14 Carter Center Advisers Can't Even Stand Him!
LOL ... I have to laugh! Another complete waste of time ex-President, who I'm sure will be glorified the moment he's dead - as per custom - but now folks aren't afraid to say the Emperor has No Clothes! Priceless![:D]
WASHINGTON - Fourteen members of a leadership group under former President Carter's think tank resigned Thursday over concerns that Carter's book on the Middle East does not represent "the Jimmy Carter we came to respect and support."
The members of the 200-member Board of Councilors, a leadership advisory group founded in 1987, join a longtime Carter aide, Jewish groups and lawmakers who have publicly criticized the former president's best-selling book "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid" for inaccuracies and distorting history.
"It comes to the result of deep soul searching and a tremendous amount of angst," said Steve Berman, a member who was appointed six months ago.
Berman, an Atlanta commercial real estate developer, said he was led to resign after becoming deeply troubled after reviewing Carter's book, shocked by factual errors and a message that doesn't serve the cause of peace.
"We're trying to send a message that the issue of the Middle East is very complicated and complex," Berman said. "There are two narratives that need to be heard."
Berman refers to two narratives between the Israelis and Palestinians in contesting one piece of land. "Palestinian leaders have had chances since 1947 to have their own state, including during your own presidency when they snubbed your efforts," the letter reads.
The members submitted a joint resignation letter, saying the book confuses opinion with fact.
"We can no longer endorse your strident and uncompromising position. This is not the Carter Center or the Jimmy Carter we came to respect and support. Therefore it is with sadness and regret that we hereby tender our resignation from the Board of Councilors of the Carter Center effective immediately," the letter said.
Liane Levetan, a former Georgia state senator who served on the board for about 10 years, said Carter's book "really hurt me."
"To me, it's a situation of telling the facts that are the facts. This is not a piece of fiction," Levetan said. "There are some things in life that you just cannot overlook. The truth is something that has got to be told. And certain portions of this book do not tell the truth."
Levetan said despite her respect for the Carter Center, she could not remain quiet over concerns of the book.
"When you are convinced that there's something that's wrong or not truthful, you can't sit by on the sidelines and let things get by," Levetan said.
The list of members resigning includes Alan Abrams, Berman, Michael Coles, Jon Golden, Doug Hertz, Barbara Babbit Kaufman, Levetan, Jeff Levy, Leon Novak, Ambassador William B. Schwartz Jr., William B. Schwartz III, Steve Selig, Cathey Steinberg and Gail Solomon. Another member plans to resign privately, Berman said.
The members say the book "portrays the conflict between Israel and her neighbors as a purely one-sided affair with Israel holding all the responsibility for resolving the conflict."
"In light of the publication of your latest book 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid' and your subsequent comments made in promoting the book, we can no longer in good conscience continue to serve the Center as members of the Board of Councilors," the letter reads.
Carter stands by his book and defends it against what he called "lies" and "distortions" against his book in an op-ed published in the LA Times last month.
Carter Center Executive Director John Hardman said the members of the group aren't a governing board or associated with implementing work of the center.
"We are grateful to these Board of Councilors members for their years of service and support for The Carter Center in advancing peace and health around the world," Hardman said in a statement.
The resignations come after Kenneth Stein, director of the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel of Emory University, resigned in December, saying the book distorts history to shape the reader's opinion to one side of the issue.
"I just want to be sure that when people write history, people don't do it for purpose of special pleading," he said. "They write it the way it was. They don't try to shape a person's opinion and slide them down a path in order to come to an inevitable conclusion."
Stein said the book contained "factual errors, copied materials not cited, superficialities, glaring omissions and simply invented segments."
(He would have gone down in history as a true hero had that attack rabbit finished him off in a fair one on one combat![:D])
Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights group based in Los Angeles, received more than 23,000 signatures for an online petition urging action against "Carter's one-sided bias against Israel."
Hier said he agrees with the 14 members decision to cut ties to the Carter Center because the book offers a distorted view of the Middle East.
"I think they did the right thing," Hier said. "I think that the book was unworthy of a former president of the United States."
The latest resignation also follows other questions to surface over the book.
Last month, Ambassador Dennis Ross, a former Mideast envoy and FOX News foreign affairs analyst, claims maps commissioned and published by him were improperly republished in Carter's book.
"I think there should be a correction and an attribution," Ross said. "These were maps that never existed, I created them."
(I'm sure Jimmy has a logical explanation![:o)])
After Ross saw the maps in Carter's book, he told his publisher he wanted a correction.
When asked if the former president ripped him off, Ross replied, "It sure looks that way."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243082,00.html
WASHINGTON - Fourteen members of a leadership group under former President Carter's think tank resigned Thursday over concerns that Carter's book on the Middle East does not represent "the Jimmy Carter we came to respect and support."
The members of the 200-member Board of Councilors, a leadership advisory group founded in 1987, join a longtime Carter aide, Jewish groups and lawmakers who have publicly criticized the former president's best-selling book "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid" for inaccuracies and distorting history.
"It comes to the result of deep soul searching and a tremendous amount of angst," said Steve Berman, a member who was appointed six months ago.
Berman, an Atlanta commercial real estate developer, said he was led to resign after becoming deeply troubled after reviewing Carter's book, shocked by factual errors and a message that doesn't serve the cause of peace.
"We're trying to send a message that the issue of the Middle East is very complicated and complex," Berman said. "There are two narratives that need to be heard."
Berman refers to two narratives between the Israelis and Palestinians in contesting one piece of land. "Palestinian leaders have had chances since 1947 to have their own state, including during your own presidency when they snubbed your efforts," the letter reads.
The members submitted a joint resignation letter, saying the book confuses opinion with fact.
"We can no longer endorse your strident and uncompromising position. This is not the Carter Center or the Jimmy Carter we came to respect and support. Therefore it is with sadness and regret that we hereby tender our resignation from the Board of Councilors of the Carter Center effective immediately," the letter said.
Liane Levetan, a former Georgia state senator who served on the board for about 10 years, said Carter's book "really hurt me."
"To me, it's a situation of telling the facts that are the facts. This is not a piece of fiction," Levetan said. "There are some things in life that you just cannot overlook. The truth is something that has got to be told. And certain portions of this book do not tell the truth."
Levetan said despite her respect for the Carter Center, she could not remain quiet over concerns of the book.
"When you are convinced that there's something that's wrong or not truthful, you can't sit by on the sidelines and let things get by," Levetan said.
The list of members resigning includes Alan Abrams, Berman, Michael Coles, Jon Golden, Doug Hertz, Barbara Babbit Kaufman, Levetan, Jeff Levy, Leon Novak, Ambassador William B. Schwartz Jr., William B. Schwartz III, Steve Selig, Cathey Steinberg and Gail Solomon. Another member plans to resign privately, Berman said.
The members say the book "portrays the conflict between Israel and her neighbors as a purely one-sided affair with Israel holding all the responsibility for resolving the conflict."
"In light of the publication of your latest book 'Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid' and your subsequent comments made in promoting the book, we can no longer in good conscience continue to serve the Center as members of the Board of Councilors," the letter reads.
Carter stands by his book and defends it against what he called "lies" and "distortions" against his book in an op-ed published in the LA Times last month.
Carter Center Executive Director John Hardman said the members of the group aren't a governing board or associated with implementing work of the center.
"We are grateful to these Board of Councilors members for their years of service and support for The Carter Center in advancing peace and health around the world," Hardman said in a statement.
The resignations come after Kenneth Stein, director of the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel of Emory University, resigned in December, saying the book distorts history to shape the reader's opinion to one side of the issue.
"I just want to be sure that when people write history, people don't do it for purpose of special pleading," he said. "They write it the way it was. They don't try to shape a person's opinion and slide them down a path in order to come to an inevitable conclusion."
Stein said the book contained "factual errors, copied materials not cited, superficialities, glaring omissions and simply invented segments."
(He would have gone down in history as a true hero had that attack rabbit finished him off in a fair one on one combat![:D])
Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights group based in Los Angeles, received more than 23,000 signatures for an online petition urging action against "Carter's one-sided bias against Israel."
Hier said he agrees with the 14 members decision to cut ties to the Carter Center because the book offers a distorted view of the Middle East.
"I think they did the right thing," Hier said. "I think that the book was unworthy of a former president of the United States."
The latest resignation also follows other questions to surface over the book.
Last month, Ambassador Dennis Ross, a former Mideast envoy and FOX News foreign affairs analyst, claims maps commissioned and published by him were improperly republished in Carter's book.
"I think there should be a correction and an attribution," Ross said. "These were maps that never existed, I created them."
(I'm sure Jimmy has a logical explanation![:o)])
After Ross saw the maps in Carter's book, he told his publisher he wanted a correction.
When asked if the former president ripped him off, Ross replied, "It sure looks that way."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,243082,00.html
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You'll notice all who resigned were Jews. Maybe the book WAS accurate but was something they didn't want to hear.
I too have no use for Jimmy Carter.0 -
The guy was a worthless POS as president and is now worse as an "activist".[xx(]
I've read that something like 75% of the people that take ownership of those habitat for humanity houses flake out within 2 years.
But it keeps him in the spotlight so the mainstream media won't touch it!0 -
Is it any wonder that no sitting politicion has the nerve to stand up to the Israeli lobby? 0 -
Well boys, opinions are opinions but maps is maps!
Kinda hard to fake a map.
He deserves what he gets.
... simple as that.
(Even that simple floppy-eared rabbit had it right - wanting to drive him off his lake, and all!
Apparently, a pretty good judge of character - even for 'a silly wabbit!'[}:)])0 -
Peanuts is nuts period. 0 -
They'll accomplish more by sticking to Habitat for Humanity [}:)]! 0 -
He was, arguably, the worst president in US history.
And, until about 2000, I had the utmost respect for him. However, I think Alzheimers or something has set in, because he's gone from a respectible man to someone who is a left-wing, major nutfudge with extra nutty sprinkles.0 -
quote:Originally posted by spanielsells:
He was, arguably, the worst president in US history.
The only possible alternative for this title would be ankle-pants, but I think the drone from Georgia takes the prize.
I lay the entirety of today's terrorist problem at his door. His disgraceful cowardice in the Iranian hostage incident emboldened the Islamic crazies. Of course, he had a lot of help from the traitorous domestic lefties, but that was - and remains - to be expected. It's a damn shame we didn't exchange the DNC for the embassy staff and then level Tehran with a nuke.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Iconoclast
quote:Originally posted by spanielsells:
He was, arguably, the worst president in US history.
The only possible alternative for this title would be ankle-pants, but I think the drone from Georgia takes the prize.
I lay the entirety of today's terrorist problem at his door. His disgraceful cowardice in the Iranian hostage incident emboldened the Islamic crazies. Of course, he had a lot of help from the traitorous domestic lefties, but that was - and remains - to be expected. It's a damn shame we didn't exchange the DNC for the embassy staff and then level Tehran with a nuke.
Gotta disagree with you on that. While I just hate Clinton, he wasn't even close to the worst president. Carter was useless on pretty much every front, with the two most important, a horrible economy and a total lack of defense capability, at the forefront of his legacy.
Clinton had the luck of a good economy for a majority of his term, not that he did anything to help it, rather, he didn't do anything to screw it up.
I'd toss US(less) Grant under the bus before Clinton.0 -
quote:Originally posted by spanielsells
quote:Originally posted by Iconoclast
quote:Originally posted by spanielsells:
He was, arguably, the worst president in US history.
The only possible alternative for this title would be ankle-pants, but I think the drone from Georgia takes the prize.
I lay the entirety of today's terrorist problem at his door. His disgraceful cowardice in the Iranian hostage incident emboldened the Islamic crazies. Of course, he had a lot of help from the traitorous domestic lefties, but that was - and remains - to be expected. It's a damn shame we didn't exchange the DNC for the embassy staff and then level Tehran with a nuke.
Gotta disagree with you on that. While I just hate Clinton, he wasn't even close to the worst president. Carter was useless on pretty much every front, with the two most important, a horrible economy and a total lack of defense capability, at the forefront of his legacy.
Clinton had the luck of a good economy for a majority of his term, not that he did anything to help it, rather, he didn't do anything to screw it up.
I'd toss US(less) Grant under the bus before Clinton.
No, Clinton was too busy not having sexual relations with that woman to screw up the economy until the end of his term. Or maybe he was just too busy with all his military cut backs that we are still dealing with today. I say he and Carter are two peanuts in an shell.0 -
I would think that a former President would have more insight and a better understanding of the situation he speaks of than those who tendered their resignations. He was there, was POTUS, and had to be involved at, or very near, the highest levels dealing with the subject he speaks of. I'm no Jimmy Carter fan, but I would put more credence in his staements on this matter than I would the opinions of the resignees. Whatever else he may be, he is reported to have a very high IQ, if so, I would think he would put much thought to comments he makes in print.
Remember Billy?[:D]0 -
Usually ex-presidents gain statue in retirement. It is a pleasure seeing Jimmy Carter self-destruct. Hyman Rickover didn't care for him and neither do I. 0 -
I voted for him thinking a non lawyer would be goood for America. Boy was I mistaken, big mistake on my part.
Habitat has become a big welfare program for minorities. Build a house for a minority that doesn't want to work, in many cases, not all cases, but here in Oregon its build a house for a Mexican.0 -
After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy ranked 59th in a class of 820 Jimmy Carter served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Submarine fleets. His outstanding abilities caught the eye of then Captain Hyman Rickover, who hand selected Carter for the new Nuclear Submarine program, where he excelled and rose to the level of a qualified command officer. Carter and Rickover enjoyed a good relationship, and Carter often speaks of his respect for Rickover, and of the great positive influence Rickover had on him. 0 -
quote: lay the entirety of today's terrorist problem at his door. His disgraceful cowardice in the Iranian hostage incident emboldened the Islamic crazies.
You mean when the Reagan team negotiated to have the hostages held until AFTER the election? That cowardice?
Carter certainly was a very poor adminstrator and indeed one of the worst presidents, but he was also probably the most decent man to hold the office in the last century. Probably not a desirable trait in a president.0 -
I would have agreed at one time that he was the worst but now we have George the Lesser. 0
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