This is a Yes or No Question. (please excuse any spelling error's)
This is my "Reasons" for asking please read and concider before casting your vote.
In all serisouness, I lived and worked and joined the Military Under Carter. So when looking at what was happening in the World and America from, 1973 to 1980;
1) End of 'Nam '75, = "Military Draw Down" Just like after WW2. Although,
a. We still had peace keeping to do after #2 so the draw down wasn't
b. "Nam starts in 1945, with the French fighting to keep conrtol of their Colony.
c. Japan was Dis-Armed. Korea was in civil war with Communist China backing their Neighbor the North. Japan was a sitting Duck.
Mass infux of former military personnel into the labor pool. Jobs filled America Happy. Republicans will later use this to tarnish 1 of the First, Nuclear Submarine Officers.
2) Boat People, how many Millions of refugies floated across the Pacific in anything that would float to America. This Massive influx of People into our economy in the late 70's Soaked-Up any remaining jobs, started buying up Food and other commodities causing mass inflation.
3) Lines at the Gas Staions. If anyone would care to remember. The First Oil Crissis was in '73 under Republicans Nixon and Ford, Hmm 35 years later Repo President again, very currious). That one was from OPEC flexing it's muscles and the blockage of the Suez Cannel.
The 1 under Carter was America telling OPEC to; "Eat Their Oil" for their direct support of Terrorism around the world. He told us there would be Sacrifices, but if our fathers "the Greatest Generation" could do it to defeat Hitler and then stop the spread of Communism and its Evil after WW2. We could easily do This. Then reallity hit Americans with gas every other day by liecense plate number. Rip-off fly by night gizmos that didn't work, etc. . . And we gave up. It was just too Hard for America and her people. The Freedom that was Very easy to reach if we would have "Just Done It". His Goal was by 1998, Ten years ago. 3 years before 9/11, and, Before the USS. Cole, Or the Embasy in Africa. (It should be noted that the rules for determining "Inflation were Changed after Reagan took office.)
4) The Iranian People got Tired of the Dictator "We" had installed (along with Saddem) some years earlier and Over Thru "The Shaw of Iran". They weren't too happy with America for giving them this Dictator so some psssed off "Students" or radical followers (like KKK) took over our Embasy there. Carter responded with a task force of our "Best Trained" Marine Spec. Opps. Personnel. Sabatoge' to equipment or a "Leak of Top Secret info." (Valarie Plaim?) caused the Traggic end to the Lives of some of our Finest Defenders of Freedom and the mission that should have Freed our people. And giving the Repo's more ammo' to use against Carter. Then the Hostage's were set for Release in the late summer of '80, but the Republican Party went and promissed to "help them" if they would just hold on to Our Fellow Americans until after Reagan safely in office. 180 Days Longer just so Carter wouldn't have that feather in his hat before the elections of 1980.
(The above is what actually happened and is true, Remember? I smoked more pot then you did and I remember these events. I was a asst. mgr of a Gas station and I joined the U.S. Army under Jimmy in early 1980.)
So after reading and concidering the truthful information (not propagnda) provided.
My question is; Does our former President,
Naval Nuke Sub Officer.
Good all-around American good guy (who's momma Miss Lillian Carter, rode Her FHL Harley Davidson all over this great land of ours.),
Get a Bum Rap?
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