Dershowitz: I helped keep Carter silent http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/ders/ Why didn’t Jimmy Carter speak from the podium at the Democratic National Convention? Alan Dershowitz said he had something to do with it. en-us efingerhut@jta.org Copyright 2008 2008-11-13T;21:42:01-05:00 Comment by Steve O'Keefe okeefe@bellsouth.net Dershowitz lays out his arguments against Jimmy Carter in the new book, “The Case Against Israel’s Enemies.” The publisher, John Wiley & Sons, has made the entire chapter on Jimmy Carter available for free at: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470379928.html Dershowitz lays out his arguments against Jimmy Carter in the new book, “The Case Against Israel’s Enemies.” The publisher, John Wiley & Sons, has made the entire chapter on Jimmy Carter available for free at:

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470379928.html

]]> 2009-11-20T;15:25:00-05:00 Comment by Jill Short housemouse@highstream.net Just what was moral about Dershowitz making such a big effort to block Carter as a speaker?&nbsp; It was opinionated, presumptive and offensive, but it was neither wise nor moral.&nbsp; If Dershowitz has such ‘a high level of confidence that &lt;Obama&gt; will do the right thing’, then why didn’t he simply let Obama make his own decisions about who spoke instead of putting on such pressure?&nbsp; It appears Obama will be considered OK as long as he bows to Dershowitz’s demands.&nbsp; I wouldn’t count on that happening for long. Just what was moral about Dershowitz making such a big effort to block Carter as a speaker?  It was opinionated, presumptive and offensive, but it was neither wise nor moral.  If Dershowitz has such ‘a high level of confidence that <Obama> will do the right thing’, then why didn’t he simply let Obama make his own decisions about who spoke instead of putting on such pressure?  It appears Obama will be considered OK as long as he bows to Dershowitz’s demands.  I wouldn’t count on that happening for long.

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