NEWSMAX COLUMN: [Former president Jimmy Carter] regarded the murderous Hamas terrorists as a legitimate political party. He has been soft on Iranian terrorism. But suddenly, when he has an opportunity to criticize a sitting president, he accuses President Obama of being too soft on ISIS. At the same time, he criticizes the president for employing drone strikes against terrorists, especially those Americans who have committed treason by taking up arms against the United States. Carter’s hypocrisy is unbounded. So is his cupidity…
If you want to predict how Jimmy Carter will come down on any issue, there are two basic rules. Rule One: Follow the money. Carter’s heart seems to be influenced by his wallet. When Saudi Arabia began to infuse large amounts of oil money into the Carter Center, suddenly the Carter Center stopped reporting on massive human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. That pattern persists with regard to other countries as well.
Rule Two: Whichever side Israel is on, Carter will be on the other. While Carter claims to be a liberal, his liberalism stops at the Israeli border. He supports Hamas, which represses women, expels Christians, murders gays, denies any semblance of civil liberties, shoots dissenters, and generally suppresses all human rights… (more)
EDITOR: Here is another point of view about Carter, whom we have long admired.
