https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2012/10/09/it-looks-like-carter-all-over-again/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 05:48:13 -0400<![CDATA[In the end, Carter lost to Reagan because he dithered too much, because he was just too feckless, because our enemies were running amok, and Carter was trying to make a deal with them instead of acting the way most of us thought a real American leader should act.  Then, as now, the media were overwhelmingly behind the Democratic incumbent, but the real world overwhelmed them.  Then, it was American hostages in Iran.  Now, it is American dead in Libya.  Then, it was a mob of Iranian &#8220;students&#8221; shrieking &#8220;death to America&#8221; in Tehran and taking over the American embassy .  Now, it is jihadi killers in Benghazi gunning down our ambassador and three soldiers, and burning the consulate.]]>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:42:03 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2012/10/09/it-looks-like-carter-all-over-again-n187674