Jimmy Carter's Folly

I’m sure most of you have seen Jimmy Carter’s book tour and subsequent explanation or rationalization of all the factual errors. It’s a shame how he’s turn into such a flamin’ anti-Semite, but then chances are he’s always been one.

Carter has always been considered somewhat of an intellectual, but his blatant dishonesty is beyond the pale.

CARTER: Page 57: The 1949 armistice demarcation lines became the borders of the new nation of Israel and were accepted by Israel and the United States, and recognized officially by the United Nations.

FACT: The 1949 armistice lines separating the West Bank from Israel never became permanent borders recognized by Israel, the United States or the U.N. Security Council. On the contrary, the Jordanian-Israeli General Armistice Agreement of April 3, 1949 specifically notes that the lines are not borders: "The Armistice Demarcation Lines defined in articles V and VI of this Agreement are agreed upon by the Parties without prejudice to future territorial settlements or boundary lines or to claims of either Party relating thereto."

CARTER: Page 190: [The barrier] is projected to be at least three and a half times as long as Israel’s internationally recognized border ...

FACT: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs notes that "Because of its meandering path into the West Bank, the [total 703 km length of the route] is more than twice the length of the "Green Line" – 315 km."

CARTER: Page 50: Perhaps the most serious omission of the Camp David talks was the failure to clarify in writing Begin's verbal promise concerning the settlement freeze during subsequent peace talks.

Washington Post Op-Ed, Nov. 26, 2000:

Prime Minister Begin pledged that there would be no establishment of new settlements until after the final peace negotiations were completed.

FACT: Begin promised—and delivered—a three month settlement freeze. At a Sept. 17, 2003 symposium at the Carter Center, Israeli jurist Aharon Barak explained he was in the relevant meeting, had been the only one taking notes, and that his notes showed that Begin had agreed only to a three month freeze. Off camera Carter is heard to state, "I don't dispute that." William Quandt then added that while he had not been in the meeting, Cyrus Vance (Jimmy Carter's Secretary of State) had been and told him immediately afterwards that Begin agreed to a three month freeze. (See details and video clip here.)

Too many more examples to list, but pls review the numerous factual errors.

Red State Mentality

Stumbled upon an interesting snippet from Inside the Beltway buried deep. John McCaslin brings up an interesting comparison which I've not heard of, yet.

"Weather Bulletins" from both North Dakota and Colorado are making the rounds on Capitol Hill, about how the regions are recovering from 90-mile-per-hour blizzards that dropped upward of 44 inches of snow, broke trees in half, knocked down utility poles, cut power to tens of thousands, closed roads and stranded motorists in lethal snow banks.
Nevertheless, say the creators of the bulletins: "George Bush did not come. FEMA did nothing. No one howled for the government. No one blamed the government. No one even uttered an expletive on TV. Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton did not visit. Our mayor did not blame Bush or anyone else. Our governor did not blame Bush or anyone else, either. CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX or NBC did not visit — or report on this category 5 snowstorm. Nobody demanded $2,000 debit cards. No one asked for a FEMA trailer house. No one looted. No Larry King, no Bill O'Reilly, no Oprah. ... "
It goes on and on and on, but you get the message.

Could this be the middle America work ethic verses the urban entitlement syndrome?