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OldkySoul

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42. I was just

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Fri Jan 1, 2021, 12:23 PM

Jan 2021

barely a teenager when he was elected but remember my grandparents being so happy he had won. I always wondered why they admired him so. Now I've come to realize how much of a decent and kind man he is and always was. My grandparents somehow knew and had little to no education...Just a couple of tobacco farmers most of their lives.

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Photo snapped tonight on New Year's Eve in Georgia [View all] MelissaB Jan 2021 OP

A good man and his lovely wife AmericanCanuck Jan 2021 #1

Great people!! redstateblues Jan 2021 #2

I'm so proud I voted for him. lunatica Jan 2021 #3

He was the first president I voted for Cirque du So-What Jan 2021 #5

Me too! I've always been proud of that vote. Laffy Kat Jan 2021 #6

Me three. Solomon Jan 2021 #22

Me four. c-rational Jan 2021 #27

Me too...voted Dem in every single election BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #29

Me five live love laugh Jan 2021 #32

Me six KewlKat Jan 2021 #36

First vote I ever cast in a general election Yeehah Jan 2021 #41

Aww Sweet! Cha Jan 2021 #4

Seeing that photo made me so happy! Dem2theMax Jan 2021 #7

Long term romance! Bayard Jan 2021 #8

Someone should put that on a magazine cover gratuitous Jan 2021 #9

My god. cilla4progress Jan 2021 #10

Beautiful. dem4decades Jan 2021 #11

So good for the soul to see such adoration. The Wielding Truth Jan 2021 #12

Cool Jacket Jimmy! Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2021 #13

Thanks for posting this, MelissaB - - my Soul is smiling. Talitha Jan 2021 #14

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Jan 2021 #15

I love the Carters. BigDemVoter Jan 2021 #16

I believe Carter was way ahead of his time and extremely brilliant - what a national treasure. n/t. airplaneman Jan 2021 #20

Lovely couple. brer cat Jan 2021 #17

Awwwwwww... Sweet! calimary Jan 2021 #18

Probably the best.... SergeStorms Jan 2021 #19

i love both THE CARTER'S sooooooooo much. Still so in love. God Bless Them. trueblue2007 Jan 2021 #21

I say this with love and respect: It is as if, over the years, they have become one person. Stinky The Clown Jan 2021 #23

Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Jan 2021 #24

And he left the SBC because they would not get on board with that. soldierant Jan 2021 #51

I Iove them. Happy New Year's to Pres. and Mrs. Carter! Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #25

I Iove them. Happy New Year's to Pres. and Mrs. Carter! Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #26

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are two of the finest people on earth. democrank Jan 2021 #28

Lovely couple! smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #30

Beautiful malaise Jan 2021 #31

I love this. peacebuzzard Jan 2021 #33

♥️♥️♥️K&R♥️♥️♥️ spanone Jan 2021 #34

beautiful! hlthe2b Jan 2021 #35

Role models when we need them most. housecat Jan 2021 #37

No two people deserve all that love more. sarge43 Jan 2021 #38

Beautiful, for sure Cozmo Jan 2021 #39

Awww!!! nt LAS14 Jan 2021 #40

I was just OldkySoul Jan 2021 #42

Now that is "family values." Botany Jan 2021 #43

💕💕💕 love 💗 sheshe2 Jan 2021 #44

Love and decency endure... hwmnbn Jan 2021 #45

k&r Demovictory9 Jan 2021 #46

What a beautiful couple! Niagara Jan 2021 #47

This is what true love looks like MustLoveBeagles Jan 2021 #48

While there are those who would disagree, I'm sure, and with good resason(s), BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #49

There are no two better people in the world 💕 MLAA Jan 2021 #50

💙😊 BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2021 #52

What an amazing love story! bottomofthehill Jan 2021 #53