The Real Jimmy Carter: How Our Worst Ex-President Undermines American Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators, and Created the Party of Clinton and

by Steven F. Hayward

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895260905
• ISBN13: 9780895260901
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Self Serving legacy

As a citizen of Venezuela I witness firsthand a cold hearted Jimmy Carter taking sides with dictator Hugo Chavez. In the process killing the dreams for justice and democracy in my country.His ill actions in Venezuela helped solidify the power of a self proclaimed enemy of the United States. Jimmy Carter is a cancer.

"Smug pious arrogance"

Hayward gives a detailed account of Carter's failures as President, and perhaps even more tellingly, as ex-President. One must always be wary of preachers of morality, and Carter's 'smug pious arrogance' is especially irritating when one considers the large donations he has pocketed from the Saudis while peddling and supporting their ideas on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Carter has attacked American policy and Presidents with indiscretion and unfairness. This is a thoroughly researched and largely convincing work.

Fascinating information in this book!

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.

The Truth Hurts

Well, there he goes again...Dr. Hayward turns his brilliant mind and pen onto the worst President in the history of the Republic: Jimmy Carter. Unfortunately, Carter's ineptitude didn't stop with his miserable four years in the White House. For the 23 years since a bruised and humiliated electorate bounced him from office, Carter has labored to undermine the foreign policy of both his Republican AND Democrat successors. In this country you can say whatever you want to say. But when calls are made to foreign leaders urging them to oppose U.S. policy -- and often policy not just set by a President Carter didn't like but also supported by overwhelming bi-partisan majorities in Congress -- then an individual is attempting to bring harm to his country. Time seems to have dulled for Carter the realization that he was elected by the narrowest of margins in '76 and overwhelmingly defeated in '80. On whose behalf -- other than his own -- does he believe he is working? Bravo to Dr. Hayward for bringing these incidents to light -- seems the negative reviewers just can't handle the truth -- or the exercise of free speech when it is aimed at a bumbling icon of the Left.

Please, what I notice about some is that they DON'T read

...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.