Carter and Redeeming Features

In an interview with FOX News, Jimmy Carter was asked if he would talk with al Qaeda. He said he would not because they did not have "redeeming features." So apparently Hamas has redeeming features. Indeed, Carter argues that Hamas was elected in Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006. Never mind that Hamas governs like a dictatorship. But by those standards, Carter would have founding "redeeming features" in Hitler.