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Reg Murphy's characterization of Carter as a "phony" was shared by many of the Atlanta press when Carter was running for governor of Georgia. While campaigning in Atlanta he would talk like a civil rights activist. Outside Atlanta he talked like a klansman. Carter was the first modern president to harness the political power of evangelical Christians by hoodwinking them into thinking he shared their values.

Sadat was the architect of the Camp David accords and not Carter. Sadat feared that his Soviet allies were on the verge of taking over Egypt so made the decision to make peace with Israel and embrace the U.S. Carter's inept diplomacy came close to blowing the whole deal.

Though Carter ran as a moderate his actions as president were radical. He dismantled the CIA and encouraged an inquisition of U.S. intelligence. He shrank and starved the U.S. military to the point of making it a second-rate force. And he issued a blanket pardon of deserters. The list goes on.