Jimmy Carter Accuses Obama Admin of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’

[hortysir]

That would be like TDM telling me, "Great Thread"

 

[Sarah G]

A former U.S. president is accusing the current president of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists...

Instead of making the world safer, America’s violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends,” Carter wrote...

In addition to the drone strikes, Carter criticized the current president for keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention center open, where prisoners “have been tortured by waterboarding more than 100 times or intimidated with semiautomatic weapons, power drills or threats to sexually assault their mothers.”

The former president blasted the government for allowing “unprecedented violations of our rights to privacy through warrantless wiretapping and government mining of our electronic communications.”

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

I gues that blows your theory that Obama is an extreme, crazy-eyed, Lib, eh?

Wish you all would make up your mind about which category he fits into from day to day.

 

[The Rabbi]

A former U.S. president is accusing the current president of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists...

Instead of making the world safer, America’s violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends,” Carter wrote...

In addition to the drone strikes, Carter criticized the current president for keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention center open, where prisoners “have been tortured by waterboarding more than 100 times or intimidated with semiautomatic weapons, power drills or threats to sexually assault their mothers.”

The former president blasted the government for allowing “unprecedented violations of our rights to privacy through warrantless wiretapping and government mining of our electronic communications.”

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

I gues that blows your theory that Obama is an extreme, crazy-eyed, Lib, eh?

Wish you all would make up your mind about which category he fits into from day to day.

No,he is an extreme crazy eyed lib. But he is a crazy eyed lib with power. That makes him twice as dangerous as he can "off" people almost at whim.
That puts him in roughly the same category as Lenin or Pol Pot.

 

[Pheonixops]

Carter is a racist.

That's a silly comment. I know what you are alluding to and I think that the premise is silly as well. Carter made some VERY valid points and it reflects upon this Administration and the previous Administration's policies.

 

[CaféAuLait]

A former U.S. president is accusing the current president of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists...

Instead of making the world safer, America’s violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends,” Carter wrote...

In addition to the drone strikes, Carter criticized the current president for keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention center open, where prisoners “have been tortured by waterboarding more than 100 times or intimidated with semiautomatic weapons, power drills or threats to sexually assault their mothers.”

The former president blasted the government for allowing “unprecedented violations of our rights to privacy through warrantless wiretapping and government mining of our electronic communications.”

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

I gues that blows your theory that Obama is an extreme, crazy-eyed, Lib, eh?

Wish you all would make up your mind about which category he fits into from day to day.

I've never stated such, nor have I thought such. I just find it refreshing that at least one person on the left is publically stating the truth instead of whitewashing it and or pretending that Obama is not doing the same things Bush was accused of.

 

[Vidi]

A former U.S. president is accusing the current president of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists...

Instead of making the world safer, America’s violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends,” Carter wrote...

In addition to the drone strikes, Carter criticized the current president for keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention center open, where prisoners “have been tortured by waterboarding more than 100 times or intimidated with semiautomatic weapons, power drills or threats to sexually assault their mothers.”

The former president blasted the government for allowing “unprecedented violations of our rights to privacy through warrantless wiretapping and government mining of our electronic communications.”

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

It takes a special kind of fuck-up to earn Carter's condemnation!

Carter "condemned" Reagan on the Air Traffic Controllers, Bush Sr on the first Gulf War, Clinton on the Lewinsky Scandal and Bush Jr on just about everything.

So that "special kind of fuck up" is essentially EVERY president since Carter was removed from office.

Like I said before, Carter is irrelevent.

 

[CaféAuLait]

That would be like TDM telling me, "Great Thread"

LOL!

 

[hortysir]

Carter is a racist.

That's a silly comment. I know what you are alluding to and I think that the premise is silly as well. Carter made some VERY valid points and it reflects upon this Administration and the previous Administration's policies.

Carter's family was long-time peanut farmers (see: plantation owners) in Georgia

 

[Vidi]

He did indeed, where is the "Change" and the "Hope", I wonder? Or better yet all the democrats that were calling Bush a murderer and torturer when Bush was accused of such? Oh, that's right, seems it's only torture and murder when "Bush did it".

No its torture and murder when Obama does it too. Its just you righties are so busy screaming about birth certificates and secret plots against the 2nd amendment, you completely MISS the real issues like Obamas Kill list ( which is most likely an impeachable offense )

You really dont expect us to just HAND you the keys to Obamas loss to the Etch-a-Sketch do you?

Paint with a wide brush much? Again, where are all the people who were out in force against Bush when the same was said of him? All I hear is a eerie quiet and no shouts of murderer and torturer. Where are all the protestors?

they got pepper sprayed or werent you watching?

 

[Pheonixops]

You know it has to be bad if Carter is rebuking Obama!! Yep!!

If you read it more, you can see that he's rebuking this Administration for some of it's policies and for continuing some of the policies of the previous Administration.

 

[Sarah G]

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

I gues that blows your theory that Obama is an extreme, crazy-eyed, Lib, eh?

Wish you all would make up your mind about which category he fits into from day to day.

I've never stated such, nor have I thought such. I just find it refreshing that at least one person on the left is publically stating the truth instead of whitewashing it and or pretending that Obama is not doing the same things Bush was accused of.

Oh, I see. Too bad Republicans can't take a lesson from Carter and fall out of lockstep once every so often.

 

[Ravi]

Carter criticized Bush for pretty much the same things.

Yes, and when he criticized Bush, all the rightwingloons accused him of committing treason.

Funny how things change.

 

[hortysir]

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

It takes a special kind of fuck-up to earn Carter's condemnation!

Carter "condemned" Reagan on the Air Traffic Controllers, Bush Sr on the first Gulf War, Clinton on the Lewinsky Scandal and Bush Jr on just about everything.

So that "special kind of fuck up" is essentially EVERY president since Carter was removed from office.

Like I said before, Carter is irrelevent.

Yes. He condemns everyone's actions except his own.

 

[hortysir]

Carter criticized Bush for pretty much the same things.

Yes, and when he criticized Bush, all the rightwingloons accused him of committing treason.

Funny how things change.

Link?

 

[Pheonixops]

A former U.S. president is accusing the current president of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists...

Instead of making the world safer, America’s violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends,” Carter wrote...

In addition to the drone strikes, Carter criticized the current president for keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention center open, where prisoners “have been tortured by waterboarding more than 100 times or intimidated with semiautomatic weapons, power drills or threats to sexually assault their mothers.”

The former president blasted the government for allowing “unprecedented violations of our rights to privacy through warrantless wiretapping and government mining of our electronic communications.”

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

I gues that blows your theory that Obama is an extreme, crazy-eyed, Lib, eh?

Wish you all would make up your mind about which category he fits into from day to day.

Excellent points!

 

[CaféAuLait]

No its torture and murder when Obama does it too. Its just you righties are so busy screaming about birth certificates and secret plots against the 2nd amendment, you completely MISS the real issues like Obamas Kill list ( which is most likely an impeachable offense )

You really dont expect us to just HAND you the keys to Obamas loss to the Etch-a-Sketch do you?

Paint with a wide brush much? Again, where are all the people who were out in force against Bush when the same was said of him? All I hear is a eerie quiet and no shouts of murderer and torturer. Where are all the protestors?

they got pepper sprayed or werent you watching?

UC Davis occupiers were protesting Obama's human rights violations?

 

[Two Thumbs]

A former U.S. president is accusing the current president of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists...

Instead of making the world safer, America’s violation of international human rights abets our enemies and alienates our friends,” Carter wrote...

In addition to the drone strikes, Carter criticized the current president for keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention center open, where prisoners “have been tortured by waterboarding more than 100 times or intimidated with semiautomatic weapons, power drills or threats to sexually assault their mothers.”

The former president blasted the government for allowing “unprecedented violations of our rights to privacy through warrantless wiretapping and government mining of our electronic communications.”

Jimmy Carter Accuses U.S. of ‘Widespread Abuse of Human Rights’ - ABC News

He also blasted Obama's extraordinary rendition program.

Where is Code Pink?

When it comes to defending America by killing it's enemies, Carter should shut the fuck up. That utter buffoon has yet to grasp that he was a failure when it comes to defending the country.

But he's right about the Patriot Act. The one thing I was hoping big 0 would do and he failed to give it a try.

 

[CaféAuLait]

I gues that blows your theory that Obama is an extreme, crazy-eyed, Lib, eh?

Wish you all would make up your mind about which category he fits into from day to day.

I've never stated such, nor have I thought such. I just find it refreshing that at least one person on the left is publically stating the truth instead of whitewashing it and or pretending that Obama is not doing the same things Bush was accused of.

Oh, I see. Too bad Republicans can't take a lesson from Carter and fall out of lockstep once every so often.

As I said it is refreshing to see some on the left realizing that Obama has carried on many of the same policies that Bush was castigated for. Most times I see everyone defending Obama, no matter what. So you're right, it's a shame more are not doing as Carter has done.

 

[Vidi]

Carter criticized Bush for pretty much the same things.

Yes, and when he criticized Bush, all the rightwingloons accused him of committing treason.

Funny how things change.

Link?

Jimmy Carter Criticizes Bush Administration - ABC News
Jimmy Carter criticizes Bush's first six months | Online Athens
Carter Criticizes Bush and Blair on War in Iraq - NYTimes.com
Carter: Spying "Disgraceful and Illegal"
Carter criticizes Bush nuclear policy. - Connecticut Post | HighBeam Research

Carter Criticizes Bush - The Colbert Report - 2007-21-05 - Video Clip | Comedy Central


Watch Colbert for Foxnews' reaction to it.

heres more reactions to Carter...all calling him traitor.

http://www.american-partisan.com/cols/2004/gibson/qtr4/1029.htm
http://westernfrontamerica.com/2008/04/16/jimmy-carter-citizen-traitor/
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/10/20/202353.shtml

 

[Pheonixops]

Carter is a racist.

That's a silly comment. I know what you are alluding to and I think that the premise is silly as well. Carter made some VERY valid points and it reflects upon this Administration and the previous Administration's policies.

Carter's family was long-time peanut farmers (see: plantation owners) in Georgia

So? Is the great grandson responsible for the sins of his great grandfather???