NewsmaxFormer President Jimmy Carter, who turned 90 on Wednesday, says he would have beaten Ronald Reagan and been re-elected had he been be more “manly” in his dealings with Iran.
In an interview with “CNBC Meets,” Carter analyzed the failures of Operation Eagle Claw, a 1980 attempt to rescue hostages who had been taken by Iranian revolutionaries at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, asserting he “made the right decision in retrospect.”
“I could’ve been re-elected if I’d taken military action against Iran, shown that I was strong and resolute and, um, manly and so forth,” said the former Democratic president.
The Washington Examiner reported it had obtained a transcript of the interview.
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Yeah, cause rampant unemployment, gas rationing, hamstringing our military, 18%interest rates and willfully embracing Islam had nothing to do with it.
Is Jemmah afraid of losing his number one spot?
I am not a Jimmy Carter supporter in any way,
I lived thru those years too.
But the distinction I make between him and the current occupant in the White House is that I honestly think Jimmy meant well, while in contrast barry intends nothing but evil for this country
happy b-day Jimmy keep swinging a hammer for habitat for humanity and please step off the world stage.
A leftist beta male lamenting the fact that he’s a beta male… typical.
Like Paul Simon would say…”Still Crazy After All These Years!”
But I’d say … “Goofy as a Shit House Rat!”
If you’d been more manly our hostages would have been home in 24 hours.
The old fool’s lament.
Reminds me of the jingle, “Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don’t.”
He sure got a purty mouth.
I thank God Jimmy Carter is a pussy
Whenever he opens his mouth you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Oddly enough he’s not a man without courage. He proved that at the Chalk River Nuclear Disaster up here in Canada but he never was able to muster what it took to free the hostages or play hard ball with the Arabs during the oil embargo or when they formed the OPEC Cartel. I think the rest of the world saw him as someone who was leading the decline of America and couldn’t deliver on promises he made. I think at the time he saw all people as basically good and honest and didn’t have a clue how to deal with them when they showed they weren’t. Then his anti-Semitism really began to rear it’s head after Camp David began to unravel and he started blaming the Israelis for everything that was going wrong in the mideast and for destroying his only achievement (Camp David Accords) he could point to with pride. Kind of a sad figure now.
Jimmy Carter is not qualified to carry Reagan’s jock!
Jimma Carter didn’t mean well. That old booger is and continues to be an anti-semitic pig. What is it about democrats that like to turn our friends into enemies? Like all leftists, he thinks he knows what’s best for us.
He is completely and totally responsible for the fall of the Shah of Iran (at the time a friend) and the rise of the Ayotallah. Look how that is turning out.
20 minutes after Reagan completed his inaugural address, those 52 hostages were released. You know why, a real president stepped up to the plate. The world knew what a real leader looked like.
He’s a peanut head prick who should just croak already. I do miss the antics of Billy Carter though.
I always thought Billy was the smarter brother.
“Only the good die young …”
This fleck of dreck will probably live forever –
just like Obama.
…. and less retarded.
If he’d been a man there would have been hostages in the first place. The Shaw’s family would still be in charge, OPEC would have been bitch slapped out of existence before they formed and we would have taken home the gold in 1980.
Just think of what the world would have been like with no 30 years of state sponsored terrorism from Iran. That is Carter’s gift to the world and Obama’s will be ISIS. These gifts will just keep on giving and the left will blame Reagan and W., oh, and those pesky Jhooos.
Lived in Georgia while he was governor, and then elected to POTUS. Knew then it was a mistake. He was a sorry as shite governor…another case of failure to vet properly.
We never learn as a nation, do we?
Pfffft.
Couldn’t/wouldn’t read or listen to this interview, but at least from this clip it’s all about him. He could have beaten Regan? – Selfish, egocentric old man.
Was there any word of regret about how the world changed due to his lack of “manliness”?
“if… I was strong and resolute and, um, manly and so forth…”
That statement demonstrates that you were a shitty LEADER, Jimmy. And stating that now, after all these years means you STILL would be a shitty leader if anyone were to give you the chance, which no one would.
MEN don’t do these things, honeychild, but don’t fret, nobody ever considered you manly.
This coming from someone who was allegedly attacked by a bunny rabbit.
How is it he still kicking, can’t think of anything he was ever right on…
Jimmy Carter is as evil as Obama he just wears a different
mask. He defends Muslims over Americans and never misses a chance to blame the United States for everyone else’s failures.
Jimmy Carter is arrogant to assume he could have
beaten Ronald Reagan, I doubt he could have beaten
Mr. Peanut in that election.
This former useless President makes my blood boil!
No, Jimmy. I was there.
The country was more conservative then, even if they didn’t know it. They saw the lies and weaknesses you brought to the table and wanted better.
You were the first person I ever voted for. I was young and dumb. I thought Repubs were cheaters when Watergate happened.
I learned throughout your presidency and the following decades that conservatism is the truly honorable and best way to go.
Ever since your term, I have seen the lies and cover-ups of the Dems reach the heights we are at today. Not once have I seen the integrity of Nixon’s resignation take place on the Dem side of the aisle.
You are another quintessential representative of what is wrong with this country.
You are just flat wrong on so many levels. I’m not sure if your general weakness or lack of American pride is the worst, but your list of serious faults aren’t limited to those two only.
I know you’ll never change so I have ONE request of you until you pass on: STFU and go away.
Anonymous, to be fair it was an amphibious assault rabbit that was likely an undercover navy seal rabbit from another country.
Hey, it could happen.
“if… I was strong and resolute and, um, manly and so forth…”
“if pigs could fly …”
“if people had gills …”
“if anthropocentric globaloney warming were real …”
“if men could give birth …”
“if Obama was a Christian …”
“if Obama wasn’t a faggot …”
“if Obama was an American …”
“if Carter and Obama weren’t socialists …”
Can’t fight nature, Jiminy!
Sorry Jimmah – a whole aircraft carrier full of Jimmah Catah’s couldn’t equal ONE Reagan… stool sample…
He looks more and more like Eleanor Roosevelt every day. Of course, she was a lot more manly than he could ever be.
Jimmy honeychild, you’re delusional.
1980 Election results:
Reagan-50.8% of votes, won 44 states, and 489 Electoral votes
Carter- 41% of votes, won 6 states & DC (!), and 49 Electoral votes
Anderson-6.6% votes , 0 states, 0 EC votes.
Fughedaboutit. Man up and face facts, it wasn’t even CLOSE !
In the successive election, the real man, Ronald W Reagan, did even better.
RWR – 58.8% votes, 49 States!, 525 Electoral College votes
Mondale- 40.6% votes, 1 state & DC, 13 EC votes
The 1980 election renounced YOU, Jimmy. The 1984 election verified that Reagan was better than you and Walter could have ever been.
He defines HORSE-TOOTH JACKASS.
The Arabs drove up the price of oil and gas. Oil companies made money, so Carter taxed it and took it, thus maintaining high gas prices and hampering new exploration. He tried to ration supplies of gas, Moscow-style, thus causing huge shortages and further price increases. His support of the Ayatollah led to the taking of the embassy in the first place, then his hesitation in reacting to the crisis ensured its continuation. He was a terrible president who would never have been elected if not for the stain of Watergate that Ford (who had nothing to do with the corruption of Nixon) could not escape.
When Ifs and Buts Are Candy and Nuts every day is Christmas.
In short; “I saw things the way I wanted to see them back then, and same goes for now, and I need so much attention.”
What a whore.