Schadenfreude Alert: More misery for the miserable Jimmy Carter
Schadenfreude is a German word meaning “pleasure taken from someone else’s misfortune.” So, when 14 more members of the Carter Center resign in protest over his new book, well, I’m delighted. No figure in American public life bothers me more than Jimmy Carter.
The Washington Post
14 quit Carter Center panel as fuss over book grows
January 12, 2007
Fourteen members of an advisory board to the Carter Center in Atlanta resigned Thursday in protest over former President Jimmy Carter’s best-selling new book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying they could “no longer in good conscience continue to serve.”
The resignations were the latest episode in an escalating controversy over the book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” published in November. It has been criticized within the U.S. Jewish community as tilting sharply toward the Palestinians. Scholars have found fault with his fact-checking. At least one former Mideast negotiator has expressed outrage over what he called “misrepresented” history.
The straw that broke board member Steve Berman’s back, he said Thursday, appeared on Page 213, in a passage he quoted from memory: It was imperative, Carter wrote, that Arabs and Palestinians “make it clear that they will end the suicide bombings and other acts of terrorism when international laws and the ultimate goals” of an internationally proposed peace accord “are accepted by Israel.”
“What does that say to you?” asked Berman, a commercial real estate developer in Atlanta. “It says they can stop when they get their state. He’s condoning terror as a means of obtaining the objective of a Palestinian state.”
For more Jimmy bashing, don’t miss Allen Dershowitz’s column, Ex-President for Sale
January 12th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Quite predictably, the Zionist Lobby has sent its hounds after Jimmy Carter, an honorable and decent man who has done more to promote world peace than any other living president.
Kevin, while you’re very quick to jump on any perceived slight of Israel, why are you willing to remain silent on issues such as the AIPAC spy scandal and the FOX News-confirmed reports of an Israeli “art student” spy ring operating in the US prior to 9/11?
January 12th, 2007 at 9:03 am
John,
Jonathan Pollard deserves to be in jail for the rest of his life. In fact, just last week, I watched an hour long talk by Ronald J. Olive, the author of a book titled, “Capturing Jonathan Pollard: How One of the Most Notorious Spies in American History Was Brought to Justice”
It was astounding what Pollard was doing, I’m glad he was caught and brought to justice. Releasing him because he was spying for an ally is nonsense.
How’s that John? Fair enough for you?
Kevin
January 12th, 2007 at 9:22 am
O come on now Kevin, I am sure there are plenty more people that make you angrier than Jimmy Carter. Hilary Clinton. Murtha. Howie Mandel. The cast of Laguna Beach.
January 12th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Quite predictably, the Zionist Lobby has sent its hounds after Jimmy Carter, an honorable and decent man who has done more to promote world peace than any other living president.
Right Johannes, toppling the Shah, supporting the Sandinistas, rubberstamping election results in Venezuela, giving away the Panama Canal…
The American people rejected him because he was a complete failure and embarassment. I just saw pictures of Jew-haters like you parading around my alma mater of Brandeis with their demands for the destruction of Israel and it makes me physically sick.
Just drop all the pretense of concern for peace honor and decency. You just want to see Israel and every Jew who isn’t a self-loathing dupe wiped off the face of the earth.
January 12th, 2007 at 9:38 am
Optimist,
Yes, I dislike Carter more than Hillary and Murtha combined. I meant to refer to American political life, so the cast of Laguna Beach is exempt. If I just said American pop culture, the you could add Paris Hilton, Rosie and a cast of millions.
Kevin
January 12th, 2007 at 10:51 am
papijoe, unfortunately you’ve fallen into “the trap”. Not once did I write that I hated the Jews and wanted to see Israel destroyed. Not once. I never advocate violence. Ever.
Once again, criticism of Israeli government policies is being linked to an innate hatred of the Jewish faith. This is nonsense and needs to stop if we are ever to have an honest debate regarding Israel. Criticism of Israeli policies DOES NOT EQUAL ANTI-SEMITISM.
Kevin, sounds as if you attended a very interesting lecture. Now, if I didn’t bring up the AIPAC spy scandal, you never would have commented about this Jonathan Pollard lecture. You see where I am going with this? Jimmy Carter criticizing Israel is worthy of multiple posts in your estimation, but apparently any topic that does not shine a positive light on Israel is not. Just a little more “Fair & Balanced” coverage is all I ask, my friend.
January 12th, 2007 at 11:08 am
John,
It was on C-Span actually, Booknotes, they broadcast a lecture by the author of the book.
14 people resigned from the Carter Center yesterday. Pollard has been in jail since 1986, that might have something to do with it.
Kevin
January 12th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Fair enough, Kevin. But how about the Lawrence Franklin AIPAC scandal that’s been in the news since 2004? He passed along sensitive documents to AIPAC and was sentenced to 12 years last January. Did this ever make a Pundit Review post? Moreover, is it not clear that covert spying for Israel has been going on for some time given the Pollard case 20 years ago and now this?
Jimmy Carter has taken serious and sustained heat from the entire media establishment for his book. This same media establishment nonetheless didn’t seem to get too worked up over the espionage activities of the strongest lobby in Washington. Why is this?
January 12th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
The attack that Carter is facing just gives a clear evident of what he is talking about in his bock, if a person like Crater who is a former president, Noble price winner, can not till his point of view then â?¦ OH SHIT
What carter say is documented by evident on his book and if you question the integrity of the guy, you can see those evident in terms of walls a children blood, history will not forgive you all if you keep your mouths shut, America: Democracy not Intimidation
January 15th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
If you like to know why carter is calling for peace to everybody, the Palestinians and the Israelis watch this 7 minuets video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPpkCf6637E