So Damned Typical
President Carter recently said that the bush administration was the worst in our nation’s history when it came to foreign affairs.
The white house responded by saying that President Carter was becoming “increasingly irrelevant”.
So this is how this white house handles criticism, by saying that a former elderly United States president is becoming increasingly irrelevant? How Christian of them!
I happen to agree with what President Carter said. He later apologized for his comment. When will the white house apologize for theirs?
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The white house responded by saying that President Carter was becoming “increasingly irrelevant”.
So this is how this white house handles criticism, by saying that a former elderly United States president is becoming increasingly irrelevant? How Christian of them!
I happen to agree with what President Carter said. He later apologized for his comment. When will the white house apologize for theirs?
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posted by pissed off patricia at 2:03 AM
21 Comments:
Jimmy didn't have to apologize for telling the truth. I can't wait for the day when George Bush becomes irrelevant and fades into the dust in the corner.
I'm so disappointed in Carter for backtracking. I've always admired him for speaking the truth, and that was what he was doing the first time around. He decreases his credibility by backing down.
If the Democrats are ever to take this country back, they need to grow spines and not back away from telling the truth.
The Cheney Menstruation is becoming increasing irellevent. This juvenile behaviour is wearing on me.
I feel the same way Peacechick Mary does. Carter did not need to apologize for the truth. Some day George Bush will become irrelevant and that will really be good for the American people.
Carter is right. Bush is an idiot. Carter shouldn't have apologized but that's the kind of peace loving guy he is.
Carter is probably the most moral man we have ever had as president. He says what he believes and it is always a reasoned and informed opinion. I guess the White House thinks the Nobel Peace Prize is irrelevant as well.
I back what Carter said, regret that he retracted it though. Waiting for the Bush administration to retract/apologize, but waiting in vain I'm sure.....
I too wish Jimmy hadn't apologized.
Speaking the truth is always irrelevant to bushniks.
Jimmy Carter and Bill Moyers are two of the most relevant guys around these days......
I am beyond weary of King George and his troops of liars.
P.S. Did anyone hear (besides my husband) hear David Brooks call George an "empty suit" on the Newshour Friday night?
I don't think Carter apologized for the comment. He apologized for not continuing to fall in step with previous "gentlemen's understanding" for ex pres's not to speak poorly of in pres.
I don't think he should have apologized either, after all unless I am mistaken we are supposed to have Freedom of Speech in this country! Despite the "gentlemen's agreement".
"I think this administration's foreign policy compared to president Nixon's was much worse," Carter said. But he said he did not mean to call it the worst in history.
"No, that's not what I wanted to say. I wasn't comparing this administration with other administrations back through history but just with President Nixon."
The White House on Sunday dismissed Carter as "increasingly irrelevant" after his harsh criticism. In response, Carter said: "Well, I don't claim to have any relevancy. I have a completely unofficial capacity. The only thing I lead is the Carter Center."
Not quite an apology - OR a retraction!
"irrelevant" is a pretty big word for Dubya. I think someone else was speaking for him. Oh yeah, and the opinions of a Nobel Laureate on a topic where the recipient of the prize possesses special expertise may be many things, but irrelevant is not one of them.
Jimmy Carter is still the first president to make his legacy after leaving office.
I can't believe he backtracked. Im so sick of the left beiong retraction happy.
White House continues to confirm its artificiality.
If they wouldn't have been so insulted by this compentent diplomat, they would have said something along the lines that it is the American Way to have different VALID points of view.
But since they were so insulted by the the best Presidential legacy in a generation stating the obvious, they had to sling some their ape shit back at him.
So immature.
I agree with Carter's comments & he shouldn't have taken them back!!! Shrub's administration (if you can call it that) has been the worst in U.S. history and it pisses me off that he let them intimidate him into retracting. He should have SCREAMED it to the world dammit! Screw Shrub & Co.
Carter spoke the truth. The shrubbies had a hissy fit. I only see the need for an apology going ONE way.
I disagree with Carter. He was mistaken to apologize. What he said was true. As for Bush, the answer is never.
Apologize? W, Rove and co? That's not in their vocabulary.
In one hundred years Americans will look back on this era as "the time before the fall". Bush doesn't care what they'll be saying about him then because he'll be dead. Carter may not care either, but he will be the one with whom they'll agree.
SB Gypsy's right. Carter clarified, he didn't retract, nor apologize.
When will the white house apologize for theirs?
When hell freezes over.
[in other words...]
Apologies are irrelevant.
It killed me to see that he backed down, since his first comments were so dead-on target!
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