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Carter: Biggest Failure of My Presidency Was Not Winning Reelection
- Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:18pm by
Meredith Jessup
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Jimmy Carter continues to make headlines with his assessments of today’s politics and reminiscence of his own time in office. In an interview with Big Think, the former president admits that his biggest failure as President of the United States was that he didn’t get four more years in office.
“I guess my biggest failure was not getting reelected,” Carter said.
And what did the southern Democrat learn from his 1980 electoral loss to Ronald Reagan? “[N]ot to ever let American hostages be held for 444 days in a foreign country without extracting them.” He adds, “I did the best I could, but I failed.”
Carter also claimed that Sen. Ted Kennedy’s challenge in the Democratic primaries “cost me a lot of votes,“ and that he ”should have paid more attention to the organization of the Democratic Party.”
“I was not only the leader of our nation, but I was also the leader of the Democratic Party. And I think I failed in that respect to keep the party united.”
In addition, Carter says that America has lost its competitive edge, the U.S. is ready for a gay president and Israel should withdraw from Palestinian territory:
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Comments (251)
Donald
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:18pmPoor Jimmy..being a legend in your own mind is difficult to live with..maybe it is too much peanut oil.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:15pmHis legacy of disaster lives on. Look at the middle east. His failure in Iran and not supporting the Shah and reigning him in. Keep this man on your watch list. He is not done destroying this once proud and great nation.
Report Post »eteme
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:12pmPlease someone give Carter his pills and fly away collared jackets back and for God’s sake get the dam camera away from this guy..
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:03pmHe is a bitter old man who is also delusional. People who put him in front of a camera and let everyone see what a fool he is should be ashamed of themselves.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:02pmOh jimmie, jimmie, jimmie – losing the second time around was the BEST part.
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:02pmNo Jimmy, the biggest failure of your presidentcy was leaving me in long gas lines, the hostage crisis, sky high intrests rates, and no future. Thankfully, I cut through all of YOUR obstacles, I am now very successful. In other words Jimmy, thanks for nothing.
Report Post »canuck44
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:02pmThis guy had a King Manure Touch….21% interest rates.
Brain is already dead…if only the mouth would follow.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 1:36amAmen!!!
Report Post »workin4alivin
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:56pmJimmy who?
Report Post »Silent_Majority
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:54pmI cannot even watch this BOZO… I am ashamed to say that he was ever our President, truly. I used to think he was a decent man, just a bad President. I cannot even say that about him now.
Report Post »CCTiger
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:50pmThe first vote I remember casting was for President Reagan, and against this clown. Typical Liberal Progressive, never what we did was wrong or we didn’t do right, it is always, I didn’t do enough or do it fast enough, or better yet – if they people were smart enough to get it, I would always win. I know you are not supposed to hate, but his Palestinian sycophantry is stomach turning.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 10:21pmI was too young (by two weeks) to vote in 2008, and (sorry) I didn’t vote this year (I live in a very conservative district in a very conservative state, though, so not much harm done); I very much look forward to casting my first vote against Obama come 2012–after I vote for the most conservative candidate in the Repub. primary, that is.
Report Post »SicSemperTyrranus
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:50pmJimmy, PLEASE GO AWAY!!!
Report Post »ConservativeFeminist
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:48pm“Red Flag” Narcissistic Behaviors website: http://www.helpfromsurvivors.com/quizzes/narcissism.htm
If you go to the above website you’ll see the character traits of Carter, Clinton and Obama – otherwise known as the “TREACHEROUS TRIO”
Report Post »Barnettbill
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:48pmUmm…WOW. What a senile old fool. The only good this twerp has done is habitat for humanity. He needs to go back to pounding nails into walls.
Report Post »leepoulson
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 8:52pmGoogle agenda 21 and Georgia guide stones to see what habitat for humanity is really all about.
Report Post »Soo glad he fixed all our problems in North Korea! (not)
booger71
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:45pmThanks Jimmah for the 12.5% mortgage on my first house
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:54pm& 20% car loans……….Gas lines …….. his retarded family (Billy Beer)
Report Post »teahugger
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:44pmEvery time you open your mouth you reinforce in everyone’s minds just what a big failure you are. You would have been better off to fade away quietly in the hopes that we would forget you. But noooooo! Sorry, but having a current worse president does not make us look back fondly on your one pathetic term. Four years of you was more than enough. Go away.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:38pm“I guess my biggest failure was not getting reelected,” Carter said.
>Symptom or Cause?
Report Post »republitarian
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:37pmThis guy has been quiet for thirty years and now he’s everywhere he can find a camera commenting on policy. This a last minute legacy building tour. I can’t wait to hear all the love from Blazers.
Report Post »what4
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:44pmHe’s doing his best to try to make bozo look better…
Report Post »NYmike11
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:37pmThe greatest political victory in American history was NOT electing Carter to a second term. The greatest failure of Reagan was in not repealing Carter’s Dept. of Education. And never mind the EPA under Bush the 1st – what was he thinking?
Report Post »Reagan/Demint.deciple
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:04pmI think Nixon was the doer of the EPA….
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:49pmThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was established in 1970
Report Post »Department of Education was created in 1867
terryinlasvegas
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:36pmHe was the worst President until Obama got elected. He is the worst ex-President until Obama leaves office!!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:47pmYes!
Report Post »Gun_Slinger
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 9:02amI used to think he was a good man just a bad president. I no longer thing that he is a good man.
Report Post »randy
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:35pmMy God, Will this EX POTUS POS please just go ahead and fade into the woodwork?
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 10:50pmhe still cant believe he didn’t win ……….
Report Post »MBA
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:32pmJimmy, get over yourself. You had your chance, the people spoke and did not want you to continue as president. Unfortunately, the people are having a hard time being heard by the present regime.
Report Post »ETOOL USMC RECON
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:32pmLittle Jimmy was so INEPT that he failed at about everything he touched….besides being elected. His legacy includes interest rates being 20%, unemployment being high, his failed attemp at freeing the American hostages…among other things…..his adiminstration was so screwed up that they couldn’t even make 1/2 of the required appointments needed.
Report Post »My Grandfather was right about most things…including his “Carter Sandwich”…..PEANUT BUTTER WITH ALOT OF BALONEY!
But bin obama will make Jimmy look like a saint!
Reagan/Demint.deciple
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:02pmI was only a little kid of about 8 or 9 but I do remember the LLLLOOOONNNNGGGGG gas lines and the no gas here signs that my mom has to endure….
Report Post »roostercogburn
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:48pmYou are exactly right, he was an utter failure at everything he did, I remeber the Carter mess very well, and we are going down that same road right now with our Nobama.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:57pmDon’t forget him showing up in the Oval Office at 5am “to work for the American People,” then promptly stretching out on the couch and falling back asleep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC1tO_OhUww
Report Post »johnasaur
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 10:06pmThe oil crisis started in 1973, he was elected in 1977. We seem to remember the good presidents as those who throw money at us. If we had a 4 year term limit, they might try to accomplish something instead of campaigning for their next stint on the throne.
Report Post »Okieflyover
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:29pmYou hit all of the points I was going to make except 1:
The country as a whole was so divided and so depressed at the end of his term. For all of the love of Reagan now, he was in the right place at the right time but he was hated at the time for the first 2 years. Even though Carter left him with high unemployment and 20% home mortgage interest rates, it was still blamed on Reagan that he couldn’t fix it in 2 years. His actions regarding taxes and spending did not take hold until his second term. In his first term he was vilified in the Press.
The left thought he was taking money and food from the Homeless and that he was going to cause WW III by taking on Russia in an Arms race.
Reagan failed at one thing: Stopping the spending and stopping the baseline budgeting process that began during his term. From their government budgets have grown and grown. Until we fix this one issue, we will never stop the growth of government.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:25pmSorry Jimmy, your presidency was a failure fro the time you were elected!
Report Post »hiplainsdrifter
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:23pmWell, who in the hell wanted you for another term?
We wish you would go away now!
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:47pmHe is amazing.
Report Post »what4
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:56pmWishing he would stop changing good oxygen to co2!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 10:28pmDear Jimmy: pulling the lever for Reagan was so much fun I had to wear a condom into the voting booth.The look on your face when you found out America gave you the boot was beyond words. It will be the same in 2012 to see the other commie hit the road
Report Post »po-boy
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 4:45amWhat’s the matter Jim boy? Is Obama showing you up. JEALOUS
Report Post »The moron can’t even get ” Would You Like Some Fries With Your Order?” right
TruthTalker
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:20pmHis biggest mistake was getting elected the first time.
TXPilot
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:22pmIf Carter had been reelected, we would have been in the position we are now, by 1982,,,,Carter was a piece of crap then, and an even bigger one now.
ME
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:28pmonly one person I can think of is a bigger loser and he is president now.
OneFunR6
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:30pmYou ARE talkin’ the truth!
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:30pmHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…. biggest failure was being elected president in the first place.
Too bad America hasn’t learned from its mistake and now has something worse than Carter in office. You think Carter was bad for USA come and see USA after BHO is out.
http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »ADMIRAL747
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:32pmDon’t Go Away Mad, Just Go AWAY!
Report Post »NoDaDAZone
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:53pmOMFG .- Invasion of the Brain Snatchers. Does self-pity on the Left contribute to their self-righteousness? They’re never wrong, you know. Carter sold out the Shah, our friend, to pave the way for Ahmenidinejad. Israel offered to help with the Iranian Hostage rescue, but Carter spurned our ally and 17 American soldiers lost their lives in a failed mission due to a sand-storm, a natural act of God. Not to mention huge unemployment during his term and 20% inflation. YEA JIMMY – Who wouldn’t want more of that? (unless you’re Pelosi, Reid, Obama, et. al. of scum potentate-poseurs)
Did Carter learn his lesson? No. He makes nicey-nicey with Hamas. Calls Israelis occupiers in their own land. Wants 20th century Arab squatters and their descendants(look it up) to build all over Jewish tribal land yet not one more “settlement” for the sons and daughters of Abraham.
Carter is part of the Progressive-DADA disease. Watch artist Marc Rubin’s Viral Video expose on Progressive-DADA (its true name) politic: http://www.marcrubin.com/dada2.ivnu
As one viewer wrote the artist:
“It is my hope that your message will be seen and understood by millions. I think you have done a great service and I pray that we will all see the beauty and reject the ugliness of those who would send us all to hell.”
I am not the artist. His job is to create, I am here with the heads-up.
And it gets better. THE META-FACTS OF HISTORY SINCE 3000 BCE is the Progressive “framework”. See how it emerged as a consequence of natural disaster which caused the first wars of civilization and subsequent rewriting of history..Listen: Historic Israel National Radio interview of artist Marc Rubin at http://www.marcrubin.com/judean-eve.ivnu
Report Post »Reagan/Demint.deciple
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:57pm46 secs is all I made it.. I couldn’t take it anymore..
Report Post »NoDaDAZone
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:06pmActually, most of the squatters in the so-called “West Bank” are Syrian, not Arabs. When Jews made Aliyah and turned Israel back into a land of milk and honey, the King of Syria sent huge amounts of squatters to live in untended Jewish Tribal Land. Islam demands fighting the Jews, and the return of the Jews to Israel was a bad omen for Islam.
Funny the Koran also says Jews are entitled to their homeland, and that the homeland is theirs. The standard Muslim interpretation is that Jews sinned against their prophets and lost their right to a homeland. Muslims also say that Jews are idolators and worship the false God of Uzaid (or some name I can’t remember) — which, as a Jew who follows the Ten Commandments, was news to me.
How convenient when you want to steal somebody’s homeland. Say their deed is invalid and enforce it by violence. Ain’t gonna work fellas.
Report Post »roostercogburn
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:24pmtruthtalker, you are right on the money, I remember what a failure this clown was, what a mess he made of things, our Nobama is going right down the same path, god help us stop him before he destroy’s this country beyond repair.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:26pmNo, TRUTHTALKER, the big mistake was for AMERICA. We are now suffering thru the same mistake with another Progressive as POTUS. I pray that we have learned from this but I remain skeptical. Obama may actually exceed Carter’s destruction of our country. I can’t even watch the video of Carter speaking…..perhaps because he has no teleprompter.
Report Post »12 gauge
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:41pmNurse! Get crazy Jimmy back on his meds!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:46pmI agree TRUTHTALKER .. Carter is delusional … I remember his Presidency … freezing in the winter … I was never so happy to see a President go .. until Obama goes in 2012 that is!
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:46pm@ Reagan/Demint.deciple
ROFL! I think I got ya beat. I only got 32 seconds in, then muted it.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:48pmNo wonder he couldn’t make it as a peanut farmer. The peanuts were bigger than his brain.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:50pmSo we have to listen to this retread loser of a progressive time of huge failures while Clinton steals the podeum from the current progressive loser of a leader? My god when will the 30 year nightmere end? This x president sucked and has no honor since he left office. Why is he not religated to the dust bin of history? We must deserve this for some reason, Possibly the sorry nature of society
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:55pmWas Jimmy Carter born an idiot or did someone drop him on his head when he was a toddler?
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 10:14pm@Reagan & LeftFighter–
Report Post »8 seconds here! Got you both beat.
missionarydad
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:04pmHis biggest failure was so many failures you cannot name any single biggest failure. His whole 4 years was the biggest failure only to be surpassed by Barrack Hussein Obama.
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:43pmAgreed TRUTHTALKER, after that it was one mistake after another. Thank God Regan came along, Wow what a difference he was to Carter. I remember those days well.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:01amPity the poor man ……old age has not been kind. There is no fool like an old fool.
Report Post »GEW
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:24amWhat on earth is the matter with this man. Can’t he just be quiet. He was a terrible President and is a worse past President. He needs to go … I am so tire of these politicians and their darn de a ble egos.
Report Post »richauthor
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:41amSad to say… it took me 10 seconds to find the off switch. I first thought I was listening to a lead-in commercial.
Report Post »mharry860
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:53amAlzheimers, he’s living in some imaginary world inside his own head.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 2:27amI am sorry President Carter I have no respect for you. The situation with Iran can be laid at your feet when you betrayed the Shah which led to the rule of the mullahs.
Report Post »SpontaneousVomit
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:39amNot to worry you worthless sack of crapola …
You finally got that whole “worst president ever” monkey off your back thanks to Mr. Soetoro.
Report Post »po-boy
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 4:48amJimmy: You did win. As soon as Al Gore is through in Florida. He will come help you recount your votes. Jim you are a Weiner
Report Post »psykeskaos
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 7:05amDarn, beat me to it!!!
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 7:09amThere needs to be some kind of warning or alert on that video. That’s too much this early. I almost choked on my coffee.
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 7:44amYou read my mind.
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 7:49amThe biggest failure of Jimmy Carter’s presidency was Jimmy Carter.
Report Post »SusansSS
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 8:39amI remember his presidency all too well. I remember the gas lines and the price of gas doubling. I remember groceries being so high we couldn’t even afford milk and had to drink the powdered stuff (nasty) No sugar for tea, nope, we used saccharine (cancer causing stuff) added soy to our hamburger to make it go further…I actually liked that. Mortgage rates over 20% too. Oh, it was also during his presidency when my mother came home with a new Toyota because we couldn’t afford gas in our Ford Grand Torino. It was a horrible time.
Report Post »I also remember Reagan being such a great man that he called Carter back to welcome the hostages home. Carter and Obama wouldn’t do that, they would have used that to stick feathers in their own caps.
Tomr
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 8:49amCarter‘s biggest failure was our Country’s biggest success.
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 9:15amCarter is just an angry old man. His legacy is trash. No one likes him and he tries desperately to validate himself via the media. Pity the old FOOL.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 9:37amFor those of us who participated in that second election, the greatest accomplishment of your administration was your failure to get re-elected. Voting for Reagan was my first-ever and proudest vote. Now Jimmy, please just go away.
Report Post »23
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 10:46amI was just a kid back then but I totally remember sitting in the car with my mom for hours to get gas for the car………………it was an even day and our license plate was odd – we were turned away…………thanks so much Jimmy for not getting re-elected. OMG, I said thank you Jimmy????!!!!!
Report Post »wherewastthou
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:05pmActually his biggest mistake was in not being stillborn.
Report Post »J.J.
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 12:24pmHubris.
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 1:47pm11 sec, only because that’s how long it took me to find my mouse
Report Post »kb1200cc
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:02pmActually that was OUR MISTAKE!
Report Post »yellerhammer
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 4:36pmA Men! Is this old fart gonna live for ever He’s like one of those guys on the horror movies that never dies and just keeps coming back. At least his brother was normal compared to him.
Report Post »Dakota
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 6:19pmNo…the biggest mistake was his First term. Thank God we got rid of him when we did.
Report Post »tlday1
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 8:41pmAmericans had better wake up and stay awake. It was obvious that Carter was a communist yet we elected him, just like Obummer. There will be more of these parasites in the future — if we have a future.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 9:43pmBringing to our lexicon the term misery index. Settle down, Barry has replaced you as the worst President in history.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8DnA4Ro9tQ
Report Post »urrybr
Posted on December 16, 2010 at 11:21amExactly. I think that the man is a traitor . . . laying a wreath on the tomb of Yassir Arafat.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on December 16, 2010 at 6:24pmCan you imaging if he had won the second time. We would probably be a Muslim counry!
Report Post »YOOPER69
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:11amlucky us
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