I grew up in the 70's and I remember that President Carter was made fun of quite a bit. I happen to respect him for his post-presidential diplomatic and charitable work. Why was he mocked so much?

I was born in 1972. Granted I was young, I was aware of what was being said about the president when I was 5-9 years old and what I remember was that President Carter was really berated a lot. There are times when I was 5-6 years old and the Billy Beer thing was always being joked about and then, more seriously, I remember the Iran Hostage crisis and the heaps of criticism piled on Carter.

The thing is, in my adult life, former President Carter has been an absolute boss. He has successfully negotiated the release of hostages in hostile foreign lands and he is a strong, if not the strongest, proponent for helping third world countries when disaster strikes.

Why was he so persecuted in the press and in most homes back in the late 70's when he is now the most active and effective (not even arguably) ex-president for foreign affairs after leaving office?

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