Friday, September 18, 2009

Jimmy, the provocateur

Because he was once a president, all the microphones are still open to him. Knowing this fact, he takes full advantage of it in order to show that he's still alive.


Some people find noble ways to be relevant. Other choose to create polemics and to be provocative in order to be relevant.

Jimmy Carter certainly belongs to the last category, and to say that the overwhelming opposition to Obama's health care plan is due to racism, is not only a statement that is an insult to the intelligence and/or to the diligence of those who took the time to learn about the health plan, and rightfully or not have objections to it, but it is also a defamation that will contribute to increase the racial divide, since now all those that oppose anything that Obama will bring to the table will be deemed as racists.

Newspapers, from the left to the right, must love Jimmy. In the last few years, Jimmy, the provocateur, made quite a good number of headlines.
Other Presidents, Democrats or Republicans, were dearly missed when they departed our world. Not so sure if this will be the case with Jimmy.