The Sick-Of-Jimmy-Carter Coalition
Will anyone hold Jimmy Carter to account for his hugs-for-Hamas sabotage? Bloggers have watched and waited for several days for signs of life in Washington. And it looks like someone woke up: GOP Rep. Sue Myrick issued a press release earlier today calling for his passport to be revoked (hat tip - WZ):
Today, Rep. Sue Myrick (NC-9) called on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to revoke former President Jimmy Carter’s passport. This is in response to the former President traveling to Syria to meet with Hamas, an organization officially designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
“Former President Carter has acted in contradiction of international agreements to isolate Hamas. He has acted in defiance of both United States policy and international policy. His actions reward terrorists, lend support, and provide legitimacy to their belief that violence will eventually get them what they want,” said Rep. Myrick.
After Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections the Quartet (US, UN, EU and Russia) called on Hamas to renounce terror, recognize Israel and recognize the previous agreements between the Palestinian Authority and Israel as they seek an agreement to make peace. Hamas has categorically rejected these three conditions for more than two years.
Congress granted the Secretary of State the power to grant and verify passports. In 1981, the United States Supreme Court held in the case of Haig v. Agee that the Secretary of State has the implied power to revoke passports as well (453 U.S. 280).
If not that, how about a one-way ticket to Syria? That would do just fine, wouldn’t it?
On another front, GOP Rep. Joe Knollenberg is calling for taxpayer funding to be withdrawn from Carter’s academic organization:
A U.S. lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday to strip former President Jimmy Carter’s Georgia-based scholarly institution of taxpayer support because of Carter’s plans to meet with the top leaders of the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
And a second lawmaker presented a non-binding resolution that would urge former presidents from “freelance diplomacy” in direct response to Carter’s visit.
Carter is set to set to meet Thursday with Mahmoud Zahar, a top Hamas leader with control over militants in the Gaza Strip, and he met Tuesday with a high-ranked Hamas politician.
But the heaviest criticism for Carter is coming over a planned meeting on Friday with Hamas’ exiled leader Khaled Meshal.
“America must speak with one voice against our terrorist enemies,” Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., said in a statement from his office. “It sends a fundamentally troubling message when an American dignitary is engaged in dialogue with terrorists. My legislation will make sure that taxpayer dollars are not being used to support discussions or negotiations with terrorist groups.”
Knollenberg said the Carter Center has received about $19 million in taxpayer funds since 2001. He named his bill the Coordinated American Response to Extreme Radicals Act — or CARTER Act, for short. The Carter Center is housed at Emory University in Atlanta.
Chickens coming home to roost, as they say.
Meanwhile, via The Forward, some Dems worry about the Carter factor at the Democrat National Convention this summer. More havoc to be wrought on the anarchy-filled agenda in Denver. It’s the can’t-miss moonbat-a-palooza of the year:
Former president Jimmy Carter’s controversial peace mission to the Middle East this week, which included high-profile visits with top leaders of the Islamist militant group Hamas, is causing some liberal observers to worry that the elder statesman may create headaches for the party at its nominating convention in Denver.
With the presidential campaign raising the stakes for Democrats this year, several party insiders told the Forward that finding the right role for the former president — a Nobel laureate who brokered the first Israeli-Arab peace accord three decades ago — at the August parley would likely require delicate maneuvering.
“I would say publicly dissing a former president of your party is a tricky and somewhat unpleasant thing to do,” said one Democratic campaign official. “My guess is if it came down to it, people would try to give him the respect that’s appropriate to a former president, without giving him a platform to say things that are difficult for the party or the nominee.”
The current dust-up is not the first time that Carter has complicated the political fortunes of fellow Democrats with his outspoken political activism. Two years ago, on the eve of mid-term elections in which his party regained control of Congress, the former president prepared to publish a controversial book, titled “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” which placed the bulk of the blame on Israel for its continuing conflict with the Palestinians. The book’s release provided considerable fodder to the GOP — the Republican Jewish Coalition placed advertisements featuring Carter in Jewish newspapers across the country — and consternation for the Democratic leaders, who publicly condemned the book.
“The Republicans would love to see Carter at the convention giving a speech,” said veteran Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf. “If he has a role at the convention, you can rest assured that it will wind up on film, in a television commercial or on YouTube, as a weapon against Democrats.”
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What about that guy who lives at 1600 PA Avenue? What’s his name again?
Hello? Anyone home there in that big White House? Anyone at all?
Can you give us a hand here? We seem to be rupturing at the seams…
“The evil that men do lives after them…the good is oft interred with their bones….so let it be with Carter.”
They should put this guy’s face on a three dollar bill.
Carter=CFR stooge. No thanks.
Jimmy Carter is concerned about one thing, himself. The resurrection of the reputation of his ridiculously incompetent Presidency. Carter’s singular accomplishment is that he has erased the name of Harding from the memory of America.
THEY SHOULD HAVE YANKED JESSIE JACKSON’S TOO WHEN HE WENT TO NORTH KOREA AND OTHER PLACES.
Let him go and don’t let him back in……better yet put him on the terrorist watch list and let him try to come back.
He went to start Habitat for Inhumanity.
Meh. It’s all pandering on Myrick’s part to get what she REALLY wants.
WOOOO!
“The Bush administration and Israel have set rules not to talk to the militant Palestinian group but, Carter said, “I consider myself immune” from such restrictions.”
what a wanker.
i know that the war on terror has put Carter’s failures in the Arab world on the front burner, why is no one talking about his failure in Zimbabwe? and why has the election, so clearly in the process of being stolen, not been attributed to JC’s foreign policy. it’s barely made the news.
I was tired of Jimmy Carter before he was elected and I was only 12 at the time. Unlike wine or whiskey, he has not gotten smoother with age.
Isn’t calling him incompetent an insult to truely incompetent people. He was much worse than just incompetent.
Don’t let him back in!
Sue Myrick has Rick Flair.
Obama has Jerimiah Wright.
Hillary has Bill.
Overall, I’d say Sue Myrick got the best deal.
Hey, I only wish Carter would go and talk with Iran. You know, where Carter has some history and clout.
/snicker
On April 17th, 2008 at 10:44 pm, AlohaGuy said:
He went to start Habitat for Inhumanity.
I am old enough to remember Carter’s faith-riddled confession, “I have committed adultery in my heart”. Since there was no upside to this admission, I figured he was a naive fool.
Years later, as a former US head of state, he now meets with and thus gives credence to a known terrorist organization. As a result, he commits adultery against our Republic and our ally, Israel.
It’s nice to know he’s turned his faith into action.
While revoking Carter’s passport while he’s out of country is a cheering thought, the CARTER bill will be seen as mere political posturing. Congressioinal Republicans putting pressure on the State Dept might be more useful to stop these self-serving clowns from sabotaging our foreign policy.
Re:
Good point, puhiawa. Dems often point to Bush as the worst president in human history, totally ignoring the utter incompetence of Jimmy Carter (not to mention the vacuousness of Clinton I). The sad thing is, Carter may have actually been one of our most intelligent presidents, despite the common erroneous claim that he graduated from Annapolis with a degree in nuclear engineering.
He is struggling with irrelevance….
I think that it would be wonderful if he had another A list performance with Michael Moore at the convention. I can’t wait for the “performance theater” that the Democrats will provide this summer.
Carter continues to define the concept of “underwhelming” to a new generation.
“GOP Rep. Joe Knollenberg is calling for taxpayer funding to be withdrawn from Carter’s academic organization”
wtf?! we give him money beyond his pension?! well, that cutting that off should be “step 0″ even before we figger out how to revoke the passport!
Is it too late to impeach him? I ask because aren’t some dems talking about impeaching Bush after he leaves office?
Please for the love of all that is holy, do this.
Carter proves that a person can be both intelligent and book smart, yet have not a clue in his or our universe….
It is becoming more apparent that President Carter (I believe in a proper, though inappropriate, designation for a former president) cannot fathom the impact that he has, and how it neither benefits his country, his party, or his legacy.
Someone, anyone associated with President Carter, please tell him to disengage in discussions that he is out of his league or moral capacity. Please…..
JC has been senile for quite some time.. Not to mention he fell off a few ladders…
Will George W. Bush revoke Carter’s passport?
What will George W. Bush do, and when will he do it?
Well said puhiawa.
I am not sure just how effective the blessing of Carter will be. Sure it will embolden Hamas to some extent but I kind of doubt it goes much farther than that. If it does all we need to do is send a case of Billy Beer and instructions on how to maintain a Misery Index to any one who thinks Carter is relevant.
Carter may be a smart man.. but if he is then he’s a professor type who can get lost in his own library..
best thing I can say about him.. anything else, well.. I’m trying to stay away from speaking negative things for this hour..
Smart? I thought he was a common peanut farmer…
Whatever, maybe Hamas will kidnap him. They could keep him as their mascot or something.
I say send him to Gitmo, charged with treason….too bad we couldn’t do that….military tribunal would probably keep him there though, as badly as he screwed the military while he was “lusting in his heart”
Yeah, I remember that one too.
I’d say that he’s a tool, but a tool is usually at least useful!
I was thinking the same thing nyc–and maybe they will hold him for 400 and some days.. It would serve him right
SHAME SHAME SHAME
Puts him right up there with Hanoi Jane!! Hamas Jimmy !!
SHAME SHAME SHAME
I thought we had laws for people like them.
Send Mitch Rapp to take care of him..
I would be interested in what there is in Carter’s background that has made him such an anti-semite.
The arrogance of the man is astounding especially considering that Jimmy Carter was a pathetic and inept president and an even worse ex-president. He should be shunned. Taking away his passport is a great idea.
And an anti-American.
Who do you have to be to charge this traitor under the Logan Act ???
Can an average citizen ?
This has to be stopped !
We are going about this all wrong.
We need to write some glowing, heart-felt biographies on this illustrious former-President, shower him with praise and adulation, and really let the world recognize how amazingly awful (1815 definition) this man truly is. He lead our country boldly during his term in office while creating jobs, economic security, and beefing up our military.
President Carter comes complete with pull-string anti-Israeli rhetoric, Ameri-Smear Action Hand Motion, and Terra-Plight bleeding heart, all yours for three easy payments of $19.95! Yes, Hamas, you too can enjoy the benefits of Jimmy Carter!
Trying to weaken a superpower? Jimmy Carter did on accident! Just think of what he could do if he actually tried!
Operators are standing by.
Hamas refused to honor Carter with “Hail to the Chief.” They instead opted to use the theme song from “Welcome Back, Carter!” Ooh-ooh! A clownish song, for a clownish faux (or foe. Take your pick.)
I see the Godfather of Islamic Terrorism is out tending to his flock.
Why isn’t he in Zimbabwe counting votes? That is another of Carter’s foul legacies. When Carter was President, Rohdesia (now Zimbabwe) held elections to transition from Ian Smith’s government to one that was truly democratic as to include all people in the country. A black bishop was elected, yet Carter refused to recognize the new government, refused to lift sanctions on Rhodesia, and went so far as refusing to meet with the man after he traveled to Washington for an audience with Imam Carter. carter would not budge, believing that a truly democratic e,mection would have put Robert Mugage into power. With Un sanctions crippling the country, the Rhodesians caved in and held elections. While Mugabe was backed by the Chinese, he used Carter’s open endorsement as a campaign tactic. Unless Mugabe was “elected”, sanctions would continue.
Well surprise, surprise. Mugabe was “elected”. His reign has destroyed that country. Once having one of the highest standards of living in Africa, his 35 year reign has resulted in a present inflation rate of 100,000% (that is not a typo), which is the figure the government of Zimbabwe acknowledges. Independent analysts believe the figure is closer to 500,000% (that is not a typo either). And the rate is climbing daily. New money printed as their currency actually has an expiration date on it now.
More than a quarter of the population has fled the country. Once the breadbasket of Africa, Zimbabwe now depends on UN aid to feed its starving population. Their unemployment rate is over 80%, and life expectancy is the lowest in Africa.
All but about 400 of the 6000 farms that once produced the abundant harvests of Zimbabwe have been handed over to Mugabe’s cronies, justified because the farms were formerly owned by whites. And even though those white farmers trace their citizenship back many generations, they are now second class citizens because of their skin color.
Yes, Jimmy Carter’s “fair election” put a tyrant in power who has ruled with an iron hand for 35 years and counting. The most recent “fair” election had Mugabe losing (badly) so he did what any other Carter-installed despot would do - he seized the ballots and demanded a recount even before any results were released. Mugabe is now terrorizing the country in preparation for a “run off” election, and those that are suspected of not having voted for him before are being beaten and jailed.
And to top it off, just yesterday, Chinese military officers in uniform checked into the Holiday Inn along with about 70 of Zimbabwe’s senior military officers; and reports of North Korean troops crossing the border into Zimbabwe started surfacing today.
There is also a large arms shipment presently anchored off the coast of South Africa, waiting to be transported into Zim. The origin of the shipment was China, and includes more arms and ammunition than Zimbabwe’s 30,000 man military needs for riot control.
And where is Jimmy Carter? I guess he feels his work in Zimbabwe is done now, so he is looking to bring his style of “fairness” to the middle east. Carter will go down in history as the absolute worst US president, ever.
I voted for this maroon and served under him. I have never voted for a socialist ever again…I was young and stupid. God forgive me for casting a vote for this idiot.
IBeditorials has a nice article about Hamas Jimmy:
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/Special3.aspx
Here’s a man desperate to establish a legacy, other than being remembered for a failed Presidency. Bush doesn’t need to say or do anything; Carter is doing quite well at making himself a fool. Hamas is just using him for propaganda. Everyone can see that. But this “useful idiot” can’t see beyond his very liberal mind. Thinking that giving an enemy a nice chat and a “hug” will solve all problems shows how he needs to go back to Georgia and live quietly, building a house or two, or growing peanuts. One thing, it would be great if he spoke at the democratic convention. What a weapon for conservatives.
Ms. Malkin, the latest potential Pallywood fakery to play up a death:
Fadel Shana - More Staged Fauxtography of Israeli Brutality?
With inspiration from Snapped Shot.
Please America–PLEASE use this as a teachable moment for the coming election. Carter was elected primarily because he was a Washington outsider and promised “change”. Sound familiar?
Change is not always good if it changes for the worse.
I think both members of congress have great ideas. Rep. Sue Myrick is correct, Condi should revoke his passport. And Rep. Joe Knollenberg’s bill should pass cutting off the funds. The ensuing debate would be very educational. The mangy democraps will be put a position of having to defend Carter defending terrorist during an election year.
Start popping the pop corn.
Any lingering respect, any of his past accomplishments as a humanitarian, have now been erased.
Carter is now a non-entity in my mind. (Not that that will matter to anyone except me).
I can only hope someone in his family with some semblance of intelligence will have him committed as soon as he gets back.
I am so sick Of Jimmy Carter trying to make up for his failure as a president by trying to be a world peace maker. He failed as a president so why does he think anyone will take him seriously about anything. All he is trying to do is save his butt from being known as the weakest president ever. I just wish he would go back to Plains and play with his peanuts and do us all some good.
Had to fix that. I think that rings a bit more truth. Of course it does nto surprise me at all the Jihad Jimmy is going to meet with Hamas in Syria. After all he has to check in on how his Iranian backed puppet government is doing after his investment in the Iranian government he helped put in place.
Give him something he can manage. Let him run a corn dog or deep-fried Twinkie stand outside the convention center.
Tennessee Dave:
Keep on! You’re on your way to HIGH SCORE on the Whack-A-Troll game!
I feel the same way about President Carter that I did in 1981, ready to see him go. I am willing to wait until after the Dem convention, though. He and Obama would make quite a diplomatic team, knowing how to deal with Iran as they do. A few eyes might be opened by the comparison between them.
Carters motto:
No terrorist to vile, no dictator too brutal for me to support.
LOGAN ACT anyone????? anyone????
Jimmah is without question the worst president in recent history. I think he knows that too. He keeps trying to rescue his”legacy”.And yes, the timing of these peace trips do tend to step on the necks of any Dem trying to get reelected. Hes still bitter that we didn’t give him another 4 yrs. to botch it up some more.
Just go away Jimmah, I think billy was right about you all along.
Hey, don’t forget, this guy is a super delegate. He’s not doing anything that his party disagrees with….what has Harry Reid, or Nancy Pelousy said about this moron?
When will this guy just keel over. The Democratic Party as a whole needs to denounce him as a doddering old fool at best and a traitor at worst. If they don’t stick a finger in their rapidly leaking dam and pursue more mainstream agendas then I expect a viable third party to form within 8 years. The entire party CAN NOT be this crazy, can they? There has to be some national level democrats with a shred of common sense besides Lieberman. I suspect there are but they appear too spineless to take a stand and risk offending the likes of Soros (who reminds me of the emperor from Star Wars) and Code Pink (which is one organization I strongly believe should receive govt subsidized Lithium prescriptions) Seriously, how can they just stand by and watch the self destruction of their party by extremists?
I seriously doubt the Secretary of State will do anything about this breach more or less the DOJ go after this national embarrassment for his violation of the Logan Act. I can’t wait for this guy to become a statesman I seriously doubt he will be missed and will earn his rightful place in the history books as the worst President ever.
WORST PRESIDENT EVER
And while we’re at it…Lets rename that damn submarine with his name on it!
Carter still has a few enablers such as Larry King who will give Carter a platform and will ask Carter softball questions. When Carter appeared on King’s show a few months ago, King actually asked him: “You have done so much for Israel. How did you ever get tagged as being antiIsrael?”. Carter agreed with King that it is Carter’s job to save Israel from itself. King and Carter also got dewy eyed recounting Carter’s visit to Brandeis University. Carter called it a “lovefest”. Brandeis University, which was home to such Communists as Herbert Marcuse and Angela Davis, is the one place Carter can feel at home in. The students are selfloathing and cheered wildly as Carter said Israel was an apartheid state. With each attack on Israel, the spoiled Brandeis students gor more and more euhphoric.
allahallahoxenfree, it’s bad luck to rename a boat/sub. I seem to recall a sub that was renamed that went on to sink with all hands on board. Better to retire it and scrap it ASAP.
Actually, Fortunately for USA Ex-President Carter is jealous of Mugabe’s success. We had double digit inflation but ‘Mugabe’s the Man!’ in Carter’s eyes. Especially with the idea that whites are second class citizens.
Bush has been trying hard for that distinction since 2006.
#44 you’re correct we were coming out of the Nixon mess. Now history is repeating itself with BHO and he will be 10xs worse than Carter!
Big Jim M, #40..
and moonbats rail about how the US put Saddam in charge of Iraq way back when.. or that he was our ally or whatever they harp on about..
anymore I tend to tune them out when I hear them or I gloss over what they write… cause I can’t follow the ‘reasoning’ for their logic..
on Sunday we can all celebrate the anniversary of the Jimmy Carter Bunny B$#!@-Slap…………
This is a nation of laws and we have to apply them to each and every one of us. No exceptions! Jimmy Carter has broken the law and should be prosecuted. Taking away his passport is the very least of the sanctions that should be applied to this very foolish man.
And leave the comparisons to Bush out of this people!
Let’s not forget Pelosi should have been charged with treason as well!
It’s time this dangerous man has all funding, protection and subsidies taken away. Who will have to courage to prove treason will not be tolerated any longer? It has worked too well far too long.
The treasonous, buffoonish old grandpa rejected and reviled by his people back home? Maybe. Would you take the heat to advance your country’s intel of these people? I would!
I think it needs to be emphasized that Hamas is the elected government of the Palestinian Authority. They won 76 seats over Fatah’s 43 in the parlimentary elections in 2006.
Both Israel and the United States refused to acknowledge the new elected leadership.
It’s time to take away the old man’s car keys. Set him in his wheel chair, blanket on his lap, and put him in front of the TV.
Jimmah been drinkin way too much of all that old stale Billy Beer in the Carter warehouse.
Regardless of their ‘elected legitimacy’ they are in fact a terrorist organization. The US (and Israel) have a non-recognition policy toward terrorist organizations and states.
Somebody please . . . talk Syria into keeping this disgusting bum.
I wonder if any of the moonbats that drone on about how George Bush has ruined our image abroad are old enough to remember (or care) how Carter allowed this country to be humiliated by Iran. We were the laughing stock of the world and our flag was burned daily for the cameras. The more he negotiated and sought the cooperation of our allies and international bodies, the more we were despised. I doubt they teach any of this tragic history in our public schools.
I was in the Marine Corps when the American people put this POS in office. He is by far the worst President ever. The second worse is china bill clinton.
Can anyone tell me if Secret Service personnel accompanied Carter (or Pelosi for that matter on her little sojourn) into a country where we have no way to protect or extract them should they be taken prisoner? I have a real problem if indeed taxpayers are footing the bill and could also place their lives in jeopardy.
I was in the Navy when the American People put this POS in office and I agree with Cowboy.
Hey Truesoldier, you have it right. Jihad Jimmy sounds much better !! Thanks for the improvement.
Oh, one more to add to the list of people who are enemies of the United States of America, Pandering Pelosi.
Shame on her too!!
We need to find an island to send the evil ones to, where they can do no more harm to us.
What if someone filed a civil lawsuit seeking an injunction, citing the Logan Act as evidence of the basis of the suit which would be that Carter is endangering the country, specifically the person filing the suit, through his violation of the Logan Act as well as having a dialog with an organization that the United States lists as terrorists?
I’m sure it wouldn’t succeed, but it would certainly get some attention.
Jimmy Carter may occupy a place of honor at the Democratic National Convention, but at least we will likely be spared the presence of Micheal Moore as during the last one.
I wish we could revoke Carter’s passport while he is still in the Middle East. I’d like to revoke Pelosi’s passport too.
This cartoon says it all:
http://media.townhall.com/Townhall/Car/b/20080418RZ1AP-CarterHamas.jpg
with credit to Michael Ramirez.
Jimmy Carter is a wretched, bitter, hateful man. I say with complete seriousness that he is a horrible human being, one of the worst in the country. Although he does not personally take part in atrocities, his life’s work of supporting and legitimizing those who do easily ranks him among the worlds most notorious abusers of human rights. I believe that in his own distorted mind, he is incapable of error, and completely isolated from any consequence of his actions. Everything he does, he does to inflate his own sense of grandiosity and self satisfaction. Despite his views of himself as the ultimate human rights crusader, nobody but he himself is of any consequence. If it suited his purposes, there is no action I believe he would not stoop to. It’s just a shame that we live in a time where most people do not recognize the danger he presents to mankind.
Too bad Hamas wouldn’t take him hostage. Show him how it feels to suffer due to his own incompetence. Karma,
Does anyone know if his secret service detail had to be increased for this trip? How much did we (taxpayers) pay for his protection while he was undermining our official foreign policy?
You tall poppy syndrome silly man.
Do not forget that when Iran grabbed the U.S. hostages, they believed they would have to give them back within a week. They were certain Carter would issue a diplomatically-worded but strong public statement and then he would send a VERY strongly-worded private statement.
What the lily-livered ninny did was to issue a tepid public statement and a weak “please can’t we just discuss this” private statement.
The Iranians couldn’t believe it. They held onto the hostages for 440 days longer than they originally thought and it took a president with a backbone, Ronald Reagan, to force the Iranians to give the hostages back.
This is another reason why the democrats hate President Reagan. He showed that President Theodore Roosevelt was right: Speak softly but carry a big stick. Which is to say, peace through strength. The socialists will never get that.
Personally, I’d like to see the UN moved to Syria and have Carter installed as the permanent supreme leader of the socialist world. The U.S. would pull all funding and the useless organization would wither up and blow away in 4 years. Just like his failed presidency.
Poetic justice.
Hamas suicide bombers attack Israel-Gaza crossing; 13 hurt
Meanwhile, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter met with senior Hamas leaders in Damascus, Syria, for a second day to hear their views, defying U.S. and Israeli warnings that doing so would grant the group legitimacy. The U.S. and Israel have labeled Hamas a terrorist organization.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080419/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians_41;_ylt=AvHXxyDH1EAgAnq44uCruLwUewgF
I think we should block Jimmy Carter’s re-entry into the United States
what’s happened to our Government’s backbone? Why do they let a thing like Doofus Face undermine their authority? Like I stated on another thread, I have utter contempt for him and what he’s doing. I shudder to think of what will happen to this great Country if a dem goes into the President’s Office with him running around loose.
Jimmy Carter was such a poor president because the man is CLUELESS and he has poor judgment. He does not honor the office of the President and he besmirches its stature pulling the stunts he has pulled. This man needs to be put out to pasture. Go build some more houses Jimmy. At least you can do no harm that way. And to think Obama is a clueless as this tool regarding the world and foreign policy. Scarey.
He couldn’t work things out with terrorists when he WAS President, so naturally as a private citizen he’ll bring us world peace.
Right?
He needs to build houses hit his thumb with a hammer and retire to Plains with his wife.. How can he undermine our country and get away with it. Our civil war President would have had him shot.. PERIOD..
SKG