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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI hate to say it, but I'm actually sorry Jimmy Carter lived to see this.
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I hate to say it, but I'm actually sorry Jimmy Carter lived to see this. (Original Post)
BWdem4life
Nov 2024
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roamer65
(37,945 posts)1. He warned us.
God bless him.
madaboutharry
(42,033 posts)2. It is not a strange thought to have.
In a real way it is heartbreaking. He only wanted to bring good into the world and now sees this. 💔
BComplex
(9,899 posts)3. Your post brings up so much about our political past to the present.
Jimmy Carter was probably the most decent person who has ever sat behind the Resolute Desk. We let the republicans fuck that up, too. Iran Contra.
DFW
(60,152 posts)4. He saw Reagan defeat him
He knew better than any of us that it could happen.
hlthe2b
(113,850 posts)5. I just woke up TO THIS NIGHTMARE... and that was just about my first thought..
Jimmy, I'm as sorry for you as I can be. And that is fighting against record levels of self-pity for the rest of us.
IzzaNuDay
(1,292 posts)6. Georgians also failed him
I feel sorry for the person who has to tell Jimmy who won.