KEEPING THE FAITH -
In The News
September 17, 2009
JIMMY CARTER – His
Quest for Relevance
Some people never get over who they were – or think they might have been.
Such is the case with former President Jimmy Carter.
In 1976, he was considered to have little chance against nationally
better-known politicians having name recognition of only two percent. When
he told his family of his intention to run for President, his mother asked,
"President of what?" Referred to by Ted Kennedy as “petty and having an
inability to listen,” he never gained the confidence of members of his own
party, and lost the confidence of the American people as witnessed by his
humiliating defeat at the hands of Ronald Reagan in 1980. He returned home
to Plains, GA to what he called “an altogether new, unwanted, and
potentially empty life.”
Carter’s recent response to Congressman Joe Wilson’s (R-SC) “you lie”
comment, directed at President Obama during his recent speech on health
care, is yet one more example of the former president’s desperate attempt to
prove himself relevant, and perhaps just a touch more enlightened than the
rest of us.
“I think it’s based on racism….There is an inherent feeling among many in
this country that an African-American should not be president,” he opined in
an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams To resort to race baiting on one of
the most important issues facing the American people in decades does this
country a great disservice. The concerns being expressed are not directed at
President Obama’s race but at his plan.
In that same interview Carter also said, "The president is not only the head
of government, he is the head of state. And no matter who he is or how much
we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with
respect." Like the respect you gave President Bush, who you criticized,
while on foreign soil?
Receiving some $518,000 yearly, healthcare at our country’s finest medical
facilities, plus other various perks from American taxpayers – the same
people he calls racists - Carter is still trying to fill up that
“potentially empty life” by traveling around the world with a group called
“The Elders” who offer mostly unasked for advice on the world’s problems..
Among others, “The Elders” include the former head of the United Nations, a
Marxist sociologist, an abortion rights activist, and an Anglican Priest who
has called mainstream Anglicans “homophobic” due to their views on
traditional marriage.
Mr. Carter, the music has stopped and the curtain has fallen. It is time for
you to leave the stage.
Thank you for Keeping The Faith,
Sadie Fields
