Reagan-Hating PBS Reheats Old ‘October Surprise’ Election Conspiracy

Clay Waters
March 24th, 2023 11:20 AM

PBS celebrated the return of the ancient “October Surprise” election conspiracy theory -- the unsubstantiated rumor that Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign, led by William Casey, delayed the release of the 52 American hostages in Iran in order to win election over Democrat Jimmy Carter. The original version was advanced by former Carter aide Gary Sick before being discredited…

 

Thom Hartmann Dangles October Surprise Bait for Jimmy Carter - and Fai

Jack Coleman
April 3rd, 2014 9:17 PM
His interview with former president Jimmy Carter didn't go quite as Thom Hartmann expected, which made it all the more amusing. As Carter continues making the rounds to drum up sales for his new book, he was a guest on liberal talker Hartmann's radio show Tuesday, but there was something else that Hartmann wanted to talk about first. (Video after the jump)