Carter sweater caused our energy problems, nutbar says

Well, Jim Cramer of CNBC jumped not just one shark, but a whole school of them, with this nuttery:

“He created a legacy,” Cramer continued smoothly. “The legacy was, if we conserve, we’re wimps. If we’re wimps, we can’t get elected. … The darn cardigan sweater has cost us more energy independence. … There is a legacy in this country that we should burn fuel.”

Video at at the link.

How do you even answer that?

First, Carter didn’t create that legacy, Jim Cramer. Folks like Dick Cheney and his ilk hung it on him..

Second, people like you perpetuate that myth. Go look in the mirror.