carter was interviewed by robert scheer of "playboy" for the november 1976 issue, which hit the newsstands a couple of weeks before the election. while discussing his religion's view of pride, carter said: "i've looked on a lot of women with lust. i've committed adultery in my heart many times". he also said in another interview that he did not mind if people said the word "fuck". this led to a media to criticize the idea if politicians should be separated from their political campaigns and their private intimate lives.