Renovated Jimmy Carter Museum Reopens In Atlanta

I'm sure people will be lining up to get in.

I can't read his list of accomplishments, but up near the top must be his defense of civilization against killer rabbits.

Bin Laden Embraces Jimmy Carter

Osama Bin Laden, in the fashion of Oprah Winfrey, has a recommended reading list. Guess who Bin Laden likes?

“Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” in which former President Jimmy Carter gives his views about how best to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, and criticizes Israeli treatment of Palestinians in the territories. While the voice on the tape does not mention this book by name, it calls on Americans to “read what your former president, Carter, wrote regarding Israeli racism against our people in Palestine,” in a characterization of the book that goes beyond Mr. Carter’s own language.

The Rehabilitation Of Jimmy Carter

Many people regard Jimmy Carter as the worst president in living memory, if not all time. Personally, I give that distinction to Lyndon Johnson, but considering that the Obama presidency has taken on the appearance of Jimmy Carter's on fast forward, it's not surprising that Democrats are trying to rewrite history.

More than a few observers have pointed out that President Obama and the Democrats in Congress seem determined to repeat the errors of the 1970s by returning to inflationary spending, tax increases, auto company bailouts and cuts to the defense budget while coddling dictators who hate America.

So it was inevitable that this recycling effort would get around to attempting the most brazen rehabilitation of all: Jimmy Carter was a visionary president! If only we had listened to him.

It was 30 years ago this month that Mr. Carter reached the nadir of his presidency with his famous "malaise" speech in which he criticized the American people for their materialism and "crisis of confidence." To be fair, Mr. Carter never used the word malaise in his speech (an aide used "malaise" in characterizing the speech to the media the next day), but the label stuck because it so accurately conveyed the substance of his message. Having run for president in 1976 on a slogan of giving us "a government as good as the people," Mr. Carter essentially was saying the people were no good.

Today the malaise speech is being revived as a totem of Mr. Carter's unrecognized greatness and profundity.

At least this isn't as bad as the New York Times' attempt to rehabilitate Adolf Hitler's reputation.

Barack Obama: Not Even Up To Jimmy Carter's Standards

Hat tip, Gateway Pundit.

Update: But why take Jimmy Carter's word for it?

We Have All Been Here Before

It's 1984, all over again.

What Kind Of Virgins Does Arafat Enjoy In Paradise?

Seventy two little boys maybe?



Maybe Jimmy can ask him soon.

Jimmy Carter - Comfortable With Terrorists and Despots

In his own words.

Former President Jimmy Carter said he feels "quite at ease" about meeting Hamas militants over the objections of Washington because the Palestinian group is essential to a future peace with Israel.

Carter, interviewed Saturday for ABC News' "This Week," airing Sunday, also said he would oppose a U.S. Olympic boycott and hopes all countries will join in the Beijing games.

He spoke from Katmandu, Nepal, where his team of observers from the Carter Center monitored an election that appeared likely to transform rule by royal dynasty into a democracy with former Maoist rebels in a strong position, judging by incomplete returns.