Carter Leverages into Contention for Most Embarrassing Christian Ever

Ex-President and self-righteous self-promoter Jimmy Carter today made his move to challenge Pat Robertson for the title Most Embarrassing Christian Ever.

Promoting his latest literary self indulgence, a book criticizing the Bush administration's policies from the informed perspective of Plains, Georgia's most famous citizen, Carter offered the following remark: "I can't deny that I am a better ex-president than I was a president."

In response, millions were heard to say, "We can! You're terrible at both, and this book proves it."

Carter, most famous as a celebrity Sunday School teacher, injected Christianity into his discussion, thereby qualifying his remarks for the Most Embarrassing Christian standings, with the following, as reported by USA Today:

"I don't have any doubt that he is very sincere about his Christian faith," Carter said of Bush. "There are some differences in interpretation. ... I have a commitment to worship the Prince of Peace, not the prince of pre-emptive war. I believe that Christ taught us to give special attention to the plight of the poor."

Bush, he said, "has committed himself to extol the advantages of the rich."

Questions about specks in others' eyes and logs in one's own and about the nature and consequences of false witness and slander were not answered by the retired peanut farmer.

Likewise, questions about the benefit to the poor of Carter's ruinous fiscal policies versus the steady economic growth under Bush were ignored.

Likewise, questions about the efficacy of Carter's sword-into-plowshares tactics for the liberation of American hostages versus the Bush doctrine on terrorism received no answer.