Goober Carter: Ugly American

The Ugliest American is alive and well and is in Africa this week.


Ex-President Jimmy Carter got into a shouting match with national security forces when he tried to walk through Kabkabiya, a highly volatile pro-Sudanese government town.

You see, he was supposed to meet with local community members including some ethnic African refugees, but none of the non-government refugee representatives showed up.

So, Goober took it upon himself to breach security, making it to a school where he met with one tribal representative before Sudanese security services interrupted.

Omar (the local chief of national security): "No, you can't go. It's not on the program."

Goober: "We're going to anyway."

Carter told the security chief they didn't have the authority to stop him.

Old age is a terrible thing:
Apparently Ex-President Goober still thinks he is a somebody.
He must have forgotten that he was a guest in a foreign nation.

Omar: "We are in the security field. We're not that flexible."

He said Carter already breached security once by walking to the school and would not be allowed to breach security again.

Carter's U.S. security detail and his African Union escort tried to ease tensions.

Goober: "I'll tell President Bashir about this."

Way to help ease tensions, Jimbo.

Perhaps he's going to help Darfur like he helped Iran back in 1979, when he singly-handedly destabilized the Middle East by helping to get the pro-West Shah deposed then handing Iran over to the Ayatollah Khomeini.

"People make a big fuss over you when you're President. But I'm very serious about doing everything I can to make sure that it doesn't go to my head." --Jimmy Carter