Where is Jimmy Carter?

[angee_is_mad]

Why are the 3 stooges excluding him? First he was overlooked during the tsunami and now the pope's death.

For some reason I think he is being excluded versus deciding not to participate, considering the great humanitarian that he is. I just can't figure it out.

[tritsofme]

1. He called bush out for what he really is

and bush is having a temper tantrum.

[madrchsod]

2. he may not be up to going

he`s getting old and maybe he just isn`t up to the travel..plus the company he would have to keep must repulse him.

[MollyStark]

15. He asked to go and was denied a spot in favor of Andrew Card

Condi Rice also got to go. Carter asked to go and was denied a chance to go. That is disgusting consdering he was the only US President to welcome the Pope to the White House.
The vindictive bush family is trying to erase him from history because he shows them up as the classless pigs they are.

[RubyDuby in GA]

24. I'm also a bit concerned about his health

I believe it was just last week that he and Mrs. Carter resigned from the board of the Carter Center. I'm wondering if he's starting to slow down in his "elevated" age - not that your early 80s are anything to sneeze at.

[Tux]

3. Carter

Did denounce the Southern Baptist Convention.
http://www.adherents.com/largecom/baptist_Carter.html

Now, he ain't looking so "Evangelcial" anymore thus Bush has to separate himself from Carter.

Carter is a good ole boy.

[punpirate]

4. I believe the news yesterday was...

... that Carter had followed protocol, and called the White House. He asked if any other former presidents had asked to attend the Pope's funeral, and the White House told him, no, none had. At that point, he said that perhaps he should not then go, either (this despite the fact that he was the only president to receive the pope at the White House as a head of state).

So, shortly after Carter called and decided it wouldn't be proper for him to intrude on a state funeral, Clinton said he'd like to go, as did Bush's father. No one at the White House called Carter back to inform him of the change, and Rice was added to the list.

So, pretty much, yes, he was snubbed.

[d_b]

5. I'm sure

if Carter wanted to attend that he could

[angee_is_mad]

9. Just read an article

Carter wanted to attend, but each nation could only have a delegation of five. Oh well, after you count the father, the asski@#-oops Clinton, the wife, and the mistress, there just wasn't room for poor Jimmy.

I think it is disgraceful and someone need to call Clinton out on it, since he is best buds with the bushes.

[d_b]

14. That's really weak.

Certainly something couldve or shouldve been arranged.

[MollyStark]

17. They took Andrew Card too. That makes six

I am also sure there is one more member of the group they are trying to keep away from pictures. But every time I see him on camera it happens too quick to figure out who he is. He just looks like generic grey suite guy. Some one with better eyes than I have needs to take a look.

[kath]

22. Yes, there is a SEVENTH member of the delegation. There is a thread

trying to figure out who the heck he is.


APPALLING that Carter didn't go.

[MollyStark]

16. NO, they said that the delegation was going to be small

They told him other people wanted to go. He was too gracious to argue the point.

Bush Inc are a gang of low class skanks.

[qwghlmian]

6. There has been a long standing tradition that

former presidents do not ever criticize the sitting one. Jimmy Carter broke this tradition on numerous occasions. The snub is apparently the payback. Yes, it's petty, but that's how politics works.

[JI7]

8. yeah, but it's not because of breaking some tradition

as Carter had been critical of Clinton also. and Clinton was critical of the Chimp also.

it's because Carter refuses to kiss the Chimp's ugly putrid disgusting ass.

[madeline_con]

11. well, that and

Bush can't 'handle the truth'. He can't even be in the same zip code with it!

[thebigidea]

21. and an ever longer-standing tradition of the exact opposite

[JI7]

7. very sad and very disgusting, the Chimp kept him out for political reasons

[madeline_con]

10. Read my silly satire..

about the incident here:

http://www.itsacrime.us/jocularity.html

[Up2Late]

12. Nope, All wrong...

...They said on NPR that, they gave Bush a 5 person limit for his entourage. Carter was originally going, but when he heard they only had 5 spots, he bowed out so that * could bring someone else.

Like an adviser to tell him what to say, so he brought his girlfriend Condi.:smoke:

[MollyStark]

18. There are six and maybe seven people in the delegation

Andrew Card is with them and one more unidentified guy in a grey suite.

[Up2Late]

23. Maybe "with" him, but...

...I think he only got 5 seats in the front. Senator Kerry and one other from Massachusetts (maybe Sen. Kennedy) are going too, but not with *.

[Jesus Saves]

13. Did Carter go to the funeral

just not with Bush?

[MollyStark]

19. I don't think he did go at all

[wicket]

20. I think it has to do with his speech at the Democratic convention

Chimp's feeling were hurt :rofl: