FinnMacCool
DP Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2005
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- South Shore of Long Island.
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- Political Leaning
- Very Liberal
Harshaw said:He was an exceptionally weak leader.
He said -- in action and policy, and sometimes in actual words -- that there are problems we simply aren't good enough to solve: Soviet expansionism, energy shortages, aggressive militant Islam, etc., and that we'd simply have to get used to them.
In his famous "malaise" speech (in which he didn't use the word "malaise"), he told the country, in so many words, that its woes are simply its own fault because the American people aren't especially good.
These are not the attitudes of good leaders who overcome obstacles, achieve goals, and get things done. One of the chief jobs of a leader is to inspire the people. Carter was about as inspiring and uplifting as an Emily Dickinson poem.
One of the worst Presidents we ever had.
RidinHighSpeeds said:I wasn't around during his times...but I heard from many people around his time mention that mortgage rates were that of a credit cards rate (20%+) and unemployment was also pretty high...
Kandahar said:He was definitely a bad president (though not one of the worst we've ever had). That's unfortunate, because he was the most honest, straight-talking person to hold that office in the last 50 years. He's a good person and a very effective ex-president. But policy-wise, he was a disaster.
FinnMacCool said:From what I've read and seen, I tend to think that Carter kinda got a bad reputation in his stay as president. While it's true that when it came to dealing with those hostages, he failed miserably but besides this he was an intelligent man way ahead of his time. Besides that, isn't it true that a lot of his admins failure had to do with the fact that the congress wouldn't work with him?
Btw its 4:36 A.M. here in Long Island. I can't sleep
Trajan Octavian Titus said:As for being a good diplomat, ya I guess the left would love a guy who visits with; such renowned enemies of the U.S. as, Castro, Chavez, that guy in Bolivia parroting Che Guevara talking points, and the leaders of the Sudan.
Fuc/k that senile, dictator loving, peanut farming, deushe bag.
Scarecrow Akhbar said:No.
He was worse.
He lacked vision.
He lacked a clue.
Vandeervecken said:That is a complete and total gross distortion of that speech. In fact it does not describe that speech at all. In short it is either a lie for political purposes or an admission of woeful ignorance. Which is it?
akyron said:I agree he was a mediocre president. He appears to be a better diplomat.
alphieb said:Intellectually he is brilliant, literally, with an IQ of 150. Morally, he is a gem. He simply was too soft hearted and honest to be a politician. I admire the man. Everybody hated him then, but I think he is respected now. I remember being 5 years old and my grandmother loved him and of course I did too based on her influence. Kids would tease me and chant "Jimmy Carter has a way of messing up the USA". I would take it hard only being five. Ironically, look at Bush's mess and people defend him, ummm why; maybe because he is red. People LOVE to bash the Dem's, because they are smarter and the righties knew it.
alphieb said:Hey, he was a peace maker not a war hungry idiot. We didn't have to worry about getting blown up. He was awesome at international relations and so was Clinton. Plus, I love those 15% interest rates, my grandparents made a killing off of CDs, which I have stood to inherit. Thank you Mr. Carter.:mrgreen: In turn, that helped the economy, because what people made in interest could be placed back in the economy. It still is to this day, with my inheritance, I have placed it right back in.
alphieb said:No, what he does not lack my friend is a superior IQ. What is yours? His is 150Can you say that? How well would you run the country?
Tashah said:I was born during the Carter administration, so I have no personal recollection of his presidency. While I consider him today to be the consummate humanitarian, on reflection I have serious misgivings on certain facets of his presidential tenure such as US foreign policy, the American military, and the US intelligence community.
Trajan Octavian Titus said:As for being a good diplomat, ya I guess the left would love a guy who visits with; such renowned enemies of the U.S. as, Castro, Chavez, that guy in Bolivia parroting Che Guevara talking points, and the leaders of the Sudan.
Fuc/k that senile, dictator loving, peanut farming, deushe bag.
alphieb said:No, what he does not lack my friend is a superior IQ. What is yours? His is 150Can you say that? How well would you run the country?
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