Yet another reason why every conservative asshole who ever attacked Jimmy Carter ...

[11 Bravo]

can kiss my fucking ass.

In 1952, newly minted US Navy Lieutenant James Earl Carter was placed in charge of an effort to contain the catastrophic effects of the world's first nuclear meltdown at the Chalk River plant in Ottawa, Canada. Carter was detailed to this assignment having been personally selected for the Navy's nuclear program by Admiral Hyman Rickover (a man famous for not suffering fools gladly).
Upon arriving on scene, Jimmy Carter had himself lowered into the radioactive Hell that was the plant core in order to assess the situation. (90 seconds was the prescribed time limit for the absorption of a radiation level which was hundreds of times higher than today's scientific knowledge would describe as safe. His urine was radioactive for months afterward.)
Under Lieutenant Carter's direction, the core was shut down, and in the words of Canadian officials, "Ottawa was saved". The situation was that dire.
This is the man that Ronald Reagan (who spent WWII making inspirational movies for the home front) described as weak and ineffective.
This is the man who countless Fox"News" personalities have used as a punching bag for over 40 years.
This is the man who Donald Trump, between consuming buckets of Kentucky Fried Chicken, called a "loser".

So fuck 'em. Fuck every single right wing jackass who ever belittled one of the finest men ever to ascend to the Presidency.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. And he was right about his energy policies, as well. nt

[Harker]

6. I'm wearing my sweater vest!

I remember some outrage that he asked Americans to make some small sacrifices.

[Caliman73]

20. Actually, he clearly presented Americans with a choice.

To mature and be the nation that our founding documents aspire to. To actually lead the world by example with maturity, social consciousness, and sound thinking or to retreat from the world stage and mired in our own consumerism and self indulgence.

Reagan came along and told Americans that we were the best, and didn't need to do anything to show it.

Which do you think Americans would choose?

Carter was correct. Americans have always had an inflated sense of our own importance, but there was a time where we did actually aspire to lead and be better. Conservatives have encouraged us to rest on past glories and our stature has shrunk steadily with brief periods where Democratic Presidents have tried to repair the damage.

[Doc Sportello]

27. Great take n/t

[Harker]

34. I try to remain optimistic, but it's an effort.

There might not be enough duct tape to fix it now.

[MyOwnPeace]

40. Caliman, an absolutely brilliant response......

Indeed, Jimmy Carter was living his beliefs - the same "beliefs" these fake "Christian Conservatives" claim - and he continues to do so.

I SO wish they'd round up these "Conservative Fundamentalists" that believe TFG was 'chosen by God' and make them sit in a public debate with Jimmy. I think they would prefer to be 'no-shows.'

[2Gingersnaps]

54. Exactly! Thank you!

And for the reason posted, he was always against nuclear energy. He famously put solar panels on the roof of the White House. Reagan was supposed to make us feel all superior with his sunny disposition. I remember watching the vote come in and the RNC playing "Midnight Train to Georgia," smug, arrogant, tacky, and an insult to Gladys Knight and the Pips to have their music used in such a snarky manner. The next thing the smug, arrogant, clueless, criminal (hold the hostages until after the election, Iran/Contra) was take the solar panels off the roof.

Imagine where we would be if we had responsible adults in charge on energy independence? Then we went to ignoring AIDS because only "those people got it." "Great communicator" my ass.

[electric_blue68]

62. I remember being so angry when Reagan took the WH solar panels down!

[keep_left]

55. Yes, the "Crisis of Confidence" speech.

It has aged much better than a lot of other storied addresses by other Presidents. Here's a clip from NPR about it.

[link:https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106508243|]

[Beartracks]

69. Past glories... and perceived glories.

[electric_blue68]

2. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Omg! How come...

I've never heard THIS story!

Prs Carter is humble enough to probably not bring it up.

I wasn't even born yet (by 1 yr). Yes, it was in Canada but can't quite figure that it wouldn't have floated somewhere around even in the mid-late '60s. And NYC isn't so far from (oh) Canada. (Love Canada & Canadians)




🤔 I'm not sure I ever used this emoji before, but this definitely deserves it!!!!!

[TheRickles]

5. I was born then, I even voted for Carter, yet I too had never heard this story. An amazing guy!

[former9thward]

10. He did bring it up.

He wrote about it in his campaign book, Why Not the Best?, in 1975.

[chowder66]

3. Thank you for that. Your last line was cathartic to read. nt

[electric_blue68]

59. Me? If so, thanks.

[LoisB]

4. President Carter; a REAL Christian.

[ShazzieB]

13. And an all around very excellent human!

[BidenRocks]

24. I may agree

But the separation's clause disallows your point.
Even though I agree, shouldn't there be an equal disdain for Trump?

Judging one based on religious beliefs can go wrong. Here it is!

[Roy Rolling]

41. Perhaps not

There is no comparison of Carter to others. Saying Carter is not a hypocrite has nothing to do with the separation clause. Adding another president by comparison is fair—Trump proclaimed to be a Christian but was a liar and betrayed the guidelines many of that religion follow.

He could be a good whatever, just not a hypocritical asshole. And not allowing for simple morality as a requirement of any religious faith is a logical flaw.

The judgement is not upon the religious beliefs themselves, but on Carter’s discipline in being a living example of those beliefs. Which I think is commendable, and I’m sure you do, too, my friend. Happy holidays.🤓

[wnylib]

76. Good post. Accurate assessment

of the use of descriptive terms.

[mjvpi]

80. Thanks. Well said

[KT2000]

7. He was too intelligent

and correct for the crowd covering for corporate power, which includes all conservatives.

[BidenRocks]

26. I had issues with the canal.

It seems my worries were unfounded.

JIMMY! + ROZ!

Bless their hearts!

[Tommymac]

60. My Mom and Dad worked as volunteers for The Carter Administration on the Canal

I was sold on passing it on to Panama once I got all the details.

The President sent them an actual signed letter of thanks for their efforts. Not a mimeograph - an actual ink pen signature.

His triumphant 1976 campaign was the first campaign I volunteered for, and as I turned 18 in 1976 I could vote for him.

Sad memory, I had a rethuglican roommate when I was in my late 20's; I had put an original Carter/Mondale bumper sticker on my big steamer locker trunk I used for a coffee table (it was covered in stickers from places I travelled too or things I wanted to remember) - while I was at work the asshole peeled it off and tore it up and left it on the floor one night when he was drunk - I was so mad. I'm in my 60's and still have the trunk - and the bare spot where the sticker was torn off is still visible.

President Carter is in my top 5 all time good people.

[srose58089]

8. Fact Check: Did Jimmy Carter Stop a Nuclear Reactor From Destroying Ottawa?

More at this link:

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-jimmy-carter-stop-nuclear-reactor-ottawa-canada-1660067

True
Fact Check - True
Carter was indeed part of the clean up operation at Chalk River, and had to be physically lowered into the damaged nuclear reactor in order to help clean, shut down and replace the reactor.

The shutting down of the reactor was crucial in preventing a potential nuclear disaster in the Canadian city, as a full meltdown could have eventually occurred.

[11 Bravo]

12. Thanks. I got it from a different source, but both agree ...

Jimmy Carter was a fucking hero with not only moral courage, but also physical courage (both of which are antithetical to anyone named Trump.)

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

71. Oh but Trump would claim

"If I would have been there I would have gone in and stopped it from happening."

Like he did in the aftermath of the Parkland school shootings.

[mountain grammy]

9. Thanks for posting

Just saw this story yesterday. Never knew. He’s a brave and honorable man. Best President in my lifetime and I love Obama. Jimmy got the LDS church to integrate by threatening to take away their tax exemption.

[ShazzieB]

15. Wow, I forgot all about that!

I knew that the LDS church changed their racist policies sometime during the 70s, but I couldn't have said why. Glad to learn this little nugget.

[Aristus]

11. I learned about this when I was a kid.

Paul Harvey used it as the subject of his program, The Rest Of The Story.

Paul Harvey was a right-wing hack, but he at least had the stones to say something good about Jimmy Carter when everyone else was treating Carter like a punchline.

[Emile]

14. I liked Jimmy for being the most honest politician ever! Predatory Capitalists

jacking up prices and causing inflation was somehow wrongly blamed on Jimmy Carter. Now these same predatory capitalists are doing the same thing to Joe Biden.

[FakeNoose]

16. Great story about an even greater man

[Joinfortmill]

17. A stupendous human being. As for Ronnie...

He was lead around by his nose by Nancy and her psychic sidekick.

[BidenRocks]

30. Image is Everything !

Remember the ads from the 80s?

[robbob]

18. GOP-ers bring up the Iran hostage crisis as a sign of Carters weakness

and one of the reasons he lost the election. What they DON’T mention was that Rethug operatives were working behind the scenes to prolong the captivity until after the election to make Carter look bad. And once again the corporate media played along with their “Hostage crisis countdown…day 20…” hype.

Chew on that; Reagan let American hostages rot in captivity to help his election chances. That alone should have put him behind bars.


(On edit): I googled the info I presented above and realize it’s a bit of a CT. Not proven, more a rumour. But seems like something right out of the GOP playbook…

[True Blue American]

28. Old man Bush

Actually went to Iran to negotiate, they not release them until Regan was inaugurated.

We listened to a speech by one in Boston. I later found out one was a neighbors brother. Reagan flew them all over the country at tax payer expense to show them off. The old man was head of the CIA. An un led had his companies confiscated in Germany because he was still doing business with the Germans. Came home, ran for Senator.

Prescott Bush.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Bush

You think the crooks in the Republican Party started with Trump?

[LT Barclay]

70. I don't believe it is a CT at all. Just like the day Kennedy was assassinated, Bush's excuse for

not being part of the discussion about the date of release was something along the lines of "I was in the bathroom". Sounds like intentional effort to establish plausible deniability to me.
So here is one that is pure speculation. My dad was not very political. Never talked about candidates or issues. My parents never used racial slurs, never talked bad about another race or religion, but did inform us of certain news items, such as when the homes of African-American families were burned before the could move in near us (Castlewood development in N. St. Louis County). Anyway, he was a computer programmer (IBM considered him one of the best in the Midwest). After the failed rescue attempt he only said that he couldn't believe the military would sacrifice some of their own just to make a sitting president look bad.
I've never heard any supporting evidence, but don't doubt it either.

[True Blue American]

73. After seeing what Republicans are capable of

Nothing surprises me.

[True Blue American]

74. Wish I could give you a thumbs up. Will try:)

[Norbert]

19. We have a GQP candidate running for Portman's seat named Moreno

MAGA all the way and in his commercial says his parents suffered under the Jimmy Carter presidency. He's trying to gain votes and probably 75% of Ohioans weren't even alive when Jimmy Carter was president.

Between him and the other MAGAt, my TV remote is wearing out fast from turning off these asshats.

[JohnnyRingo]

22. That guy makes me sick.

Nobody I know in NE Ohio likes him and his commercials are cited as the worst on TV. Even worse than the Limu Emu.

[True Blue American]

31. Worse than

JD Vance?

[Boomerproud]

49. Equally nauseating. Our local channels are running both

their ads constantly. Is there no Democrat running for this seat? Educate me if I'm missing something obvious.

[NBachers]

67. Paul Hackett ran for Ohio's second district a couple of times.

He was one of those honest and outspoken Democrats but he just couldn’t get enough votes. I wonder what he’s up to these days.

[JohnnyRingo]

21. He only resigned his promising career because his dad was dying.

Somebody had to take over the family farm, and it was him or Billy.
Not one to relax and watch the peanuts grow, he ran for Governor of his home state of Georgia to make things better.

A true American Patriot.

[AZLD4Candidate]

23. Habitat for Humanity, almost ending Guinea Worm in Africa, and a real Christian

Jimmy Carter is an American diamond being insulted by swine.

[Ohio Joe]

25. K & R - nt

[sarchasm]

29. A-fkn-men!

‘scuz the fucking salty language, but fuck those fucking fucks! I’m so sick of their bullshit.

Oh … and Seasons Greetings y’all!

[MyOwnPeace]

42. Well, OK then!!!!

You DO have a 'way' with words!

[BlackSkimmer]

32. I've seen him put down here too.

More than once.

[MyOwnPeace]

45. I'm thinking 'Jimmy' is going to be one.....

of those who's stature rises in time, much like Harry Truman. We will be past those who hold 'issues and resentments' against him and will be able to sit back and truly reflect on how conditions were at the time and what he planned and actually made happen during his time in office.
Unfortunately, this may take a while......

[DickKessler]

81. Interesting you say that, because Carter is notorious for holding "issues and resentments."

But sure, one-term President who lost to that dunce Reagan. Very impressive.

[Doc Sportello]

33. K&R for a fantastic, true post about a truly great man

And you're right, they can kiss my fucking ass for what they did to a national treasure. Carter losing to Rayguns was the start of our national downfall IMO.

[ffr]

35. I had no idea President James Earl Carter was a U.S. Navy hero!

Thank you for sharing that bit of history!

And yes, fuck the GOP and their treasonweasels!

[Stuart G]

36. His Transportation Sec, Brock Adams..approved mandatory seat belts in cars, 5 years into the future.

1984..(not sure)..But mandatory seat belts (which were among the first, not last safety devises on cars) have saved
thousands of lives... Perhaps more..Seat belts, then air bags, warning when cars are passing, etc., etc.

Carter was the first to make seat belts safety features.. .mandatory!

Before Carter, ordered them to be there, they were optional, but most front seat sitters had them. Later people were
required to put them on, and are still required to do so, front and back And guess what? People put them
on.
Now, many states have required it,and many lives were saved because of seat belts, and other safety devises............................. Imagine if you can how many lives have been saved by Carter's order

....I am sure some people here at DU know a story or two about people were saved by a seat belt...Carter ordered it in 78 or 9) for 84.
...........Tell them who ordered the seat belts. If they are "pukes" let them know who saved their lives..

[tanyev]

51. Some people would rather die than listen to libruls.

A Lakefield man deemed President Donald Trump’s “biggest supporter in Minnesota” was killed in a car crash Monday on Highway 169 between St. Peter and Le Sueur, reportedly days after meeting the president.

According to a Facebook group, Randal Thom, 60, was the creator of Front Row Joes, an online assemblage of Trump supporters.

Thom “was known as Front Row Joe because he had attended so many Trump rallies. He adored our POTUS and was known personally by the secret service. He had been interviewed by dozens of magazines and newspapers and been on TV interviews all over the world. He had an infectious laugh and sense of humor,” the post said.

A search warrant application filed Wednesday says Thom ran into the back of the pickup and rolled into a ditch. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected and died at the scene. Investigators reported evidence of alcohol use by Thom.

https://www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_news/states-biggest-trump-supporter-dies-in-area-crash-monday/article_5300aed4-13b5-11eb-84ba-97cdf775d542.html

[malaise]

37. +1,000

Not one of them is in Carter’s league

[Pepsidog]

38. And why am I just hearing about this now? Have Dems always been bad at messaging.

I remember the first time I voted was Carter vs Reagan. I was 18yo high school kid who loved the tough-guy talk of Reagan. Oh, how the years change one’s perspective on life. I equate me loving the small government, tough-talking Reagan to the buffoons who love TFG. I have a 25-year-old son I am desperately trying to keep sane. He listens to the Barstool website or podcast and all his college-educated friends are all Trumpers. Very disturbing.

[Boomerproud]

50. Yes.

[jaxexpat]

75. "apples fall near tree"

Newton's brothers' not-so-famous quote. Followed years later by, "cones too", from The Pine Diaries. (Notice the double "o" after the "t". First time ever seen in print.)

[Hoyt]

39. I shook his elbow.

He was there when I graduated from college. Missed his hand, but got his elbow.

[MyOwnPeace]

46. Ha! A 'fortelling' .........

of the 'COVID' handshake!

[Aviation Pro]

43. Well fucking said, brother.

Bravo Zulu.

Fuck a bunch of Republicants.

[Ziggysmom]

44. President Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter are TRUE PATRIOTS

[GentryDixon]

47. So true.

Jimmy was a fine President & is a honorable man. That asshole Reagan & his cohorts took his Presidency down, to the detriment of this entire nation as we are seeing today.

[czarjak]

48. Had to follow the Nixon/Ford fiasco

[milestogo]

52. Yes indeed.

[turbinetree]

53. This....

[Hotler]

56. A stand up gentleman. And a true Christian, patriot, statesman and peace maker.

Decades giving back to his community. Building homes and teaching Sunday school. And not once did he cheat on his wife or touch little kids. The guys falls while building a house at 89-90 yrs of age, gets a shiner and wants to get up and keep on driving nails. His first words after the fall must have been, "help me up, now where is my tape measure."

[keithhs28]

57. Biden needs to

put the solar panels back up.

[Tommymac]

63. Joe Manchin would crap his pants. nt

Welcome to DU!

[Cherokee100]

58. So True

Not to mention that even at his age (97), he is still helping build homes with Habitat For Humanity, for the poor. Enough said..

[Tommymac]

64. He lives what he believes. Truly amazing human being.

Welcome to DU!

[Stinky The Clown]

61. Amen

[keithbvadu2]

65. I was originally against Carter because he was just another phony Christian.

I was originally against Carter because he was just another phony Christian.

I was wrong.

Our Mammon worshiping, political Christians have overwhelmed those few good ones.

[usaf-vet]

66. And he stayed hero by swinging a hammer and building houses for the less fortunate.

[BobTheSubgenius]

68. Amen!!!

Quietly and humbly, he created for himself an absolutely spectacular "retirement" from the Presidency. His model of service should be taught in schools.

[Seinan Sensei]

77. While his peers spent WWII in uniform, Reagan spent WWII in-costume

... making public service announcements

[Snackshack]

78. I could not agree more...

…with the last 22-23 words of your post.

President Carter was the last President IMO who honestly believed in the oath he took upon entering the office.

Reagan and his team should have been jailed for treason if the reports about their interference in the release of the Iranian hostage’s is correct.

[DickKessler]

79. Carter was pro-austerity and had terrible relations with Democrats in Congress.

[11 Bravo]

83. Thanks for your input.

And welcome to DU.

[housecat]

82. I remember voting for him. My husband had just become a US citizen so this was his first vote.