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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]Octavemando
(13 posts)32. Dems, please please honor Pres Carter to their face!
My hope is that the Dems present President Carter and honor him for his term, remind us that if we had followed his energy policy we might be energy independent now, remind us of what a fine man he has shown himself to be after his presidency.....Obama needs to embrace the greatness of Carter, not fall for the Rovian ploy....Carter is a giant in my world.
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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
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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