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OneYieldRegular's avatar

Beautifully written obituary, Marcie. Thank you.

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kmblue187's avatar

President Carter walked the walk, he didn't just talk the talk.

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Khavrinen's avatar

He's even responsible for the rise of craft beer brewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8IRonAGztE

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Rachael's avatar

I don't believe in Heaven or the Judeo-christian concept of an afterlife, but I find myself wishing it was real just so Jimmy and Rosalyn could enjoy it.

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Why So Lugubrious?'s avatar

Excellent summing. Thank you.

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KHolbekistan's avatar

What a legend of a human.

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Greg's avatar

I'm going to say something harsh and ya'll won't like me for it, but here it is. Carter was a weak dipshit.

He started the slide of the Democratic Party.

Go ahead and hate on me, it's OK.

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Troll

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Cincinnatus's avatar

"Carter, who warned that reelecting Trump in 2020 would be “a disaster” and reportedly fulfilled an end-of-life goal by voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in this year’s election, was asked by Stephen Colbert in 2018 whether his prayers for the then-president were being answered.

“Well, I used to have a pastor who would say, ‘When you pray, God has three answers: one is yes, the other one is no and the third one is you’ve gotta be kidding.’ So I’m not sure which one it is yet,” said Carter, a lifelong Baptist, as he let out a laugh."

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-jimmy-carter-trump-learn-decency_n_67723f28e4b04ef9e33e5315

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Jamshied Sharifi's avatar

It boggles the mind that this good soul occupied the same office soon to be stained and abused by that felonious pumpkinhead. America is dying.

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Shrieking Harpy's avatar

I have to quote what The New Yorker wrote in its Carter obit because it's so very very squidgy: "his personal qualities offered a dismaying contrast to so much of the present state of American politics." Jeez, ya think?? Gah . . . my eyes are still crossed after reading that shit.

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Morbidly Curious Wine's avatar

Imagine where we would be as a country if voters had the foresight to re-elect Carter. We might have fewer wildfires, flooding, and droughts if he was allowed to continue discussing climate change from the Presidential pulpit. Promoting solar energy might have gotten us further away from fossil fuels dependency than we are currently. But instead, voters had to be stupidly dazzled by a mediocre Hollywood actor cosplaying as a cowboy.

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Demodocus's avatar

We've had 3 "cowboys" unless I've forgotten one. At least Teddy learned a little of the job irl, and he was certainly better at presidenting than Reagun or Bush 43

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Brando's avatar

Whar LBJ???

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Demodocus's avatar

ty; I suspected I'd forgotten one. Seems to be a foible Texans are particularly prone to.

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Birb-General of the US's avatar

I'm not crying, you're crying. Well, yes I am too.

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁

https://wtop.com/local/2024/12/mattie-and-jimmy-the-friendship-of-the-president-and-young-rockville-poet/

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Villago Delenda Est 🇺🇦's avatar

Thank you for a fine essay, Marcie.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Marcie. As I said last night, while I may not believe the the G-d of my ancestors (more an Old Goddesses and Old Gods type of woman), I do believe that Jimmy Carter was a saint who walked among us. I shall always cherish his memory (having voted for him twice), and we'll walk over to his East Village Habitat for Humanity project, which is only a short walk from our EV home. Rest in Power, President Carter. May his memory always be a blessing.

p.s. If I ever need a miracle, I'll pray to his and Rosalynn's spirits.

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Uncle Milburn's avatar

From electoral-vote.com:

Most folks know that, for its first year or so, the Carter campaign was going nowhere. Those same folks, if they were to pause and consider the matter for a moment, would realize that the 1976 election was the first one in which 18-year-olds were able to vote nationwide. Carter knew he was (primarily) up against Mo Udall in the Democratic primaries, and then would be up against Gerald Ford in the general. Both of these men were so square they could be divided by four. Taking stock of all of this, the Carter campaign decided to embrace rock and roll as part of its branding.

Now, please note, Carter certainly loved him some music and some pop culture, but he wasn't going to embrace any musician who was TOO dangerous. No Led Zeppelin, and certainly no Ramones or Stooges. However, he did get the endorsements of a bunch of Southern rockers (and semi-rockers), including the Allman Brothers Band, the Marshall Tucker Band, Jimmy Buffett, Charlie Daniels and Willie Nelson. All of these artists also staged one or more benefit concerts, with the money going to the campaign. This helped enormously with the youth vote, and also with keeping the lights on at campaign headquarters. It's enough a part of Carter's story that there's a documentary about it, Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President.

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfFF-PP78iA

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Biff52 Lost Canadian's avatar

Ackshully, the 26th Amendment went into effect in 1971, making the 1972 election the first that included 18 year olds. I was 2 months shy of my 21st birthday on that election day. Otherwise, I'd have had to wait until Carter's election to cast my first vote.

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Daniel O'Riordan's avatar

I turned 18 a month-and-a-half before the '72 election.

I voted against Nixon. It didn't matter who was running against him.

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Mildred Downey Broxon's avatar

Damn right.

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