2006-08-04 16:31:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
1. pardoned the draft dodgers
2. Oil embargo (This is why you won't see any one regulate the price of gas. It's been tried, very unsuccessfully I may add.)
3. Iran hostage crisis
4. Interest rates 18%
5. High Unemployment
Bless his heart, he was so far over his head it was sad.
2006-08-04 16:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was very young when he was president, so I did not pay much attention to the everyday events as they happened. I have, however, studied his presidency, as well as those of others who served in the office while I was alive, but not paying attention.
I don't think he was a great president. He didn't really do much. I do, however, believe that he has been an excellent diplomat, and that that is where his real strength lies. I believe he will be remember in American History as a diplomat who happened to be President once, rather than a President who also happened to have some diplomatic skills. His diplomacy is where he shines, and I believe that's how he'll be remembered.
2006-08-04 23:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is one of the worst presidents we ever had. His handling of the embassy seizure in Iran led to the perception of American weakness among Islamic extremists. This perception led to a number of terrorist attacks.
He has been an even worse ex-president taking sides against the U.S. -- most notably when he hijacked the negotiations with North Korea. The led to the so-called "Agreed Framework" which N.K. never observed and led directly to the current nuclear & missile crisis in that region.
2006-08-04 23:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Otis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he sat and watched as the present day terrorist groups got a foothold in the world. Carter always believed in talking and he couldn't even do that without spitting peanuts all over people when carrying on a conversation.
2006-08-05 07:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As President, he was a joke with a big ego. Still has that big ego and seems to fashion himself a man of the world. He is just an older misguided liberal now.
..........Although he does perform some nice charitable works.
2006-08-04 23:38:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't at the time but I have come to realize that he was probably one of the worst presidents ever.
2006-08-04 23:38:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too easy to be a pushover for congress. Since he pulled that stunt at Martin Luther King's wife's funeral. I'm pretty mad at him.
2006-08-04 23:35:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad but not as blood hungry as what followed..
It seemed bad probably at the time, but the CONservatives soon made him look good. Reagan: "I don't recall"
2006-08-04 23:33:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who?
2006-08-05 04:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by kartouche 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good man but too weak .
2006-08-04 23:38:49 · answer #10 · answered by khan a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋