Ladies and Gentlemen: The antithesis of The Donald Trump Crime Family.

[kpete]

"Jimmy Carter is on my plane to DC from ATL and just shook every hand of every passenger."

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[luvMIdog]

1. aww I love him. He's so sweet and kind

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. K & R

[Bob Loblaw]

3. Cool

nt

[Heartstrings]

4. Kick & Rec......

[JI7]

5. people have said this many times over the years

He really is a good person .

[Auntie Bush]

6. How nice of him... wish I was there.

[Rollo]

7. He was too good to have been a more successful president.

But he did restore faith in the integrity of the presidency.

Which Trump is quickly destroying.




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[Cicada]

27. Carter WAS successful

The world faced an oil embargo which tanked every industrial nation. But among the richest nations our economy suffered the least. We have confused hard times with poor performance by Carter. By an objective standard Carter was first in his class.

[NoMoreRepugs]

32. Could not agree more, MSM did a lousy job of pointing this out back then.

[YCHDT]

33. Hmmm, seems like a common theme with MSM and dem prez's !! Carter, Clinton Obama ... all

... had to fix mess's created by predecessor that they got little credit for.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

40. MSM does its damned best to obscure that.

I hate them. They act like situations don't have precedents. "Nothing caused and led up to that! It just happened out of the blue!"

[Rollo]

41. I didn't say Carter wasn't successful...

I said he was too good to be MORE successful.

By this I meant that US Presidents seem to have had to lie, cheat dissemble, and engage in other questionable conduct in order to push their agenda through Congress.

Had Carter been willing to do that, he might have been more successful. However, something even more valuable - his integrity - would have been lost in the process.

[peequod]

8. I may be an atheist, but this is a sainted man.

[calimary]

9. Welcome to DU, peequod!

He is indeed a saintly man. Moral and generous, thoughtful and compassionate. Represents the very best of America.

And NO, it's not glitzy and schmoozy and slick, a cheesy gold-plated tower of tawdry. All the gold paint and fancy crap and money (and the many illusions of money) in the world won't confer class. You can paint yourself gold, Donald, but that won't give you value. Come to think of it, I may have just figured out what that orange pall always covering his skin is all about! He wants to live in gold, emblazon his name in gold, cover his walls and buildings in gold, dye his hair gold, tint his skin gold, and even physically BE gold.

How far we've fallen.

[madokie]

17. Thats it

that orange color he colors himself in is because he is trying to make himself gold colored and gold simply won't take on his sorry ass. LOL

[narnian60]

48. +100

[NastyRiffraff]

54. I agree, and I'm also an atheist

He is a saint in the best possible definition of it (NOT the Catholic church's).

[dae]

10. Haven't flown in 25 yrs but I would to shake his hand.

[progressoid]

11. Even if Donny flew commercial, I doubt many would want to shake his hand.

[IronLionZion]

14. You don't know where his tiny hands have grabbed

[progressoid]

20. Instead of the Secret Service following him, it would be flight attendants with Clorox wipes!

[brer cat]

12. He's a genuinely good man.

Absolutely the anti-trump.

[gademocrat7]

13. President Carter is a remarkable man.

Proud to have The Carter Center here in Atlanta.

[IronLionZion]

15. It still amazes me how conservatives think he was weak and soft

as if peace is a weakness. Reagan made a deliberate decision to double the size of any military action the generals suggested, just to show contrast with the President who did not drop a single bomb his entire presidency. The only military action was the operation to rescue the hostages from Iran.

It's awesome that he outlived Reagan, Nixon, and Ford.

[catbyte]

18. To the Drumpfcultists, peace IS a weakness. They prefer this boorish vulgarian who throws

his weight around in an attempt to convince everyone he's "tough" and "the boss." He's actually cowardly, weak, and pathetic--just like his bully fans. It's so sad and so unnecessary.

[HelenWheels]

36. Jimmy Carter is a true Mensch.

He is strong in ways that count.

[Enoki33]

16. President Carter is a reminder of what we have to remake that office

into once the mob mentality cartel have been banished.

[melman]

19. He was going to DC for Brzezinski's funeral

[joanbarnes]

21. I do and always will LOVE this man! I was a young college grad when he

won election and will always consider him MY President, as our children now love and admire Obama, who will always be THEIR President.

[Grammy23]

22. I am still proud of my first vote going to Jimmy Carter.

He is much older now, speaks a little slower. The calm, rational statesmanlike demeanor is his trademark, along with his big, genuine smile. I am so glad he is still alive and apparently doing well.

[bronxiteforever]

35. Me too! Worked on his campaign as an 18 year older in 76.

He is a great American

[oasis]

23. Decency will never go out of style.

[tblue37]

24. 90 yrs old, had a brain tumor--and full of energy & good will! nt

[Txbluedog]

25. Why does it look like a former POTUS is flying economy

I didn't think they flew commercial let alone economy

[Duppers]

26. Saving money.

Taxpayers no longer pay for his travel and he penny-pinches to save for his charities.

He's a good man.

[DFW]

44. They fly commercial all the time. They take trains, too.

In January 2008, I was taking a train from New York to Washington, D.C. I heard a voice behind me that sounded exactly like Bill Clinton. I got up and looked around. It sounded like Bill Clinton because it WAS Bill Clinton.

[Txbluedog]

50. Yeah but you'd think it would be first class all the way

Esp for a 92 year old

[DFW]

51. Maybe he did

There are no metal fences between the two. One time a few decades ago, Amon Carter had a majority stake in American Airlines, was flying first class, and invited a bunch of his friends, who were flying coach to join him. The flight attendants were getting tired of stumbling over his pals, and Amon told them to deal with it. One of them got angry (understandably so), and made the mistake of asking him, rhetorically, or so she thought, if he owned the airline. When he said, "yes," and got it confirmed by the passengers and the pilot, she backed down. So did Amon, and told his friends to stop impeding the staff, who were only trying to do their jobs.

Jimmy Carter seems the kind of man to whom the curtain separating the two classes was nothing more than a piece of cloth, and would have gone back to the main cabin to greet everyone without a second thought, even if he were in First. He would have had to make time, though. DC to Atlanta is a route I have taken often, and it is not a long flight.

One time, I was meeting Howard Dean for a train trip from DC to New York. He told me what train he was on, so I could get a place on the same one. It turned out to be some local costing $40, and Howard could easily have afforded the Acela at three times the price. This was after he was no longer DNC Chair, so it was a private trip.

[TNNurse]

28. He makes me proud to be from GA

[ResistantAmerican17]

29. Redeemed by history

Integrity, humility, and honor: three things the current buffoon in the White House has never been accused of possessing!

[Delmette2.0]

30. Ten years ago I was in Atlanta

I got goose bumps just driving down Jimmy Carter Blvd. I can't imagine shaking his hand and having a moment to thank him.

I won't ever be in Atlanta again, but perhaps he will travel to Montana.

[Liberal In Texas]

31. Is that cool or what!? n/t

[denvine]

34. Such a wonderful, kind and genuine man!

A true public servant! He puts a smile on my face and a feeling of warmth in my heart.

[Vinca]

37. The polar opposite of the hateful, nasty POS calling himself POTUS now.

[Greybnk48]

38. The Republican's attacked Pres. Carter from day one

and tried to block him and painted him as weak. They tried to embarrass him with is brother, Billy, and mocked his faith, believe it or not. It wasn't as vehement as with President Obama, but very similar without the racial hatred thrown in.

The Republican Party has been a cancer on our country for decades, hopefully culminating with the current Republican shit-storm we are living through right now. May the GOP die a quick, but painful death and be replaced by something much much better.

[MarinCoUSA]

39. I truly despise the effluent, free form HATE the vile rePUKES heap on the man. Best ExPOTUS ever!

It's what they do. It's all they do. 'Cause that's all they got. All. They. Got.

ditto for same trmt: Best House Speaker of Modern Era, N Pelosi.

[lucca18]

42. A truly wonderful man. I honor and respect him.

[defacto7]

43. The US Presidency

From the sublime to the ridiculous. It's like having the Atlas rocket and after 40 years ending up with the Redstone I blowing up on the launch pad.
It's too obvious looking back that every time the GOP are in the drivers seat America goes ass backward.
May you live a thousand years President Carter.

[trof]

45. I shook hands with him over 40 years ago.

He was campaigning in Birmingham, AL.

[Paka]

46. Fifteen years ago I worked on the Guinea worm eradication project

...in Ivory Coast with Peace Corps. Carter Center was the main supporter behind that project.

Then, just a few years back I was working on a Habitat for Humanity project in Thailand when he and RoseLynn were working on the house just next to the one I was assigned to. I was able to go over and greet both of them. It was such an honor. I truly love them both.

[Thunderbeast]

47. I was honored to shake his hand on a Delta flight 20 years ago

President Carter was returning from an Asia conference and connected through Portland. On the flight to his Georgia home, he walked through coach and shook every hand on the plane. It is one of my most cherished moments.

The Carters both represent the American values that I long to see in politics. I am not a Christian, but sometimes, when I am tempted to look at Christians with sarcasm and derision, I think about the Carters, and how their faith has driven them to be the quiet, humble leaders that the country needs again.

[Elwood P Dowd]

49. Sat a few rows away from him and Ted Turner once

at an Atlanta Braves' game. It was back in the days when they were playing in old Fulton County Stadium. They were down low near the Braves' dugout. That's the closest I've been to any current or former US President. Saw Richard "Yes You Were A Crook" Nixon's entourage drive by not far from the White House once when I was working in Washington. I managed to keep from throwing up though.

There is no question, Jimmy Carter may not of been the best President, but he is by far the greatest former President.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

52. Cons today are about winning at any cost.

Carter is the polar opposite

[japple]

53. My Dad and Sister were on a flight from Atlanta to Montana many years ago

and President Carter was also on the flight. He came down the aisle and shook everyone's hand. They were thrilled! My sister was especially touched by this as she had campaigned for Jimmy Carter when he ran for Governor of Georgia when she was a high school student. He and Roselyn are wonderful people and one of the few reasons that give hope to those of us who are members of the Democratic Party who live in Georgia.

[Sneederbunk]

55. A legitimate president.