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In reply to the discussion: Better off now than 4 years ago? Ryan says Jimmy Carter's leadership was better than Obama's [View all]DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)28. Well, they've certainly got something in-common.....
...because both were elected to office primarily to clean up yet another Republican mess.
- And messes are the things at which Republicans most frequently excel......
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Better off now than 4 years ago? Ryan says Jimmy Carter's leadership was better than Obama's [View all]
trailmonkee
Sep 2012
OP
They did this at their convention also, try to put down Jimmy Carter. These are real thugs. /nt
still_one
Sep 2012
#1
The tale never mentions Iran/contra or how they delayed the hostage release until after the election
still_one
Sep 2012
#22
The Thuglicans are trying to scare older voters into supporting Romney. This is really low.
yardwork
Sep 2012
#2
Well, Ryan lies about everything, so who cares what he has to say? Marathon Man is a huge BSer! nt
MADem
Sep 2012
#3
Since Ryan was 6-10 years old during the Carter administration, he must be an expert
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#5
My opinion, Carter was a sad sack, governed as a conservadem and was similar to Obama. Still, both
byeya
Sep 2012
#9
Ryan was watching Happy Days in his pajamas during the Carter presidency
BeyondGeography
Sep 2012
#10
Hi. welcome! I am better off too, as are all of my friends and family.
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#13
Shouldnt Ryan be in the Guinness Book by now for most lies told within the shortest period of time?
cstanleytech
Sep 2012
#21
"counter-programming effort conducted by the GOP": program all the Ryan bots. Here's a real chart:
Bernardo de La Paz
Sep 2012
#25
yeah, because the stock market always doubles when the things are getting worse....
unblock
Sep 2012
#26
I'm certainly better off than I was 5 years ago, and Jimmy Carter was a better president that Bush.
olddad56
Sep 2012
#27
I have noticed that RW Gen-Xers like Ryan are obsessed with Carter and Reagan.
Odin2005
Sep 2012
#33