gowlerk 2,192 #1 July 13, 2017 Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter are in my city today. He's here swinging a hammer at a Habitat for Humanity building site. He had to be taken to the hospital here suffering"dehydration". Let's all hope he's alright! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-habitat-humanity-jimmy-carter-1.4202220Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #2 July 13, 2017 gowlerkRosalynn and Jimmy Carter are in my city today. He's here swinging a hammer at a Habitat for Humanity building site. He had to be taken to the hospital here suffering"dehydration". Let's all hope he's alright! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-habitat-humanity-jimmy-carter-1.4202220 I'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #3 July 13, 2017 kallend***Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter are in my city today. He's here swinging a hammer at a Habitat for Humanity building site. He had to be taken to the hospital here suffering"dehydration". Let's all hope he's alright! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-habitat-humanity-jimmy-carter-1.4202220 I'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. ...just trying to get the daily quota for clickbait titles in SC, I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #4 July 13, 2017 Hi John, QuoteI'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. I'd agree with you. As for his time in office, well . . . . . . Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nolhtairt 0 #5 July 14, 2017 JerryBaumchenHi John, QuoteI'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. I'd agree with you. As for his time in office, well . . . . . . Jerry Baumchen He was horribly ineffective in office, but has since turned into one heck of a decent human being. Even better than Richard Nixon turned out to be, which was pretty good too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #6 July 14, 2017 nolhtairt***Hi John, QuoteI'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. I'd agree with you. As for his time in office, well . . . . . . Jerry Baumchen He was horribly ineffective in office, but has since turned into one heck of a decent human being. Even better than Richard Nixon turned out to be, which was pretty good too. He was always a "heck of a decent human being." Always. It actually turned out to be his biggest weakness as President. Not his own decency, but his tendency to assume that other people were also decent. He seemed unable to understand the concept that some people are "not nice". It allowed foreign leaders to take advantage of his decency and use it against him."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #7 July 14, 2017 gowlerk Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter are in my city today. He's here swinging a hammer at a Habitat for Humanity building site. He had to be taken to the hospital here suffering"dehydration". Let's all hope he's alright! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-habitat-humanity-jimmy-carter-1.4202220 I had the opportunity to meet him in person back in the 70's while working as a press runner for a Demarcated Congressman. Traveled to multiple locations for campaign events and then off to Washington he returned. Damn thing is on the way home I had to spend nearly an hour in a gas line to put a few gallons in the car to get home. Was a great year and learned a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #8 July 14, 2017 wolfriverjoe******Hi John, QuoteI'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. I'd agree with you. As for his time in office, well . . . . . . Jerry Baumchen He was horribly ineffective in office, but has since turned into one heck of a decent human being. Even better than Richard Nixon turned out to be, which was pretty good too. He was always a "heck of a decent human being." Always. It actually turned out to be his biggest weakness as President. Not his own decency, but his tendency to assume that other people were also decent. He seemed unable to understand the concept that some people are "not nice". It allowed foreign leaders to take advantage of his decency and use it against him. The economy wasn't really his fault. He ordered the special forces attack what went wrong in the Iranian desert. Then took the blame that came with that failed mission. Even though the mission was far too complex and a failure that he could have blamed on the military. He stood up like a man. Unlike someone who occupies the WH now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #9 July 15, 2017 Phil1111 The economy wasn't really his fault. He ordered the special forces attack what went wrong in the Iranian desert. Then took the blame that came with that failed mission. Even though the mission was far too complex and a failure that he could have blamed on the military. He stood up like a man. Unlike someone who occupies the WH now. Agreed on all points. One other thing that isn't always remembered is that he actually went to the Three Mile Island plant during the emergency. He was a 'nuc' in the Navy and really understood nuclear power and how reactors worked. He understood leadership and responsibility too (unlike the current occupant of the office). But (again) he didn't understand deception and lying and taking advantage of an opponents weak points. So he was vulnerable to it."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #10 July 15, 2017 From what I've read of Carter, his problems came from: 1. Being a Washington outsider who had never served there. This was compounded by appointing people he knew well, to top positions. Now since the only people he knew were officials from Georgia, this had the adverse effect of filling his administration with even more people who did not know how Washington worked. 2. Being a micromanager who got too caught up in details when he should have just delegated. That said, he would be at the top of my list to have as a next door neighbor."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,447 #11 July 16, 2017 He didn't like the kind of wheeling and dealing that LBJ, for instance, excelled at. He kind of figured that if he thought something was a good idea, it was probably a good idea... Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #12 July 19, 2017 nolhtairt***Hi John, QuoteI'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. I'd agree with you. As for his time in office, well . . . . . . Jerry Baumchen He was horribly ineffective in office, but has since turned into one heck of a decent human being. Even better than Richard Nixon turned out to be, which was pretty good too. I think he was always a good person. Maybe that's what made him so ineffective in office. Nixon? Really? If not for W and Trump he would still be at the top of my bad POTUS list.Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #13 July 19, 2017 Niki1******Hi John, QuoteI'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. I'd agree with you. As for his time in office, well . . . . . . Jerry Baumchen He was horribly ineffective in office, but has since turned into one heck of a decent human being. Even better than Richard Nixon turned out to be, which was pretty good too. I think he was always a good person. Maybe that's what made him so ineffective in office. Nixon? Really? If not for W and Trump he would still be at the top of my bad POTUS list. Obama is the worst we have ever seen......."America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nolhtairt 0 #14 July 19, 2017 Niki1******Hi John, QuoteI'd agree that he's the best ex-POTUS. I'd agree with you. As for his time in office, well . . . . . . Jerry Baumchen He was horribly ineffective in office, but has since turned into one heck of a decent human being. Even better than Richard Nixon turned out to be, which was pretty good too. I think he was always a good person. Maybe that's what made him so ineffective in office. Nixon? Really? If not for W and Trump he would still be at the top of my bad POTUS list. I didn't say Nixon was a good POTUS. I meant that he turned out to be a pretty good statesman through the 80's. But as for Carter, yes he's a down to earth nice guy. Not the best POTUS material though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,489 #15 July 19, 2017 nolhtairt I didn't say Nixon was a good POTUS. I meant that he turned out to be a pretty good statesman through the 80's. I think pretty much everyone acknowledges that Nixon was a good, intelligent, knowledgable politician... not sure where that translates into turning out to be a decent human being though! Surely it was his failings as a human being that stopped from being so effective at governmentDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
