''That Jimmy is on the global warming bandwagon Is hardly a newsworthy event; He's a Nobel prize winning fellow-- Well beyond the age of consent. And is given to denigrating his country, At the first op.por.tun.i.ty; And supporting irascible middle-east folk Who would like to move Israel into the sea. And is perhaps best known For turning a phrase, e.g. "lust in my heart" And "national malaise". But still and all, He's a fellow who's ventured To far out "on the wrong side(s), And is more to be pitied than censured.''
Former President
Jimmy Carter was in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 31, to join “The Elders,” a group of global leaders brought together by Nelson Mandela, to issue a statement underscoring their concern about climate change prior to negotiations on the issue coming up in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The group, which is chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, included Gro Harlem Brudtland, former prime minister of Norway and the U.N.’s secretary-general’s special envoy on climate change; Martti Ahtisaari, former president of Finland; Ela R. Bhatt, founder of India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association; Mary Robinson, former Irish president; Kofi Annan, former U.N.secretary general; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil and Graca Machel, international activist on women’s and children’s rights.
The Elders brought 13 of their grandchildren to join them to emphasize the urgency of the issue for future generations. Mr. Carter’s grandsons, Hugo Wentzel, 10, and Jeremy Carter, 22, were among the participants. http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/22550/