President Jimmy Carter has terminal cancer

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He was an incompetent fool that destroyed our economy. Best news I've heard all day.

First of all, he did not destroy the economy. What destroyed the economy was the increase in fuel prices from 1973 - 1999. Gas went from 30 cents per gallon to 70 cents per gallon between 73 and 77. That caused a deep recision and inflationary spiral. The economy was also suffering from defense cuts at the end of the Vietnam war: people coming home from the war coupled with reduced military procurement. That plus oil killed the economy.

The only real issue I have with carter was he micromanaged the country. And he was not forceful enough with Iran at the hostage crisis. (which pushed gas from 70 cents to over a dollar).

The economy rebounded under Reagan only because of loosening of credit and deficit spending. Oh, and those policies led to the 2008 crash.

And Carter went against a lot of Democrats in Congress in appointing Paul Volker as Fed chairman and backing his tough, anti-inflationary measures. That's what finally wrung the "Vietnam inflation" out of the economy and provided a more stable economic foundation for economic expansion in the 1980s. Carter also put into effect the first real national energy conservation program. Reagan may have claimed credit for 'morning again in America' but it was Carter and his team that guided the country through dark economic times. He got the blame for tough measures that set the stage for a sustained economic recovery later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was an incompetent fool that destroyed our economy. Best news I've heard all day.

First of all, he did not destroy the economy. What destroyed the economy was the increase in fuel prices from 1973 - 1999. Gas went from 30 cents per gallon to 70 cents per gallon between 73 and 77. That caused a deep recision and inflationary spiral. The economy was also suffering from defense cuts at the end of the Vietnam war: people coming home from the war coupled with reduced military procurement. That plus oil killed the economy.

The only real issue I have with carter was he micromanaged the country. And he was not forceful enough with Iran at the hostage crisis. (which pushed gas from 70 cents to over a dollar).

The economy rebounded under Reagan only because of loosening of credit and deficit spending. Oh, and those policies led to the 2008 crash.

So gas prices magically happened? Interesting.

Gas prices were the result of things that the POTUS could not control. Basically, OPEC wanted more money, and restricted production to inflate the price of oil. Our only option was to go to war.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jimmy Carter is the last president that was an honorable man.

He risked the lives of the hostages in Iran - and got 8 Americans killed, and made America look stupid - for no other reason than he was flagging in the polls. The hostages weren't in any danger - in fact, the rescue attempt put them in danger and many of them were expected to die in the rescue.

That's the "honor" of Saint Jimmah.

Disgusting.

Wow. You are a slave to the Republican lie machine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was an incompetent fool that destroyed our economy. Best news I've heard all day.

First of all, he did not destroy the economy. What destroyed the economy was the increase in fuel prices from 1973 - 1999. Gas went from 30 cents per gallon to 70 cents per gallon between 73 and 77. That caused a deep recision and inflationary spiral. The economy was also suffering from defense cuts at the end of the Vietnam war: people coming home from the war coupled with reduced military procurement. That plus oil killed the economy.

The only real issue I have with carter was he micromanaged the country. And he was not forceful enough with Iran at the hostage crisis. (which pushed gas from 70 cents to over a dollar).

The economy rebounded under Reagan only because of loosening of credit and deficit spending. Oh, and those policies led to the 2008 crash.

So gas prices magically happened? Interesting.

Gas prices were the result of things that the POTUS could not control. Basically, OPEC wanted more money, and restricted production to inflate the price of oil. Our only option was to go to war.

Don't waste your breath trying to argue with a fool. I am always astounded by how people think that the President of our country controls everything. No other forces at work at all...delusional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was an incompetent fool that destroyed our economy. Best news I've heard all day.

No he wasn't. He got a bad rap from the media and he was a brilliant man. You are the fool.

[Anonymous]

Just because he is sick does not make him or his presidency better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was an incompetent fool that destroyed our economy. Best news I've heard all day.

I would never wish this on anyone before, but I hope you get cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just because he is sick does not make him or his presidency better

Ugh. Read previous posts. And turn off Fox for a few minutes.

[Anonymous]

I hope he meets Our Creator and has made right with Him, and will enter heaven with joy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope he meets Our Creator and has made right with Him, and will enter heaven with joy!

He brokered peace between Egypt and Israel, cured a disease, and funded the research that lead to our current natural gas and oil boom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope he meets Our Creator and has made right with Him, and will enter heaven with joy!

He brokered peace between Egypt and Israel, cured a disease, and funded the research that lead to our current natural gas and oil boom.

He furthered something that had already begun and in part in response to a crisis that he had a part in exacerbated.

"While Jimmy Carter is often pointed to as the President who initiated the energy push in response to the oil crises of the early seventies, it was Republican President Gerald Ford who began a concerted federal effort to seek "unconventional" natural gas in response to shortages. "The DOE's [1976] Eastern Gas Shales Project [in the Appalachia basin] determined there was a hell of a lot of gas in shales," explained Steward. "Mitchell was interested in Barnett [shale] and his geophysicist said, 'It looks similar to the Devonian [shale], and the government's already done all this work on the Devonian.'"

As for curing a disease...if you are talking about Guinea worm disease there is no cure. It had been eliminated throughout most of the world through improved water supply. Mr. Carter led an effort to eradicate in an area of Africa that still had a problem with their water supply. Commendable no doubt...but he didn't cure a disease.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-guinea-worm/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope he meets Our Creator and has made right with Him, and will enter heaven with joy!

He brokered peace between Egypt and Israel, cured a disease, and funded the research that lead to our current natural gas and oil boom.

He furthered something that had already begun and in part in response to a crisis that he had a part in exacerbated.

"While Jimmy Carter is often pointed to as the President who initiated the energy push in response to the oil crises of the early seventies, it was Republican President Gerald Ford who began a concerted federal effort to seek "unconventional" natural gas in response to shortages. "The DOE's [1976] Eastern Gas Shales Project [in the Appalachia basin] determined there was a hell of a lot of gas in shales," explained Steward. "Mitchell was interested in Barnett [shale] and his geophysicist said, 'It looks similar to the Devonian [shale], and the government's already done all this work on the Devonian.'"

As for curing a disease...if you are talking about Guinea worm disease there is no cure. It had been eliminated throughout most of the world through improved water supply. Mr. Carter led an effort to eradicate in an area of Africa that still had a problem with their water supply. Commendable no doubt...but he didn't cure a disease.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-guinea-worm/

Your source isn't very good on shale fuel. The big Federal contribution was the Energy Act of 1980. The tax credits and elimination of price controls on shale gas, as well as the R&D funding for hydraulic fracturing through the synthetic fuels corporation, which moved shale research from the DOE to public-private partnerships and gave $88 billion in funding to boot. Carter gets the credit for that.

[Anonymous]

OMG he is 90. He can't live forever.
I didn't know he was still alive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope he meets Our Creator and has made right with Him, and will enter heaven with joy!

He brokered peace between Egypt and Israel, cured a disease, and funded the research that lead to our current natural gas and oil boom.

He furthered something that had already begun and in part in response to a crisis that he had a part in exacerbated.

"While Jimmy Carter is often pointed to as the President who initiated the energy push in response to the oil crises of the early seventies, it was Republican President Gerald Ford who began a concerted federal effort to seek "unconventional" natural gas in response to shortages. "The DOE's [1976] Eastern Gas Shales Project [in the Appalachia basin] determined there was a hell of a lot of gas in shales," explained Steward. "Mitchell was interested in Barnett [shale] and his geophysicist said, 'It looks similar to the Devonian [shale], and the government's already done all this work on the Devonian.'"

As for curing a disease...if you are talking about Guinea worm disease there is no cure. It had been eliminated throughout most of the world through improved water supply. Mr. Carter led an effort to eradicate in an area of Africa that still had a problem with their water supply. Commendable no doubt...but he didn't cure a disease.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-guinea-worm/

Your source isn't very good on shale fuel. The big Federal contribution was the Energy Act of 1980. The tax credits and elimination of price controls on shale gas, as well as the R&D funding for hydraulic fracturing through the synthetic fuels corporation, which moved shale research from the DOE to public-private partnerships and gave $88 billion in funding to boot. Carter gets the credit for that.

My sources are just fine and I guess you missed that I stated "He furthered something that had already begun and in part in response to a crisis that he had a part in exacerbated."

[Anonymous]

He's a truly great man. In terms of integrity, character, and decency, he is the greatest President of my lifetime.