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Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by gadders » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:30 PM UTC

jmclnx wrote: post #20

Looking back, to me he was a much better president then people believed in the 80s. I believe if he got re-elected in 1980, the US would be in a much better place. One thing, it could be argued real work on Climate Change would have begun in 1981 as opposed to where we are now, which is just watching the average probably blowing past 3C in around 70 years from now. For his loss in 1980, I still blame Kennedy. RIP, he…

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Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by pfdietz » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:30 PM UTC

Carter was also an illustration of the advances made in cancer treatment.

His aggressive melanoma responded very well to immune therapy.

Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by tehjoker » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:30 PM UTC

mentalgear wrote: post #7

tehjoker wrote: post #3

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source ?

"The Carter Administration: Myth and Reality" https://chomsky.info/priorities01/

Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by khazhoux » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:30 PM UTC

jmclnx wrote: post #20

Looking back, to me he was a much better president then people believed in the 80s. I believe if he got re-elected in 1980, the US would be in a much better place. One thing, it could be argued real work on Climate Change would have begun in 1981 as opposed to where we are now, which is just watching the average probably blowing past 3C in around 70 years from now. For his loss in 1980, I still blame Kennedy. RIP, he…

> For his loss in 1980, I still blame Kennedy.

Explain?

Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by dkkergoog » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:30 PM UTC

csours wrote: post #4

When I think about presidents in terms of what they did AFTER their presidential term, it makes me very sad that Jimmy Carter was not re-elected.

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Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by christianqchung » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:30 PM UTC

jmclnx wrote: post #20

Looking back, to me he was a much better president then people believed in the 80s. I believe if he got re-elected in 1980, the US would be in a much better place. One thing, it could be argued real work on Climate Change would have begun in 1981 as opposed to where we are now, which is just watching the average probably blowing past 3C in around 70 years from now. For his loss in 1980, I still blame Kennedy. RIP, he…

After Ted Kennedy killed a woman[1], he never should've tried to run for president. And I say that as a Cape Cod native. When he finally died in 2009 he was literally replaced in the Senate by a Republican, throwing the Democrats into chaos.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappaquiddick_incident

Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by NoLinkToMe » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:31 PM UTC

An example for many, sad to hear of his passing. Really quite an inspirational man.

Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by gamesbrainiac » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:31 PM UTC

moomin wrote: post #22

Best President US has seen in modern times, the campaign that unseated him bordered on treason.

Is there any book or article that expounds on this further?

Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by labster » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:31 PM UTC

gadders wrote: post #31

jmclnx wrote: post #20

Looking back, to me he was a much better president then people believed in the 80s. I believe if he got re-elected in 1980, the US would be in a much better place. One thing, it could be argued real work on Climate Change would have begun in 1981 as opposed to where we are now, which is just watching the average probably blowing past 3C in around 70 years from now. For his loss in 1980, I still blame Kennedy. RIP, he…

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But the East still would have lost the Cold War.

Re: Jimmy Carter has died

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Post by acdha » Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 9:31 PM UTC

gadders wrote: post #31

jmclnx wrote: post #20

Looking back, to me he was a much better president then people believed in the 80s. I believe if he got re-elected in 1980, the US would be in a much better place. One thing, it could be argued real work on Climate Change would have begun in 1981 as opposed to where we are now, which is just watching the average probably blowing past 3C in around 70 years from now. For his loss in 1980, I still blame Kennedy. RIP, he…

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What’s your reasoning there? The Soviet economy wasn’t especially dependent on the American presidency.