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Some good news: Jimmie Carter voted for Kamala Harris, fulfilling his wish! Now, I hope he lives to see her win, knowing that he made a difference.
Given what we have seen of some presidencies since his term I don't think he deserves some of the negativity I've seen. He had what appears to be a loving marriage and he continued to serve the community after he left the WH. I too hope he might get to see her seated BUT that is not even now assured, and that's a whole 'nother rant.
He had a good presidency and a great post-presidency. I'm glad he achieved his latest goal.
What was good about his Presidency?
How will you look when/if you turn 100? At least he has his mental faculties intact.
@Organist1 lmao are you sure about that
@Communistbitch Yes.
@Organist1 that old man doesn't look like his mental faculties are intact. He looks like a corpse
@Communistbitch He has survived cancer that his doctors thought would kill him a long time ago. He just lost the love of his life, yet he wished to stay alive long enough to vote for Kamala. That makes him more with it than almost half the country.
@Organist1 sounds like a sad life to me.
@Communistbitch Carter did not live a sad life, and he is surrounded by love.
Don't worry, he is most likely dead most of the time mentally. They say he stayed alive so he could vote (like he would have any control over that other than suicide ) but that's a bunch of BS. I watched both of my parents go through this. Once they get to that stage, they're unable to do anything physically. They're just a shell waiting for the last couple of vital organs to shut down. The mind MAY still be there, but they can barely ever vocalize any coherent thoughts. Very sad condition to witness. Once my parents got to this stage of 'mouth open, eyes closed and asleep 95% of the time', it's usually just a matter of days. But don't worry, if the DNC has their way, he'll vote again next election. I want to see a video of him filling out his ballot. Don't care how, by hand, or even an eye tracking device on a computer. If you can't do it yourself, you can't vote. Otherwise, how do we know the one doing it for you actually does it correctly? There needs to be a way of verifying.
@Organist1 voting for kamala is an achievement? I don't think so. Maybe living to 100 is, but you didn't describe a happy life
@Communistbitch What do you think Jimmie Carter's achievements of the past decades have been? Do you think they made him happy? They seem to have made others happy. To a nice person like him, that describes a happy life. Some people live to make others happy. Other people like Trump live to make people miserable. I choose Carter's approach. How about you?
@Organist1 yeah I don't think so. I don't think neither one of these fools know who we are, or even give a fuck, it's part of your sick delusion.
@Communistbitch "either", not "neither."
@Organist1 I used to know a family that lived in one of the many houses built by Jimmy's organization, Habitat For Humanity. Without that house they would have been out on the street.
@Flyingsaucesir Jimmie Carter seems to have been one of the most selfless people in public life. I so wish there were more like him. My son used to work in a Habitat store as a volunteer. They furnished lots of peoples' houses for very little money.
I am worried about Kamala Harris prospects in November.
She made a splash after Biden announced her but she is losing numbers in Michigan and Wisconsin. Her campaign does not have the same appeal and force that she had a month or two ago. She is also struggling to get black votes. Obama claimed 71%, and she is barely doing 41% which is lower than Trump is taking. That is a concern.
Some Republican names are voting for her because she is not Trump but it will not be enough to win the WH.
She is presidential candidate today who could not, did not and would not win a single primary in the regular campaign for WH. She is appointed and we all are loving it because she is not Trump. The American Democratic campaign does not accommodate soft corners, sympathies and not-the-other sentiments. A clever, not even a good candidate wins! And she is not clever.
Biden did not win because he was an outstanding candidate. He simply was not Trump. The problem is that the odour of Trump's term has dissipated since.