Jimmy Carter and Jay Leno

Monday night, Jimmy Carter was a guest on The Tonight Show. Whenever Carter is on, Jay Leno drools all over him, saying stuff like, “It’s such an honor to have the former president here.”

Blah, blah, blah.

Carter was a little sick. I mean he was a bit ill physically. He sounded hoarse.

Apparently, Carter was building houses in New Orleans with Habitat for Humanity and the weather wasn’t the best.

Quick! Send him a double Nobel Peace Prize!

Leno mentioned that a film crew was trailing Carter. Jonathan Demme is making a documentary on Carter.

Why?

He joked about the cameras following him around, especially when he gets home after a long day and wants to spend some time with his wife.

GROSS!

Then, Carter made a joke about Delta Airlines not serving peanuts on their planes.

Love that peanut humor!

Talking about Habitat for Humanity, he mentioned that he built houses in India with Brad Pitt. Ooooooooh! Who cares?

Then discussion turned to Carter’s new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.

He talked about the horrible persecution of the Palestinians “on their own land” by the Israelis.

“They’ve confiscated the land,” Carter claimed. Leno didn’t challenge anything.

He said he wrote the book so Israel can have permanent peace.

Lame.

Leno said that Carter’s really been attacked on this one.

“What about being called anti-Semitic?”

“That’s a horrible epithet being used against me.”

True, but if the shoe fits…

Carter blathered about the treaty he brokered between Egypt and Israel. He bragged that the treaty never has been broken. Same old, same old.

Do you get the feeling that he talks about the Camp David Accords in his sleep?

According to Carter, the goal of his life is peace for Israel.

With all due respect, that’s crap. It’s spin.

In fact, the goal of his life is being an advocate for the Palestinians and bashing and blaming the Israelis for the conflict in the Middle East.

Leno closed the interview by saying, “It’s a fascinating book.” He commented that Carter is still creating controversy. Carter didn’t like that. Leno tried to smooth that over by saying the book would spark debate. Carter was satisfied with that assessment.

Surprisingly, the ailing Carter stayed on the show rather than making an exit after his segment. The former president actually moved down the couch.

That’s really strange. Big stars and personalities usually leave after their interview is over. Even Al Gore leaves.

Edward Norton was the next guest. He said he had some “unfinished business” with Carter.

Norton’s grandfather was a friend of Carter’s and a big supporter. So he babbled, “It’s a great honor to meet you in person.” Norton gushed and Carter sort of gushed back. It was a love fest.

Norton brought out a letter that he wrote to Carter when he was eight-years-old. He read it and then gave it to Carter. When he originally sent it, Norton didn’t get a response from the then-president.

Carter did leave after Norton’s segment.

I guess he stayed so Norton could do his letter shtick.

I'm so sick of seeing Carter on TV hawking his pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli propaganda. I know I shouldn't watch, but I do. I can't help it. It's like watching a train wreck.