Johnny L.A. 01-08-2007, 07:59 AM. The average politician would have said, goddamit, I’m president of the United States and I say it was a rabbit. Jimmy Carter & the Killer Rabbit July 8, 2010 by Lisa Waller Rogers It was late in the day on April 20, 1979, and U.S. President Jimmy Carter was enjoying a needed break from the … Photo courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library. Directed by Jimmy Picker. "Carter Fights 'Killer Rabbit' With Paddle on Fishing Trip," declared the Associated Press, which reported the bunny was "hissing menacingly, its teeth flashing and nostrils flared, and making straight for the president.". Today in Odd History, President Jimmy Carter was attacked by a rabbit during a fishing trip in Plains, Georgia. Were there black presidents before Obama? It was never precisely determined what the rabbit’s problem was. It was Jimmy Carter, although the incident says more about the news media than it does about Carter. April 20th, 1979. The original photograph was not available (until the Reagan administration leaked it in 1981), but the paper filled the gap with a cartoon modeled on the poster for the movie Jaws, starring the rabbit and entitled Paws. In very good condition. Before running for (and losing) re-election in 1980, Carter decided to take a little time for himself and go fishing near his home in Plains. Carter fended off the rabbit with an oar. Whatever the case, it was definitely a troubled rabbit. This seemingly trivial event was seized upon by the press and became a sort of Rorschach test of the Carter presidency: reporters and commentators saw in this story whatever they wanted to see in … CHARLES KELLER (1914 - 2006) Original Art People's Daily World Communist Cartoon Jimmy Carter Economy Model. The rabbit incident happened on April 20 while Carter was taking a few days off in Plains, Georgia. Explanation []. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expressed regret on Sunday regarding the Supreme Court's decision to toss his lawsuit against four battleground states in a last-ditch effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election. President Carter was forced to swat at the vicious beast with a canoe paddle, which apparently scared it off. Native to South America and valued for its durable fur, the nutria was introduced into the southern United States in the last century and quickly became a well-established pest species. The picture showed the president with his paddle raised, and there was something in the water, “but you couldn’t tell what it was,” an anonymous staffer was quoted as saying. I hope this serves to partially rehabilitate the much-maligned 39th president. How do you escape? Send questions to Cecil via cecil@straightdope.com. What was the deal with Jimmy Carter and the killer rabbit? Jimmy should count his blessings. Thus, the "killer rabbit" tale was born. On August 30, 1979, some bad news broke for President Jimmy Carter. Initially it was reported that he’d hit the rabbit with his paddle. Why doesn’t the IRS just send us a tax bill? Jimmy Carter Speaking during a discussion on human rights at a resort in Leesburg, Virginia on Friday, Carter said there was “no doubt that the Russians did interfere” in 2016. Carter, always trying to look at things from the other guy’s point of view, later speculated that it was fleeing a predator. The upshot: Carter was no longer a liar, but still a clown. More details. Can Congress override a presidential pardon? Realizing this wouldn’t play well with the Rabbit Lovers Guild, Carter later clarified that he’d merely splashed water at the rabbit, which then swam off toward shore. Comic-strip spoofs of the episode appeared, one of them starring “Paws,” a sharklike rabbit menace. Members of the White House staff who work closely with President Trump will reportedly receive vaccines for the coronavirus before the vaccines are available to much of the general public. Andrew Cuomo said that the governor sexually harassed her “for years.”. The world’s largest rodent, the nutria is … A partially submerged nutria (a lightning-fast swimmer) would look very similar to a rabbit. I propose that the president’s antagonist was not a rabbit but a nutria (Myocastor coypus). A cartoon of President Jimmy Carter warding off the "killer rabbit" attack with a canoe paddle. Miffed, Jimmy ordered up a print of the aforementioned photo, but this failed to resolve the issue. Here's the gist: Carter was on a fishing trip in Georgia when — well, take it from the former commander in chief: Simple enough, right? Jack Carter, Actor: History of the World: Part I. Jack Carter was born on June 24, 1922 in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA as Jack Chakrin. 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