Jimmy Carter Appreciation Thread

[Orange_Vol1321]

Pretty disgusting for his family to roll him out for a photo op in his condition. No way I'd let my siblings do that to my father in that shape.

 

[EasternVol]

I thank Jimmy Carter, because he gave us Ronald Reagan. Reagan taught us to believe in the American Spirit. Reagan also showed us that this great country is truly the beacon of light for the world. It is the shining city on the hill. This was not possible without Jimmy Carter.

And Ronald Reagan gave us Jimmy Carter, so it's a wash.

 

[McDad]

And Ronald Reagan gave us Jimmy Carter, so it's a wash.

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[hog88]

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Probably thinks Regan challenging Ford in 76 weekend him and gave Carter the win.

 

[EasternVol]

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Do you remember the race for the Republican nomination? Ford would have beaten Carter if Reagan had been a good boy and waited until 1980 to run.

 

[EasternVol]

Probably thinks Regan challenging Ford in 76 weekend him and gave Carter the win.

Fact

 

[McDad]

Do you remember the race for the Republican nomination? Ford would have beaten Carter if Reagan had been a good boy and waited until 1980 to run.

I don't remember. I was 5 in 76.

But that helps me understand what you posted. Thx

 

[hog88]

Fact

I think Watergate had more to do with Ford losing than Regan challenging him in the primaries.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I think Watergate had more to do with Ford losing than Regan challenging him in the primaries.

Ford lost a lot of political capital by pardoning Nixon. Made it look like he cut a deal to get to the Oval Office. Then again, maybe he did.

 

[EasternVol]

I think Watergate had more to do with Ford losing than Regan challenging him in the primaries.

Neither one helped him but Reagan ran to win and threw dirt at Ford in the primaries. Without that he wins against Carter.

 

[hog88]

Neither one helped him but Reagan ran to win and threw dirt at Ford in the primaries. Without that he wins against Carter.

Maybe so, I was a little tyke at the time so I don't really remember first hand.

 

[n_huffhines]

And Ronald Reagan gave us Jimmy Carter, so it's a wash.

And Jimmy Carter appointed Paul Volcker as chairman of the Fed, and de-regulated 3 major industries, which were huge catalysts for the economic boom of the 80s (and the deregulation continues to benefit us to this day).

I guess we need to thank Ronny for this.

 

[EasternVol]

And Jimmy Carter appointed Paul Volcker as chairman of the Fed, and de-regulated 3 major industries, which were huge catalysts for the economic boom of the 80s (and the deregulation continues to benefit us to this day).

I guess we need to thank Ronny for this.

Carter did some good for sure. I don't know whether Ford would have done the same regarding deregulation.

 

[n_huffhines]

Carter did some good for sure. I don't know whether Ford would have done the same regarding deregulation.

I wouldn't assume ANYBODY would, since it's the most sweeping deregulatory legislation we've ever seen in a presidential term.

 

[EasternVol]

I wouldn't assume ANYBODY would, since it's the most sweeping deregulatory legislation we've ever seen in a presidential term.

Deregulation had been gaining support for a while before the bill was signed. I didn't remember whether Ford was on board with it or not. According to the linked article, he was.

40 Years Later: How the Airline Deregulation Act Came to Pass – Part II | Airlines For America

Below is Part Two of our series on how the Airline Deregulation Act came to be. To read Part One, click here. Momentum began to build around airline deregulation due in large part to hearings that Sen. Edward Kennedy called. But like any major piece of legislation, a number of…

www.airlines.org

 

[n_huffhines]

Deregulation had been gaining support for a while before the bill was signed. I didn't remember whether Ford was on board with it or not. According to the linked article, he was.

40 Years Later: How the Airline Deregulation Act Came to Pass – Part II | Airlines For America

Below is Part Two of our series on how the Airline Deregulation Act came to be. To read Part One, click here. Momentum began to build around airline deregulation due in large part to hearings that Sen. Edward Kennedy called. But like any major piece of legislation, a number of…

www.airlines.org

In no way am I claiming Carter led the charge on any of this, but he did sign off on all of it. Nobody else can claim anything like that. It's like the Clinton thing and the balanced budget...sure, Republicans drove all of that, but BC still signed off on it. We don't really live in a world where presidents allow an opposing congress to have victories like that. Carter put traditional liberal politics aside three times.

If Ford is president, I'm not even sure congress has the same motivation to try to pass them all in the first place.

I'm not sure any president has signed off on such important deregulation in any one industry, and it happened in three (airlines, trucking, finance).

I don't think Carter was that smart. I just love the idea that he kinda went along with things and ended up being a good POTUS (tho not at all revered because of the optics of his presidency). It's like Mr. Deeds getting elected President.