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NoPasaran

(17,291 posts)
88. Yes, the great Jimmy Carter
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 10:16 AM
Nov 2012

The man who brought nutball religion to the national political stage. We have yet to recover.

The Adultery Apologist. CakeGrrl Nov 2012 #1
I wonder how many will silently agree... redqueen Nov 2012 #4
Not I psychopomp Nov 2012 #94
A sense of entitlement marions ghost Nov 2012 #105
freaking asshole Gergen. how Great are you then, Davie? Whisp Nov 2012 #2
Gergen is a first-class NWO mouthpiece psychopomp Nov 2012 #96
Gergen is a gurgling shill and deserves no respect. Whisp Nov 2012 #97
There's "repuke family values" for you. Zoeisright Nov 2012 #3
or LBJ or JFK or Ike or FDR. Kaleva Nov 2012 #9
Very true demmis19566ie Nov 2012 #12
Apparently he did. He made a good point about Clinton. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #60
And here I thought he was a good family values Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #5
Being a hypocrite is one of their family values. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #50
the truth is lots of men have affairs BainsBane Nov 2012 #6
Yes. It's not restricted to men in power. Kaleva Nov 2012 #14
It's not restricted to men, either Fumesucker Nov 2012 #32
It does take two people to have an affair Kaleva Nov 2012 #42
the truth is lots of people have affairs some with permission some without loli phabay Nov 2012 #36
truth be told, it is a small minority of people, both genders, that lack character. seabeyond Nov 2012 #69
It's Not Just the Cheaters On the Road Nov 2012 #87
cheaters like to believe everyone does it. ya, about character. seabeyond Nov 2012 #91
That is Interesting On the Road Nov 2012 #113
a person is making the choice to hurt another person. seabeyond Nov 2012 #114
Isn't Gergen the CNN guy who looks like Elmer Fudd? n/t leftstreet Nov 2012 #7
Gee...I guess I'm not a great enough man... regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #8
But if I were Mrs. Gergen BainsBane Nov 2012 #10
exactly Enrique Nov 2012 #15
Bingo! (n/t) Lefta Dissenter Nov 2012 #67
+ struggle4progress Nov 2012 #76
That's what he said about Clinton, right? frazzled Nov 2012 #11
LOL trumad Nov 2012 #16
Oh, yeah, I remember the "village rules." Cokie Roberts used to cluck about that too... CTyankee Nov 2012 #31
I wonder what percentage of the 43 US Presidents have had affairs while in office. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #13
a majority BainsBane Nov 2012 #17
Carter ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #52
Carter proclaimed he had committed adultery in his heart NoPasaran Nov 2012 #54
That's because it is a Bible verse he was referring to jberryhill Nov 2012 #83
Yes, the great Jimmy Carter NoPasaran Nov 2012 #88
Jimmy Carter was hardly the first president to quote Bible passages jberryhill Nov 2012 #101
He was the first to yack about that "born again" foolishness NoPasaran Nov 2012 #112
He wasn't the first to bring in religion. ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #111
Agreed BainsBane Nov 2012 #110
It's not a nice thing to endorse, but it seems to be not a huge exaggeration. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #18
Warren Harding sounds like he was the worst. Archae Nov 2012 #22
"Ma! Ma! Where's my Pa?" Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #86
Grover Cleveland was single when he fathered the child kskiska Nov 2012 #104
Small dicks, leading BIG DICKS..... a kennedy Nov 2012 #19
It happens but the David Gergens of the world are even worse. They GLORIFY and RATIONALIZE CTyankee Nov 2012 #39
it is all about the ego. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #74
Gergen -- "Pimpin' ain't easy?" Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #20
David Gergen on sex BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #21
David Gergen and sex BainsBane Nov 2012 #23
Almost puked on my keyboard vankuria Nov 2012 #25
Lol! butterfly77 Nov 2012 #26
Steamy... LeftInTX Nov 2012 #24
Ewww, Gergen's gherkin. geardaddy Nov 2012 #27
must be one of those mini dills. Whisp Nov 2012 #30
Good soldiers are disciplined. moondust Nov 2012 #28
Typical patriarchal BS... ljm2002 Nov 2012 #29
Gergen is just stating one of the standard rules of DC & the MSM bongbong Nov 2012 #33
Mr Gergen you are aware nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #34
I am sure Mr. Gergen isn't aware since I am sure he never served in the Armed Services of the U.S. CTyankee Nov 2012 #40
I've got two problems with this. stevenleser Nov 2012 #35
Oh REALLY!!?? Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #37
One thing we know is that David Gergen is not a great man. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #38
And then these assholes have the balls to tell us who can and cannot get married. Initech Nov 2012 #41
Gergen is just another rightwing cork soaker Major Hogwash Nov 2012 #43
Everyone wants to cheat BUT it takes a strong person to stay faithful. jillan Nov 2012 #44
i have never had a desire to cheat. and never will. please do not give it to "everyone". seabeyond Nov 2012 #99
Jesus, I knew his daughter well in college jsmirman Nov 2012 #45
We all have difficult times---sheesh--- Shilo Nov 2012 #46
One thing for certain. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #47
Rules of The Villiage? Matariki Nov 2012 #48
These pundits and their man-crushes union_maid Nov 2012 #49
No Mr. Gergen, Truly GREAT men can keep their zippers closed! liberal N proud Nov 2012 #51
I don't care about their sex lives Cicada Nov 2012 #53
People have affairs. HappyMe Nov 2012 #55
I actually think this is complicated wilt the stilt Nov 2012 #56
Possible, or.. union_maid Nov 2012 #58
It's not complicated at all... trumad Nov 2012 #59
Trumad wilt the stilt Nov 2012 #62
I'm kind of with Trumad here union_maid Nov 2012 #64
ask your husband wilt the stilt Nov 2012 #66
I know it is, but I still think it's dumb union_maid Nov 2012 #70
dumb and sex wilt the stilt Nov 2012 #79
of course it is hard. getting old is hard. it is about the ego. some people grow out of their ego seabeyond Nov 2012 #77
No I'm 55 and been married 21 years. trumad Nov 2012 #89
People like sex, sometimes in groups, sometimes with people other than their spouses. Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #57
Nothing to do with what Gergen said. trumad Nov 2012 #61
Affairs are wrong. Bosso 63 Nov 2012 #63
Really? trumad Nov 2012 #73
What part of "wrong" isn't clear? Bosso 63 Nov 2012 #75
the french is just an older more true patriarchal system where women have to allow and accept a man seabeyond Nov 2012 #81
Well then let the stoning begin. Bosso 63 Nov 2012 #85
wow... i guess you prefer repug argument. no thanks. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #90
I don't think having an affair should in and of itself, erase all the positive things that a person Bosso 63 Nov 2012 #100
the repug argument is not addressing what was actually posted, but addressing it with an absurd seabeyond Nov 2012 #102
Read the article. Bosso 63 Nov 2012 #108
David "Bohemian Grove" Gergen?? RandiFan1290 Nov 2012 #65
first, was she a great woman just having an affair? or does that excuse not fly for a woman. or seabeyond Nov 2012 #68
There's really no excuse for HappyMe Nov 2012 #72
i couldnt agree more. leave then play, or dont play. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #82
Some men have affairs. MoonRiver Nov 2012 #71
And Newt Gingrich keeps getting trotted out get the red out Nov 2012 #78
Typical Rethuglican misogynist... hlthe2b Nov 2012 #80
Does that mean that Mitt Romney isn't/wasn't great? no_hypocrisy Nov 2012 #84
No David, dumb asses who don't realize their going to get caught rsweets Nov 2012 #92
From above Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #93
Gergen looks like Roger Sivart Nov 2012 #95
It's not the sex. It is the security breach that is the issue Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #98
I know a fair number of men who have received money and power AngryAmish Nov 2012 #103
i think you are correct. users. users tend to be more successful and they use thru out life seabeyond Nov 2012 #106
A Puke cheats, it's OK; a Democrat cheats, and he gets impeached. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #107
What About Gergen's Ties To Bain And Broadwell?.... global1 Nov 2012 #109
And, so do a helluva lot of not-so "Great" men....and women. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2012 #115
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