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CARTER BANNED IRANIANS FROM COMING TO US DURING HOSTAGE CRISIS
Frontpage Mag ^ | 12/8/2015 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 12/08/2015 1:10:06 PM PST by Velveeta

Trump is a monster, a madman and a vile racist. He's just like Hitler. Or Jimmy Carter.

During the Iranian hostage crisis, Carter issued a number of orders to put pressure on Iran. Among these, Iranians were banned from entering the United States unless they oppose the Shiite Islamist regime or had a medical emergency.

Here's Jimmy "Hitler" Carter saying it back in 1980.

Fourth, the Secretary of Treasury [State] and the Attorney General will invalidate all visas issued to Iranian citizens for future entry into the United States, effective today. We will not reissue visas, nor will we issue new visas, except for compelling and proven humanitarian reasons or where the national interest of our own country requires. This directive will be interpreted very strictly.

Apparently barring people from a terrorist country is not against "our values" after all. It may even be "who we are". Either that or Carter was a racist monster just like Trump.

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To: Velveeta

or Franklin Roosevelt.


21 posted on 12/08/2015 1:23:09 PM PST by euram
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To: stanne
If I remember correctly, any one of them here on student visas and working/training with our military were sent home immediately.

Yes and a bunch of the protesters we sent back were later killed by the new government they helped create.

22 posted on 12/08/2015 1:23:28 PM PST by usurper (Liberals GET OFF MY LAWN)
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To: Velveeta

This fits the term ‘racist’ better than what Trump proposes.


23 posted on 12/08/2015 1:24:38 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Velveeta

It certainly makes sense. Iran was actively attacking Americans and their interests. I wonder how many American business men had major investments in Iran at the time Carter banned Iranian immigrants. Would it have been legitimate for them to keep running these business? I don’t think it would have been any different than having a business in Nazi Germany.


24 posted on 12/08/2015 1:25:57 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God)
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To: Velveeta

I don’t know how extensive that ban was. I went to prep school in CT at that time, and we were about 5% Iranian (they often referred to themselves as Persian) from VERY rich families. A couple were stand-up guys. A plurality of the males were hash-head American haters and worthless. The girls were generally cute, dressed well but not according to strict Muslim standards. They were all pretty secular secular. Some were EXTREMELY anti-black.

Shortly before graduation when I was a junior, a black senior who was slated for Georgetown decided to get revenge on a hashhead who had been giving him a hard time all year (including painting nigger on his door, FOR REAL).He used a baseball bat.


25 posted on 12/08/2015 1:31:20 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Velveeta

Bkmrk


26 posted on 12/08/2015 1:38:33 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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Bernie Sanders aside, I doubt any candidate wants to be compared to Jimmy Carter. I'd go with FDR, he stuck it to all kinds of people, including citizens. That said, Trump's approach to the problem could have been a bit more diplomatic. As the article notes, previous bans have been on geographic origin or hostile ideology. A halt until we've sorted these things out would make a great deal of sense.

27 posted on 12/08/2015 1:39:26 PM PST by SJackson (Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Mike Tyson)
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To: Velveeta

Jimmy did it by state, not by religion. At least to some that is a significant difference.


28 posted on 12/08/2015 1:41:14 PM PST by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been Liberal. Hope Changed)
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To: Velveeta

Bookmarked


29 posted on 12/08/2015 1:43:34 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: JohnBovenmyer

Easy, just ban all immigration from muslim majority countries.....................


30 posted on 12/08/2015 1:46:42 PM PST by Red Badger (READ MY LIPS: NO MORE BUSHES!...............)
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To: FourPeas

Oh there’s precedent. Whatever


31 posted on 12/08/2015 1:52:25 PM PST by stanne
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To: stanne

Yeah...whatever


32 posted on 12/08/2015 1:59:26 PM PST by FourPeas (Tone matters.)
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To: Velveeta

Ah, the Jimmy Carter. Back when even the worst president was someone who loved his country, and took his job seriously.


33 posted on 12/08/2015 2:05:48 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Velveeta

You’re pretty cheesy.


34 posted on 12/08/2015 2:07:54 PM PST by kiltie65
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To: Velveeta
CARTER BANNED IRANIANS FROM COMING TO US DURING HOSTAGE CRISIS

Now we have [Acting] Pres Valerie Jarrett and Huma Abedin, Hillary's squeeze, with full access to the highest secrets and calling the shots for the US. I guess Iran has no need to recruit spies to gather intel on us.

35 posted on 12/08/2015 2:16:24 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (408 Days 18 hrs 41 mins until Noon Jan 20, 2017)
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To: JohnBovenmyer
Jimmy did it by state, not by religion. At least to some that is a significant difference.

Rephrased slightly: Jimmy did it by tagging a group with certain identifying characteristics, traits or attitudes, that were a threat to the security of the U.S. In addition, it has been argued that islam is a political movement--not a religion--and therefore the equivalent of a state. Isn't that what a Caliphate is?

36 posted on 12/08/2015 2:24:49 PM PST by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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37 posted on 12/08/2015 2:33:58 PM PST by Maceman
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To: Velveeta

Just more proof Carter was not our worst president.


38 posted on 12/08/2015 2:37:22 PM PST by redfreedom (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: petro45acp

He didn’t. He had peanuts!


39 posted on 12/08/2015 2:39:16 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: FourPeas

The article says if they opposed the Iranian regime they could come here. Equivalent now would be if they opposed Shariah they could still come.


40 posted on 12/08/2015 2:39:40 PM PST by JediJones (The #1 Must-see Filibuster of the Year: TEXAS TED AND THE CONSERVATIVE CRUZ-ADE)
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