It is common knowledge and the historians agree but what are the top 3 reasons Jimmie Carter was the worst?

Historians and experts have concluded that Jimmie Carter was the worst American president of all time. What are the top two or three reasons this is so? (this is meant to be a history lesson for the younger audience).

It is common knowledge and the historians agree but what are the top 3 reasons Jimmie Carter was the worst?
Double digit interest rates


High unemployment


Hostage crisis





I'm guessing here. I can think of a hundred reasons to support your claim
Reply:I don't think he was the worst. I save that distinction for Bill Clinton. I say Carter might be number 2. The worst offense he committed was to give OUR canal away to Panama. For that act, he shall forever live in infamy.
Reply:Don't know a damned thing about history, do ya?





It shows.
Reply:I dispute your statement and challenge you to show sources to back up your absurd claim.


But I don't expect to see any.


Here are some real sources:





"Ranking at the bottom of most polls are Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Warren G. Harding" If you go to the site, you will see that Jimmy Carter is ranked 27th (tied with Gerald Ford)


"27 (tie)Jimmy CarterDemocrat26.3Camp David Accords, Iranian hostage crisis, stagflation and energy crisis, image of ineffective leadership, appointed Paul Volcker chairman of the Federal Reserve to end inflation, deregulation legislation, sought energy legislation"





Here's another poll:





"ABC poll


An ABC News poll about presidential greatness, taken 16-20 February 2000, asked 1012 adults nationwide, "Who do you think was the greatest American president?" [7]


Abraham Lincoln (19%)


John Kennedy (17%)


Franklin Roosevelt (11%)


No opinion (10%)


Ronald Reagan (9%)


George Washington (8%)


Bill Clinton (7%)


Theodore Roosevelt (4%)


George H.W. Bush (4%)


Thomas Jefferson (3%)


Harry Truman (2%)


Richard Nixon (2%)


Jimmy Carter (1%)


Dwight Eisenhower (1%)





And another:





Gallup poll


A Gallup poll about presidential greatness, taken 7-10 February 2005, asked 1008 adults nationwide, "Who do you regard as the greatest United States president?" [9]


Ronald Reagan (20%)


Bill Clinton (15%)


Abraham Lincoln (14%)


Franklin D. Roosevelt (12%)


John F. Kennedy (12%)


Other/None/No opinion (5%)


George Washington (5%)


George W. Bush (5%)


Jimmy Carter (3%)


Harry Truman (2%)


Theodore Roosevelt (2%)


Thomas Jefferson (2%)


George H.W. Bush (1%)


Dwight Eisenhower (1%)


Richard Nixon (1%)


And another:





Quinnipiac University poll


A Quinnipiac University poll, taken May 23-30, 2006, asked 1,534 registered American voters to pick the best and worst U.S. President of the last 61 years. [10].


"Thinking about the United States Presidents we have had since World War II – Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Senior, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush, which one would you consider the best president?"


Ronald Reagan (28%)


Bill Clinton (25%)


John Kennedy (18%)


Harry Truman (7%)


Dwight Eisenhower (5%)


Jimmy Carter (5%)


Don't Know/No Answer (4%)


George W. Bush (3%)


George H. W. Bush (2%)


Lyndon Johnson (1%)


Richard Nixon (1%)


Gerald Ford (1%)





Same poll as the previous one:


"Which of these eleven presidents we have had since World War II would you consider the worst president - Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Senior, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush?"


George W. Bush (34%)


Richard Nixon (17%)


Bill Clinton (16%)


Jimmy Carter (13%)


Don't Know/No Answer (5%)


Lyndon Johnson (4%)


Ronald Reagan (3%)


George H. W. Bush (3%)


Gerald Ford (2%)


Harry Truman (1%)


John Kennedy (1%)


Dwight Eisenhower (%26lt;1%)





Oh, by the way - don't bother thaking me. I'm happy to help with your "history lesson." Of course, facts can be so inconvenient, can't they?
Reply:You are an extremely arogant presumptious individual...





His presidency was marred by the Iran hostages, and at the time, an extremely high deficit. (brought about by the war in Vietnam) It was also marred by high inflation, which by the way Reagan had, and in my opinion, was as severe or worse.


I am not positive, but seem to remember that congress was Republican controlled, and therefore, it would have been dificult at best for President Carter to pass his agenda.





On a positive note for him, He was elected properly without manipulating the votes.


Also, in his favor, the recent Gallup polls (among others)


places Poser Bush at the lowest popularity percentage.


His core is now turning against him, for his refusal to actually examine the Baker Report.
Reply:Interesting that some still argue this! He tried to totally dismantle the military(#1). The reason why those helicopters that crashed and burned in the desert trying to rescue the hostages (#2) were not military is because we didn't have enough military left to do the job!
Reply:Before you give history lessons, check into the facts, the "experts" and the "history" you think you are teaching! It is not common knowledge and you are making a presumption!


(I hope you dont also give driving lessons)
Reply:Hostage crisis. But that wasn't really his fault. His economic policies were much worse and did more damage to the country.
Reply:"Common knowledge"? Whose common knowledge? Granted Carter was no FDR but he was honest and thoughtful. Do you recall when he called for energy savings? Even had a tax break for making your home more energy efficient. Reagan scrapped that. And we've been sucking up energy like there's no tomorrow ever since. Bush mentioned fuel conservation once during the summer oil crisis. One time.





Naive is perhaps the worst thing I can say about Carter.