RIP Jimmy Carter

One of the greatest privileges of my life is working closely with him through Habitat for Humanity and in some of his pet projects locally when I lived in Americus GA (near Plains).  

He was the first Presidential candidate I voted for, and he defined humanitarian for my entire life.

Its hard for me to process right now. A world without Jimmy Carter. 
 

A life very well lived. Rest in peace 

On a personal level for me - Carter also deregulated beer production that allowed for home brewing and opened the doors for the Craft Brewing industry to start.

Beer Baron 🍺 said:

On a personal level for me - Carter also deregulated beer production that allowed for home brewing and opened the doors for the Craft Brewing industry to start.

Mostly for his brother BUT I did like the extremely religious guy who stayed away from basically all vices separated his beliefs for freedom for others. That's an important lesson. 

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

Jesus was not a tea-totaler.

Billy Beer was terrible swill. 

In reply to SV reX :

Something worked, because we are still taking about it. 

In reply to Appleseed :

We still talk about the Bubonic Plague, too.

Beer Baron 🍺 said:

On a personal level for me - Carter also deregulated beer production that allowed for home brewing and opened the doors for the Craft Brewing industry to start.

He did deregulated a lot of industries, actually. Some economists credit that for a portion of the growth of the 1980s.

To some extent, as a president he was just unlucky. The fed cranked up interest rates in an attempt to keep inflation at bay, lingering post-Watergate cynicism, the Iranian revolution, these are a few things that any 1976-1980 president would have struggled with. 

Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself said:

In reply to Appleseed :

We still talk about the Bubonic Plague, too.

Hey, I never said either were good, just effective.

Rons said:

The Onion article didn't get to a matter 25 years before his presidency. In 1952 a nuclear reactor at Chalk River Ontario suffered a partial meltdown and the US Navy requested participation in the cleanup as training for nuclear submarine issues. Among the personnel was a lieutenant named Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter was in the building with his crew and sitting back in some safe area.

Just ran across an article on this:

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/jimmy-carter-nuclear-meltdown-clean-up-canada-navy-history

"We were fairly well instructed then on what nuclear power was, but for about six months after that I had radioactivity in my urine," 

His pee glowed in the dark, but it turned him into a bionic super man helping him live to 100.

glueguy (Forum Supporter) said:

President Carter had a profound impact on my life.  I attended Emory University where he was an emeritus professor after his presidency.  Every year he would host a town hall for incoming freshmen.  No one else allowed in, just the eager 18 year olds and Jimmy.  As a 9-13 year old during his presidency, he was the first one that I was aware of in the context of "grown-up" things.  I saw interest rates, gas prices, inflation, and the general malaise of the USA and from afar in the midwest, had the same general opinion that he wasn't the best president.  I got into that town hall meeting, and there he was, just a pair of blue jeans and a simple chair on stage, willing to answer whatever questions were thrown at him for two hours.  His answers were so compelling, so thoughtful, so full of so many moving parts.  Explaining why we took whatever action in one part of the world, and why that decision was carefully weighed and how it impacted relations with other countries, other strategies.  He made me understand the "bigger picture" and made me realize that no one at that level of politics is just a "big idiot" or "dumb politician."  

RIP, James Carter.

 

 

I never thought much about Jimmy Carter.  He was elected POTUS when I was 6 and all I really remembered was Iran, high inflation, and for some reason 'Billy Beer'.  I just never gave him much thought.  Well, listened to Terry Gross the other day (I usually don’t) and it was an old interview from the mid ‘90s. When he talked about the unsuccessful rescue attempt of the hostages and how he’d done all the work to secure their release but ultimately didn’t receive the credit, and the fact that he was humble then and remained humble at the time of the interview, and wasn’t angry or anything about it,…for some reason it just hit me like a load of bricks and I lost it.  I mean broke down and sobbed like I haven't in many years.  It became obvious to me in that very moment that he served a higher power and functioned on a higher plane than any of our modern leaders or even most non leaders such as myself.

It was just very emotional for me.  I've tried really hard for the last couple weeks to be more helpful and considerate of others and do something positive with the rest of my life.  Thank you President Carter.  Rest in peace friend.

Amen, we can all learn a lot from Jimmy.  Plus, he campaigned in an Allman Brothers T-shirt.

Beer Baron 🍺 said:

In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :

Jesus was not a tea-totaler.

Neither was President Carter.  I always assumed he was and had heard that he allowed no alcohol in the White House.  However, in the documentary "Rock & Roll President" that was linked above, he said that he always tried to limit himself to 1 drink per day.

PS...Jesus didn't drink tea.  Nor was he a teetotaler