President Jimmy Carter - Address to the Nation on Energy

View the full speech here: millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3398
President Jimmy Carter asks Americans to sacrifice for the sake of greater energy conservation and independence. He puts forth several initiatives to push the nation towards greater energy independence.
April 18th, 1977

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Carter's term felt like a dark winter that didn't end. The hostages in Iran, Three Mile Island, stagflation, etc. I was one of the people that thought everything got better when Reagan beat him. But now, looking back, I'm not so sure. It's like we traded long term planning for a short term fix. Carter may not have instilled confidence, but he was ahead of his time on this issue, and it's a shame we ignored all he said. The country would probably be way better off today if we had listened.

[@winner502]

what ? he was an idiot and brandon can rot in hell 10 dollar gas comin enjoy your poverty actually im getting rich on this dingbat short selling market to 20000

[@aaronthenorm5400]

the hostages we're pawns used by ray gun evil ass making a deal with Iranians to make Carter look bad! Typical evil 💩 technics used by the repugs!

[@BrendanMacWade]

The greatest president of my lifetime, in what might be his best address to the nation. He told Americans what they needed to hear, but didn't want to listen.

[@hume1234561]

Well said Brendan.

[@anniesue4456]

I remember this and I saw my Father wipe his eyes .... tough retired master Sargent who told us there would be more wars and environmental calamity ... my Father was right

[@dougtheviking6503]

Guy was a joke. I only remember hard times.

[@jedisalsohere]

​@@dougtheviking6503what was he supposed to do?

[@Gray_Vox]

Greatest of your lifetime? Were you only alive between the years on 1977 to 1980?

[@LocoYoFla]

Carter would tell people the truth even if it was very unpleasant.

[@wezmarauder2754]

The sign of a true leader. Sadly a pampered populace can't relate to this. Well, not until they're deep down in sh*t they can't.

[@mark1e_m0o81]

A real honest president, who tells the truth, bad or good, rather than just telling the people all good.

[@jonadams4402]

Jimmy Carter told America what America needed to hear. Too bad the establishment of both parties opposed him. Carter was defeated and America went on to the presidency of Regan and Fantasy Island.

[@Hiraghm]

No he didn't; Reagan told us what we needed to hear.

[@wezmarauder2754]

@@Hiraghm Reagan told you that the Soviet Union (which not even its own people believed in anymore at this time) was the bogeyman, that America had to understand that it was 1954 and not 1984, that nothing had changed in 30 years, and that taxes above all would doom America... as long as *the world were complacent enoug to PAY the bill* .... that all this was the way of the future. Brilliant... if you're out of the touch with comings and goings of the world. It's as if the lesson of Vietnam was utterly lost on him. A more short-minded man, utterly stuck in the past is hard to find - even during the time he was president. Some say he bankrupted the USSR and "won" the Cold War (for most of his supporters the Cold War never ended anyway) but he nigh on bankrupted the USA in the process as well. What ended the USSR in 3 year had some really nasty consequences for his own country in 30 years. And now those 30 years are all gone.... Who's *paying* for all this again? Did I mention the poor populace of America is armed to the teeth? You'd better hope you can keep them "pacified" long enough...

[@jasonarokiaraj9817]

I think both are good presidents, though Reagan was slightly better. Carter willingly and intentionally put the solar panels in the White House and Reagan tried to keep them there, but was blackmailed by fellow Republican Newt Gingrich to remove them because Gingrich wanted to become the new face of the Republican Party because Gingrich wanted to become president. I know this because I learned in class that Reagan and Gingrich weren’t really friends. Then, when Clinton was president, Gingrich impeached him for no reason, other than the fact that he, like I said, wanted to be president. Sure, Clinton lied about the affair with Monica Lewinsky, but it’s not an impeachable offense. Like I said, Gingrich planned to impeach both Clinton and Al Gore, so that he could feed his ego and become president. Thankfully, Gingrich ended up having to resign from congress in 1999. Also, ISIS started in 1999, even though Clinton tried to stop it and the reason why it started that year is because Gingrich blocked Clinton from being able to stop it. Clinton actually tried to get Bin Laden, but missed him and is widely criticized for it.

[@TheGav0071]

Reagan saved America and pretty much the world by creating the greatest amount of wealth and prosperity for all the world had ever seen.

[@JET7C0]

@@TheGav0071 Reagan was the beginning of a long decline across almost every crucial metric in America. First off "creating the greatest amount of wealth and prosperity" - maybe for the wealthiest in America he did. Income inequality in the US began to tick up with Reagan, to the point it's _now as great, or higher than it was directly preceding the Great Depression,_ after he slashed corporate taxes, began dismantling New Deal banking/investment regulations, taxes on the richest Americans, while passing loopholes for the top 1% and billionaires. Similarly the cost of _everything_ for lower and middle class Americans began to go up under Reagan, as everything was privatized and deregulated: healthcare costs and health insurance premiums steadily rose with the precedents he set. College, which barely cost anything from the post-war era into 1980, began to go up owing to policies he set in motion and now costs _4 to 5 times what it did before he started._ Private debt has soared as corrupt and greedy, deregulated banks pushed citizens to borrow to offset the rising costs in healthcare, health insurance, college, housing, etc. Reagan's dream was NAFTA, a so-called "free trade" agreement that led to offshoring American jobs, driving down wages for American workers and destabilizing the economies south of the border, which ironically was the primary reason for the surge in immigration from Mexico and Central America into America conservatives love to complain about (but American corporations actually adore for the cheaper labor). Up until the embrace of Reaganomics, you could earn an average of $50 to $60k/year today with just a high school diploma, whereas now it's half that. Darkest of all is the fact that US life expectancy, which was keeping up with the dramatic improvements seen in the rest of the developed world, began to lag behind with Reagan, to the point it actually started to drop _before COVID,_ to the point its now only slightly above that of Mexico, and on par with much poorer countries like Lebanon. Mississippi's life expectancy is now slightly lower than India's. All of this was set in motion by Reagan, and thanks to both parties: Democrats and Republicans, largely buying into the Reaganomic paradigm, we've been led into an unsustainable frog in a boiling pot of water scenario that will very painfully self-correct, sooner than later, or lead to the continued decline and collapse of America's place as the world's sole superpower.

[@hume1234561]

Watching this address to the nation makes me think Jimmy Carter never learned deceit or deception, and if he did, he didn't know how to use them.

[@MrYankeeSteel]

Oh I think he used them just fine! Look at all the comments from his supporters above.

[@Hiraghm]

No, he was just stupid and listened to deceitful people.

[@johnnnnyyy6055]

​@Hiraghm no he just wasn't going to lie. He told it how it was, not what you wanted to hear.

[@bradyfry8031]

Note the plaque sitting at the front of the desk, a quote from Harry Truman. One of Carters favorite presidents.

[@kallepunkken]

Finally someone who says "solar power"and not "solar".

[@philliphsieh83]

I support and will obey Jimmy Carter forever!

[@bearsagainstevil]

well its quite simple (my father a engineer in saudi in 1970s )explained peak oil and eroei to me when I was 8 . if it takes more energy to get a barrel of oil than is contained in that barrel of oil you no longer have a fuel source , and this will happen when there are still millions of barrels of oil in the ground . gradually the energy you get back from the energy you invest as been going down

[@Hibbs4Prez]

Andrew Bacevich's recent best-seller "The Limits of Power", vindicates Carter and this speech. Like a patient who was told by the doctor to eat better, stop smoking and exercise regularly but chose to brush off such health suggestions in favor of reckless instant gratification, we are now suffering the consequences.

[@treycameron3882]

Just as relevant now as it was 45 years ago. Yet Republicans ignore the warnings still.

[@johnjacobjingleheimerschmi3857]

How are you enjoying $5.00 a gallon gasoline and vvar with Vegetable Lasagna in office. And it's only going to get worse.

[@carnut476]

Thanks

[@bluesboy25000]

I think Carter was honestly in over his head. He ha dalot of good points and reading this speech now, he was right on almost everything. Our attitude about living this wasteful life is killing our nation and our economy. Of course, being Americans, we are too complacent and don't want to solve our own problems. We just wanted him to fix it while we still drive our SUVs and shop at Wal-Mart

[@JeffDeanTheDeanZone]

Are you serious? He told us all that the oil of the world was running OUT. The OIL WELLS were "depleted" or "almost depleted."

[@academyofshem]

And he was 100% correct.

[@larry-ludwig]

@@academyofshem He was 100% wrong!

[@thaiden03]

WOW ahead of his time.

[@bnfox]

amen,brother

[@austingilbert9350]

Thank you Honest and Truthful President Jimmy Carter. Your words from "yesterday" have now come to fruition. Today, we the people, suffer from high inflation, multiple recessions, job market uncertainty, and a frivolous "dream" of a net zero, carbon free, industrial future, all based off of green energy. War is upon us..., the 3rd. Great War..., and now God is calling you home. May you rest well. Thank you Mr. President.

[@xdir]

Jimmy Carter lives his life according to saying he heard "if you were arrested for being a christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?". I dont blame you for despising him, he is on the other side of the moral spectrum, he has lived his life in accordance with the teachings/actions of jesus, he has built homes for the poor, through the Carter center has worked for peace and disease eradication, infact he has done more for humanity then all the ex-presidents since combined.

[@claytonphillips85]

You can't be serious right

[@SSArcher11]

God bless President Carter. It's not to late to accept his advice.

[@SSArcher11]

@chris falkenberg No grown up would waste so much time on such a childish reply as you have.

[@papaburger]

A good leader will will make the people understand future problems, and act together to solve. Topoffman must understand the resolve will result in more greatness , not less .

[@carlosbrito8147]

President Carter was way ahead of his time. Imagine if we had invested in renewable energy and conservation of non-renewable back into the 1970s, what would be our fuel cost. Just maybe, we might had achieve energy independence's.

[@garrysnett7688]

Carlos Brito Mr.president,I.voted.for You.my.first.vote.18.

[@robertpoen5383]

I asked my geologist father in law back in the 1980s if we would ever run out of fossil fuels. He said all the coal, oil, methane (natural gas), and gas would last for at least another 100 years. Problem is, if we burn all of it the atmosphere heats up and we all starve when we can no longer grow grain at industrial scale. We would literally gas ourselves to death. And so it goes.

[@MrSean03839]

That ship has already sailed on the atmosphere and the environment. All we can do now is to try and slow the changes. Also, you don't have to run out of fossil fuels to have civilization collapse. You simply have to have fossil fuel prices become too expensive. We were already at that point in 2007-2008 and it brought on the economic collapse of the great recession. Fracking bailed us out, but that will only buy us X amount more of decades and we will be in even greater trouble.

[@mordecaiesther3591]

Read Ayn Rand on Capitalism . You need more oil licenses , more drilling and more coal . Lots of it. More of more coal and gas on land and sea , and low gas prices and low food prices . In Jesus Name !

[@academyofshem]

​@@mordecaiesther3591 Sorry, Charlie, but that ship has long gone. Listen to geophysicists such as Dr. Colin Campbell instead of welfare leeches such as Ayn Rand. We've scoured the Earth, and there are no more Ghawar-sized oil fields out there. That means GOOD-BYE to the economy, pal. And I think his name was Yeshua. He never heard the word "Jesus" in his life.

[@obadiahplainman8897]

What bunch of BS. 😂🤣

[@RAsphalt]

@Mordecai Esther Did Ayn Rand say anything about pollution, black lung, oil spills, cheap microplastics (a byproduct made cheap by the oil industry) in our blood and fish and drinking water, wildlife decimation, or climate change? Or did she just see improvement of people's bank accounts as the only goal of capitalism?

[@frostynerd24]

I think Jimmy Carter is one of the most underrated U.S Presidents ever. If people would of listened to him back then especially about climate change he would of made a great president and things would be different and better right now!

[@winner502]

underrated hes an idiot that said people were sick of nam 20 years of non stop war

[@1burnman]

It's not a question is Is he had control of his party he was right special interest controlled Congress is the due today that's why we still do not have a comprehensive energy policy because the oil companies in the people control congressman do not want us to have it

[@Knossos22]

@jmjfanss Ghawar is by far the largest oil field in the world, contains possibly 170 billion barrels. In the 1970's it was claimed Ghawar would produce around 60 Billion barrels. Saad al-Treiki stated in 2010 that 65 Billion barrel have been produced. Ghawar is above 50% water cut. Water is injected to keep the oil flowing - And 50% pumped out is water. Ghawar is in decline. So Lindsey's field would have to contains perhaps 2.5 trillion barrels to provide the US with a 200 years supply.

[@kupper123]

The man could tell me the world was gonna end tommorow and I would stay absolutley calm... just from that kind soothing voice

[@jmjfanss]

@Taconic66 Because we the public learned it, because he was big government just like reagan was and he was no fiscal conservative, he was a CFR Puppet and a member of the trilaterial commission (and he is still a CFR member currently today).

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster "In accordance with congressional restrictions and presidential orders, no federal leasing has taken place on the offshore US Atlantic coast since the early 1980s. The federal government had scheduled a lease sale offshore Virginia, to take place in 2011, and in March 2010, US...

[@eaglewheels1995]

I totally agree!

[@Seemorerocks97]

This demonstrates a tragic loss of opportunity. If he had been heeded maybe we could have avoided what we are now facing with the phenomenon of Peak OIl and the end of Infinite Growth. 1977 may have marked the last time that a President of the Untied States talked truthfully to the citizens of the US and exhorted them to sacrifice rather than unbridled consumption.

[@tisFrancesfault]

@FreedomInAmerica think what you like about temp. change BUT theres only so much oil in the ground, only soo much coal, it makes complete sense to diversify energy production.

[@YTEdy]

Some of Carter's estimates were wrong. Oil production increased throughout the 80s & 90s, but his message is profound and surprisingly applicable today. For thos who want to drill ANWR - ANWR is a small well. There's 100 times the oil in oil shale under Montana. ANWR is not a solution, it is perhaps a bandaid, but not much more. We need to recognzie that the sortage is real and that alternatives are essential.

[@academyofshem]

Um, oil got a small boost when Prudhoe Bay came online, but they still never reached the peak of Dec. 1970.

[@abbadabbba232]

I was only a very young child when Carter left office so I have only vague memories of him as president. I only remember that my Dad had a very low opinion of him. Watching his speeches, it's clear to me that one of his problems was that he just wasn't very good at communicating bad news to the American people and motivating them instead of discouraging them. This speech is a prime example. I mean, he started his speech with, "Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you." Um, no. That's not how you start a speech where your goal is to persuade the people to get on board with your programs.

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster Have you read the WEO by the International Energy Agency for the past few years? Is that a good enough source for you?

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster "The US Geological Survey reduced its estimate for conventional, undiscovered oil in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve to 896 million barrels, versus 10.6 billion barrels in 2002. Recent exploration revealed 53 trillion cu. ft. of gas rather than oil in much of the area. Richard Heinberg writes that North Slope oil production has declined from a peak of over 2 million b/d to only 600,000 or so today."

[@Buddy212002]

Jimmy Carter is a great American. God Bless him!

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster Oil supplies about 40% of energy globally. Most of this is supplied by light sweet crude - the thin easy to pump stuff. Heavy crude, sulfur / sour crude and tar sands are retrogressively more difficult to get out of the ground and process. Tar sands is not even pumped, it is mined like coal. Then vast amounts of heat are used to get the tar separated from the sand...

[@falldownhard]

While I don't agree with Carter on everything either, he had it absolutely right with this message on energy. I most certainly do remember 1970s mess, but he had little to do with it. Our oil guzzling ways and dependence on foreign oil got us into that mess. The spike in oil prices in 1973, 1979, and 2008 all had one thing in common - they tipped the economy into recession, stag-/inflation, and in 2008 popped a very big debt and financial bubble that had been building for a long time.

[@mewpoet]

@rudyhassen You're right leadership is more than just telling people the facts. Sometimes leaders have to do what the people don't understand (Healthcare Reform). His EPA was a start, but when you have five different administrations come through and they don't give a damn about that department, budgets and authority is weakened therefore nothing gets done as it should. I wasn't old enough to vote while he was in office, but after looking at his efforts, the man clearly had foresight.

[@cedricbaccay633]

I wish he kept this hairstyle into the 80’s. It really looks great on him. I think it’s better than when he changed the parting of his hair.

[@superdavid002]

I sang about Jimmy Carter in The History Song.

[@DavidMonteCristo]

The equation is so basic and cannot be denied. When you import more than you export by large quantities, you are in trouble. Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but it will happen. Because we did not balance our energy needs as Carter proposed, we became a very big importer of oil and did not make up for it in other areas. So here we are today with real problems. It may be too late because our appetite for oil is REAL BIG. Where is it going to come from? James

[@liasonn]

great man

[@technoengineer9584]

Erm, oil production in the US peaked in 1971 - that's the shrinking resource Carter was on about. If his warnings were heeded, and a drive in renewables pursued, the US would now require much less imports in energy, and be in a much better shape financially and for security of supply. Plus the US would be world leaders of renewable tech.

[@Knossos22]

@jmjfanss There is an interesting overlap where some on the left and the right find considerable agreement. I wonder if something could grow from this fertile soil? Most on the left are economic conservatives (those who are serious). One problem has been when times are good Keynesian doctrine is to pay down debt. But in a world where the jobs have gone to Chine, energy costs dominate budgets, and so the remaining economy is on life support there's no way to pay down debt - we agree! I think.

[@surfrocker2545]

Today on 04/20/2020 the price of a barrel of OIL goes negative, very negative in price/barrel. Amazing how misguided he/we was/were about OIL. He mentions running out of oil etc. OMG. He suggests demand will out strip supply. Then goes on about coal. Any comments anybody out there.

[@tonyperrotti5049]

You called the bottom, too bad you had no idea at the time . Another energy crisis is on the way ....

[@MagicRos3s]

yea, he's finnish american, he lives in portland oregon.

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster “In fact, it’s not clear to Greene or other analysts that OPEC has any intention of upping production to keep the price of oil relatively low, which would not be in its self-interest. Better to keep more oil in the ground, pinching supply, and sell that oil later at a higher price. And some OPEC countries, such as Iran and Iraq, may not be capable of making the required investment, even though they have the oil.” - link on my KZbin page

[@falldownhard]

Carter became my absolute all-time favorite President after I heard this speech. Sure he made some mistakes - but this was NOT one of them. Our choice was to exploit other countries' oil instead of conserving. The result: a huge national deficit and 2/3 of our oil imported. What happens when those countries don't have enough to export? That'll happen before global peak oil takes firm hold.

[@RetiredVet2020]

This aged well lmao

[@Warriorcats64]

@@RetiredVet2020 A desperate delay via tar sands doesn't invalidate this comment nor Carter's big point. Nor does the switch to cobalt mining for that matter.

[@christo930]

I read the rest of his speech and EVERY SINGLE consequence he predicted came true. If you look at oil usage, you will observe that Carter's policies in energy were wise. He led the country to use less oil while raising our productivity. It was only after the changes that he implemented went away that oil use shot up again. He may not have been great, but he was honest with the people and had a very realistic view of energy.

[@lelandro42]

Where do u get that? Unemployment was at record highs under Carter. He is making energy comparisons from 1777???? Running out of gas and oil? Nonsense. He was also encouraging use of coal unlike Biden. Where do dems get their information because none of it is true or even consistent within the framework of it’s own. Mistakes/lies.

[@xdir]

Carter signed the laws that killed the soviets, his arming of the mujahideen in afghanistan led to the downfall of the soviets. Reagan started an arms race one that increased the nukes on both sides and now make Russia as dangerous as the Soviets 30 years ago. The hostages where returned as Reagan took office after an accord was signed between Carter admin and the new Iranian regime.

[@wezmarauder2754]

Whoever armed the mujahideen was a shortsighted *fool* . Arming religious zealots has never been a good idea. Least of all Muslims in Afghanistan. Whoever was in charge of the situation in Afghanistan was *clearly* a fool. For it takes a special kind of clown to fail TWICE. As for the hostages. The issue at hand was a heck of a lot more important than just the safety of a few hostages. We're talking about people who have little to no concerns about sending tends of thousands into war where hundreds of thousands might suffer greatly... and you're talking about a few hostages?? Talk about missing the plot. Last of all. Russia is not dangerous. Putin is clearly a barking dog. All bark, no bite. Yet another bogeyman only ignorant people see as a threat. Hitler defeated Poland in 5 weeks and defeated France in 6 weeks. For all his madness Adolf sure was a man to fear. Oh yeah, and he had quite a few supporters in both occupied countries and those who were yet to fight him. Who the heck supports Putin??

[@christo930]

I can only look at it historically as I was a child throughout his presidency. (7-11yo), but like I said, according to this speech, everything he said was accurate. If you look at oil usage, you will observe that from his time in office up until about the mid 80's our oil usage went down, largely because of his energy policies. A large part our current problem is oil based. You think 150 oil didn't have anything to do with this crash? Price VOLATILITY and an upward trend is what to expect now on

[@playbonb3]

Wow....prophetic.

[@Knossos22]

@jmjfanss OK, so how does that help? (not that I am opposed) And specifically how does that help with the energy crisis? Specifically how will it resolve the vast magnitude of the problem that will open up in the next few years?

[@unclelarryhasasmalldick8150]

It's 2020 Jimmy Carter is absolutely right.

[@obadiahplainman8897]

How’d that age? Dumb ass

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster "Add on a demand increase of the sort seen the past couple of decades-equivalent to another two Saudi Arabias-and the world will have to work that much harder to meet rising demand, Birol says." - 2008, Faith Birol, International Energy Agency (IEA)

[@jds1vette]

One of the finest Americans to ever live.

[@L_back]

One of the finest humans to ever exist, too

[@gedhession]

Interesting that he mentions coal as an alternative to crude oil. I do recall reading rather serious articles about it.

[@jmjfanss]

@sirhogin1 Got that right, plus he sounded like fred rogers with that.

[@jmjfanss]

@FRSFreeState and let's not forget, he was big government.

[@busheytube]

Gotta give the man props for telling it like it was (...and in many regards, still IS). In a way, I feel we need a president who isn't afraid to give us some hard truths instead of sugar-coating sh*t like modern presidents have done and continue to do.

[@Knossos22]

@jpatrickbad Yep, Oil is generally considered a Fungible commodity. As conventional crude goes into serious decline, I wonder how long it will take for the global market to crash?

[@OctoberLandon]

Good Grief, if this speech was made by a U.S. President today, the world economy would collapse !!

[@johnpedranghelu9346]

whats the origin, purpose, limitation, value of this speech

[@jmjfanss]

@Knossos22 Read the book the energy non crises by lindsey williams.

[@ddtpfri]

Jimmy you were wrong, Ronald Reagan showed you, didn't he? If people just get off their ass and work and take advantage of the opportunities given to them, they will succeed. We all can be wealthy, maybe not rich, but wealthy. The government just needs to stop taxing us so much and allow us to keep our money and save it for our families as it should be.

[@wasalater]

jimmy carter was one of the greatest presidents of the last 40 years, if not the greatest. during his presidency he made great strides in energy and the economy and was man enough to take responsibility for what he did while he was in office.

[@leecordner8927]

He created a phony energy crisis and he let Iran kidnap Americans and hold the hostage for a year. They got released the day Reagan was inaugurated. Even the mullahs knew he was weak and stupid.

[@mynamesfriday]

I strike my colors!

[@LocoYoFla]

Very true. People need to educate themselves about why interest rates were so high during the Carter years. Without these high interest rates, inflation would still be strangling the American economy. We would not have at the economic booms of the 80's and 90's if inflation were around at the time. You can thank Paul Volcker for that.

[@mewpoet]

@TOPOFFMAN What the hell are you talking about?? Each state should be allowed to use whatever its resources are. Nothing should be left out of the equation when it comes to energy.

[@Knossos22]

@jmjfanss You have it all figured out do you? Please explain!

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster "Well, there you go again." spin spin spin...

[@mongobobo]

Prior to 1950 the USA was the worlds exporter of oil. However, we reached peak oil around that time and the big oil companies had already positioned themselves in the Persian Gulf. The in ANWR and on the continental shelf is not the light sweet crude we so desperately desire. It will literally produce a drop in the bucket.

[@jmjfanss]

@Knossos22 Your wrong, there is oil here, you just don't listen.

[@jmjfanss]

@ammachi3 No were not, we are not running out of oil, we can have alternative energy sources by getting the U.S. Governments involvement in people's lives and get rid of the department of energy and the EPA, because they are unconstitutional and is the reason why ron paul is right everytime.

[@journey2359]

Sharp guy - he was right on the mark about the global energy crisis. Unfortunately, starting off addresses with shit like "Tonight I want to have an unpleasant talk with you" isn't exactly what second terms are made of.

[@chandlerfelty1284]

Jimmy carter was one of the best presidents weve had

[@caseyd321]

Chandler Howard Really? Do some research and get back on your meds.

[@chandlerfelty1284]

caseyd321 jimmy carter dropped the national debt to the lowest its been since ww2, to this day. At 32%. his administration is responsible for 10.5 million private and public sector jobs, and was the only president never to use military action, and used his comprimising skills to end a war, and get 52 hostages returned from iran. He wrote 29 books and has almost entirely eradicated a disease called gineua worm. How about you do some research dumbass.

[@caseyd321]

Did you get this from Jimmy's website? These are hilarious.

[@chandlerfelty1284]

no i used multiple sources, i didnt know jimmy had a website besides the carter center one, which has nothing to do with his presidency all of those thing s are true

[@chandlerfelty1284]

*jimmy carter supporter

[@bnfox]

sorry, this video is actually Carter - not Bush...but it was an honest mistake...

[@mikeh0114]

@ammachi3 He was right, really??? Can you tell me when we ran out of oil, I seemed to have missed that point in our history.

[@Knossos22]

The actual rate of extraction and consumption of conventional oil has not increased since 2004... Prior to that the rate had jumped from 66 million barrels per day to 74 million barrels per day in about 30 months... We are nearing the end of a global production plateau. By definition conventional crude production rate will define global peak oil. Even if they manage to lift production rates for a time, as they have, the peak only comes sooner and the descent faster.

[@jmjfanss]

@talshiarr Got that right.

[@christo930]

No he didn't. He said that if past growth rates were to continue, we would run out of oil Every decade from the 20's to the 70's say more oil usage than all of history before it, Exponential growth cannot be sustained. Oil hit a peak per capita in the 1970's. He was right, the growth couldn't be sustained and thus his prediction didn't come to pass, not because he was wrong about the math, because of geological factors.

[@marschnerj]

Yeah, thank God the "market" (meaning oil cartels) are keeping the price of oil low. I figure it will only be about 20.00 per gallon in six years - Happy Motoring!

[@jmjfanss]

@Knossos22 The Price of oil goes up, because the value of the dollar goes down.

[@232323C]

I remember watching Carter on Tv....he is a good man......just truly good within ...has a conscience

[@LocoYoFla]

The United States used less foreign oil at the end of the Carter administration than at the beginning. Carter was very long-term oriented and would make short-term sacrifices. All presidents after him (both Democrat and Republican) have been very short sighted on the energy issues.

[@noormahamid3648]

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[@jmjfanss]

@FRSFreeState That's why I'm a libertarian.

[@jmjfanss]

@TheRadicalLiberal Because it's the right thing to do, get Federal Government out of our lives and kick these corporations out of Washington, let the states and the people decide.

[@poodle720]

Ronald Reagan was the best president we ever had

[@williamkinchen]

Geez, I guess someone had to post this. There was never an energy shortage. Big government is not the way, folks.

[@academyofshem]

Geez, you sound like a mouth-breather.

[@wasalater]

no i don't wish he was dead i am happy he is.

[@schoolbus7078]

Am I the only one who thinks this is still relevant today

[@eddiewillers1442]

Yes.

[@dariushuk]

This question is posed at those who either know the history of the last 50 years or are old enough to remember. Do any of you think the toppling of the Shah of Iran, who was a western ally and friend of America, had anything to do with the oil crisis ?

[@jmjfanss]

The Reason we have high gas prices, because of one thing, the value of the dollar.

[@greggh]

"linux is also american" Nope. The writer of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, is Finnish, and was living in Finland when he wrote it. Other parts of the GNU/Linux Operating System were written by thousands of people from all over the world.

[@jmjfanss]

@MegF142857 Because carter is a member of the trilaterial commission, wake up.

[@Knossos22]

@SimulacrumMaster ...President Barack Obama announced his intention to open the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic planning areas to oil and gas exploration.[1][2] However, lease sale plans were cancelled following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in May 2010" - Wikipedia

[@vivalapresley]

@Slugg329 i would call myself a conservative, and what i said is cold heard truth.

[@harlequinforest777]

@FreedomInAmerica I ride my bike when it's not too hot. I also drive a Nissan Leaf, which I power with solar-power-generated electricity as well as wind-powered electricity. All green. 100%