Carter: Biggest failure was '80 loss

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[ChicagoConservative27]

Former President Jimmy Carter says his biggest failure during his term in the White House was that he didn't get to spend another four years there.

"I guess my biggest failure was not getting reelected," he said in an interview with Big Think, referring to the 1980 presidential election.

Carter, 86, said the loss taught him "not to ever let American hostages be held for 444 days in a foreign country without extracting them." He added, "I did the best I could, but I failed."

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) challenged Carter in the Democratic primaries "and then that cost me a lot of votes," the former president said.

[CodeToad]

In other words: Being President is about selfish power and not the country.

[onona]

I didn’t read the article, but that exerpt is the funniest damn thing I’ve seen in days.

[SolidRedState]

What a totally clueless idiot Jimmah still is.

[pallis]

Carter’s biggest failure was America’s greatest success, which will be eclipsed by Obamao’s failure to be reelected.

[castlegreyskull]

Dear President Carter,

The United States of America is grateful that you failed.

Sincerely,
CGS

[muir_redwoods]

His biggest failure is allowing the Iranians to make us look like jerks. As it turned out Jimmy was the jerk.

[driftdiver]

“said the loss taught him “not to ever let American hostages be held for 444 days in a foreign country without extracting them”

Well I was only about 10 years old at the time and coulda told him that.

[tet68]

Carter’s biggest failure was being elected THE FIRST TIME!

[Redcloak]

Carter’s biggest failure was winning in ‘76.

[muir_redwoods]

His biggest failure is allowing the Iranians to make us look like jerks. As it turned out Jimmy was the jerk.

[EGPWS]

"I did the best I could, but I failed."

You failed good Jimma', you failed good.

[reg45]

Carter’s biggest failure was winning the 1976 election and it all went downhill from there.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s nice to see that the pinheads over at Politico are still interested in Jimmah Cahtah. Many people alive these days don’t even know who Cahtah is.

[Viking2002]

Your only success was not getting elected in '80, you moldy, weak-minded old fool.

Props to cripplecreek for the graphics!

[LibLieSlayer]

Let's see... father of modern islamic radicalism... nope can't be that... selling out to the Soviet Union and telling America that our greatest days were behind us... that we had to learn to live like Europeans... nope... can't be that... ALL of the US Servicemen that you left dead in the Desert because you did not give them what they needed... nah... can't be that... hmmm... must be not getting to **** America for another four years... yep... what a mistake. FU jimmah.

LLS

[Paladin2]

Carter’s biggest mistake was not listening to Billy.

[Zarro]

Agree. Eclipsed only by the most recent two years of the presidency.

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Its really scary to think what kind of country we would have if Carter had won re-election. A poor president and a poor human being.

[hal ogen]

carter’s biggest failure was being born. What a waste of human skin.