30 years ago Robert Mugabe became the first black president of Rhodesia.
Here's how the liberal Carter administration viewed the NEW TYPE of leader.
In 1978, Ambassador Andrew Young described Robert Mugabe in an interview with the Times of London. “Does Mr. Mugabe strike you as a violent man?” the Times reporter asked. “Not at all, he’s a very gentle man,”
Ambassador Young could barely contain his brimming admiration for the newest “liberator” of Africa’s oppressed: “I find that I am fascinated by his intelligence, by his dedication. The only thing that frustrates me about Robert Mugabe is that he is so damned incorruptible.”
Liberals do get a little syrupy about new kinds of leaders!