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Article: Stop picking on Jimmy Carter.(OPINION)(Editorial)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- January 5, 2009
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Byline: Walter Rodgers
Oakton, Va. -- In this season of new resolutions, Americans would do well to rethink their perceptions of Jimmy Carter. President Carter has suffered the misfortune of having his legacy almost entirely shaped by his political enemies rather than by objective reality or a basic sense of American fairness.
Today, Carter is caricatured as a weak-kneed, sweater-wearing puritan who struggled with lust in his heart, presided over a malaised America, and micromanaged even the scheduling of the White House tennis courts. More recently, he's taken heat for his blunt portrayal of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians.
What an ...