Some People Never Change
It was the summer of 1980, and I was headed to orientation for college at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga. As I was heading down I-75, around the Cordele area, there was a billboard along the interstate in the middle of a farm field. Being in the middle of the Presidential campaign, it caught my eye. Also, being a Reaganite since 1976, I could not have agreed more. It read “We, the Farmers of Georgia, would like to apologize to America for President Jimmy Carter!” I thought, “Boy that takes guts down here in South Georgia within fifty miles of Plains.” It could not have been truer then and continues to be true today. Jimmy Carter has done admirable things since his presidency (building homes with “Habitat for Humanity as an example) but, it has usually happened without the use of his mouth. Over the years, he has verbally bashed all Republican Presidents, conservative Democrats (moral Democrats), conservative Christians and anyone who did not share his liberal ideas.
It seems that President Jimmy Carter's post-Presidency has been one continuous work to over shadow his abysmal Presidency. The latest effort to make himself look better was his bashing of President George W. Bush at the Coretta Scott King Funeral. As a Christian (as he says), Carter uses the podium of a funeral (which is to honor an individual's life and legacy), that is being broadcast nationally and internationally, to bash a fellow American. He mentioned the illegal wiretapping of Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King. He did this in reference to President Bush's current secret wiretapping program to battle terrorism. He failed to mention it was a Democratic administration that illegally wiretapped the Kings. His second swipe at the funeral was about the Hurricane Katrina Rescue and Relief effort. He less than subtly blames and accuses Bush of racism, because most of New Orleans was black. He failed, once again, to mention that New Orleans and Louisiana are both run by liberal Democrats, and the first responders are supposed to be local emergency personnel. Sure mistakes were made by all, but not because of racism.
Once again, the Farmers (and Most Others) of Georgia would like to apologize to America for President Jimmy Carter.
James Griffith (part-time farmer)
First Vice Chairman
Oconee County Republican Party
Saturday, March 18, 2006
"A Farmer and a Georgian's Apology for Jimmy Carter"
The following was written by Oconee County Republican Party First Vice Chairman James Griffith for the March 2006 issue of the party newsletter, "The Elephant's Ear." Provided by the Gainesville State College Republicans .
1 comment:
Just to throw my two cents in and correct a popular misconception… Nagin is far from a liberal Democrat. He was a lifelong registered republican until shortly before he decided to run for Mayor in 2002. He was a known Bush supporter in his 1st election and actually gave a pretty penny to Bush's campaign. He did not endorse Blanco in the Governors race, instead he endorsed the Republican candidate (we would all be in better shape if Bobby had won!). He did endorse Kerry in the last race but that was pretty half hearted.
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