MaggieMae
Reality bits
- Apr 3, 2009
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Jimmie is that rare thing in politics, an intelligent, moral man. One of the greatest ironies of American society is while we pretend to be moral, just, and Christian, our only moral president was castigated for telling the truth. Michael Moore begins "Capitalism" with Carter giving a talk few understand, yet all want their children and their peers to follow. Of course Moore quickly switches to Reagan who like our TV society is pure myth. The contrast is fascinating.
I once saw a piece on the truths of the hostage situation and Carter's meeting with them. It demonstrated the honesty and sincerity of the man. A rare thing.
"....there's a growing realization that the starting point for many of the catastrophes confronting the United States today can be traced to Reagan's presidency. There's also a grudging reassessment that the "failed"- presidents of the 1970s--Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter--may deserve more credit for trying to grapple with the problems that now beset the country."
OpEdNews - Article: Ronald Reagan: Worst President Ever?
Yet, Carter sucked a foreign policy.
And yet he won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating the only Mideast peace agreement still in existence today.
And by the way, Carter himself didn't botch the Iranian hostage situation. The attempt was aborted when three helicopters that were part of the operation were damaged by a sandstorm and forced to return to the USS Nimitz. Then, as the force prepared to leave, a refueling accident led to the remaining helicopters and a refueling aircraft destroyed resulting in the deaths of 8 servicemen. There remain skeptics who theorize that this was not all a chain of accidents, but in fact intentional. Ronald Reagan apparently was able to negotiate a deal to have the hostages released on the day of his inauguration.
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