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Jimmy Carter says he would have defeated Reagan had he been more 'manly'
The Washington Examiner ^ | 10-1-14 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 10/01/2014 9:00:05 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

Former President Jimmy Carter claimed Wednesday that he would have been re-elected and beaten Ronald Reagan in 1980 if had been more “manly” in his dealings with Iran.

Interviewed by the show "CNBC Meets," Carter repeated his belief that the failed mission to free American hostages held in Tehran killed his chances, but then added that had he gone to war, America would have rewarded him with a second term in 1980.

“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 president, who has established himself as a world human rights leader.

“I could have wiped Iran off the map with the weapons that we had, but in the process a lot of innocent people would have been killed, probably including the hostages and so I stood up against all that all that advice, and then eventually my prayers were answered and every hostage came home safe and free. And so I think I made the right decision in retrospect, but it was not easy at the time,” he said, according to a transcript provided to Secrets.

Interviewed with his wife, Carter said he also had to ignore Rosalynn’s pleadings to “do something.”

In the end, she said that she was proud of her husband. “Peace is very difficult. War is popular in our country,” said Mrs. Carter.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carter; desmondtutu; iran; jimmycarter; lebanon; presidents; reagan; rosalynn
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To: henkster

The image of her standing next to Jimmy giving his concession speech that night is etched in my mind, it’s one of pure anger.


41 posted on 10/01/2014 9:17:16 AM PDT by Fair Paul
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To: lefty-lie-spy

What rabbit is everyone talking about? Did he have a run-in with one, or referencing Monty Python?


42 posted on 10/01/2014 9:17:38 AM PDT by wastedyears (Aldnoah.Zero - Best new anime of 2014.)
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To: SkyDancer
I thought there was to be a satire tag on stories like this? /sarc

Boy am I glad you put a /sarc tag on that post.

43 posted on 10/01/2014 9:17:44 AM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: skeeter
Carter could no be more manly just as Obama could not be more masculine than Pee Wee Herman. Carter by birth was destined to be a (while smart) fool while Obama was destined to remain a community organizer in Zimbabwe. By some evil twist of fate he became America's leader at the worst possible moment in world history.
44 posted on 10/01/2014 9:17:50 AM PDT by Netz
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To: afraidfortherepublic
well there....

the guy on the right has the words......


45 posted on 10/01/2014 9:18:42 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: Amagi

Why was he reelected? Voter fraud and race.


46 posted on 10/01/2014 9:19:08 AM PDT by wastedyears (Aldnoah.Zero - Best new anime of 2014.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
“I could have wiped Iran off the map with the weapons that we had, but in the process a lot of innocent people would have been killed...

Cause no innocents have been killed thanks to the rise of the islamic republic.....

47 posted on 10/01/2014 9:23:05 AM PDT by papertyger (Those who don't fight evil hate those who do)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Not quite as big an insult as being called a racist for not liking Obama.


48 posted on 10/01/2014 9:23:49 AM PDT by thorvaldr
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Not too late Jimbo...
49 posted on 10/01/2014 9:24:15 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Much like my aunt Jimmie. If she’d of had balls she would have been my uncle.


50 posted on 10/01/2014 9:24:18 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: pineybill

I would give Billy a break. Billy Beer served a useful purpose.


51 posted on 10/01/2014 9:24:46 AM PDT by trubolotta
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To: skeeter

Today is Jimmy Carter’s 90th birthday.


52 posted on 10/01/2014 9:25:17 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

To paraphrase Hillary, “It didn’t matter.” Carter could have been more manly than Tarzan. That would not change the fact that he is a bigoted A-hole. His performance as President was nothing short of dismal, and he continues to demonstrate his dismalness every time that he opens his mouth.


53 posted on 10/01/2014 9:25:29 AM PDT by CdMGuy
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To: CdMGuy

Why is it that former Democrat presidents never quite go away???


54 posted on 10/01/2014 9:26:19 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (s)
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To: Fair Paul

I remember watching that concession speech. Nobody captured an image of my face, but at the time it was an expression of pure joy.


55 posted on 10/01/2014 9:26:30 AM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Hmmm, let's see.

Carter Administration?

Inflation at nearly 15%,

Interest rates at (IIRC) over 18%,

And.... an economy in a tailspin.

Manly?

Ha!

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56 posted on 10/01/2014 9:27:17 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

LOL. Its good to see that, 34 years later, Reagan is still renting space in bitter old Jimmy’s head.


57 posted on 10/01/2014 9:27:50 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

If a frog had wings he wouldn’t bump his butt everytime he hopped.


58 posted on 10/01/2014 9:30:05 AM PDT by duffee (Dump the Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, joe nosef.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

But Jimmy your prayers were answered. God allowed a real man to be elected in your place who got the hostages home without flattening Iran. (Not that that would have been a bad thing)


59 posted on 10/01/2014 9:30:44 AM PDT by shoff (Vote Democratic it beats thinking!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

60 posted on 10/01/2014 9:31:38 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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