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In reply to the discussion: The Guardian: 'Decades ahead of his time': history catches up with visionary Jimmy Carter [View all]rickyhall
(4,889 posts)33. 1980 brought us Con Man #1, 2016 brought us Con Man #2
Ever notice how much #2 ripped off #1?
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The Guardian: 'Decades ahead of his time': history catches up with visionary Jimmy Carter [View all]
kpete
May 2021
OP
Carter's Sec of Transportation ordered "seat belts in all cars" & saved tens of thousands of lives.
Stuart G
May 2021
#5
Not quite. It speaks as it did then to the effectiveness of the RW propaganda machine
Ford_Prefect
May 2021
#26
If we'd gone to renewable energy, then not so many Wars For Oil and dead people. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2021
#20
Not only have I always thought that JEC was a severely underrated President,
BobTheSubgenius
May 2021
#24
In a long and horrible history of sleazy moves, this one is a show-stopper.
BobTheSubgenius
May 2021
#45
"Carter was our only president who had a visceral environmental and ecological attachment. "
Ferrets are Cool
May 2021
#41