As far as being a bad man or a good one, that is a judgement I would rather leave to God. Clearly he was an imperfect human, as we all are. He apparently had public and private lives that were at odds. So do we all; and persons who are in the public eye almost certainly more so. None of us are saints; pronouncements of the Catholic church notwithstanding. And I wouldn't trust any Secret Service agent who would spread gossip about persons they were charged to protect with their own lives; still less would I trust second and third hand stories.
I believe his work with Habitat for Humanity is a public record. Was a part of this showmanship? Undoubtedly. But there is little doubt that Habitat for Humanity and other organizations benefitted from Carter's sponsorship.
Thus, I appreciate Erick limiting his judgements to Carter's presidency. I will do the same.
Erick - I agree with part of your assessment of Jimmy Carter. His Presidency was ineffective and one of the worst in our history. However, his work on the world stage, after being President, far exceeds any other President after their service as President. I believe Jimmy Carter did so much, after his presidency, to advance good for everyone worldwide. He's a devout Christian and his beliefs guided his work after being president. He worked hard to improve health in many nations through clean water initiatives and many more health-related initiatives. He also helped oversee democratic elections in countries that needed that oversight. He boosted the efforts of Habitat for Humanity and helped catapult that organization's efforts everywhere they operate. And many more effective initiatives and programs that emanated out of the Carter Center. His global Humanitarian efforts earn him a lot of thanks and gratitude for his life's work as well as a bit of grace for his path, post-presidency, to all his good works and all he accomplished. I hope you reevaluate Jimmy Carter and include his life's work beyond his presidency.
Thank you Erick for "speaking the TRUTH about Mr. Carter". He was everything you genorously described in you remarks and even worse. I am an 84 yr Georgian and can definitely recall his first effort for Governor that went by way of DEFEAT to none other than Lester Maddox who was constantly scandalized by the AJC. BUT MR. CARTER'S WORST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS TO CREATE "THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION" AND HOUSE IT IN DC. THAT MOVEMENT WITH THE LIBERAL PEOPLE HE PUT IN CHARGE HAS DESTROYED THE EDUCATION THAT OUR FORE FATHERS CREATED. Yes, Mr. Carter turned out to be the worst President until Uncle Joe was inaugurated. Thank goodness Biden ONLY has two more weeks.
I believe that Jimmy Carter is now the 2nd worst president in US history. I am certainly not defending Carter for his record, but when you see some of the other presidents ostracizing him, remember that evil hates good.
Perhaps Carter was ostracizing the other Presidents. He was widely regarded as a man of deep faith. Was he a fake? He was held in high regard for his work with Habitat for Humanity. Do you think that was just for self promotion? It’s so unlike you to just throw out generalized, unfavorable statements. You have already spoken ill about the dead so I would like you to provide very specific facts around your generalized statements. You obviously have a deep seated hatred for this man and I would like to hear some detailed reasons why.
I sort of knew Carter, having spent time with him on several occasions - absolutely no politics.
That said, referring to contemporaneous comments of Secret Service agents in the Carter years:
Jimmy and Rosalyn were phonies. They purported to be teetotalers in public, but drank heavily in private. They had fights, screaming fights, to the point that the SS were concerned about his safety.
He made a big issue of carrying his own bags. The problem was that the bags were empty; the real bags were carried by SS agents.
Those are the comments I recall, although there were more.
His son, Jack was literally run out of town in Calhoun GA, when he was caught defrauding farmers on their soybean sales. Probably some old news stories. This was told to me by one of his SS bodyguards, who lived next door.
The perp in New Orleans was not an officer. That implies he was commissioned. He was a noncommissioned officer. I believe he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant E6.
I see a common point between these two tragedies: the failure of the VA Medical Service to help both of these men who were having trouble transitioning to civilian life...
No one can fix the radicalization of one who has devoted themselves to Allah .They are beyond help.
In the Mosques in Teheran they preach death to America and Death to Israel.
I first heard the words death to America on the streets of Teheran in 1979. You only have to look at Israel to see the hatred they have to defend themselves from on a daily basis.
You’ve a point, but the Las Vegas tragedy was an active duty soldier, nothing to do with the VA. The jihadi probably never contacted the VA as he descended into insane fanatical violence.
There is no doubt that he was a bad president.
As far as being a bad man or a good one, that is a judgement I would rather leave to God. Clearly he was an imperfect human, as we all are. He apparently had public and private lives that were at odds. So do we all; and persons who are in the public eye almost certainly more so. None of us are saints; pronouncements of the Catholic church notwithstanding. And I wouldn't trust any Secret Service agent who would spread gossip about persons they were charged to protect with their own lives; still less would I trust second and third hand stories.
I believe his work with Habitat for Humanity is a public record. Was a part of this showmanship? Undoubtedly. But there is little doubt that Habitat for Humanity and other organizations benefitted from Carter's sponsorship.
Thus, I appreciate Erick limiting his judgements to Carter's presidency. I will do the same.
Erick - I agree with part of your assessment of Jimmy Carter. His Presidency was ineffective and one of the worst in our history. However, his work on the world stage, after being President, far exceeds any other President after their service as President. I believe Jimmy Carter did so much, after his presidency, to advance good for everyone worldwide. He's a devout Christian and his beliefs guided his work after being president. He worked hard to improve health in many nations through clean water initiatives and many more health-related initiatives. He also helped oversee democratic elections in countries that needed that oversight. He boosted the efforts of Habitat for Humanity and helped catapult that organization's efforts everywhere they operate. And many more effective initiatives and programs that emanated out of the Carter Center. His global Humanitarian efforts earn him a lot of thanks and gratitude for his life's work as well as a bit of grace for his path, post-presidency, to all his good works and all he accomplished. I hope you reevaluate Jimmy Carter and include his life's work beyond his presidency.
We have an FBI hyper-focused on white supremists, and they're gonna find e'm...because that's all they're looking for.
Thank you Erick for "speaking the TRUTH about Mr. Carter". He was everything you genorously described in you remarks and even worse. I am an 84 yr Georgian and can definitely recall his first effort for Governor that went by way of DEFEAT to none other than Lester Maddox who was constantly scandalized by the AJC. BUT MR. CARTER'S WORST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS TO CREATE "THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION" AND HOUSE IT IN DC. THAT MOVEMENT WITH THE LIBERAL PEOPLE HE PUT IN CHARGE HAS DESTROYED THE EDUCATION THAT OUR FORE FATHERS CREATED. Yes, Mr. Carter turned out to be the worst President until Uncle Joe was inaugurated. Thank goodness Biden ONLY has two more weeks.
I believe that Jimmy Carter is now the 2nd worst president in US history. I am certainly not defending Carter for his record, but when you see some of the other presidents ostracizing him, remember that evil hates good.
Perhaps Carter was ostracizing the other Presidents. He was widely regarded as a man of deep faith. Was he a fake? He was held in high regard for his work with Habitat for Humanity. Do you think that was just for self promotion? It’s so unlike you to just throw out generalized, unfavorable statements. You have already spoken ill about the dead so I would like you to provide very specific facts around your generalized statements. You obviously have a deep seated hatred for this man and I would like to hear some detailed reasons why.
I sort of knew Carter, having spent time with him on several occasions - absolutely no politics.
That said, referring to contemporaneous comments of Secret Service agents in the Carter years:
Jimmy and Rosalyn were phonies. They purported to be teetotalers in public, but drank heavily in private. They had fights, screaming fights, to the point that the SS were concerned about his safety.
He made a big issue of carrying his own bags. The problem was that the bags were empty; the real bags were carried by SS agents.
Those are the comments I recall, although there were more.
His son, Jack was literally run out of town in Calhoun GA, when he was caught defrauding farmers on their soybean sales. Probably some old news stories. This was told to me by one of his SS bodyguards, who lived next door.
Did a search and found this, dated March of '23. It supports my memory. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11807897/Ex-Secret-Service-agents-reveal-Jimmy-Carter-actually-rude-time.html
Probably stuff like sucking up to Hamas.
The perp in New Orleans was not an officer. That implies he was commissioned. He was a noncommissioned officer. I believe he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant E6.
Which is about the equivalent of a corporal in years gone by.
I see a common point between these two tragedies: the failure of the VA Medical Service to help both of these men who were having trouble transitioning to civilian life...
No one can fix the radicalization of one who has devoted themselves to Allah .They are beyond help.
In the Mosques in Teheran they preach death to America and Death to Israel.
I first heard the words death to America on the streets of Teheran in 1979. You only have to look at Israel to see the hatred they have to defend themselves from on a daily basis.
Only Yahweh can change their heart and minds.
You’ve a point, but the Las Vegas tragedy was an active duty soldier, nothing to do with the VA. The jihadi probably never contacted the VA as he descended into insane fanatical violence.