Arlos wrote:Indeed, I am quite sure that his efforts of personally physically working on raising houses for Habitat for Humanity and his work on verifying free elections around the world have caused massive anguish and suffering around the planet...
No, he wasn't good at managing the US economy, and his response to the Iranian hostage crisis left something to be desired. But the man has been one of the greatest EX-presidents we've ever had.
-Arlos
The chairman of the Nobel Committee flatly admitted that it was given not based on his merit but based on a desire to snub the Bush Administration, and of course he accepted it knowing this. But hey that is Carters MO, undermine the United States government and the efforts of the executive branch of government. If in your mind that is justified by the current administration, consider that he pulled the same general types of shenanigans during Clinton's presidency.
Carter consistently speaks to the character or is friends with people like Yasser Arafat, Kim Il Sung, Nicolae Ceausescu, and Fidel Castro and or takes the side of groups like the PLO or Hamas. Basically he runs around trying to add legitimacy to dictatorial governments, repressive regimes, and terrorist groups. The idea that he is one of our greatest ex-presidents is laughable.
