and always has been, a man of good intentions bereft of good judgment. He invariably finds himself defending tyrants and dictators at the expense of their oppressed peoples. Not because he is a bad man, but because he is a confused man.

CARTER SUBSCRIBES to what I call the Always Root for the Underdog school of morality. Rather than develop any real understanding of a conflict, immediately he sides with the weaker party, however wicked or immoral."

The angry Irrelevant man should just be quiet. We didn't like you in the 70's and we don't like you now.


(hat tip to Rides a Pale Horse for the graphic!!)