Several of our nine lives ago, we cats worked for the Carter-Mondale re-election campaign. And because we were just kittens at the time, there were times we made mistakes on the job. But there was no internet and social media back then — thank goodness — and, therefore, much less opportunity to get embarrassed in front of the entire world.
Well, today somebody created a fake letter "from the office of Jimmy Carter," announcing his death, and some in the media (including Rupert Murdoch's New York Post) ran with it. So, too, did a United States Senator, Mike Lee from Utah, who posted "thoughts and prayers" on Twitter. Did he read the entire letter, which makes silly references ("selling the United States out to Panama," "getting soft on the Soviet Union") and lewd allusions to Rosalynn Carter and Nancy Reagan? Did he notice that the letterhead used the Presidential seal (inappropriate) and not The Carter Center logo? Did his staff? Guess not.
Stupid and sloppy — not unlike the Trump campaign's reaction to President Biden's withdrawal. And Lee is a guy whose name is constantly floated for the Supreme Court. Thanks, Republicans, but we already have enough idiots on SCOTUS as it is.
Folks at The Carter Center, being good Christians, declined to make fun of anyone in their brief denial. But we hope President Carter, age 99 and in hospice, woke up, heard about this, and laughed. We cats PURR.
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