Jimmy Carter on the Con's lying

[malaise]

I loved his use of the word deplorable.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-on-donald-trump-the-incumbent-president-is-very-careless-with-the-truth/
In an interview with "CBS This Morning" co-host John Dickerson, former President Jimmy Carter called out President Trump for being "very careless with the truth."

"You said that you thought telling the truth was important when you were president, but you seem to suggest it might not be so important to the presidency," Dickerson asked Mr. Carter.

"Well, that seems to be the case now. I think it's well-known that the incumbent president is very careless with the truth. Telling the truth has been pretty deeply ingrained in me, and I think that makes it even more deplorable to me to see that it has been abandoned by some people," Mr. Carter said.

Go Jimmy Go!

[dameatball]

1. Ever the gentleman. We know what he really thinks. This was mild.

[malaise]

3. He doesn't know ny other way

Mild-mannered is His way. My mom was like that. She used to wonder why I thought being frank was a good idea. : rofl:

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

26. Whos Frank though? tsk tsk.

yes. That guy is a real gem. Still builds houses for HFH.

[malaise]

27. Hehehehehe

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

28. !!

[Stuart G]

4. He is a great President & a wonderful person He doesn't brag. but he saved thousands of lives..

...because of his Transportation Secretary, Brock Adams, (with his permission) ordered in 1977 that cars made after 83 or 84..."all cars must have seat belts" , the number of deaths on the highways has gone down drastically from a high of over 50,000 in 1980, to a low of 34,000 a couple of years ago. Now it has gone back up (probably due to texting while driving) to 37,000. But that is still 35 percent less, with about 120,000,000 million more people and millions of more cars. Why? After the seat belt order took effect, other safety improvements were made. Air bags, harness belts, crumple zones, safety lights..(like that one in the rear window)..side impact airbags...etc.. Tens of thousands of lives have been saved, but I don't think I have ever heard him brag about it.

Hear is a link where you can check the numbers out..Note that after 1981, there was at first a gradual decrease, and then a continues decrease in deaths due not only the seat belts but other safety devises that were required. Also Carter pioneered the increase of safety devises on highways..guards on side of highways. certain kinds of signs, etc. Remember, Carter's appointee ordered that seat belts be required..That is saving thousands of lives a year, and he doesn't talk about making that decision...(know anyone saved by a seatbelt?..that was Carter's decision) .Take a look at the numbers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year

[dameatball]

7. People did not want to hear his message about oil and environmental issues. Instead we got Reagan

gas guzzlers. Temporary feel good stuff that made things worse. As usual, people at the top got paid and Republicans thought it was great.

[tonyt53]

2. Probably the worst thing he has ever said about a person. Jimmy Carter has class!

[malaise]

5. True

It's interesting to watch the media seeking him out these days, because the said corporate media never liked Jimmy Carter.
Decency was too boring for their ratings.

[panader0]

8. But he got the word 'deplorable' in there!

[malaise]

9. That was the best part

[Stuart G]

6. What a kind way to put it, "careless with the truth"...I would not put it that way.

No indeed..Jimmy Carter has more "class in his finger nail", than Trump has all together..

[malaise]

10. The thing is the Con won't tweet praising Carter this time

Take that to the bank.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. classy carpenter

Carter is no stranger to swinging a hammer (for free!) to build a house for someone who otherwise wouldn't have one. See Habitat for Humanity.

Wonder how many homes tacky TrumPutin has helped build? He's so self-centered he hasn't even thought to brag/lie about doing so.

[malaise]

13. The Con couldn't build a sandwich

Please!

[calimary]

14. No kidding!

[malaise]

15. Hi there

[calimary]

18. LOVED that line, malaise!

[JohnnyRingo]

23. Wouldn't you love one of his chairs?

Or a chest of drawers that he's known for gifting? It's said that he's never charged a dime for any of his hand crafted furniture.

The next gen will see them on Antiques Roadshow 2040, unless republicans can end Public TV forever.

[Rhiannon12866]

29. He has sometimes donated them to be auctioned off to raise money for the Carter Center

Which is currently waging a very successful campaign to eradicate preventable diseases in third world countries.

[warmfeet]

12. Jimmy is a wonderful human being.

Always has been.

[malaise]

16. +1,000

[Stuart G]

24. Another important accomplishment, Peace between Israel and Egypt..Yes, it hasn't been perfect..

Many awful incidents, too many to mention..but, very important but,...NO MAJOR WAR BETWEEN THEM

yes, lots of minor crap, killings, ambushes..etc....but NO MAJOR WAR BETWEEN THEM

Carter was there to work out a deal. Egypt, Palestine, Israel. brokered by Carter....and guess what?

Like the seat belt thing, this has saved lives.. Major war between the 3 of them hundreds of lives..no war...lives saved. Very Important..!!!

[Aristus]

17. Every time I read a quote from him,

I hear that wonderful Georgia accent, and imagine him closing with that gently dazzling grin...

[malaise]

20. Gentle and genuine grin

[Scurrilous]

19. K&R

[JohnnyRingo]

21. For a man who never speaks ill of anyone...

Those are pretty strong words. "Trump's a fucking liar" in our parlance.

[malaise]

22. And then some

Hehe

[Stuart G]

25. Jimmy Carter saved more lives than Bush killed.

Carter prevented war. Seatbelts lead the safety revolution in cars. That saved lives. I know someone who's life was saved by a seatbelt. Actually 2 people. Quite an accomplishment, and both of them didn't know who made it happen until I told them. Oh, and Republicans were the ones opposed to it, but since he made it mandatory, years later, and safety experts did predict it would save lives...they let it alone..and it went through since there was so much lead time in the requirement.

[Rhiannon12866]

30. And this comes from a president who promised to "always tell the truth"

So he was constantly challenged by the press on every statement that he made.

[Uncle Joe]

31. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread malaise.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. And President Carter's service inspired David Letterman to join Habitat for Humanity, too!

Very cool! Another favorite of mine, saw his show live back in 2008...

[malaise]

33. I did not know that

Thanks

[Rhiannon12866]

36. Dave was in the longer video clip

Apparently there was more on the actual show. I'm a long time fan of Letterman - and obviously of President Carter - so I thought it was particularly cool to learn that Dave was inspired by the president!

[Ferrets are Cool]

34. What is so wrong with telling the truth? tRump is a LIAR.

Stop milking it down with "careless with the truth". He's a fucking LIAR. Damn, democracy will drown in our kindness.

[0rganism]

35. (Excalibur) the greatest quality of knighthood? Merlin: "truth, that's it, yes it must be truth!..."

"...above all. when a man lies, he murders some part of the world. you should know that!"