This book reveals a man who has been given a dangerously free pass by historians, but who in reality is not only a failed ex-president, but as vindictive as he is egotitical, and a self-righteous busybody who leaves diaster in his wake.
The Real Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Carter: America's best ex-president? Only if you're not bothered by the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism (which started on his watch), the shamefaced foreign policy of Bill Clinton and John Kerry (ditto), and think that ex-presidents should travel the world coddling dictators and bad-mouthing America à la Jesse Jackson. Jimmy Carter has been given a free ride from the liberal media, liberal historians, and even the American people, who excuse his political delinquencies and disasters on the grounds that he is a "good" man. But as bank robber Willie Sutton said of Carter: "I've never seen a bigger confidence man in my life, and I've been around some of the best in the business." It's time to set the record straight. Finally, an honest historian-Steven F. Hayward, author of The Age of Reagan-demolishes the myth of "Saint" Jimmy and exposes how he created today's leftist Democratic party of John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. Jimmy Carter's laundry list of failures aren't just accidents of history: They're rooted in Carter's deeply flawed character and ideology-a smugly pious arrogance matched with a profound distrust of America. The Real Jimmy Carter reveals: • Carter as meddling ex-president: Why a Time magazine columnist wrote that some of Carter's "Lone Ranger work has taken him dangerously close to the neighborhood of what we used to call treason" • How Carter befriended North Korea during the Clinton administration, appeasing the communist regime and giving it cover for its nuclear weapons program • How Carter made direct contacts with Soviet officials to try to subvert President Reagan's anti-communist policies • The shocking extent of Carter's clandestine efforts to sabotage the first Gulf War in 1990 and how he used Gulf War II to publicly question the Christian faith of America's commander in chief • How Carter befriended Yasir Arafat-making himself an enemy of Israel • Carter as politician: a vicious campaigner-and even race-baiter • The Carter White House during the disasters of the Sandinista takeover of Nicaragua, the energy crisis and stagflation, the Iranian revolution and hostage crisis, and the invasion of Afghanistan • How Carter, the failed president, remade himself as Carter the humanitarian and freelance foreign policy critic of America • How a Nobel official inadvertently revealed that Carter's Nobel Prize was actually meant as a slap at America The Real Jimmy Carter is a shocker, showing why the peanut president should never have left his farm.
About the Author
Steven F. Hayward is F. K. Weyerhaeuser Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Senior Fellow at the Pacific Research Institute. He is the author of The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, 1964-1980 and Churchill on Leadership. A frequent speaker and journalist, he has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Baltimore Sun, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Reason, Policy Review, and National Review. He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the Claremont Graduate School and divides his time between Washington, D.C. and California.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By P. Smith
Format:Hardcover
I have read through this book and have found the book to be an easy an interesting read. The book is fairly short as were Carters accomplishments and character. I wish there could be an update to this book which would go into the current housing market collapse and how it originated with the Carter administration.
15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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A presidency emanates from a person's character. A president is defined by what he did, not what he said. Look at what Jimmy Carter have done during his presidency and you pretty much know his person. Likewise, look at what he has done after he became an ex-president (embracing dictators and despot leaders) and you get a clear picture of his person.
This book goes through Mr. Carter's entire public career, shows that in each office to which he was elected he won the elections by crooked means. It also shows that he could run the elections, but he was incompetent in holding these offices.
Clearly, Jimmy Carter is one of the worst, if not the worst, president in the U.S. history. This book reveals the real person of Carter. It is a worthwhile read, although I wish there were more excitement in the language.
This book goes through Mr. Carter's entire public career, shows that in each office to which he was elected he won the elections by crooked means. It also shows that he could run the elections, but he was incompetent in holding these offices.
Clearly, Jimmy Carter is one of the worst, if not the worst, president in the U.S. history. This book reveals the real person of Carter. It is a worthwhile read, although I wish there were more excitement in the language.
31 of 44 people found the following review helpful
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If you actually sit down and read this book, you will find the following FASCINATING information on page 98, "President Carter at Home."
For context, remember that Carter's overwhelming domestic problem was inflation, which reached 13% during his presidency. I had read this book (rapidly) a few months ago, but came back for clues about how this particular disaster happened.
Well, the answer is obvious. Carter expanded the money supply. Not once or twice, but continuously. He seemed to have some vague idea that printing (or authorizing) more money would just generally be a good idea. But it's hard to say why Jimmy Carter did anything.
When asked about inflation, in April of 1978, Jimmy Carter said, and I quote: "It is a myth that the government itself can stop inflation."
OK, if you understand Basic Economics, you can pick your jaw up off the floor. But even more fascinating is what Jimmy went on to say. He said that inflation forced us to confront unpleasant facts about ourselves, such as the fact that some people were selfish and refused to make sacrifices for the common welfare.
So how did Jimmy Carter explain inflation? It obviously had nothing to do with his own constant expansion of the money supply. Nope, it was the fault of the idiots who elected him, those selfish American people.
This is your clue here: when Jimmy Carter starts explaining things to you, don't bother listening unless you want a totally unfounded guilt-trip.
For context, remember that Carter's overwhelming domestic problem was inflation, which reached 13% during his presidency. I had read this book (rapidly) a few months ago, but came back for clues about how this particular disaster happened.
Well, the answer is obvious. Carter expanded the money supply. Not once or twice, but continuously. He seemed to have some vague idea that printing (or authorizing) more money would just generally be a good idea. But it's hard to say why Jimmy Carter did anything.
When asked about inflation, in April of 1978, Jimmy Carter said, and I quote: "It is a myth that the government itself can stop inflation."
OK, if you understand Basic Economics, you can pick your jaw up off the floor. But even more fascinating is what Jimmy went on to say. He said that inflation forced us to confront unpleasant facts about ourselves, such as the fact that some people were selfish and refused to make sacrifices for the common welfare.
So how did Jimmy Carter explain inflation? It obviously had nothing to do with his own constant expansion of the money supply. Nope, it was the fault of the idiots who elected him, those selfish American people.
This is your clue here: when Jimmy Carter starts explaining things to you, don't bother listening unless you want a totally unfounded guilt-trip.
90 of 131 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
...the book, but attack the messenger. For those who have problems with the book, please stick to facts, not `Flying Monkeys'.
The thing I notice a lot is that people who obviously don't read the book but dislike the premise of the author, love writing negative reviews.
I used to really like Jimmy, but when he goes to Cuba and slobbers on Fidel, I started rethinking the president whom I always considered `nice, but incompetent'.
In retrospect, I think Jimmy is what changed me as a lifelong Democrat to start seeing the other side of the argument. Certainly if he is one of our best presidents, we need to reconsider the party's stand.
His similarities to Kerry, who has said he might appoint JC to a State Department level position, are sobering.
60 of 88 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having been directly affected by Mr. Jimmy Carter as President I think that Steven Hayward has done a great job of letting this country know what to expect when the protege's of Mr. Carter next sit in the White House and have control of Congress.
I serve (quite naively) in Mr. Carter's Army (1976-1980) and saw his disdain for the military in action. When provoked in Korea only 17 of our 55 tanks could move because we had no parts. We froze in the cold temperatures of March because our Commander declared it was spring so the heating oil was siphoned out of our heaters.
We can thank Mr. Carter for the rise of radical Islam with his lack of support for The Shah of Iran. And for those who think he was bad, Kohmeini killed more people in the first year of the Islamic Revolution than the Shah had in 25 years. The war on Terror? It started with Jimmy Carter.
When Saddam invaded Kuwait, Carter said the solution was for Israel to give up the West Bank and that would be it. When Kim Il Sun in North Korea wanted to move his nuclear development forward Carter, with the support of Al Gore and Clinton gave him light water for development in their aggrements. Carter said the PLO was like the United Way taking care of the people. Giving away the Panama Canal was Carter's way of apologizing to Panama, what did they need an apology for?
The only thing missing in this book is Carter's impact on the Federal Judiciary. His activist judges took God out of schools, turned criminals out to the streets, and changed our culture.
His Carter Center is funded largely by Arab money of questionable origins. His objective there is to try to carry on the policies that ruined his presidency. Why? Because Jimmy Carter wants to be America's Ghandi.... Read more ›
I serve (quite naively) in Mr. Carter's Army (1976-1980) and saw his disdain for the military in action. When provoked in Korea only 17 of our 55 tanks could move because we had no parts. We froze in the cold temperatures of March because our Commander declared it was spring so the heating oil was siphoned out of our heaters.
We can thank Mr. Carter for the rise of radical Islam with his lack of support for The Shah of Iran. And for those who think he was bad, Kohmeini killed more people in the first year of the Islamic Revolution than the Shah had in 25 years. The war on Terror? It started with Jimmy Carter.
When Saddam invaded Kuwait, Carter said the solution was for Israel to give up the West Bank and that would be it. When Kim Il Sun in North Korea wanted to move his nuclear development forward Carter, with the support of Al Gore and Clinton gave him light water for development in their aggrements. Carter said the PLO was like the United Way taking care of the people. Giving away the Panama Canal was Carter's way of apologizing to Panama, what did they need an apology for?
The only thing missing in this book is Carter's impact on the Federal Judiciary. His activist judges took God out of schools, turned criminals out to the streets, and changed our culture.
His Carter Center is funded largely by Arab money of questionable origins. His objective there is to try to carry on the policies that ruined his presidency. Why? Because Jimmy Carter wants to be America's Ghandi.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
NOW I KNOW WHY MY FATHER A DEMOCRAT ALWAYS HATED CARTER
I now know why my Father always swore about Carter when he came on tv. Book was well written. This was a very good read. To me, Carter is a real cyco. Read more
Published 6 months ago by mimi
1.0 out of 5 stars
Far too biased
Here is a book with a Republican agenda. As such, while there are many interesting stories about Carter the overall tone is one of extreme bias.
Published 9 months ago by Dane12
1.0 out of 5 stars
this is ridiculous.
Alright, this is completely ridiculous. Calling Jimmy Carter our "worst ex-president" is so far off base, I don't even know where to start. Read more
Published on October 22, 2009 by G. K. RN
1.0 out of 5 stars
Glaring errors and lies
I will not waste my energy not one moment more than needed. As a request to a friend, I read his copy. Read more
Published on September 14, 2009 by SBJ400
5.0 out of 5 stars
Carter's Watch
A good detailing of probaby the most failed President in modern political memory. The nadir of modern liberalism, he boldly led this country into a downward spiral despite what... Read more
Published on September 12, 2009 by L. Cabos
1.0 out of 5 stars
Jackass Jimmy exposed
This book exposes Carter for the man he is--a naive, idiotic moron. Instead of writing books and commenting on foreign policy on TV, Carter should be shucking goobers and guzzling... Read more
Published on February 18, 2009 by Dr. Ron
1.0 out of 5 stars
misrepresentation of facts
This book does not give any type of balance to the topic. It gives facts out of context and some complete misrepresentations. Read more
Published on January 20, 2009 by Jamie A. Volkmer
1.0 out of 5 stars
Trash
I saw this book and had to buy it - knowing full well that it would be a biased, unsubstantiated, low budget scribe. I was right! I read about 65 pages and could not continue. Read more
Published on December 4, 2008 by Catholic for Life
3.0 out of 5 stars
The author's heart is in the right place, it is that this book doesn't...
I hate Jimmy Carter. I despise him for helping the Iranian Mullahs overthrow the western government of the Shah in 1979. Read more
Published on September 15, 2008 by Winston
5.0 out of 5 stars
well referenced and revealing
This is one of the most interesting books I have read on Jimmy Carter. This book goes beyond the actions he took in foreign policy which cost United State loosing ground in the... Read more
Published on July 19, 2008 by Esfandiar Behrouz
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