RIP President Jimmy Carter

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rickyb

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the rich have a vested interest in us worshipping the worst politicians and hating the best

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Remembering Jimmy Carter: He Urged “Peace Not Apartheid” in 2007 DN! Interview on Palestine

Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at 100 years old. The 39th president served a single, tumultuous term in the White House from 1977 to 1981. As we begin our look at his life and legacy, we hear Carter’s own words in a Democracy Now! interview discussing...
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the bad:

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rickyb

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rickyb said:
the rich have a vested interest in us worshipping the worst politicians and hating the best

www.democracynow.org

Remembering Jimmy Carter: He Urged “Peace Not Apartheid” in 2007 DN! Interview on Palestine

Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at 100 years old. The 39th president served a single, tumultuous term in the White House from 1977 to 1981. As we begin our look at his life and legacy, we hear Carter’s own words in a Democracy Now! interview discussing...
www.democracynow.org

the bad:

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mostly bad haha

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Chris Hedges: Don’t Deify Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter may have done good works out of office, but in power he fomented a series of domestic and foreign policy disasters.
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now imagine how bad the other presidents are :sheepish:
 
Thebrownblob

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rickyb said:
mostly bad haha

scheerpost.com

Chris Hedges: Don’t Deify Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter may have done good works out of office, but in power he fomented a series of domestic and foreign policy disasters.
scheerpost.com scheerpost.com

now imagine how bad the other presidents are :sheepish:
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Carter was awful. Humorous listening to people deify him now. He is single-handedly the man who destroyed union truck drivers pensions in the United States. I guess because he was such a “nice guy, and ment well it’s ok. 🤷‍♂️
 
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rickyb

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Thebrownblob said:
Carter was awful. Humorous listening to people deify him now. He is single-handedly the man who destroyed union truck drivers pensions in the United States. I guess because he was such a “nice guy, and ment well it’s ok. 🤷‍♂️
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i think part of the reason people will worship him because its just propaganda to get us to love someone who is mostly terrible for us. i would guess the media does this for every president except for trump

and then im guessing him destroying pensions would have something to do with him ushering in a new economic system in america neoliberalism.
 
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The one good thing he did as president. He gave us Billy Beer.
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I don't know if Billy Beer woud be considered a good thing. I had just turned eighteen at the time and I drank it once. I actually have a full six pack of it in my house. My wife was in an antique store one day and bought a six pack for ten bucks. Usually people would punch a hole in the bottom and keep the can. These are still full and the store did not have a license to sell alcohol. I've thought about popping one open to see if it tasted just as bad as it did back in the 70's.

I ashamed to say now that I voted for Carter. I had just turned eighteen and he had seemed to be a decent Governor. I remember even/odd days to buy gas due to the OPEC oil embargo. Interest rates were in double digits. He used to tell everybody to turn down the thermostat and wear a sweater. He gave up the Panama Canal that the US built, now the Chinese are building there. And finally the Irani Hostage Crisis that dragged on for over a year. The only highlight was the Camp David Peace Agreement between Egypt and Israel. Carter was a very weak leader, I never voted Democrat for President after him. He seemed to be a better person in his later life. I did help build a Habitat for Humanity House and I admired him for his work there.
 
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I don't know if Billy Beer woud be considered a good thing. I had just turned eighteen at the time and I drank it once. I actually have a full six pack of it in my house. My wife was in an antique store one day and bought a six pack for ten bucks. Usually people would punch a hole in the bottom and keep the can. These are still full and the store did not have a license to sell alcohol. I've thought about popping one open to see if it tasted just as bad as it did back in the 70's.

I ashamed to say now that I voted for Carter. I had just turned eighteen and he had seemed to be a decent Governor. I remember even/odd days to buy gas due to the OPEC oil embargo. Interest rates were in double digits. He used to tell everybody to turn down the thermostat and wear a sweater. He gave up the Panama Canal that the US built, now the Chinese are building there. And finally the Irani Hostage Crisis that dragged on for over a year. The only highlight was the Camp David Peace Agreement between Egypt and Israel. Carter was a very weak leader, I never voted Democrat for President after him. He seemed to be a better person in his later life. I did help build a Habitat for Humanity House and I admired him for his work there.
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Pretty much everyone who praises him is for things he did after he was President. Almost nobody will try to defend his record while in office.
 
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rickyb

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scratch said:
I don't know if Billy Beer woud be considered a good thing. I had just turned eighteen at the time and I drank it once. I actually have a full six pack of it in my house. My wife was in an antique store one day and bought a six pack for ten bucks. Usually people would punch a hole in the bottom and keep the can. These are still full and the store did not have a license to sell alcohol. I've thought about popping one open to see if it tasted just as bad as it did back in the 70's.

I ashamed to say now that I voted for Carter. I had just turned eighteen and he had seemed to be a decent Governor. I remember even/odd days to buy gas due to the OPEC oil embargo. Interest rates were in double digits. He used to tell everybody to turn down the thermostat and wear a sweater. He gave up the Panama Canal that the US built, now the Chinese are building there. And finally the Irani Hostage Crisis that dragged on for over a year. The only highlight was the Camp David Peace Agreement between Egypt and Israel. Carter was a very weak leader, I never voted Democrat for President after him. He seemed to be a better person in his later life. I did help build a Habitat for Humanity House and I admired him for his work there.
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which parties did you vote after carter?
 
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rickyb said:
which parties did you vote after carter?
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I actually wasted a vote for third-party candidate Ross Perot one year even though he had dropped out by election day. That's how Bill Clinton got elected with 49% of the vote the first time. I voted GOP after that, mostly because they usually represent the lesser of two evils. Unfortunately, we only have two competitive parties in the US. I like some of the ideas of the Libertarian Party like less government, but they are too far out on many social issues.
 
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rickyb

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scratch said:
I actually wasted a vote for third-party candidate Ross Perot one year even though he had dropped out by election day. That's how Bill Clinton got elected with 49% of the vote the first time. I voted GOP after that, mostly because they usually represent the lesser of two evils. Unfortunately, we only have two competitive parties in the US. I like some of the ideas of the Libertarian Party like less government, but they are too far out on many social issues.
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im happy to hear you voted perot

he was on cnn with al gore warning against TPP and he was right!
 
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scratch said:
I actually wasted a vote for third-party candidate Ross Perot one year even though he had dropped out by election day. That's how Bill Clinton got elected with 49% of the vote the first time. I voted GOP after that, mostly because they usually represent the lesser of two evils. Unfortunately, we only have two competitive parties in the US. I like some of the ideas of the Libertarian Party like less government, but they are too far out on many social issues.
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Clinton got 43% in '92. Bush would've won if Perot hadn't run.
 

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