Carter Speech Will Have Rebuttal

Jimmy Carter's speech at Brandeis University will not be allowed to pass unchallenged after all. Despite Carter's refusal to debate Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard Law School professor will be giving a rebuttal following Carter's appearance.

Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz will step on stage afterward to rebut the former president's remarks despite having been booted from an earlier booking to debate Carter on his assertions.

“I think the inaccuracies of Carter’s points have to be pointed out. Carter said he wrote the book in order to stimulate a debate, but he won’t debate. I’m debating him whether he’s there or not,” Dershowitz told FOXNews.com.

“If his chair is empty, then that’s his decision,” he said.

Dershowitz joins a growing pool of critics, including a longtime Carter aide, Jewish groups and academics who allege inaccuracies and distorted history in Carter's best-selling book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” The book has sold about 70,000 copies.

Carter recently accepted an invitation to speak on Tuesday at the nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored college near Boston after having cancelled an earlier invitation. He will talk for about 15 minutes and then take questions from the audience for 45 minutes.

Opposition to Carter's distortions is growing. The more Carter tries to divert attention, the worse it is getting for him. Which is only fitting given the reprehensible nature of Carter's distortions of fact in this latest screed. So keep squirming, Jimmy, it's a bit like quicksand. The more you thrash, the faster you sink.