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Happy Birthday President Carter (Original Post) malaise Oct 2017 OP
Damn fine cake Lochloosa Oct 2017 #1
LOL malaise Oct 2017 #2
Happy Birthday, President Carter! gademocrat7 Oct 2017 #3
I'd pay to see him take a knee today malaise Oct 2017 #5
One of my favorite people! demmiblue Oct 2017 #4
A good man malaise Oct 2017 #6
He is a National Treasure Siwsan Oct 2017 #7
Happy Birthday Mr President! Dennis Donovan Oct 2017 #8
He will probably be at church TNNurse Oct 2017 #9
My first vote! lastlib Oct 2017 #10
K&R... spanone Oct 2017 #11
Happy Birthday Mr. President Soxfan58 Oct 2017 #12
Happy Birthday, Mr. President, from your fellow Georgian Glorfindel Oct 2017 #13
Always my favourite ex-president. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2017 #14
A true humanitarian! FM123 Oct 2017 #15
He is the very best the USA has Iliyah Oct 2017 #16
Happy Birthday to a great man dalton99a Oct 2017 #17
Happy Birthday President Carter!!! TuxedoKat Oct 2017 #18
Happy Birthday to you onethatcares Oct 2017 #19
Happy Birthday President Carter madokie Oct 2017 #20
More greetings here malaise Oct 2017 #21
The 180 degree equivalent to this asshole we have now. lpbk2713 Oct 2017 #22
Ditto! burrowowl Oct 2017 #43
Happy Birthday, to a fellow Habitat supporter. Lifelong Protester Oct 2017 #23
With Obama, easily the most decent person to be President in my lifetime karynnj Oct 2017 #24
He never got credit for what he accomplished as President. Blue_true Oct 2017 #25
And sonce 1980, they have only refined their scheme/scam DFW Oct 2017 #26
Yep. Good points all. Blue_true Oct 2017 #50
What I never forgot was Reagan taking down the solar panels malaise Oct 2017 #28
He had to prove a point. He did not believe in renewable energy. Blue_true Oct 2017 #48
Pretty much so. Blue_true Oct 2017 #49
Happy Birthday to President Carter! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #27
Have you heard anyone on M$Greedia mention that today is President Carter's birthday? malaise Oct 2017 #31
Same with me - and no, I haven't Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #33
Happy Birthday President Carter Beringia Oct 2017 #29
The best man to be president in my lifetime. Ron Obvious Oct 2017 #30
Happy Birthday President Carter! smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #32
Happy Happy BDay President Carter colsohlibgal Oct 2017 #34
Jimmy Carter started something that saved tens of thousands of lives..(perhaps you know someone) Stuart G Oct 2017 #35
I used to give Ralph Nader lots of credit for this malaise Oct 2017 #36
Happy 93rd Birthday to the great President Carter. IrishEyes Oct 2017 #37
... Different Drummer Oct 2017 #38
HB JImmy Me. Oct 2017 #51
Thanks Malaise n/t lordsummerisle Oct 2017 #39
happy birthday bluestarone Oct 2017 #40
Happy Birthday Mr President benld74 Oct 2017 #41
K&R Scurrilous Oct 2017 #42
I was just thinking about him today, and how he was such an honorable president. C Moon Oct 2017 #44
The most good and honest man...... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #45
Happy Birthday, president Carter!!! Beacool Oct 2017 #46
Finest, most decent, most moral man Raine Oct 2017 #47

lastlib

(23,155 posts)
10. My first vote!
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 09:02 AM
Oct 2017

Hard to imagine a more worthy recipient. An amazing and wonderful human being!! The contrast between Carter and the ferret-headed fucknugget Squatter-in-Chief could not be more stark!

Glorfindel

(9,719 posts)
13. Happy Birthday, Mr. President, from your fellow Georgian
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 09:21 AM
Oct 2017

You have always represented the best and brightest of humanity.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,559 posts)
14. Always my favourite ex-president.
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 09:24 AM
Oct 2017

While a better sitting President, BHO is still going to have to go some to match the legacy of President Carter's subsequent years. Single-handedly raising the profile of HFH, for example.

I'm not saying he can't, rise to the occasion, just that there are big shoes to fill. Thank you for all that, Mr. President. I've long thought there would never be a retired President with as much grace, humanity, and just plain goodness.

Happiest of birthdays to you, President Carter.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
20. Happy Birthday President Carter
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 10:58 AM
Oct 2017

I want you to know I love and respect you like no other. The world would be a much better place if we have a whole lot more just like you. Bless you Sir, President

lpbk2713

(42,737 posts)
22. The 180 degree equivalent to this asshole we have now.
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 11:09 AM
Oct 2017



Happy Birthday to you Mr President and Good Morning to his lovely bride.

karynnj

(59,498 posts)
24. With Obama, easily the most decent person to be President in my lifetime
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 02:00 PM
Oct 2017

One really good thing to take away from his story is that doing what you believe in - even if you lose politically - will make your legacy something you can be very proud of and - as with Carter, more and more people will see you for the good, purposeful person that you are. There are few people who seem as comfortable in who they are as this very good man. Not to mention, with President Jimmy Carter, the country got a wonderful First Lady, who to this day seems to be his partner in all the good he does.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
25. He never got credit for what he accomplished as President.
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 02:15 PM
Oct 2017

The country would be far, far better off if he had defeated Reagan in 1980. He was the first Democratic President to get blown up by the far left, they savaged him in 1980 - and look where that has gotten us.

DFW

(54,295 posts)
26. And sonce 1980, they have only refined their scheme/scam
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 05:35 PM
Oct 2017

They let themselves get caught with Bill Clinton in 1992, got their scam back together in 2000 and 2004. That was such a disaster that no Republican was going to win in 2008 even if he walked on water that he then turned into Cheval Blanc 1982. But after 2012, they refined their scheme to the point where they put someone in the White House who was even worse qualified than Warren G. Harding and ten times as corrupt.

Carter was an early victim to the notion that Republicans didn't have to win elections to grab the White House.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
50. Yep. Good points all.
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:19 PM
Oct 2017

After the next Democrat gets in office to clean up the developing cluster duck, the scammers will come up with a way to question that Democrat's adherence to progressive causes and policy. They always figure out a way to move the carrot just far enough in front of the mouth to trick newbie voters and idealists.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
48. He had to prove a point. He did not believe in renewable energy.
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 08:47 PM
Oct 2017

He think went on to allow public lands to get abused by energy companies with the rest of us paying for cleanup.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
49. Pretty much so.
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 08:51 PM
Oct 2017

Enough people fall for that scam to set progress back 15 years each time. And when a Democrat finally get in to clean up the mess, they accuse the Democrat of not being progressive. Never ending cycle, that is why I advocate ignoring them and working to get more Blacks and Hispanics voting regularly to join true progressives of all races and economic levels who have been working to move the country forward for 75 years.

malaise

(268,701 posts)
31. Have you heard anyone on M$Greedia mention that today is President Carter's birthday?
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 05:57 PM
Oct 2017

I haven't but I've been on and off with media today.

Rhiannon12866

(204,779 posts)
33. Same with me - and no, I haven't
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 06:16 PM
Oct 2017

I missed the morning shows, but you'd think that somebody on the breaking news roundups would have mentioned it. It's mostly been about Trump's Tweets...

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
32. Happy Birthday President Carter!
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 06:06 PM
Oct 2017

I wish you and your family many happy years together. Your kindness and integrity is sorely missed.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
34. Happy Happy BDay President Carter
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 07:30 PM
Oct 2017

Ah, back when we had human being Presidents, the good old days.

May you have many many more....the oldest verified human was 127 when she died. Almost all the longest lived are females but there should be room for such a decent just man.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
35. Jimmy Carter started something that saved tens of thousands of lives..(perhaps you know someone)
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 07:46 PM
Oct 2017

Brock Adams, Jimmy's Secretary of Transportation developed a program for automobile safety in 1977 ..This included front seatbelts required and other improvements like additional lights, ..and so on. Of course Carter was ultimately behind these improvements. The starting program, seatbelts in front, for all cars, was followed by many other mandatory safety improvements. Carter and Adams wanted to be sure it would be implemented, so in order to give the manufacturers time, I think the date for first mandatory safety measures was in 82..that gave time for the changes to be made in new cars...............................This was the start of a wave mandatory safety improvements that have greatly improved auto safety...mandated by the federal government.

PROOF...PROOF POSITIVE THAT CARTER SAVED MORE LIVES THAN THE BUSH PRESIDENTS KILLED IN WAR..

Hit the link below and look at some of the information provided... IN 81 OR 82, THERE WERE APPORXIMATELY 51,000 DEATHS ON THE HIGHWAYS...LOOK AT THE NUMBERS CAREFULLY..IT IS AN EASY LOOK.. IN 2014, APPROXIMATELY 35,000 DIED. A REDUCTION OF 33 % in deaths......with a 40 percent increase in U.S. population..1980, 200 million, 2015,.315 million......Jimmy Carter started this program and made the safety improvements mandatory............
Other improvements followed..and those were mandatory also...Please, hit the link, and you can see the numbers....Carter's safety program saved more lives than the Bush Wars killed. The link is a list of motor vehicle deaths in the U.S. from the 1901.. till 2014 or 15..hit link directly below to see chart..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_motor_vehicle_deaths_in_U.S._by_year

So, if you know someone hurt bad in an auto accident, survived because of the seat belts/ air bags and all the other safety improvements from 1980s...and you think that those friends and family would be dead....well Jimmy Carter and Brock Adams his Transportation Secretary started the programs that saved their lives..

This of extreme importance...Carter started a program that ultimately saved tens of thousands of lives...People that you may know are alive and well, because Carter saw into the future, that this was important and possible...We hear so much of hate and killing...Well, this President initiated something that saved lives and improved recovery from auto accidents....Jimmy Carter is a great man...and you may know someone that is around because of a program that he started..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

malaise

(268,701 posts)
36. I used to give Ralph Nader lots of credit for this
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 07:52 PM
Oct 2017

as well. I always use a seat belt. I know several folks who survived because of a seat belt.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
37. Happy 93rd Birthday to the great President Carter.
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 09:01 PM
Oct 2017

Four wonderful people in that photo. All of them worked hard to improve this country and are still working to make it a better place.

benld74

(9,901 posts)
41. Happy Birthday Mr President
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 10:04 PM
Oct 2017

I’m a Fed
You were the 1st POTUS I worked for.
Thank you for the largest salary increase given feds since 1980.
You were one of my favorites
Here’s to as many as God plans for you

C Moon

(12,209 posts)
44. I was just thinking about him today, and how he was such an honorable president.
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 01:23 AM
Oct 2017

I didn't know it was his birthday. Maybe I saw this listing on DU, but didn't fully lodge it.
Either way, Happy Birthday, President Carter!!!

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
45. The most good and honest man......
Mon Oct 2, 2017, 01:28 AM
Oct 2017

to ever grace the White House, in my opinion. He was too good for this country, and they vilified him for it. Ronnie Rayguns tore him apart, and now Ronnie inhabits the lowest level of hell, where he can swap notes with all the other Republican politicians who got their tickets punched to hell immediately after dying.

President Carter will head in a completely different direction. He's a fine man, someone this country could be proud of.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRESIDENT CARTER!

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