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Spitfire of ATJ

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15. Carter got blamed for inflation when it was alive and kicking before he came along...

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 01:17 PM

Feb 2013

Republicans STILL act like the market is all psychological. Forget math. It's all about puffing up your chest and acting confident. Ford laughingly told everyone inflation was all in our minds and said if we all wear "WIN" buttons it would go away. Reagan claimed inflation was OUR fault for not buying enough stuff when he wasn't busting unions, cutting wages and lowering the standard of living,...and blaming Carter for 8 years for why his policies weren't working,...followed by GHW Bush blaming Carter for another 4 years as to why extending Reagan's policies weren't working.

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Carter in Oscarland: The Rehabilitation of the 39th President [View all] graham4anything Feb 2013 OP

k&r for James Earl Carter, Jr. He makes me proud to be a Georgian. n/t Laelth Feb 2013 #1

A full comprehension of history isa wonderful thing, thank you for this OP. Ninga Feb 2013 #2

Jimmy Carter: ‘Argo’ Was Good, But Inaccurate (VIDEO) ProSense Feb 2013 #3

Yeah, he gets a bad rap. But the economy trumps everything. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #4

This is not true at all. graham4anything Feb 2013 #5

As I recall, it was a foregone conclusion that Carter would lose. The Party leaders asked him not to Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #14

Reagan ONLY won 50.8% of the vote. That is not a landslide in popular vote. graham4anything Feb 2013 #16

Look at the map. It's a landslide. He won almost every state in the electoral college vote. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #17

Reagan bankrupt America for decades. It most certainly did NOT work graham4anything Feb 2013 #19

It did indeed change the trajectory. It went too far the other way... Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #38

baloney. a faction of the democratic party actively *sabotaged* carter, as did the republicans. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #34

"Fracture makes for losing." And I add, election of republican Presidents, which screws all of us bluestate10 Feb 2013 #25

YUP! graham4anything Feb 2013 #26

It wasn't (just) the economy. 52 hostages were still in Iran. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2013 #6

and if not for the illegal treasonous covert deal Reagan made... graham4anything Feb 2013 #10

I remember the Republicans harping on that. That didn't matter to me, tho. I was focused on the Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #20

Carter got blamed for inflation when it was alive and kicking before he came along... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #15

I just worked with Jimmy - he thinks Obama is too far to the right also! And there's no need, grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #7

Don't rewrite history ProSense Feb 2013 #9

Kicked and recommended for Jimmy. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #8

This country did not deserve Jimmy Carter tabasco Feb 2013 #11

+1 freshwest Feb 2013 #32

I think the Argo team has bought the Oscar. ananda Feb 2013 #12

Huh? How did it do an injustice to Carter? nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #22

President Carter stated the movie "Argo" is a complete distortion of what happened... Spazito Feb 2013 #13

Reagan paid off Iran disndat Feb 2013 #18

Remember "debategate" disndat Feb 2013 #21

Jimmie Carter was a visionary. We are in the fix that President Obama is having to fix bluestate10 Feb 2013 #23

Reagan ran on 'cheap gas' that made us slaves of the Saudis. We've paid for it ever since. freshwest Feb 2013 #33

and there is more ... padruig Feb 2013 #24

Carter's image is ALREADY rehabilitated.. BWCC Feb 2013 #27

1977 1978 first part of 1979 was the happiest time in American history graham4anything Feb 2013 #28

Carter was a VERY complicated President.. BWCC Feb 2013 #29

See post 21 for a piece of forgotten REAL history graham4anything Feb 2013 #30

baloney. carter was sabotaged both by the republicans and a faction in the democratic party HiPointDem Feb 2013 #35

He "gave up" the Panama Canal? tabasco Feb 2013 #37

Congress did not approve requested price controls undeer Carter Progressive dog Feb 2013 #31

volker "ended inflation" by deliberately provoking a recession to break labor. i would have HiPointDem Feb 2013 #36