Jimmy Carter's Second term

It's been a long time since I read an article so true. We are heading deep into Obamanunism. Meaning extreme un-American unchartered waters-God help this beautiful U.S.A

A complimentary piece to this article is one by Perazzo on 'The Democrat Platform for Revolution', defining what Dems mean with the word 'change' in detail complete with bibliography. The piece relates to Alinlkys plan for US subversion and its impact on Clinton and Obama...the link...

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=D6E27ECE-9798-4F01-A378-3F1405F69704

Sen. Obama needs a briefing by the census bureau.

If you got to their home page and check their population clocks for the world and the United States you will see that his 3% of the world population seems to short the United States population by approximately 100 million people or nearly 1/3 of our population.

How could who lose so many of our citizens of our glorious 57 states?

Our country usually gets the government it deserves right? God help us.

I well remember the Carter years. It was the most depressing of times. When voters elect Presidents that do not believe in America's greatness we all pay the price. I believe Obama wants to bring America to a lower level of achievements in the world order thinking this will somehow endear us with certain world leaders that oppose our successes.

Great article. From now till this election, Obama's own words, friends, associations and "advisors" will fill up this rookie senator's empty suit. Carter and Brzezinski's historical past can be proven for giving rise to radical Islam in Iran and Afghanistan. This is the future "change you can believe in" by electing Obama.

I was a kid at that time, so maybe some of you who remember can enlighten me. Was there the same dreamy- eyed look in the faces of Carter supporters in 1976? The majority of Obama supporters seem to be totally immune to appeals to facts and history. They just somehow "know" that he's what we need at this moment in our history.

Hard to argue with an appeal that's based on mystical feelings...

I too remember the Carter years. In hindsite, I thank God I didn't turn 18 until the year after the election, because I was young and naive, and would have fallen for his malarky. I joined the military because of his failure in bringing the country out of recession, and I also remember with great clarity feeling almost ashamed to admit I served in the military. Ronald Reagan allowed me to hold my head up with pride. He understood what it took to allow the greatest culture on earth to thrive. He will always be my favorite President for all time. I don't mourn people who die that I don't know, or aren't family members. I cried for two days when he died.

To this day, I cringe in shame that my very first vote for President was wasted on Carter. I can only blame youth and pride in my home state of Georgia. However, at least that experience made me the conservative I am today.

Can't the Secret Service stop providing bodyguards to ex-presidents? No one is going to kill them, and the agency itself would save US taxpayers $24 pa.

Carter was such a weakling that in 1980, the Soviets even attempted to invade Poland, and relented only after the US had notified them that American recon planes have seen them come close to Poland's borders.

That was in 1980. Ten years later, the decommunisation of Poland began, and one year later, the Soviet Union was no more. The only people who deserve to be thanked are members of the Reagan Administration - undoubtely the best US government since the Eisenhower Administration.

This is one of the most insightful and informative pieces written about Obama. If you liked "Jimmah" you're just going to love Obama.

I agree with the danger posed by an any actual Carteresque approach to governance. I think that though some of Obama's appointments of Carter staffers are invite curiosity and critique, it's not a logical cause and effect to say because Obama embraces a greater focus on diplomacy and a critical sense of America's energy use that he is then a Carter 2.0.

I wonder, too, if you actually equate America's greatness, pride, or identity to any of the behaviors or lifestyles mentioned in the Portland speech. It's certainly implied by your mention that criticism of arguably too- liberal use of energy is somehow a critique of what makes America great. America, it would seem, is a lot more than those habits. He would have to say a lot more about the nature of America the social contract, the Bill of Rights,or the nation-state to warrant any sort of 'anti-american' criticism from anyone. Quite the opposite, it seems: he represents the the "American Dream" as well as anyone, and his writings show this. McCain, as well, I would say does as well.

Lastly, any candidate now has Carter's mistakes as a reference point to learn from, and I suppose the hope/expectation would be that an Obama presidency would consider those mistakes, just like they would (must) learn from the profound mistakes the Bush admin. has made. Doesn't it make sense for an Dem. Obama candidacy to emphasize his fundamentally different approach to foreign policy, since the current ones have been so observably disastrous?

Carter's Presidency unleashed Radical Islam on the world and Clinton's gave China missile and nuke technology and hardware that exist throughout the middle east.
The Democrats have set the stage for millions to die needlessly. Obama will sadly put both traitorous ex president to shame. Obama will hand the keys to the WH to Islam. The youth that will vote for him are fools beyond belief.

Quite a bit is being made of the campaign staff accumulated by BHO and rightfully so. The idea of another Carter is petrifying.

I noticed also that the ALGORIAN AGW was mentioned as another concern. It should be. But I did not see a name for a Science and Technology advisor in the Obama camp. Come to think of it I have not seen such a person named for any of the three current campaigners. All of which have bought into this monumental hoax.

Given the significant world shattering potential of runaway CO2 emissions dont you think that someone of superior scientific peer status would be advising. If that is the case I would sure like to know who they are and have the opportunity of properly vetting them. Who are these ALGORIAN cultists.

PC and Ignorence will be the end of us all
LEE

I was about 13 or 14 years old when Carter was President. Does anyone remember that places of business were required to set their thermostat at 68 degrees? I certainly do remember because my family owned a funeral home which we also lived in. It was four stories and normally took a lot to heat the old place. I believe it was the winter of 77/78 with record snow fall, record lows, blizzards on top of blizzards. I get cold just thinking about it. My father went to the (I believe) city council and asked that we be exempt from the 68 degree rule since his family also resided in the business. The answer of course was "no". We spent the winter in long underwear, booties our neighbor kindly knitted and my father routinely cursing the name of Jimmy Carter. Now those were the days! 72 degrees indeed. Obama clearly plans on revising the control of our thermostats. My parents still own and live in the funeral home, I'm sure they look forward to the 2nd Carter presidency.

I said the same thing the day before :)

http://www.politicalwrinkles.com/27008-post2.html

What do they have in common? They are closet communists, and toe the party line.

Yes, this article is really impressive! Even though it's not the first attempt of making a point that BO=Carter#2 it's definitely the most impressive one.
Some comments here suggesting that "America is a lot more than those habits" and advocating more "self criticism & modesty" just would lead to the basic communist idea that everybody must be "more equal" and more poor. And by the way - to less freedom & more power to state & its bureaucracy. America, even with its 4.5% of the world population & "disproportional" consumption must remain a beacon of freedom & an example to everybody else!
I definitely hope that the McCain campaign is taking a note.

Obama wants to turn America into a "Baracracy," a radical leftist state that will seriously challenge our liberties to promote his marxist policies. The term "big government" will become an anachronism compared to what Barry Hussein Obama will create.

John McCain will protect our 2nd Amendment rights and slow the hemorrhaging of money from wasteful congressional spending.

Motormouth Carter has a great deal to answer for. However, having instructed Senator Clinton to abandon ship, it is time for Obama to be frightened. Nothing Carter backs works.

There seems to be a severe lack of contrasting viewpoints. Is the myopia intended or accidental?

Accusing Israel of being the threat is ass backwards.
Once again, a bunch of anti-Israel idiots are saying that
the neighbors of Israel, who keep firing rockets, kidnapping,
suicide bombing, etc. are the victims. Israel has had the bomb
for decades, and has only used it as a deterrent. As soon as
one of the Islamofacist countries gets the bomb, they will use it
in the name of their religion. In the last conflict with Hezbolah,
Israel warned Lebanon that Hezbolah would try to overthrow
their government ... now it's happening. We are also learning
from the U.N. that Iran has been hiding its nuclear development.
Furthermore, Jimmy Carter is an idiot. He was a lousy President
and he should keep his Pro-Islamic Anti-Israel mouth shout, and
go back to growing peanuts.

Great insightful post. I'm linking to my blog.

The U.S. also produces 28% of the world's GDP.

Why are you guys so interested in Israel all the time? As if talking to Hamas means your allied with them? Obama said it perfectly "The ability to talk does not mean we've removed the world NO from our vocabulary."

I didn't want to comment on my own article, but the post by Todd is not about my piece. Sir, if you have to ask why we talk about Israel "all the time," than I can't expect you to understand. Educate yourself on the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and hatred for Israel and you'll understand somewhat better. As far as talking to Hamas or the President of Iran, the only thing that can be accomplished without any precondition is embarrasment for the US as well empowering people who want to finish the job Hotler started. McCain said it best when he said that you don't grant an unpopular President (Iran) who's Party just suffered great defeat in recent election an unconditional meeting with the President of the US. All you will do is raise his popularity and make him stronger in the eyes of the world.

Obama's sitting on the pew of Rev Wright's church for twenty years reminds me of the poem by Dr Martin Niemoeller......

Apparently McCain is ignorant of the fact
that Jimmy Carter was far ahead of his time.

Carter set the stage for the downfall of Russia
by boycotting the Moscow Olympics,
which would have put Russia in a very positive light,

and Carter initiated the concept that Russia was an "Evil Empire".
This concept, which was adopted by Reagan,
was a primary factor in the demise of Russia.

The main factor, which followed from the
Olympic boycott, was CNN's access to Russian TV.
CNN offered the Russian people their first true view of the West,
and exposed the propaganda of the Russian leadership.

CNN gained access to Russia TV by agreeing to
televise the "Freedom Games" by which Russia
hoped to salvage some of the investment in money and propaganda,
they had made in preparing for the Olympics.

Carter understood that fossil fuels were
coming into short supply, and he took several steps.
( Promotion of renewable and nuclear fuels,
emphasis on conserving energy;
energy efficient cars, lights and devices, etc.)

These steps hurt the economy in the short term,
but were/are ESSENTIAL in the long term.

For example, Carter's petroleum reserve program
hurt the economy short term,
but **IS** essential to America's security,

and it in interesting to see that
the 700 plus million barrels of oil that Carter
had stored has increased in value ten times.

And although there was the unfortunate incident
at Three Mile Island, Carter tried to reassure the
masses that Atomic energy was safe and essential,
by going to Three Mile Island, and showing that
it was not dangerous as the press made it out to be.
Unfortunately comedy shows and the Jewish media
made this into a big joke.

And Carter made a deal with North Korea
to provide them with safe nuclear reactors,
if they would forego nuclear weapons
and allow on site inspections,
a deal that later presidents reneged on.

And note that Carter had the Middle East problem near solution,
until Sharon instigated the assassination of Rabin.

It is interesting to observe that Clinton and Bush
negated almost all of the far sighted works of Jimmy Carter,
and future presidents will have to back track
and take up where Carter left off.

Carter would have been reelected
if the rescue of the Iran hostages had been successful
but unfortunately, it was not,
due to the mistake of a helicopter pilot.

It in interesting to observe that
the policies of Carter and Bush on the
issues of most important to the future of mankind
( Energy conservation, the environment, peaceful co-existent, etc.
are 180 degrees out of phase.)

An examination of history clearly shows that nations
gain power and wealth,
by building trust and respect,
not by building walls and engaging in wars.

It will take years for America to regain the respect and trust
of the nations and peoples of the world,
that was pissed away by Bush in his first two years in office,
while under the control of the NeoCons and the Israeli Lobby.

Great article. I am one who vividly remembers the Carter presidency. My first job out of high school in 1978 was at a mortgage company in the DC suburb of Silver Spring. Within one year, the prime rate shot from 17-19%. Compare that to today as people complain about the rate creeping up to around 6.5%. I also clearly recall having just got my drivers license in 1977 and sitting in long gas lines stretching out of the parking lots and onto the shoulders of the roads for over an hour, or only being permitted to purchase gas based on the "odd/even" numbers on license plates. And then Iran seized American hostages & Carter planned a rescue that failed dismally. The military in this country was demoralized. The tax rate was extremely high. Unemployment was around 9-10%, if I remember correctly. "Change" came in the form of a President who loved our country, encouraged us to stand tall and be proud of the American experiment again, vowed to fight communism and celebrate freedom, lowered our taxes and brought more revenue into the treasury (which works everytime it's implemented), and ushered in a thriving economy that continued into the Clinton administration. When there is a Democrat President again and a majority Democrat congress, all we can do is pray and stay engaged. I believe if that happens, our country will not be defended against large or even a series of small pin-prick terrorist attacks, our military systems designed to save lives & sheild us from attacks will be dismantled (in the name of "reducing the size of government"), our taxes will skyrocket (and not just income taxes), our health care system, while not perfect, will begin to resemble the failed systems in more socialistic countries, the few new jobs that will come about will be government jobs because corporations will either move off-shore or shut-down due to increased taxation & regulation that makes it too expensive for them to hire or maintain staff, "Godlessness" and self-absorbsion will continue to trample humility and sincerity, and "malaise" will not begin to describe our state of affairs. Of course it will still be blamed on President Bush even though he'll be retired and living far outside the Washington beltway. Young people should read books about how communism and socialism don't rise up overnight - - they are incremental, shadowy idealogies that sound attractive at first. Read about the Berlin Wall and how, for their own good, the E. German people were walled-in for 28 years. Their homes were bugged. The Stasi kept files on 1/3 of the population. If they tried to get over the wall or leave the country through another route, they were shot or imprisoned, or their children were seized in "forced adoptions" (parents "replaced" by The State). Many born after the wall grew up believing the lie that they were being protected FROM the west...where people were free...until the wall came down & they were "permitted" to leave. When you hear Obama utter phrases like "shared sacrifice", think about what he means. Consider history repeating itself. When you hear "hope" and "change", research what he intends for that to look like. Don't be so easily mesmerized by a charismatic speaker who utters lofty phrases and platitudes without tangible substance. There have been plenty of captivating personalities in history, too, and many of them were later shown to be wolves' in sheeps' clothing although their soaring rhetoric was exciting and "unifying" at first...