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all of the universe so we’re talking

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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