Jimmy Carter Gave Us More Than We Gave Him

[@brianbaker2455]

I met Carter in Iowa on the campaign trail way back when he ran. He showed up at the UAW union hall on a snowy Saturday morning, and only 5 people showed up because of the weather. I was 12 years old, and my dad took me to get me out of Mom's hair. He walked in, saw the crowd, and he decided to sit in a chair on the floor with the people attending and talked to us about his vision for America. This was the end of the Ford administration, after Watergate and the Nixon years. He was intelligent, responsive, and listened as much as he talked. He even asked me if I had any questions. Meeting him was a very memorable experience, and the highlight of my early life. He was a great man, and I was impressed by him.

[@BettyVeronica2.0]

Thank you for sharing this great memory ☺️💜

[@Jenifer_R_]

Great story!

[@billhampton6605]

WOW! Great memories. He was a good man. Totally unlike another president Im thinking of now!!!! And you know what I mean!!!

[@Newton-Reuther]

I yearn for Iowa to return to its roots. Sad to say it's gone full MAGA. ❤

[@bonniebrush94]

What a wonderful memory! Thank you!

[@graceskerp]

"He gave more than he took." That's all that needs to be said. Rest in light, Mr President. Hand salute.

[@mymatemartin]

Jimmy Carter will always be remembered. Trump may never be forgotten but there's a huge difference.

[@scottobear]

Fame and infamy vary items greatly.

[@anthonypena3322]

Yeah he should be remembered, but he was still a willing participant in the American empire

[@Mallory-Malkovich]

Jimmy Carter was a good President. He was committed to _serving_ his country as Commander in Chief rather than _ruling_ it. His example should be the _floor_ for our Presidential expectations, not the _ceiling._

[@endlesswick]

My favorite memory of Carter was the Haiti incident of 1994. There was a coup in Haiti and the US was about to intervene. I was of draft age at the time. I can remember the build up on the news was going on for weeks. We all thought we were going to war. As the invasion was ramping up, Jimmy Carter and Collin Powell negotiated a peaceful resolution. The planes were literally in the air, we were very close to allot of people dying. When the news made the announcement, there was a great visual of Carter and Powell walking down a flight of stairs, Carter holding the peace agreement in his hands, that big smile on his face. He stopped a war. A great relief fell over everyone, it was a very emotional event. I raised my hands and yelled, "Way to go Jimmy!"

[@amberfuchs398]

Jimmy Carter and Mr. Rogers were cut from the same cloth.

[@winstonwalrus8723]

In 1976 I turned 18 and in my very first election, I voted for Jimmy Carter.

[@jenniferdunn2273]

@winstonwalrus8723 I was born in 1976, so I cannot say I remember any of his presidency. I will say my parents campaigned and voted for him. What I do remember are my history and civics classes. None of which painted Carter in a good light. It took a college project for me to learn just how progressive he was for the time.

[@ThomasBullock-l7x]

Me Too.

[@biblegirl]

I'm an elementary school teacher. We are very much not allowed to do anything politics related at our school. One of my kids asked me a few months ago, who was the best president. I answered Carter, not necessarily for his presidency and politics but for the man he was. He always served others and appeared to be a man that strived his best to be a good person and do what was right. None of us are perfect, but when you ask me who should be a leader I will always look for the person who is striving for integrity. Carter was a man who strove for what was right.

[@enlacostaizquierda]

Thanks for this. We really blew it as a country when we bailed on a literal nuclear engineer for a guy who was out performed by a chimp.

[@cameronhobson]

I'm both a scholar and an academic, and I've always been deeply disappointed by how badly Jimmy Carter was treated by history. He was probably the only truly moral man who has held that office. Flawless? No. But he had a compass of right and wrong, and held to that compass, unlike literally every single one of the other forty four people who held that office.

[@SupremeFenix274]

I believe only 42 other people held the office as there are now 2 people who had non consecutive terms.

[@amberfuchs398]

Study dysfunctional family systems and it all makes sense.

[@TheJacobG]

Someone in a Discord server I'm on I think put it well. "He may not have been the greatest president, but I think most people would be hard pressed to point at a better example of a president after their term of office was done."

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

I could not agree more with that someone on a Discord server you're on about Jimmy Carter. I think we tend to make the perfect the enemy of the good. He wasn't perfect and he did participate in imperialism to some extent, but he didn't try to start a war.

[@agent_meister477]

I would take a bad day with Carter over a good day with a lot that has come since.

[@Jayk129]

11:50 - Well said. I have a Poli Sci degree and at the end of a class on The Presidency my final semester our professor polled the class on who we thought the greatest President was. Everyone in the class when asked gave their vote to either Lincoln or FDR. When he got around to me I voted for FDR, immediately followed by me saying, “HOWEVER the by far undisputed greatest Former President we ever had was Jimmy Carter.” What he accomplished after his Presidency wasn’t just a more substantial contribution to making the world a better place than any other ex-presidents. I was quite a bit more than some Presidents accomplish in office.

[@SarahRenz59]

My mom was a traditional Republican, fiscally conservative, socially liberal, at least until the 1990s when it became clear that the party had been hijacked by the religious right. She didn't vote for Carter when he ran for president. Her opinion of him changed dramatically after he left office; she grew to admire and respect him greatly. She would often say, "He's the only president who's ever given back."

[@LiluBob]

The first time I voted in a presidential election was in 1972, my first march was against the war in Vietnam when I was 10 in 1965. Suffice it to say I've been politically active nearly all of my life and a devout progressive. Steve, I waited for your video and you did not disappoint. Thank you, your clear headedness is always welcomed. I was not a big fan of Carter at the start and for a few years after he left the office. Funny thing was I heard Reagan's speech right before the election in 1980 and I realized just how screwed we were as a nation. Back then we expected presidents to be picture perfect after Nixon and I think more than anything else that cost Carter his second term. But I was jaded by then and did not expect Carter to continue to grow and learn and give back to both a nation and a world that rarely appreciated him and the work he did. And that's what makes him great, because he did it anyway. And my affection and respect for the man and his wife and his mother grew as well. Carter will be a hard act to follow, and although I have a hope for the Obama, they're gonna have to work a little harder But I think they have a chance of such a legacy post presidency and I think that's what they're trying to do. We're lucky to have them just as we were lucky to have Carter in his post presidency. More often than not I have learned that it's not what you do When you're in the position of power but who and what you become and what you do afterwards, in light of lessons learned, that makes a greater impact and a much more rich and profound legacy. So thanks Steve, it was nice to hear the things you said, to once again breathe a breath of Common sense and critical thinking. I don't know how much longer I have, but I'm glad I was here to see who Jimmy Carter became. It keeps all that is happening now from completely consuming me.

[@billw5189]

I can’t imagine living a more complete and exemplary life than Carter. Farmer, businessman, politician, officer, craftsman, author, father, husband, teacher, engineer, peacemaker, humanitarian. I’m sure one has to have an ego to get into the political arena, but he seemed so at ease.

[@SarahMaywalt]

Ego, or more appropriately stated: self-confidence, is a neutral trait in essence. The reason it gets a bad rap, is that it magnifies all other traits, and bad traits are just more noticeable.

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

@@SarahMaywalt Sarah, I would take what you said and put it up on my wall. Well said.

[@DoctorProph3t]

Confidence. That’s what you need. It’s mostly faked in politics because the nature and benefits of the job attracts all the slimy, lazy, egotistical losers. Occasionally, a real person gets in politics.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Jimmy was a great humanitarian and well-deserved of the Nobel prize.

[@EvilTheOne]

Jimmy Carter was a president with humanity and humility. He had things stacked against him, but he still stayed true to himself. All presidents should be measured against his service before self.

[@wendelynanderson9517]

My family lived less than ten miles from three mile island. During the accident he was a steadying & calming voice & presence that offered those of us in that area a great deal of comfort at a highly uncertain & anxious time. I never thought of him as a punchline & have always held him with the utmost respect. Dude was a nuclear scientist after all. How badass is that.

[@ittt6339]

Of course he was mocked in cruelty - we are filled with a country of cruelty. We see how people treat Biden regarding his stutter for over four years. President Jimmy Carter was a decent man his WHOLE life, and he was treated like crap by Republicans who were so butt hurt over Nixon. I am blessed to have been able to call him my President when I was a child. I'm with you Steve. Those on the left who couldn't "manage" to cast a vote for Harris deserve to be mocked.

[@amberfuchs398]

See: dysfunctional family systems. The scapegoats are usually those trying to call out the bullshit and make things better.

[@floydfreak-vn2uj]

I like to think that Jimmy hung on as long as he did after the election day so that he could ensure that US flags would be at half-mast on Inauguration Day. His parting gift to the world.

[@SfromWisconsin]

Poetic Justice. Thanks for pointing that out. That will give me something to smile about on that day.

[@RendaJane]

Yes he did. We’d be a better country now had he won a second term. 🙏🏽💙 Most people have now have never even heard of Guinea worms. And we will never see the former and future guy care about people who are even slightly impoverished. Jimmy Carter was actually a Christian who walked the walk of the faith he practiced. He never had to claim he was a Christian nor do photo ops pretending. We know it from his works.

[@augiegirl1]

Since Steve’s view of Christians is so negative, I'm surprised to hear him speak so favorably of President Carter.

[@jogreen3081]

My mother was in hospice care at home, it was only 9 days. RIP Jimmy Carter.

[@ke6nber]

Fantastic tribute to our late President. Well done, sir.

[@collinmurr3207]

Always appreciate your nuanced and thoughtful takes on things like this. Of all the presidents of the modern era, he's the only one who put forward any attempt at peace, and he seemed to genuinely care about it. Additionally, his post-presidency deeds show a man who truly wanted to make the world better. Flawed? For sure. He'd be the first one to tell you that, but I always appreciated his genuine kindness and complete honesty.

[@matthewalbers2906]

Amen. No one is perfect, but he was better than almost every one of us. 🇺🇸

[@FFMgamingtv]

Carter was a one-of-a-kind figure in American politics. Of all our nation's leaders, past or present, no one has been more dedicated to the cause of world peace. All things said and done, his one term as president was far from the greatest. How much of this can be said to be the fault of Carter himself is difficult to say. What is for certain, however, is that he was a man of great integrity.

[@katwitanruna]

Hail the Traveler! May the memories of love outweigh the grief of loss. I remember when he served. He and his wife were true Christians.

[@elizabethshannon5477]

James Earl Carter Jr. was the first person I voted for to become President. Absolutely no regrets. He was a great humanitarian role model. Thank you, sir, for being a real Christian in loving and caring for, and not demeaning and being cruel to, people. May you rest in Heavenly peace.

[@davidlee9958]

Jimmy Carter was the first president I ever voted for at age 18 and still feel he was one of the most memorable. The only time I disagree of critiques about presidents is when wanabe presidents are people like "nixon" "reagan" "tush oops bush" and they're being praised. They were nothing like Jimmy Carter I don't care how many terms they bought oops got. Former President Carter cared about "people" and he showed it. He didn't crack jokes like "reagan" and this "Thing" we're getting now. Good show Steve and thank you for saying what you said about his successor who wasn't even a good actor in my opinion..

[@gogreen7794]

I was in college and grad school and then started my career with the federal government during Carter's Administration. I won't say much about my observations and experiences during that time, but I voted for Carter in 1976 and 1980. I saw all too clearly where the Republicans were headed as far back as 1968. No, Carter wasn't perfect, but I knew where Reagan would take his party and our country. Here we are!

[@mjc0961]

Reagan truly ruined everything

[@DeusExMathias]

Im 50 and I walked to the polls to early vote for Harris as a sort of one-man-march. 3 hour round trip and it kick started plantar fascitis in one of my feet. I tried. I tried.

[@Mr22thou]

I always liked Jimmy Carter and voted for him both times. If the country had listened rather than derided him, we'd be in a much better place than we are now. Reagan paved the way for Trump too. Though I am not a great person, I am a better person for the example Carter set.

[@DontMockMySmock]

I'm not a huge history guy but of all the presidents of the USA, Carter is just about the only one I feel comfortable calling "good."

[@Enby_W]

Especially in 'recent times'

[@antarath517]

I'd consider the Roosevelts, Grant, and Lincoln to be pretty solid in their own rights (at least policy-wise, a few of them did some pretty awful things interpersonally). Jackson, Reagan, Truman, and Clinton deserve to have their names dragged through the mud.

[@wta1518]

@@antarath517 The Roosevelts were definitely flawed (Teddy with his treatment of the Native Americans, FDR with the Japanese Internment Camps), Lincoln did a lot of questionably constitutional stuff (first amendment violations, running trials through military tribunals, etc.; although this was during a war, so it's kind of understandable), and Grant botched reconstruction. Overall though, they were probably the best presidents we've had, aside from JC.

[@WolfRamAndHart]

Its hard to say with Carter. I just know him from history books as President. But he got the Nobel Peace prize for his Post Presidential work primarily. Thats something to be thankful for, and not something he needed to do. And set the bar for some future American presidents, to see past their presidencies and do good work after. Breaking 100 was amazing, especially with his Stage 4 melanoma diagnosis.

[@davidthomas4489]

I was a senior in high school in 1977 when he was elected president. I will never forget the iconic chalkboard written announcement when we entered the classroom: "Carter Wins."

[@johnnyj7007]

He always seemed to be a good man. I wasn’t alive during his presidency. But he seemed to be unfairly maligned. He told the American people to be better people in the “crisis of confidence “ speech but everyone was mad about inflation and they picked the guy blowing smoke up their butts and telling them whatever they wanted to hear. Feels awfully similar to our current situation.

[@Pehrgryn]

I might just be ignorant of all of his known deeds, but he seemed like an incredibly genuine, humble man. I'm not religious in any way, but it seems like his work with Habitat for Humanity has done some great good for people's lives.

[@Jenifer_R_]

I loved that he built houses for the homeless in his retirement.

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

On more than one occasion, I saw Jimmy Carter at the Braves games. Back when the Braves played in Fulton County stadium, Jimmy would always sit in the seat over the place where Hank Aaron's 715th home run was hit.

[@karahughes7074]

And remember he also walked into a nuclear reactor in 1952 with the bare minimum of protection. Now that takes courage. He will be remembered, always.

[@BrigidFitch2112]

It's macabre to say so, but in a way, Jimmy Carter got the last laugh. Flags will be at half-staff during DJT's inauguration. I'm very relieved that President Biden will be giving the eulogy and that Carter will be having a state funeral without DJT playing a role in it. That way he can't make it all about himself as he usually does. Rest in power, sir.

[@bonniebrush94]

Good point. I also think. DJT is throwing fits because he's not in the limelight right now.

[@DavidCDrake]

May he rest in peace. 🕊 And may we rise in power! ✊

[@EdenMiller-u7x]

Lest we forget: the Camp David Accords. And the wonderful example of the partnership with Rosalynn.

[@UndeadVikingVideos]

An amazing man. The world is dimmer without him in it.

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

Best we make ourselves Carters in our own way.

[@RevanHorner]

He was a good and decent man. We should be so lucky to embrace the Jimmy Carter within us all

[@HebaruSan]

If my Carter-hating father-in-law makes it to next Christmas, I think he's going to be receiving a sympathetic biography of Jimmy. Peanut farmer AND nuclear engineer for the Navy.

[@Sephiroth144]

1) Birthdays exist 2) Honestly, I'd say save your money; unless you can disguise it, he'd (most likely) do what you'd do with a copy of Trump: MAGA Forever...

[@scottleespence752]

I have always respected Carter. His economic policies led to the recovery of the 1980s. Job growth under Carter was greater than under Reagan, he also managed the Debt better than Reagan. And it was his negotiating team that got the Iran hostages released. I see so many parallels between the 1980 election and the 2024 election.

[@bittersweetdragon8463]

Let's not forget that he negotiated a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel that still holds to this day. Rest in Power President Carter 🤍

[@ChannelH.Dunbar-lw7qg]

President Jimmy Carter's legacy will live on forever

[@kaitlyn__L]

This is such a little thing in the context of Carter's entire life, and especially on his impact on geopolitics, but I often wonder how far-ahead solar panel development might've been if Reagan hadn't cut the research subsidies (and simultaneously removed the hot-water panels off of the White House roof). In real history, we can mostly thank Chinese subsidies for the efficiency improvements of the 90s and price drops for photovoltaics in the 00s. But there might be an alternate history where the USA led the manufacture, and consequently a whole new energy revolution after oil replaced coal, instead.

[@yarnpower]

It isn’t such a little thing because our fight to control greenhouse gases would have been far, far ahead of where we are now if Carter had won a second term. We now know that some Republican leaders colluded with Iran so they would not release those American hostages until after the election. That was the October surprise which ensured Reagan’s win.

[@richardsweeney197]

I often wondered where we would have been in innovation of aircraft if his decision to cancel the B-1 in favor of stealth technology had not been reversed by President Ronald Reagan because as he said: " The B-1 Bomber is being built in my state." At a time when as President, the good of the country should come before the good of "my state". President Carter knew technology, he helped Adm. Hiram Rickover develop and build our Nuclear Navy into the most advanced Navy in the world. God Bless President Carter, very few people are saints, but very few try as hard as he did to simply be a good man.

[@BulldogLiberal]

Regan started his 1980 presidential campaign by sticking a thumb in the eye of the civil rights movement, kicking his campaign off at the Edmund Pettis Bridge. That Regan pulled down solar panels was horrible, but it was also the most benign thing he did as president.

[@Newton-Reuther]

Between the environment and public health, I wonder how many people would still be alive today had Carter won a second term.

[@freespirit4574]

Jimmy Carter was a true humanitarian. And I hope when my time comes, I can say "a life lived well" just like he could. May he rest in peace. 🖤

[@JoyRBradford]

For sure! Rest In Peace President Carter!

[@BarbarosaAlexander]

I grew up hearing the Jimmy Carter jokes. But, as I actually learned about him, I grew a deep admiration for him. I hope that I can live up to his example. And he wasn't even my president. Though he did help avert a nuclear disaster in my country.

[@crocowithaglocko5876]

He was truly a great man, a great human being

[@tirsden]

Knowing how to complain properly is a life skill. I don't have it, because I was raised by a couple of narcissists who should have never had children (and ruined four). I'm 47 with serious physical, mental, and heckin' landlord issues and I need an adult. RIP President Carter. You would'a been a much better grandpa than the ones I had.

[@breathnstop]

"We sacrificed a nuclear physicist for a grade B actor". My mother used to say.

[@Globovoyeur]

"Better things are possible." This indeed is the lesson to take from Jimmy Carter's life. At its beginning in Plains, he had no electricity, no running water. He showered from a pail with holes in it. He rose from there to the highest office in the land. He didn't do it by dirty tricks, or by making under-the-table deals with America's adversaries. He did it by cooperation. That alone is revolutionary. I'm on a Moody Blues kick tonight, so let me quote one line: "Live hand in hand, and together we'll stand on the threshold of a dream."

[@byrons8956]

I'm still miffed over how the hostages just “happened” to get released at the start of Regan's Presidency. I think Regan was the point things just went to crap in so many ways.

[@claytonramsey9897]

I’m 100% prepared to believe that Reagan conspired with the Iranians to arrange it.

[@snowthelegowolf4230]

Oh, it didn't just happen. Regan's team collided with then to delay until he got in, so they could get a better deal.

[@MrEarthling99]

Jimmy Carter was the kind of president who got you to eat your vegetables rather than just promising you candy.

[@Katanschi]

Nobody is perfect! The question is, how far are you away from being perfect. No. 47 is on the different end than Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden are.

[@martinbaxter4783]

Listening to the Keith Olbermann podcast yesterday, he called President Carter a man who knew that he was the smartest man in every room he walked into, and wasn’t afraid to let it show. That takes greater courage than I can imagine. RIP, Mr President. 🥺💙

[@eldridgedavis]

Thanks for the memories Jimmy. RIP.

[@meiketorkelson4437]

Who else welled up at the final line, "believe that better things are possible." 💜

[@Shintigercurl]

He may not have been the best president but he was damn sure one of the best men to be president. Godspeed Jimmy

[@LexYeen]

I'm a little-a anarchist. I have opinions about presidents that would get this comment auto-moderated. Jimmy Carter is the only one who I won't dunk on, simply because he got so much _genuine_ good done in his life _outside_ of his time in office. We didn't deserve him.

[@glenseguin572]

He built Habitat homes in the Detroit area. It was chronicled on the local news after his death. I am sure there are many more stories of his great service to American and world citizens. Much that he did was not done for vanity and wealth accumulation.

[@GoronCityOfficialBoneyard]

Wasn't a great president, did his best, but he truly was a good person, so many homes built, so many charities supported, lives changed for the better. While I do not believe in an afterlife, I hope for his sake there is one and he is with his wife or at least at the end believed he would be. Wanted to add, good friends of mine and their families were helped by his work for habitat for humanity, he really did good in his life and I am glad so many are celebrating his life.

[@ke6nber]

A lovely tribute, Steve. You've done a lot of good on this channel over the years. ¹this tribute to President Carter is among your best work. Thanks.

[@lcflngn]

Adored Carter since I was 13 when he ran in 1976. Just a good man. Cannot say more. In 1976 I dressed as a green “Carter elf” with his big green button to take my little brothers trick or treating. Great memories. Truly great man. Blessings.

[@jennivamp5]

4:33 one last Christmas with his family might also have been a motivator ❤

[@davidheit7475]

4:30 Had he checked out the day after the election then the flags at inauguration would have been at full mast. But instead, he stuck around long enough for all the flags to still be at half mast on January 20. Well played Mister President.

[@anthonybervin3487]

His term was before I was born but he was a pure humanitarian in the long run. We tend to take 1 step forward and 5 back every time we switch left to right.

[@sunshine3914]

Keith Olbermann was a wealth of information about former President Jimmy Carter, during his last podcast. Made me sad to think that my GA kin folks turned on him for Ronald Fkn Reagan.

[@yarnpower]

Please consider a donation to the Carter Center to help continue Jimmy and Rosalyn’s good work here and around the world.

[@nsv674]

Guinea worm, Steve. He fought to eradicate dracunculiasis. If you've never looked that up, don't do it on a full stomach. Guinea worm disease is a horror. It's very nearly eradicated. I spent the last several years hoping he'd live to see it. We are so close.

[@debbiebannister32]

President Carter was a true Christian, he was also a Sunday schoolteacher prior to his Presidency, the right always said there should not be religion in the WH during President.Carter's term, look now how Trump uses religion daily, President Carter dealt with the right resistance daily, President Carter was a good President.

[@BulldogLiberal]

Eventually I'll join, but I'm not yet at the point I can stand US politics. This piece on Jimmy Carter was very good and worth the watch - it's literally the 1st thing I clicked involving politics in any way since the election.

[@doomedwit1010]

Same. I'm struggling. It's hard. I will never stop voting. But the rest of it feels so hopeless. It feels like you're skipping the horse race and just tuning in to watch all the horses being put down.

[@xvx4848]

He was building homes for the poor when he was in his 90's. Hard to believe he was anything less than a great guy. Much better than any modern President could say.

[@whiskeyechomega]

Jimmy Carter was a better person than a lot of others, perhaps less so to others. I don't tend to like religious people because they are hypocrites. Jimmy Carter was that rare exception. He spent the majority of my life post presidency building homes in communities. Giving back.

[@theodoremagnusdal]

People in heaven are probably suprised considering how many decades it's been since a US president showed up there.

[@bonniebrush94]

LOL 😂

[@MarcMcKenzie-qb6or]

🤣🤣 I needed this laugh. Thanks!

[@lasseehrenreich5502]

He did everything he could to make the world a better place as it doesn't always succeed I find that very admirable Rest in Peace

[@bobpeters61]

He was the genuinely Christian President. Seeing the idolators bow down and worship Reagan afterwards broke my heart.

[@DoomGuy69420]

Rest now Jimmy.

[@JBAGrim]

I realized several years ago that every single person I have ever heard say Carter was a terrible president is also someone who thinks Reagan was a great president, and that should tell you everything you need to know about why people say he was a terrible president.

[@ElevenBird]

I attended JCs Bible study in S GA a decade ago He made more time for regular folks than anyone

[@dianecotter1067]

Good one Steve, well said. Did not know that about the solar panels. Ahead of his time.

[@Will-eh6xe]

As a Canadian I would.like to.say rip to carter guy was one of the best president u guys ever had and he will.sef be missed

[@sujimtangerines]

Thank you. 😢💔

[@shawnholbrook7278]

Jimmy Carter was my President. He wasn't an actor, he was an example to follow.

[@4362mont]

Ì'll be bkessed by the memory of Jimmy Carter.

[@ryantennyson7562]

Guess I'm old, but the first president I voted for was Jimmy Carter. It was a vote against Ronald Regan. Didn't like he let the Shaw of Iran dictator into my home town San Antonio. Still Carter had more morals than Trump could ever shit in his golden toilet.

[@tamowillsat3929]

I sobbed a bit when I heard. The orange fascist is the anti-Jimmy Carter. Take every great thing about Jimmy Carter and reverse it. You will describe the orange fascist.

[@faltarego]

Well, it is the Festivus season, so I think the time-honored "airing of grievances" fits in well with the Shives family tradition you mentioned.

[@ricalg]

Carter was the first president I voted for in 1980. Even though he didn’t win, I’ve never doubted that I made the right choice.

[@amk4956]

The last farmer president... loyal to his word and oath in marriage for 75 years, his presidency was mid but he was a good man after leaving office. If there is a heaven, he is the first president since JFK to get to go.

[@patrickdodds7162]

If I were Carter I would have been tempted to extend the middle finger for the DECADES of flack thrown my way for shit that was not even as *close* to as bad as other POTUSes. (Even Dubya hasn't as ragged a fraction of Carter's post-Presidency.) It would have gotten old real quick. The fact that he brushed off the level of brutally unfair shellacking for so long, that ALONE, shows a super-human strength of character. Rest in Peace, Mr. President. You earned it and I hope somehow you are reunited with Rosalynn again.

[@AC_702]

Carter was far better than Reagan. Ill die on that hill

[@emanimal728]

Carter was the only President I ever voted FOR! In all other elections for President, I voted AGAINST someone. It was the lesser of two evils except for Carter. RIP, Pres. Carter!

[@steelfeathers3827]

I didn't literally die when I heard the election results, but it felt like I did. Certainly a large part of my spirit died.

[@martinbaxter4783]

I’m with you there.

[@beverly719]

I felt the same. I was out of sorts for days afterwards….sad and angry. 😢😤

[@DoctorProph3t]

“Here I sit, broken hearted. Came to vote, but only farted.” The poem of the last free American.