all of the universe so we’re talking about my interview with Jimmy Carter and
about my interview with Jimmy Carter and
about my interview with Jimmy Carter and his efforts to eradicate the guinea worm
his efforts to eradicate the guinea worm
his efforts to eradicate the guinea worm something of your specialty mark yeah
something of your specialty mark yeah
something of your specialty mark yeah you think about these kinds of things
you think about these kinds of things
you think about these kinds of things all the time every day which creeps me
all the time every day which creeps me
all the time every day which creeps me out
out
out I just want you to know okay okay just
I just want you to know okay okay just
I just want you to know okay okay just just yeah it’s fine okay it doesn’t
just yeah it’s fine okay it doesn’t
just yeah it’s fine okay it doesn’t creep you out no
creep you out no
creep you out no so the guinea worm it’s not called the
so the guinea worm it’s not called the
so the guinea worm it’s not called the American worm I called the Russian worm
American worm I called the Russian worm
American worm I called the Russian worm no it’s not the whole the Cuba were no
no it’s not the whole the Cuba were no
no it’s not the whole the Cuba were no the guinea worm but nobody wants a
the guinea worm but nobody wants a
the guinea worm but nobody wants a disease named after the country that
disease named after the country that
disease named after the country that certainly true and President Carter knew
certainly true and President Carter knew
certainly true and President Carter knew this he knew this he did indeed and he
this he knew this he did indeed and he
this he knew this he did indeed and he used this to his diplomatic advantage
used this to his diplomatic advantage
used this to his diplomatic advantage yes check it out we had a very difficult
yes check it out we had a very difficult
yes check it out we had a very difficult problem in Ghana which started out with
problem in Ghana which started out with
problem in Ghana which started out with 126 thousand cases and they got down to
126 thousand cases and they got down to
126 thousand cases and they got down to about 35 or 40 this stayed there for
about 35 or 40 this stayed there for
about 35 or 40 this stayed there for about 10 years so I finally went to the
about 10 years so I finally went to the
about 10 years so I finally went to the president three times and told that
president three times and told that
president three times and told that we’re going to change the name of the
we’re going to change the name of the
we’re going to change the name of the other guinea worm to gonna work oh right
other guinea worm to gonna work oh right
other guinea worm to gonna work oh right because it’s named after where it was
because it’s named after where it was
because it’s named after where it was first discovered on you can see were
first discovered on you can see were
first discovered on you can see were diagnosed yesterday Wow and so wasn’t
diagnosed yesterday Wow and so wasn’t
diagnosed yesterday Wow and so wasn’t awesome and we raised a lot of fresh
awesome and we raised a lot of fresh
awesome and we raised a lot of fresh political pressure on him and he finally
political pressure on him and he finally
political pressure on him and he finally got the word and he became interested
got the word and he became interested
got the word and he became interested and now we have zero cases clever
and now we have zero cases clever
and now we have zero cases clever peaceful threat remember that sometimes
peaceful threat remember that sometimes
peaceful threat remember that sometimes I got kind of angry with us but uh it
I got kind of angry with us but uh it
I got kind of angry with us but uh it works nice the man was just thrown it
works nice the man was just thrown it
works nice the man was just thrown it down you know that is that is I mean
down you know that is that is I mean
down you know that is that is I mean that is a great little ploy you know
that is a great little ploy you know
that is a great little ploy you know Carter pulled off some more hit some
Carter pulled off some more hit some
Carter pulled off some more hit some more tricks in his bag you know he’s
more tricks in his bag you know he’s
more tricks in his bag you know he’s he’s a he’s a he wants peace what’s the
he’s a he’s a he wants peace what’s the
he’s a he’s a he wants peace what’s the what’s the hashtag waging peace waging
what’s the hashtag waging peace waging
what’s the hashtag waging peace waging peace and he actually used the guinea
peace and he actually used the guinea
peace and he actually used the guinea worm to achieve peace in one incident
worm to achieve peace in one incident
worm to achieve peace in one incident absolutely let’s find out how he did it
absolutely let’s find out how he did it
absolutely let’s find out how he did it they had a war going on that was fought
they had a war going on that was fought
they had a war going on that was fought in dry seasons and wet seasons a dry
in dry seasons and wet seasons a dry
in dry seasons and wet seasons a dry season was when Sudan with tanks
season was when Sudan with tanks
season was when Sudan with tanks so forth could travel easily the wet
so forth could travel easily the wet
so forth could travel easily the wet season was when the rivers flooded and
season was when the rivers flooded and
season was when the rivers flooded and the southern Sudanese could prevail so I
the southern Sudanese could prevail so I
the southern Sudanese could prevail so I went there and negotiated for quite a
went there and negotiated for quite a
went there and negotiated for quite a while with the south and north and
while with the south and north and
while with the south and north and finally agreed on a ceasefire just so
finally agreed on a ceasefire just so
finally agreed on a ceasefire just so that we could do away with guinea worm
that we could do away with guinea worm
that we could do away with guinea worm both in the north and south and they
both in the north and south and they
both in the north and south and they still call it the guinea worm ceasefire
still call it the guinea worm ceasefire
still call it the guinea worm ceasefire but but they quit fighting for more than
but but they quit fighting for more than
but but they quit fighting for more than six months that reminds me of you you
six months that reminds me of you you
six months that reminds me of you you read about it was in the first world war
read about it was in the first world war
read about it was in the first world war there was the Christmas ceasefire or the
there was the Christmas ceasefire or the
there was the Christmas ceasefire or the Easter ceasefire and it’s a glimmer of
Easter ceasefire and it’s a glimmer of
Easter ceasefire and it’s a glimmer of hope that there’s some humanitarian
hope that there’s some humanitarian
hope that there’s some humanitarian dimension is that if you give people a
dimension is that if you give people a
dimension is that if you give people a chance in a very poverty-stricken
chance in a very poverty-stricken
chance in a very poverty-stricken country to correct their own problems
country to correct their own problems
country to correct their own problems they do it superbly
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