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 Carter Disses Blair and BushPosted on May 20, 2007
Former President Jimmy Carter is not a fan of the Bush administration’s approach to international relations, calling it “the worst in history” in a recent interview. While he was at it, Carter took aim at British Prime Minister Tony Blair, calling his compliance with Bush’s policies “a major tragedy for the world.”
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By John in Bear, May 21, 2007 at 4:54 pm # With all apologies to CSN&Y;, “You’ve got to speak out against the madness, you’ve got to speak your mind.. if you dare”. Thank you, President Carter for, once again, daring to speak the truth and to speak your mind.
By Michael Vail, May 21, 2007 at 11:54 am # Sad but true, Jimmy Carter who was a complete and utter failure in the White House would be a vast improvement after the suffering through the ‘Bush years’.
By Bill Blackolive, May 21, 2007 at 9:34 am # President Carter, nice you have been making up post your experience with Central America but if you do not jump right now on the 9/11 coverup your God will be angry with you. Try patriotsquestion911.com/media
By James Yell, May 21, 2007 at 9:30 am # The Bush Administration is like the indulged kid on the play ground who owns the ball and will take it home if his fellows don’t play by his rules, aka let him win. But the question is when did the United States of America, become the possession of a President, elected or otherwise? George and Cheney repeatedly allow the most terrible things to be said about opposition. They try to distance themselves by blaming it on third parties, but when the people who say hateful things are examined it is found they are close friends and supporters of Bush/Cheney, so any reasonable person is going to have to conclude that yes these things were supported by Bush/Cheney. Carter says the truth about this administration and then starts back tracking like many others. Just what is going on here? Does this Administration have all the dirt on everyone like J. Edgar Hoover and using it to black mail everyone that disagrees with them? I am very disappointed by Pres. Carter’s back tracking in this statment. I realize as a mediation is a the center of his persona that it makes it difficult to broadly condemn people he needs to work with, but when did Bush/Cheney ever work with anyone?
By Jim Goodson, May 21, 2007 at 8:11 am # Please President Carter, Never apologise to a fool.
By LANCE, May 21, 2007 at 8:09 am # Bush became irrelevant not long after his reelection…… You assumed Bush was elected to start with.
By anonymous, May 21, 2007 at 6:33 am # Carter was the last president to suffer the consequences of being honest. He told the truth and America coudn’t handle it.
By Kellina, May 21, 2007 at 5:10 am # What happened to the War Crimes Tribunals? Where is the World Court? Where is the international outrage? Fuck impeachment! Just arrest these evildoers on their next visit outside of the US/UK.
By Peter RV, May 21, 2007 at 4:13 am # Carter should run for President on an Anti-War Party ticket. He’d win, hands down.
By GW=MCHammered, May 21, 2007 at 12:04 am # When logic and proportion F’Nuff Said.
By kevin99999, May 20, 2007 at 11:55 pm # Carter is being too kind to both Bush and Blair.
By Inherit The Wind, May 20, 2007 at 6:35 pm # Jimmy Carter was the first person I ever voted for as President. I’ve never regretted voting for him in 1976 or 1980 for a single moment. He foresaw clearly, in 1977, the energy mess we are in now 30 years later, solely because of the neglect by Republicans of his warning and message, starting in 1981, and going through today. We are at war, facing $3.10/gal gas, and catastrophic (for humans) climate change induced by continued use of fossil fuels. And it was all totally avoidable had enough of us Americans had the wit granted a flea. But in 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000, and 2004 (not to mention 1994) we elected a series of destructive presidents and congresses that put their bribing buddies’ needs above the needs of their children, grandchildren and life itself. And so many of these idiots call themselves “pro-life”!
By rodney, May 20, 2007 at 5:33 pm # Jimmy Carter speaks the truth. At least he was honest. He was the last honest president that we had. George Bush is the most dishonest president we ever had. He should be impeached for the things he has done to this once great nation. He is really ignorant enough to believe that his innoral actions will be vindicated by historians. Once he is out of office we will then find out about all of the criminal and impeachable activity that he was able to get away with. History will view Bush and the worst american president this nation has ever seen. His legacy will be campared to Hitler,Pol Pot and Edi Amin.
By William Hambaugh, May 20, 2007 at 3:38 pm # I’ve often wondered over the years if Blair has been assured he will be taken care of for the rest of his life by the mega financial resources of the Bush clan. Not unlike the characterization Ted Kennedy verbalized at the beginning of the moneypit, quagmire in Iraq...... “The coalition of the Bribed.” Makes sense to me. Add Your Comment |
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