Just when you thought Jimmah Carter had gone as far as he could to embarrass our country and the office he once held, he surprises you with a new low.
Not content to be hoodwinked by rigged elections in South America, Carter's latest gaffe is to meet with the leaders of the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas.
The Israeli government was so angry that their Prime Minister refused Carter even the courtesy of a cursory meeting while he was in the Mideast.
To compound his idiotic behavior, Carter 'clarified' his understanding of different governmental systems with this gem,
"In a democracy, I realize you don't need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that's the dictator, because he speaks for all the people."
Has this guy lost his mind? As Bret Stephens pointed out in his Wall Street Journal editorial on Carter's verbal and other gaffes, he has it exactly backwards.
In a democracy, the elected leader does represent all of the people. In a dictatorship, the leader represents only his own opinion, while muting his subjects at gunpoint. Very much like, say, Venezuela's Chavez.
It's no wonder there is a bipartisan Congressional call to revoke Jimmy's passport.
And no wonder why Carter's own party neglects to invite him to any of their conventions anymore. His term in office and, now, his actions afterward, clearly earn him the dubious distinction of the most embarrassing President in living memory. Even worse than Slick Willy, which is saying a lot!
Let's hope this is one action Congress does accomplish this session.
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