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Thu Jun-10-10 11:25 AM
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| 20. I agree with Jimmy, what good is all the money in the world if there is no beauty to enjoy! |
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It would be a trillion $$$ prison!
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| -Appreciation thread for Pres. Jimmy Carter's vision - If only they had listened! |
1776Forever |
Jun-10-10 09:30 AM |
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He was visionary - and therefore dangerous to the powers that be... |
polichick |
Jun-10-10 09:35 AM |
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Yep. |
closeupready |
Jun-10-10 09:37 AM |
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Dr. Dean was also a danger to the establishment and was quickly |
ladjf |
Jun-10-10 10:48 AM |
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Absolutely - establishment Dems took him out. nt |
polichick |
Jun-10-10 12:14 PM |
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Absolutely |
MissDeeds |
Jun-10-10 08:32 PM |
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I voted for him, but he lost |
HughMoran |
Jun-10-10 11:58 PM |
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Right... |
kenfrequed |
Jun-11-10 08:02 AM |
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Carter was strong despite the Repubs claiming he was a weakling |
DissedByBush |
Jun-10-10 10:55 PM |
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And lets's not forget that it was pappy bush who arranged for the hostages. |
wolfgangmo |
Jun-11-10 09:48 AM |
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Totally prescient, he Was |
liberalmike27 |
Jun-11-10 02:00 AM |
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And it is as if |
Enthusiast |
Jun-11-10 09:03 AM |
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Perfectly well said. nt |
Enthusiast |
Jun-11-10 09:00 AM |
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+1 nt |
laughingliberal |
Jun-10-10 09:38 AM |
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He is vastly underappreciated. Thanks for this thread. |
Tanuki |
Jun-10-10 09:57 AM |
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I think his darling Mother had a lot to do with his brilliance. Lillian was such a wonderful person! |
1776Forever |
Jun-10-10 10:08 AM |
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The UK should be red too |
reggie the dog |
Jun-10-10 11:25 AM |
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Sure they call them pints |
wolfgangmo |
Jun-11-10 09:50 AM |
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Myanmar, Liberia and the USA.... |
reggie the dog |
Jun-10-10 11:25 AM |
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In the winter of 76/77 we finished Dads house. |
HillbillyBob |
Jun-10-10 10:01 AM |
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We were just talking about that, |
Nite Owl |
Jun-10-10 10:02 AM |
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This picture says a lot to me about that - He stands alone in more ways then one! |
1776Forever |
Jun-10-10 10:11 AM |
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Says it all. n/t |
Nite Owl |
Jun-10-10 05:21 PM |
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I have seen this photo before, and thought it odd, but I'm glad to see his smile. |
midnight |
Jun-10-10 10:45 PM |
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This was a big turning point for the corporate media. |
azul |
Jun-10-10 10:15 AM |
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Sometimes we forget Carter did graduate work in nuclear physics: |
1776Forever |
Jun-10-10 10:23 AM |
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reagan and thatcher fucked their countries |
reggie the dog |
Jun-10-10 11:29 AM |
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If we had continued Carter's vision we would be 30 years ahead of where we are today. |
AnArmyVeteran |
Jun-10-10 10:24 AM |
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I was very young when Carter was in office, though I recall that the general "vibe" across |
Lorien |
Jun-11-10 08:52 AM |
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Obama citing Reagan as one of his favorites is disturbing |
AnArmyVeteran |
Jun-11-10 11:31 PM |
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He tried to address the populace as if they were adults, but all he got was scorn. |
NCarolinawoman |
Jun-10-10 10:30 AM |
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He got scorn mainly from the media and the ppwers-that-be who spun his intelligent message |
joeybee12 |
Jun-10-10 10:37 AM |
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I did not, |
reggie the dog |
Jun-10-10 11:32 AM |
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How well I remember both him and John Anderson vs Reagan. |
shirleym |
Jun-10-10 10:35 AM |
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Carter is one of the extremely few public Christians who acted according to his faith |
AnArmyVeteran |
Jun-12-10 06:49 AM |
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Here is a great Jimmy Carter quote, kind of indicative to what he is all about: |
NCarolinawoman |
Jun-10-10 10:45 AM |
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I agree with Jimmy, what good is all the money in the world if there is no beauty to enjoy! |
1776Forever |
Jun-10-10 11:25 AM |
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this statement is just fine by my standards |
reggie the dog |
Jun-10-10 11:34 AM |
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K&R |
Jefferson23 |
Jun-10-10 11:12 AM |
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I was born in February 1979 |
reggie the dog |
Jun-10-10 11:23 AM |
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Raygun was the worst president of my life |
mdmc |
Jun-10-10 05:28 PM |
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Thanks Jimmy! |
The Midway Rebel |
Jun-10-10 11:31 AM |
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he was the first president I ever voted for. |
Donnachaidh |
Jun-10-10 11:35 AM |
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Thank you, President Carter . . . |
tilsammans |
Jun-10-10 12:33 PM |
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Nixon did it first -- and then Ford -- and then Carter |
nichomachus |
Jun-10-10 01:15 PM |
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OK Why don't you start a Nixon appreciation thread? This one is 4 Carter! n/t |
1776Forever |
Jun-10-10 01:19 PM |
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The OP suggests that Carter dreamed up the idea -- he didn't |
nichomachus |
Jun-10-10 01:42 PM |
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OH please! He didn't dream it up! For God's sake he lived it! n/t |
1776Forever |
Jun-10-10 02:39 PM |
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The Nixon Admin also put us on the WealthCare train off the cliff. |
HughBeaumont |
Jun-11-10 08:31 AM |
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Carter was the best, most underappreciated president in modern US history. |
KonaKane |
Jun-10-10 01:46 PM |
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k/r. n/t |
reflection |
Jun-10-10 02:41 PM |
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Proudest votes of my life, along with McGovern in 1972. |
freddie mertz |
Jun-10-10 02:41 PM |
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K&R |
PurgedVoter |
Jun-10-10 04:00 PM |
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K&R |
PurgedVoter |
Jun-10-10 04:00 PM |
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I'd like to take this opportunity to wish screaming death on everyone who voted for Reagan |
FiveGoodMen |
Jun-10-10 04:48 PM |
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YES! |
mdmc |
Jun-10-10 05:24 PM |
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Seems like his son is following in his foot steps. |
Phlem |
Jun-10-10 08:14 PM |
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I still remember vividly the ridicule and scorn... |
Bonobo |
Jun-10-10 08:23 PM |
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Timeline of America's Depedendence on Foreign Oil |
paparush |
Jun-10-10 08:37 PM |
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"We cannot build peaceful relationships by killing each other's children." |
baldguy |
Jun-10-10 08:43 PM |
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K & R I have been recommending this for quite some time |
RoccoR5955 |
Jun-10-10 08:50 PM |
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THANK YOU President Carter |
Raine |
Jun-10-10 08:50 PM |
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So many things that are going wrong now could have been worked |
jwirr |
Jun-10-10 08:54 PM |
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Jimmy Carter was way beyond his time. |
JDPriestly |
Jun-10-10 09:13 PM |
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knr nt |
slipslidingaway |
Jun-10-10 09:14 PM |
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great man. |
DesertFlower |
Jun-10-10 09:23 PM |
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K&R. |
onestepforward |
Jun-10-10 09:38 PM |
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Possibly the most under appreciated person who ever lived in the White House. |
BrklynLiberal |
Jun-10-10 09:42 PM |
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For sure. |
GreenPartyVoter |
Jun-10-10 10:43 PM |
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Most definitely |
avaistheone1 |
Jun-11-10 01:35 AM |
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Ponder this |
Saboburns |
Jun-10-10 09:54 PM |
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Like Bizarro world...right? |
BrklynLiberal |
Jun-11-10 05:42 AM |
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I've always known he was right. He is a great American! |
CLANG |
Jun-10-10 10:07 PM |
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My Governor. My President. nt |
onehandle |
Jun-10-10 10:17 PM |
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K&R. |
midnight |
Jun-10-10 10:41 PM |
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Let's send flowers to Jimmy while he can still smell and appreciate them! nt |
shirleym |
Jun-10-10 10:46 PM |
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THAT is an awesome idea! Men appreciate flowers too! |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-11-10 01:02 AM |
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I am in! |
avaistheone1 |
Jun-11-10 01:36 AM |
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I do love my Jimmy |
condoleeza |
Jun-10-10 10:52 PM |
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Agreed. |
Canuckistanian |
Jun-10-10 10:52 PM |
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I was just talking about this today with my parents |
slay |
Jun-10-10 11:20 PM |
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That and the ME are his two greatest frustrations |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jun-10-10 11:59 PM |
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He actually introduced his policy in 1977 |
csziggy |
Jun-11-10 12:13 AM |
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HELL YES. Mr. Kitteh and I were talking about this very subject this a.m. |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-11-10 01:01 AM |
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President Carter - a visionary and a great humanitarian. |
avaistheone1 |
Jun-11-10 01:33 AM |
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The Demos didn't recognize the threat of Reagan and stabbed him. |
Loudmxr |
Jun-11-10 02:59 AM |
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Men of peace are scoffed at in American politics. |
democrank |
Jun-11-10 04:40 AM |
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If so many Americans |
The Wizard |
Jun-11-10 05:16 AM |
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YES! |
mdmc |
Jun-11-10 07:06 AM |
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Remembering President Carter |
chriscruzan |
Jun-11-10 08:09 AM |
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Oh what could have been. |
Javaman |
Jun-11-10 08:42 AM |
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I Grew Up In Georgia |
The Old Creak |
Jun-11-10 08:47 AM |
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Exactly. I loved President Carter and I voted |
Enthusiast |
Jun-11-10 09:02 AM |
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K&R for President Carter, a man before his time |
Rhiannon12866 |
Jun-11-10 06:58 PM |
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Carter is a decent human being |
malaise |
Jun-11-10 07:00 PM |
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This amazing speech gets re-played here at the DU every year or so and it should be. |
David Zephyr |
Jun-11-10 07:07 PM |
#93 |
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