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In reply to the discussion: I Just Realized Why Conservatives Like Dick Cheney HATE Jimmy Carter So Much. [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)29. Not quite...
After all, the US had pretty minimal involvement in the treaty - we provided some polish after Israel and Egypt had done all the heavy lifting on their own.
No, Republicans hate Carter because he understood that the measure of a nation isn't its treasury or military, but its citizenry. And in my opinion, he was the last president who not only got that, but actually applied it. i think Obama 'gets it," but he's so snared up in "politics as usual" where guns and gold rule the day that actually implementing hte ideal doesn't seem terribly forthcoming.
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I Just Realized Why Conservatives Like Dick Cheney HATE Jimmy Carter So Much. [View all]
TrollBuster9090
Mar 2015
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Yes, and it's also tragic that the American public thinks "LEADERSHIP" is when a President
TrollBuster9090
Mar 2015
#4
As a Christian I wouldn't call Obama a 'real' Christian, but he's definitely closer than most of
TrollBuster9090
Mar 2015
#6
Believe it or not, neither would I. I call myself a Christian, but fall far, FAR short of what I
TrollBuster9090
Mar 2015
#37
Jimmy Carter scrapes stuff off his shoes when he's out building houses that is better than Cheney.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2015
#65
Great quite! "We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace.' nt
TrollBuster9090
Mar 2015
#38
Name one Republican ex-president that ever did ANYTHING for a poor person, let alone build a house
TrollBuster9090
Mar 2015
#39
There is no money on peace that's why republicans hate democrats and love war so much.
craigmatic
Mar 2015
#26
Plus the fact, President Carter didn't go to war with Iran over the hostage situation.
Major Hogwash
Mar 2015
#45
Yeah, Carter never bombed anyone, and is proud of it. The last president who can say that.
harun
Mar 2015
#59
Yeah, I'd forgotten about that. So, technically, this is the SECOND time that Republicans have
TrollBuster9090
Mar 2015
#67
Yes, Reagan's "arms for hostages" deal happened when Cotton was still wearing short shorts.
Major Hogwash
Mar 2015
#71
What I think happened was, Ayatollah Khomeini took Saint Ronnie a little bit too literally.
Major Hogwash
Mar 2015
#70
Carter worked under Rickover - no small accomplishment. Rickover loved to design/build stuff
whereisjustice
Mar 2015
#49
Also, not a single shot was fired in the four years Carter was in the White House...
KansDem
Mar 2015
#54