Why did Trump win the last election? Simple: the overwhelming reach of Fox News and their ilk have corrupted our politics, bringing the worst out in everyone. The right-wing-nut media calls what is right wrong, what is wrong right, and pretends that hatefulness is virtuous. For the right, battling wokeness trumps loving your neighbor. […]
Jimmy Carter was elected as President when many voters wanted an honest President after the nation witnessed the Watergate scandal and coverup by a criminal president who was facing impeachment. Not only was Jimmy Carter seen as an honest man, but he was also a sincere born-again Christian. But his support for civil rights turned many white Christians against him. In the introduction, Jimmy Carter proclaims: “Vice President Mondale summarized our administration by saying, ‘We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace.’ I would add, ‘We championed human rights.’” […]
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