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Jimmy Carter’s Second Term
The American Spectator ^ | 5/13/2008 | Jeffrey Lord

Posted on 05/12/2008 9:53:56 PM PDT by Aristotelian

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Jimmy Carter in his trademark cardigan sweater -- a necessiity indoors after he told us to turn down our thermostats.

1 posted on 05/12/2008 9:53:56 PM PDT by Aristotelian
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To: Aristotelian

WORST. PRESIDENT. EVER. I know, I briefed both he and President Reagan.


2 posted on 05/12/2008 9:57:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary or Obama can!)
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To: Aristotelian

Worst president by far in my lifetime.


3 posted on 05/12/2008 10:02:18 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in - Michael Corleone)
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To: Darren McCarty

Ditto that.


4 posted on 05/12/2008 10:04:10 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Aristotelian
To be bluntly accurate, the only thing new is that one of the final two candidates is black.

Actually, only one fourth of the final two candidates is black.
5 posted on 05/12/2008 10:05:59 PM PDT by hemogoblin
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To: Darren McCarty

http://www.audacityofhypocrisy.com/2008/05/11/unelectable-a-tribute-to-barack-obama/

Great Obama video!


6 posted on 05/12/2008 10:13:22 PM PDT by roses of sharon ( (Who will be McCain's maverick?))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

I think that Obama is probably a lot smarter than Carter. Whether he will stick with his current proposals if he experiences the realities of the world remains to be seen. As for Hillary, I think she is a lot more pragmatic and ruthless than Carter could ever even imagine being, otherwise why would 35 retired high ranking military men be for her? Hopefully we will survive whoever wins.

Regarding the oil crisis in the early 70’s, I believe that OPEC decided to cut production because they were angry at us, also it did not help that we reached “peak oil” about that time and had to start importing a lot more. And before you start screaming ANWAR, consider whether we want to extract all our easy oil and then have little left for our next 100 years when we may need the other products that can be made from it. Frankly I hate being in the position of importing 2/3 of our petroleum needs, and ANWAR simply would not come close to changing that figure.


7 posted on 05/12/2008 10:16:40 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: Aristotelian
"the only thing new is that one of the final two candidates is black"

...and a Marxist...and a muslim (despite his protestations)

The problem is, most of my largely ignorant and pathetically politically under-educated generation is falling for this turd. "They want change" they tell me. If they wanted change all they had to do is ask: I usually have some quarters in my pocket--i'd be happy to lend it.

But seriously, they have no conception of the larger reality that exists, and are trapped in the "Hippie mentality". I just pray that, like most other elections, the fools in my generation will just stay home.

8 posted on 05/12/2008 10:17:42 PM PDT by BloodOrFreedom
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To: hemogoblin
Actually, only one fourth of the final two candidates is black.

LOL Thank's for the laugh!

9 posted on 05/12/2008 10:23:12 PM PDT by Track9 (Cirincione and Jimmy Carter are lovers)
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To: gleeaikin

“I think that Obama is probably a lot smarter than Carter.”

I have no love of Carter. He was absolutely the worst president ever. However, I don’t think that Obama is more intelligent. Carter is just more unaware of the world around him.

“Frankly I hate being in the position of importing 2/3 of our petroleum needs, and ANWAR simply would not come close to changing that figure.”

Whoever is doing the deciding about not drilling in ANWR and offshore in this country, ( And, no, I do not think that it is the enviro-whackos. I think the decision is being made by possibly think-tanks supported by oil companies. ) is making a very wise decision. It means that this country will have the last oil on the planet.


10 posted on 05/12/2008 10:23:56 PM PDT by El Gran Salseron ("Terisn" is my new favorite word. Thank you, Allegra.)
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To: Aristotelian
That was an incredibly good post. Thank you
11 posted on 05/12/2008 10:27:58 PM PDT by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: BloodOrFreedom

“But seriously, they have no conception of the larger reality that exists”

Young people think they know everything. They know nothing.

I laugh at the pathetically amusing MSM when they interview young people or even children to find out their opinions, as if the short-term future of the world depends on their meaningless opinions.


12 posted on 05/12/2008 10:28:14 PM PDT by El Gran Salseron ("Terisn" is my new favorite word. Thank you, Allegra.)
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To: hemogoblin
Actually, only one fourth of the final two candidates is black.

Actually O is only 2.5% black. 50% white and 47.5% arab. See his father's pedigree.

13 posted on 05/12/2008 10:31:41 PM PDT by Octar
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To: El Gran Salseron

It’s more dangerous times, Obama would be more dangerous than Carter.

Carter gave Iran to the mullahs; Obama would give them nukes...

And on and on. Many, many thousands of lives are at stake.

Then there’s judges...

McCain sucks, but the stakes are too high to not fight against Obama.


14 posted on 05/12/2008 10:32:11 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: gleeaikin
"I think that Obama is probably a lot smarter than Carter."

President Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, was chosen by Admiral Hyman Rickover for the nuclear submarine program, and was assigned to Schenectady, N.Y., where he took graduate work at Union College in reactor technology and nuclear physics, and served as senior officer of the pre-commissioning crew of the Seawolf, the second nuclear submarine. Anotherwords, he was an nuclear physicist, something no one has ever accused Senator Barack Obama of being. He has a problem that many engineers have of poor human relations skills, but that's not to discount his intelligence. Admiral Rickover wouldn't let an idiot anywhere near his boats (he personally interviewed every officer that volunteered for nuclear submarines). I didn't care for President Carter and his policies, but let's not kid ourselves.

15 posted on 05/12/2008 10:34:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary or Obama can!)
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To: El Gran Salseron
I laugh at the pathetically amusing MSM when they interview young people or even children to find out their opinions

I was watching FoxNews a couple of months ago around Super Tuesday. The street teams were interviewing young people and college students to find out how much they knew about the political system and the primaries. Naturally, of the six or seven people interviewed, only one had a firm grasp of what a primary was. I too, laughed as you did, but then I realized that these people were serious, and I said, "Oh, Crap! I'm screwed. My generation is full of nincompoops!"

16 posted on 05/12/2008 10:37:57 PM PDT by BloodOrFreedom
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To: BloodOrFreedom

Jay Leno’s “Jaywalking” gives me nightmares, sometimes...


17 posted on 05/12/2008 10:41:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary or Obama can!)
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To: BloodOrFreedom

“I too, laughed as you did, but then I realized that these people were serious”

I did say, “pathetically amusing.” :-)


18 posted on 05/12/2008 10:44:42 PM PDT by El Gran Salseron ("Terisn" is my new favorite word. Thank you, Allegra.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Jay Leno’s “Jaywalking” gives me nightmares, sometimes...

Never seen it, but I can imagine...I mean, the show is in California (no offense to any Californians out there) but CA is one of the more liberal states in the union. (My own NJ is just as liberal too, though)

19 posted on 05/12/2008 10:51:54 PM PDT by BloodOrFreedom
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To: Octar

Will you guys STOP posting this silly urban legend about Barry O being an Arab? Have you ever seen a photo of his father and his father’s family? They are COAL BLACK and do not look remotely semitic (ie Arab).


20 posted on 05/12/2008 11:01:27 PM PDT by Clemenza (I Live in New Jersey for the Same Reason People Slow Down to Look at Car Crashes)
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