Jimmy Carter: “I think this is proof in itself that had we leaders of the world been more aggressive in taking bold steps that the…”

Base on what I just said, which I can't retract.

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

I watched him on television. I thought what he said was absolutely ridiculous. There's no rational or logic to what he had to say.

Carter says the animosity directed at the president over health care, the big bailouts, is being driven because Mr. Obama is a black man.