[2ndDivisionVet]

I worked in this administration and it’s successor. Believe me, back then this man was pretty conservative, if somewhat feckless. He was promoted beyond his capability. They say he was a decent governor in Georgia. I blame senility and too much hobnobbing with the Left for the nonsense in this article. The Jimmy Carter of 1978 would’ve never said such a thing.

[mrsmel]

Yes, I remember when he still believed in the concept of committing adultery in one’s heart, per Scripture. I think you’re right about too much hobnobbing with leftists. That’s the risk of not being a rugged individualist when it comes to standing on principle.

[shanover]

I was a kid during the Carter years. I remember Carter as a folksy, likeable guy. “Peanut Farmer” always made me laugh. The nightly news was usually not very happy but Saturday Night Live was funny. A term that often comes up concerning the Carter Administration and America in the late 70’s is malaise. The good news is that this brought us Reagan in ‘80 and the rest is history. President Ronald Reagan shaped who I am as a Conservative today. I hope President Trump is making this same impact on the subsequent generations.

[freedomlover]

I worked in this administration and it’s successor. Believe me, back then this man was pretty conservative, if somewhat feckless. He was promoted beyond his capability. They say he was a decent governor in Georgia. I blame senility and too much hobnobbing with the Left for the nonsense in this article. The Jimmy Carter of 1978 would’ve never said such a thing.

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I am from Georgia, and my first vote was against Jimmah as president, for Ford. I have many friends that were on the Peanut Brigade. I’m not sure if you were in with that crew or not, but at the time those were pretty conservative Democrats, and they voted Democrat because, well that’s what you did in Georgia. The ones that are still alive are Trump supporters.

He was a decent governor, but understand that he replaced Lester Maddox; I will leave it there. Georgia politics have changed a lot since then.

I agree with you re his senility (I talked to him at a common friend’s funeral ten years ago and he was pretty slow then).

But IMHO Jimmy Carter allowed himself to go to the dark side years ago with his support of the Palestinians. As with everything it touches, liberalism ruins everything.

Jimmy Carter is no longer the quaint little Sunday school Baptist teacher. That’s just a myth held on to by the media. A reasonably honorable, albeit simple, man allowed the dark side to slip into his consciousness. I would not bet on his eternal reward.