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16. Believes Christ winks at sodomy.Okay…you asked. I’ll start with the cons before the pros.
1. He was known as a micromanager. Maybe this was learned behavior from being the eldest on the family farm, maybe it was from his military experience, who knows, but nonetheless, one man can’t run an entire country by himself and must let go of trust issues at some point to get the job done. I don’t, as you say, believe it was an example of “disaster.”
2. He should have had more of a “big stick” philosophy. Obviously, the Iran hostage crisis plays testament to that.
3. Biblically speaking, there are a few areas he takes liberties with in his interpretation of Scripture. To his credit, he’s usually pretty good about differentiating what he believes when it’s not explicitly written in the Bible, but he seems to go a little rogue at times, especially for a Baptist.
On to the positives:
1. Unlike many other presidents, Carter wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. I admire folks who can make it to the top without the benefit of daddy and Grandaddy’s money. In fact, he was the first person to graduate from high school in his family, but went well beyond that by graduating from the Naval Academy and then attending graduate school at Georgia Tech.
2. Unlike many recent presidents, he served his country in the military.
3. He sacrificed his chosen career to help his family save its business/farm.
4. He was a pioneer of civil rights in the South at a time when it was political suicide.
5. He won the presidency despite being relatively unknown outside of the state of Georgia. He actually started off 12th in polling and yet ended up winning the highest office in the land.
6. He was the first president to really push human rights and fair worldwide elections.
7. Camp David Accords. (Very few younger people have any clue how big a deal this was.)
8. He created the Departments of Energy and Education.
9. He pioneered early conservation projects.
10. Nobel Peace Prize winner.
11. Unlike a recent president who has been married multiple times and hung out with high-priced hookers, Carter’s been married for 77 years and, to the best of knowledge, never even cheated on her.
12. He’s never attempted to profit off of his presidency like others. He doesn’t charge $500,000 per speech. He’s basically only made money via working as an author (and not by using a ghost writer either).
13. Habitat for Humanity—and he doesn’t just make PR appearances. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/jimmy-carter-habitat-for-humanity-history-the-carter-work-project/
14. Decades of faithful church attendance and service. This guy even continued teaching Sunday School while he was president! https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/04/01/politics/jimmy-carter-religion-what-matters/index.html
15. He took care of his family. Whether it was rescuing the family farm, raising his children, or holding his wife in high regard, he always set a biblical example.
You bring that topic up frequently…just sayin’16. Believes Christ winks at sodomy.
Care to match your resume up with his?In other words...nothing. Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait!
I take that back...
Virtue signaling!
That's what he's got.
You're the one with a trove of furry gifs and memes at your disposal...jussayin'You bring that topic up frequently…just sayin’
I would match Mike Johnson's up with his. The MSM treatment of him is how real Christians are esteemed. Quite the contrast with how they speak of your boy.Care to match your resume up with his?![]()
Ahhh…good times.You're the one with a trove of furry gifs and memes at your disposal...jussayin'
A “real” Christian…okay buddy, whatever you say.I would match Mike Johnson's up with his. The MSM treatment of him is how real Christians are esteemed. Quite the contrast with how they speak of your boy.
LOL. I notice you have no rebuttal.A “real” Christian…okay buddy, whatever you say.![]()
Cool. Now say something about Ben Carson.Carter wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. I admire folks who can make it to the top without the benefit of daddy and Grandaddy’s money. In fact, he was the first person to graduate from high school in his family, but went well beyond that by graduating from the Naval Academy and then attending graduate school at Georgia Tech.
It would be rare to find one prior to Clinton who didn't serve in the military, what with WWII, Korea and Vietnam and the peacetime draft.2. Unlike many recent presidents, he served his country in the military.
Trump donated every penny of his salary.12. He’s never attempted to profit off of his presidency like others.
I could throw a pitchfork in hell and hit a faithful husband and a humanitarian.11. Unlike a recent president who has been married multiple times and hung out with high-priced hookers, Carter’s been married for 77 years and, to the best of knowledge, never even cheated on her.
You asked what I found inspiring about President Carter. I gave you a very detailed response. I didn’t realize you were looking for a debate. I’m happy to debate you on the topic, but I guess I misunderstood your motive. (I believe there’s an actual debate section on the forum, but I’m not sure how a thread gets transferred.)LOL. I notice you have no rebuttal.
Bwahahaha!I think this article gives a fair assessment of President Carter’s presidency—successes and failures. I think this one particular quote sums it up best and is, to the chagrin of many, the reason historians are continually ranking his presidency higher with time (similar to Truman):
“He had two and a half, three good years, and then he had the worst last year possible,” Anderson said. “And a lot of it has nothing to do with him. But we often think of him looking back on the last part, not the first part, of his administration.”
Despite his missteps, Carter’s presidency was more consequential than most recall, Anderson said.
Here is the article in its entirety: https://artsci.tamu.edu/news/2023/03/how-will-we-remember-jimmy-carter.html
So, I suppose that gas hitting $1.79/gallon (in 1980 mind you) double digit interest rates and double digit inflation and high unemployment was the start of an economic recovery, eh?Bwahahaha!
Giving Carter credit for Reaganomics.
“Carter served his country during a very difficult time, helped to move it past the Vietnam War and Watergate, began the work of economic recovery not fully felt until 1983 during the Reagan Administration