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merrily

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18. My guess? So that they can reinforce the RW meme that
Sat Mar 8, 2014, 12:47 AM
Mar 2014

"Carter was the worst President ever" and dilute the impact of that title on W.

you are 100% correct! spanone Mar 2014 #1
Amen shenmue Mar 2014 #2
Jimmie Carter is a very decent man. Even if Carter wanted to be the worse President Thinkingabout Mar 2014 #3
They tried to sabotage his Presidency malaise Mar 2014 #5
Leave out "tried" Even Ted Kennedy WhiteTara Mar 2014 #38
True malaise Mar 2014 #44
back at you! WhiteTara Mar 2014 #48
I have adored Kennedy. merrily Mar 2014 #59
After he lied about Mary Jo, I lost all respect WhiteTara Mar 2014 #70
I am not clear which lie you mean. merrily Mar 2014 #103
I'm not trying to tarnish your hero WhiteTara Mar 2014 #107
Nor did I accuse you of that. merrily Mar 2014 #111
He lied about Mary Jo and WhiteTara Mar 2014 #113
I agree about not having heroes. merrily Mar 2014 #117
If I were Youtube conversant, WhiteTara Mar 2014 #118
Cool It's soo easy, though. merrily Mar 2014 #120
Thanks! Back at you! WhiteTara Mar 2014 #121
And most Dems as well KamaAina Mar 2014 #4
He stands apart from all recent Presidents. American democracy and the Constitution, woo me with science Mar 2014 #6
Yes he's the only one who didn't sell out malaise Mar 2014 #7
New rule: Looks are not always deceiving. merrily Mar 2014 #29
Agreed. Rex Mar 2014 #90
Jimmy Carter is a more decent human being that most people etherealtruth Mar 2014 #8
Thanks Tweety malaise Mar 2014 #9
A thoroughly decent human being. At a book LibDemAlways Mar 2014 #10
That must have been a great moment malaise Mar 2014 #11
well he may be decent now heaven05 Mar 2014 #12
"Recovering Racist"? Roy Rolling Mar 2014 #16
Republicans are the worsT. No argument heaven05 Mar 2014 #31
I never said heaven05 Mar 2014 #40
No, you are not speaking of historical fact. You're smearing, 100% fact free, link free. merrily Mar 2014 #55
This poster thinks a child can have a best friend who is black and be a "recovering racist". L0oniX Mar 2014 #87
Carter is not a racist. But it *is* definitely possible to be a racist while newthinking Mar 2014 #92
Possible yes but also unlikely IMO ...especially with a person such as Carter. L0oniX Mar 2014 #100
I agree. Anyone who has paid any attention knows Carter is not a racist newthinking Mar 2014 #101
Yup. I wonder what this person has done for equal rights and people of color. merrily Mar 2014 #99
Why mention only Democrats? "In fact" most of the nation has a "long, rich merrily Mar 2014 #17
pissed you off huh? heaven05 Mar 2014 #30
your repeated use of the word "FACT" is disconcerting G_j Mar 2014 #36
Links? heaven05 Mar 2014 #39
Southern culture G_j Mar 2014 #41
"southern culture and carter's individual history are two seperate issues" heaven05 Mar 2014 #43
well G_j Mar 2014 #46
a lot are heaven05 Mar 2014 #53
Yes, a lot are and a lot aren't, yet you insist Carter is because he war merrily Mar 2014 #58
All this fact free, link free nonsense heaven05 Mar 2014 #61
Nutjob Michael Medved fan? cordelia Mar 2014 #72
I don't know of him heaven05 Mar 2014 #73
The fact that he integrated Georgia slipped into to the public record, too. merrily Mar 2014 #104
okay, here is why I heaven05 Mar 2014 #109
Where to begin? merrily Mar 2014 #110
I expected your kind of response heaven05 Mar 2014 #114
He had nothing to do with it and your beef is with your town anyway. merrily Mar 2014 #116
Oh, please. No one said anything about your right to like or dislike him. merrily Mar 2014 #102
I googled before my first reply to him. merrily Mar 2014 #57
Wingnuts have been running a smear campaign against Carter jsr Mar 2014 #64
Nice. The man's 89. merrily Mar 2014 #65
I call bullshit. And yes, you do need links, or you reveal a lot. merrily Mar 2014 #56
Google on. I use a different search engine. heaven05 Mar 2014 #63
Speaking of shameful garbage, whatever he did or did not do, he's more than redeemed himself. merrily Mar 2014 #66
in the old days here at DU, G_j Mar 2014 #69
okay link-source heaven05 Mar 2014 #71
Do you not know how to post links? alittlelark Mar 2014 #88
no I don't heaven05 Mar 2014 #108
cut and paste the url into your text. alittlelark Mar 2014 #122
thank you heaven05 Mar 2014 #123
Still not ringing true. merrily Mar 2014 #119
our remembrances of history is flawed, our search engine is flawed, and our asking you to cite sour LanternWaste Mar 2014 #112
thanks little fella heaven05 Mar 2014 #115
Sorry, no. I have no idea who you are and think very merrily Mar 2014 #54
Transparency and all. Sissyk Mar 2014 #23
Transparency. merrily Mar 2014 #60
I smell a steaming pile eShirl Mar 2014 #50
Have you even read about his childhood? L0oniX Mar 2014 #68
his childhood heaven05 Mar 2014 #75
You are clueless. L0oniX Mar 2014 #78
just because everyone like pres. carter does not mean I have to like him. heaven05 Mar 2014 #79
You said he was a "recovering racist" ...and that is bullshit! L0oniX Mar 2014 #80
according to you heaven05 Mar 2014 #82
I don't have to defend him. His bio says enough about his unbringing and his friends to refute L0oniX Mar 2014 #83
fine heaven05 Mar 2014 #84
I'll bet you never read anything about his childhood friends. L0oniX Mar 2014 #86
europeans and americans have a long rich history of racism. nt La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2014 #76
Fuck you "Bobby" Jindal too. tabasco Mar 2014 #13
Amen. silvershadow Mar 2014 #14
Why is anyone attacking Carter? blackspade Mar 2014 #15
My guess? So that they can reinforce the RW meme that merrily Mar 2014 #18
Good luck with that.... blackspade Mar 2014 #24
I don't know why I need luck to guess, but thanks? merrily Mar 2014 #25
Apologies, I wasn't being clear. blackspade Mar 2014 #42
They have to. Because he is religious and an incredible man newthinking Mar 2014 #91
That's a good point. blackspade Mar 2014 #95
Some context? I don't have TV Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #19
I do, but I haven't been attentive. Might be this? merrily Mar 2014 #26
Could be. He must have short term memory loss. Shrub was hovering in the Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #27
My opinion? The issue is meme, not memory. merrily Mar 2014 #28
Also a more decent human being than any other president of the US. Ever. nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #20
Obvious is Obvious. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #21
If the majority of people in this country had followed Carter's suggestions on energy, bluestate10 Mar 2014 #22
he is a visionary otherone Mar 2014 #33
agreed otherone Mar 2014 #32
Did someone say Ronald Reagan was a less decent human being than any Democrat? gulliver Mar 2014 #34
Probably our most decent and honest President, ever William Seger Mar 2014 #35
He was too decent and honest for his own good. MoonRiver Mar 2014 #37
Well, sure. But that's setting the bar pretty low, don'tcha think? Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #45
Jimmy Carter is not only a better human being than any rethug, he is better than most of any..... DrewFlorida Mar 2014 #47
You dang right he is madokie Mar 2014 #49
He had to go-he pissed off the Fossil Fuel industry. ErikJ Mar 2014 #51
He was light years ahead of them malaise Mar 2014 #52
And ronald reagan thoughtfully had the solar works on the White House roof removed. calimary Mar 2014 #93
Google "jimmy carter racist" ----> breitbart.com, nationalreview.com, newsrealblog.com et al jsr Mar 2014 #62
Jimmy is more decent than the majority of people IMO. L0oniX Mar 2014 #67
I think so too. polly7 Mar 2014 #74
A box of rocks would be a more decent human being. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #77
it's lovely that this thread is still thriving....God bless President Jimmy Cater spanone Mar 2014 #81
Fuck You Bobby Jindall for Your Comments at CPAC Corey_Baker08 Mar 2014 #85
Amen. calimary Mar 2014 #94
I second both statements Tsiyu Mar 2014 #89
Goes without saying Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2014 #96
NS, S. WinkyDink Mar 2014 #97
Jimmy Carter, USN, is an Atomic Hero of the United States of America and Canada Octafish Mar 2014 #98
Thanks for this malaise Mar 2014 #106
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