2008 Woodie Awards
Carter's words ring loud and clear
Rodney Wren
Issue date: 10/6/06 Section: Opinion
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Carter states the Democrats' position quite clearly: Islamo-fascist terrorists aren't that bad. They are probably peace-loving people like the rest of us who just have their noses out of joint over President Bush's "unilateral" foreign policy and his "preemptive" attack on Iraq. Indeed, Carter said the Arab world hates us because we invaded Iraq, and even more so for "supporting and encouraging Israel in its unjustified attack on Lebanon."
So the attacks of September 11th, 2001 occurred because we attacked Iraq in 2003? Israel was unjustified in retaliating against Hezbollah, which is supported by (and a part of) the Lebanese government and its people? If we would just talk to these reasonable terrorists-al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Mike Wallace's hero, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-we could achieve peace?!?
In the interview, Carter pointedly blamed President Bush's foreign policy on his Christian "fundamentalism." He nicely articulated the position of today's Democratic leaders, which while scrambling for "values voters," consistently insult them, and while holding themselves out as superior guardians of our national security, see America not the terrorists, as the problem.
Carter, after unmistakably implying that President Bush is a fundamentalist, said that fundamentalists believe "they are speaking for God" and "anyone who disagrees with them is inherently wrong" and "inherently inferior." "In extreme cases-as is the case with some fundamentalists around the world-it makes your opponents sub-humans, so that their lives are not significant." Since "the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality" the fundamentalist (read: President Bush) "can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them."
Carter also said that since the fundamentalists believe they are speaking for God, they think they are above making, much less admitting, mistakes. "So when we permit the torture of prisoners at Guantanamo or Abu Ghraib, it's just impossible for a fundamentalist (read: President Bush-again) to admit that a mistake was made."
Carter couldn't be more wrong. President Bush, though not even close to a fundamentalist, is a Bible-believing Christian who by definition believes in the equal dignity of all people. But leave it to Carter to say President Bush "permitted" torture, which is an outright lie. Leave it to him to believe the worst about "fundamentalist" Christians and the best of Islamic-fascist terrorists.
Sadly, I believe Carter does speak for the Democratic leadership, and that speaks volumes about the Democratic Leadership. The 2004 presidential election my have been the most important in a generation, but the 2006 congressional elections are even more important. And I believe when it comes time for votes to be cast, Republicans will once again be the majority party in Washington.
So the attacks of September 11th, 2001 occurred because we attacked Iraq in 2003? Israel was unjustified in retaliating against Hezbollah, which is supported by (and a part of) the Lebanese government and its people? If we would just talk to these reasonable terrorists-al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Mike Wallace's hero, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-we could achieve peace?!?
In the interview, Carter pointedly blamed President Bush's foreign policy on his Christian "fundamentalism." He nicely articulated the position of today's Democratic leaders, which while scrambling for "values voters," consistently insult them, and while holding themselves out as superior guardians of our national security, see America not the terrorists, as the problem.
Carter, after unmistakably implying that President Bush is a fundamentalist, said that fundamentalists believe "they are speaking for God" and "anyone who disagrees with them is inherently wrong" and "inherently inferior." "In extreme cases-as is the case with some fundamentalists around the world-it makes your opponents sub-humans, so that their lives are not significant." Since "the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality" the fundamentalist (read: President Bush) "can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them."
Carter also said that since the fundamentalists believe they are speaking for God, they think they are above making, much less admitting, mistakes. "So when we permit the torture of prisoners at Guantanamo or Abu Ghraib, it's just impossible for a fundamentalist (read: President Bush-again) to admit that a mistake was made."
Carter couldn't be more wrong. President Bush, though not even close to a fundamentalist, is a Bible-believing Christian who by definition believes in the equal dignity of all people. But leave it to Carter to say President Bush "permitted" torture, which is an outright lie. Leave it to him to believe the worst about "fundamentalist" Christians and the best of Islamic-fascist terrorists.
Sadly, I believe Carter does speak for the Democratic leadership, and that speaks volumes about the Democratic Leadership. The 2004 presidential election my have been the most important in a generation, but the 2006 congressional elections are even more important. And I believe when it comes time for votes to be cast, Republicans will once again be the majority party in Washington.
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