Jimmy Carter on Ukraine, Israel and addressing injustices faced by females around the world

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From the March 26 PBS NewsHour: Former President Jimmy Carter sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss Russia's annexation of Crimea, progress and limitations of working with Israel and his own commitment to fight discrimination and violence against women and girls around the world. Carter has written his 28th book, A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power.

Transcript

[delrem]

1. Impressive.

I'm so sad that Pres Carter didn't get a second term. That a terrible man got elected in his stead. A man who got elected in after back room dealings with Iran, and the sleaziest electoral tactics - and then got away with it. It's sad that Reagan's backers got away with it, and with all that Reagan did for them.

[freshwest]

3. I know. I tried to get those who became the 'Reagan Democrats' as a backlash to Carter's social and

energy policies to stay with him. I was one of the worst days of my life as far as politics were concerned.

Despite what we already knew was wrong with Reagan, media and other venues went for the kill on Carter, in love with Reagan and touted his greed is good group taking over for the next 8 years.

We have never recovered.

[delrem]

9. "as a backlash to Carter's social and energy policies"

There has been enough time to create an account - an argument.
So what, exactly, was the problem with "Carter's social policy" and "Carter's energy policy"?

[delrem]

12. Because I was quoting you, verbatim, that's why. nt

[Sherman A1]

4. Agreed

it indeed was sad. I recall watching the returns on election night with a friend and his comment was to me "dig" (as in starting digging a bomb shelter because Reagan was going to take us to war. We didn't realize that the war was going to be class warfare, so focused on the working class as it was, but it was indeed so. The futures of the baby boomers were stolen under Reagan beginning with the PATCO strike and while Reagan is often credited with ending the Cold War, he was merely the office holder at the time, the best he contributed was his arms race, which pushed things along a little faster, pushing us heavily into debt for an enhanced military and bankrupting the USSR.

[blackspade]

2. Wow. Carter pulls no punches.

Honestly I was a bit disappointed that he didn't acknowledge the mistake of creating the Mujahhadin.
He kind of doubled down by saying we should become Ukraine's arms dealer.

Other than that all he said was excellent. The emphasis on women I think is right on.

[delrem]

10. ditto. I also was disappointed, and in fact surprised,

by his failure to see the essential wrongness of that kind of enterprise. That kind of waging war.

It's a mistake or wrongness that haunts the world.

To me it reads more like someone who's trying to salvage "street creds" within the never-ever war-weary US, than anything else. Because it's put out there so bluntly, almost or the same as a brag, and not with what I'd consider a require caveat "...and we might've made some mistakes, there. We could've used a deeper analysis!"

[Thinkingabout]

5. I voted for Carter in both elections and have been living the trickle down economics

Since so his loss is still hurting the US. President Carter has given the public much of his life. He has worked hard for Habitats and his compassion for others is visible. His new endeavor should do a lot for our world, protection of women around the world needs attention. Thank you President Carter for your efforts to help women.

[mother earth]

6. Pres. Carter is and has always been an incredible man. He embodies service to humanity.

He is a shining example to all of us.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

7. K&R.

[silenttigersong]

8. President Carter

what a great humanitarian,he is motivating