The last Democrat who served on active duty in the US military. On a submarine, no less.

Military service should be a requirement to be POTUS. Just like being a "natural" born citizen.

My family suffered tremendously through the 70s.

I can’t imagine anyone but this jackass believing that you could win reelection by taking office and just telling people to get used to their problems instead of doing anything to alleviate them.

Godspeed President Carter.  May you have a good trip

At least he got to live long enough to see someone take over his "shittiest President in recent memory" mantle.

I agree.  Poor POTUS, but decent man.  I will pray for his peaceful passing.

Millions of people are enslaved or have been murdered because of his Presidency.
The fall of Rhodesia is directly his fault.
The take over of much of Africa by Communists is his fault.
Iran is his fault.

I remember when he was president and even the leftist media was talking about the job being too much for Carter and the presidency needed to be split up. I thought that was what the cabinet was for but they wanted multiple co presidents.

Jimmy Carter is the reason I ended up in the Reagan camp. I won't miss him when he is gone.

Yeah looks like a classic case of the old Deep State Right Hook

I met him and talked to him and his wife twice, both after his presidency.

Of course they are rich and his peanut farming was just running the multimillion $ business, not the actual farming, but they seemed to treat people with respect and was the last dem president that valued family and was proud of this country. He actually has a moral foundation.

I think he was misguided in many policies but he loved this country instead of hating it like the dems since

Thanks just like my opinion man.

https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/the-carters/naval-service

05 JUN 1946 - 8 AUG 1946—Commissioned Ensign, USN. Routine post-USNA graduation assignments- indoctrinational training with service type aircraft - leave and transit to first duty station.
8 AUG 1946 - 23 JUL 1947—Duty aboard USS Wyoming (E-AG17). Billets Held: Deck Division Officer, Radar Officer, CIC Officer Qualifications: OOD in Port, JOOD underway. Remarks: Detached from Wyoming at ship’s decommissioning.
23 JUL 1947 - 14 JUN 1948—Duty aboard USS Mississippi (E-AG128). Billets Held: Training and Education Officer Qualifications: OOD underway and in port, CIC watch Officer Remarks: During this tour of duty, Carter was a candidate for a Rhodes Scholarship.
14 JUN 1948 - 17 DEC 1948—Duty under instruction at the Officer’s course, USN Submarine School, Submarine Base, New London
17? DEC 1948 - 01 FEB 1951—Duty aboard USS Pomfret (SS-391) Billets Held: Communications Officer, Electronics Officer, Sonar Officer, Gunnery Officer, First Lieutenant, Electrical Officer, Supply Officer Qualifications: 4 Feb 1950 Qualified in Submarine
05 JUNE 1949—Promoted to Lieutenant (j.g.)
01 FEB 1951 - 10 NOV 1951—Duty with Shipbuilding and Naval Inspector of Ordnance, Groton, CT as prospective Engineering Officer of the USS K-1 during precommissioning fitting out of the submarine.
10 NOV 1951 - 16 OCT 1952—Duty aboard USS K-1(SSK-1) Billets Held: Executive Officer, Engineering Officer, Operations Officer, Gunnery Officer, Electronics Repair Officer Qualifications: Qualified for Command of Submarine Remarks: Submarine was new construction, first vessel of its class
01 JUNE 1952—Promoted to Lieutenant
16 OCT 1952 - 08 OCT 1953—Duty with US Atomic Energy Commission (Division of Reactor Development, Schenectady Operations Office) From 3 NOV 1952 to 1 MAR 1953 he served on temporary duty with Naval Reactors Branch, US Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. “assisting in the design and development of nuclear propulsion plants for naval vessels.” From 1 MAR 1953 to 8 OCT 1953 he was under instruction to become an engineering officer for a nuclear power plant. He also assisted in setting up on-the-job training for the enlisted men being instructed in nuclear propulsion for the USS Seawolf (SSN575).
9 OCT 1953—Honorably discharged at Headquarters, 3rd Naval District. Discharge was at Carter’s request. Total service: 7 years, 4 months, 8 days
10 OCT 1953—Appointed to US Naval Reserve and placed on inactive duty.
7 DEC 1961—Transferred to retired reserve with rank of Lieutenant at his own request, but without pay and allowances in accordance with Title X, U.S.C. section 1376 (a).

Wasn't very "little man" centric was he?

That article backs up something I was told, by a gubbermint man on Carter's detail, back in the late 80s.  He said it was worst when they were in Plains, GA (remember, this was pre-cellphone and no cameras).  Said Carter would not speak to them, or acknowledge them in any way. At best he treated them like the lowest of field hands.

One day, Carter's people set up a fake, photo-op. A paper boy on a bicycle was supposed to come by and throw the local rag in the yard (odd even then . . . almost all papers were thrown from cars). Carter was to come out to get it (perfectly coiffed in bathrobe and with coffee) so the network news cameras could film how homespun and normal he was.  All scripted and all phony . . . ("look!  He goes out and gets his own paper! He's just ol' Jimmy from Plains").

SS guy said the kid's aim was off a little, and they were initially told to bring the paper up and put it right by the front door.  That way, Jimmy wouldn't have to walk so far down the sidewalk and be exposed to his "inferiors.".

Instead, they moved it further away, just to piss him off.  He glared at them when he saw the paper wasn't two feet away, but the TV cameras were already on . The SS guys just smiled and said,  "good morning. Mr. President."

A small matter . . . and all those guys would have done their duty and taken a bullet for the jerk . . . but they didn't have to like him.

Good man?  No.

Good president? No.

Good officer? No.

Fuck that guy.

I have nothing good to say..........................

Obama managed to do it and his VP is now the president

So you’re saying people now are dumber than people then?



Then again - they had it easy - they could blame everything on Bush and Trump.  Carter only had Ford to bitch about, and he didn’t do enough that anyone could really blame him for anything.

If it had not been for Watergate, Ford would have won the election in 1976.

Infinitely so, and, worse yet, far more indoctrinated by leftists.

And W while you’re at it. Every president in my lifetime has been worse than the last until Trump came along.

This is a fact, because each one has been more corrupt and more globalist.

His post-Presidency work speaks for itself. Shitty President? Sure. But I don't see Bill Clinton or George jr. or any other of them building houses on their own time.

Twice.

This thread made me think of the chorus of this great song:

Throw his dumb communist ass in the Panama Canal fucking traitorous piece of shit.

He told us to put on a sweater and turn down the heat. What more do you want?

People back then saw the train wreck that the Carter administration was and gave Reagan a massive landslide victory. People nowadays can see the train wreck that is Biden and will still vote for him again.

Well, the jokes on Carter once again if he believes that.  Carter’s been out of office so long people generally forget about him now that Hussein and Biden are more current.  Once Peanut gets mentioned, the argument about who was worse starts again, so that means he’s still a strong challenger.

Where do you come up with this bullshit? I knew him as a farmer, had him as my Govoner, and worked with him on Habitat for Humanity builds.  He was not a fake.  As someone mentioned, he is the poster boy for: the road to he'll is paved with good intentions.

Looking forward to the week long break from watching any news.  I remember the early 80's.  I don't need to hear the lies about how great he was.

Fuck that pussy democrat!  Good riddance!

Post Presidency?  He actually stood against Israel and went to Lebanon to negotiate with Hamas. He wasn't even a member of any US delegation.  He just took it upon himself to negotiate with terrorists.

Dudes been on hospice 6+ months.

In four years of being president he did two good things. Allowed home brewing and fermentation of beer and wine and somehow managed to not give away the Erie Canal.

Other than that, his policies led us to where we are now. He may have lost the title as worst president, but I still believe he and his administration caused the most damage to this country in recent history.

I also hope he has a peaceful passing.

And North Korea when Clinton was in office.  Clinton sucked, but he was rightfully pissed when Carter negotiated without authorization.  Carter did this sort of thing while other politicians knew it was a complete waste of time.  He wanted the publicity ops but accomplished nothing in the process.  Literally anyone can make a deal with someone if you don’t care if it’s followed through with.

Well said. A very succinct and sad comment on the state of our nation.

Well i recall how my dad's unemployment killed my family. Dad's work was in petrochemical industry and he got laid off because of JC and Dem's mismanagement of the economy. You'll excuse me if I'm less generous with my critique of his presidency. Fuck JC.

Your mother taught you well.

I was just coming of age when that milquetoast phaggot gave away the Panama Canal.
A week after my 18th birthday, and I was PISSED.
Panama hiked rates 400% and now the ChiComs practically own it.

I don't think he was evil though. Rest in peace, jimmy.

Because the alternative is actually worse…

And don't forget how he destroyed the Shah of Iran and replaced the Pahlavi régime with the Ayatollah Khomeini, starting the radical Islamization of the entire region that we have paid for in money and blood ever since, starting with our embassy in Tehran.

Of course, we must include the sabotage of Rhodesia and South Africa on his list of accomplishments, resulting in ongoing genocide against whites.

China now controls both ends of what had been OUR Panama Canal, which he divested us of.

OH...I almost forgot Cambodia:

The Carter administration began supporting the Khmer Rouge, who had been relegated to remote rural sections of the country, by financial and diplomatic means. Carter’s national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski reportedly told an American journalist he “encouraged the Chinese to support Pol Pot… Pol Pot was an abomination. We could never support him, but China could.”

Is he still with the living? Gee, what's taking so long?

Bet he will still vote in 2024.

Whatever

Well Bye!