Happy 100th birthday, Jimmy Carter

[fiamme red]

He was one of the best men who ever occupied the White House, and he has done a great deal of good since he left.

And he clearly likes bicycles.

[thwart]

Agree wholeheartedly.

[fourflys]

yep, when all of the politics was over, at his heart, he is just a great human being.. AND he likes the classic Rivs!

Happy B-Day, Mr. President!

[BrazAd]

I rode the century part of the annual “Plains, Trains and Bike Chains” ride this past Saturday. We had over 100 riders sign up (for all segments) and the century segment was added for the first time, all in honor of President Carter’s 100th bday today.

The annual “P, T & BC” ride is always in conjunction with the annual Plains Peanut Festival. We leave a park at Lake Blackshear GA and ride to Leslie GA, then Americus GA and then to Plains… and back. We get to Plains in time for the annual parade and we get peanut butter ice cream and other typical festival fare.

It was a tough ride as we had 12-15 mph winds all the way back - and I was riding solo… but 14 of us finished the century.

Happy 100th bday, President Carter!

Gary








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[clyde the point]

Triple Awesome!

[XXtwindad]

Fantastic American.

[dave thompson]

Folks should embrace Jimmy's selflessness. The world would be a better place.

[Erikg]

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[dave thompson]

Originally Posted by Erikg

an alternate viewpoint: https://truthout.org/articles/neolib...d-with-carter/

Sorry, this isn't a political thread.

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by dave thompson

Sorry, this isn't a political thread.

But, but, he was a politician.

Hows that deregulation of air travel working out?

[GonaSovereign]

Observing from outside your borders,I will tell you that, while he had a mixed record as President, he is without question your best former President.

I imagine thoughtful people of all political stripes can appreciate someone who invests so much of their life making the world a better place.

[mcteague]

Originally Posted by GonaSovereign

Observing from outside your borders,I will tell you that, while he had a mixed record as President, he is without question your best former President.

I imagine thoughtful people of all political stripes can appreciate someone who invests so much of their life making the world a better place.

Totally agree. Not a great president but appears a much better human being than any POTUS since.

Tim

[zmudshark]

Originally Posted by GonaSovereign

Observing from outside your borders,I will tell you that, while he had a mixed record as President, he is without question your best former President.

I imagine thoughtful people of all political stripes can appreciate someone who invests so much of their life making the world a better place.

Thank you.

He is an amazing human. We should ll be as good.

[paredown]

I heard a good story from a retired NYC cop (and retired Marine) whose VFW chapter worked with our local Habitat chapter building a handicap ramp for the mom of a veteran killed in Iraq.

He and his partner were in a NY deli one day grabbing lunch, and he looks over, and Jimmy Carter is there ordering lunch too. He calls it in on his radio--using whatever special code--and the dispatcher doesn't believe him that the former President is actually there. He eventually convinces them, then asks if he can offer him a ride.

Carter was in town for a Habitat blitz build (these are the full court press days, where they line up as many volunteers and contractors as possible and build a house in a ridiculously short period of time).

So he then walks over, introduces himself and mentions that he's OK'd it with dispatch, and can he give him a ride back to the job site? President Carter agrees, and then they have a nice chat on the way back to wherever it was that they were building.

Anyways, a lovely story told by a good guy (and as close as I am likely to get to a US President). What struck my friend was how approachable and grounded Carter was, and how great it was that he was still giving back.

BTW, if you find older video clips of Carter wielding a hammer, you can tell he did a lot of building with Habitat. There's a particular rythym for the guys that have built a lot--light tap (set the nail) then, three hard hits to drive the nail home. I hear it, and I think of the countless hours he spent building houses for people in need.

[Fat Cat]

I never had the opportunity to meet President Carter but I wish that had. The best that I can do is to say Happy Birthday ! ! ! And thank him for representing what people who are actually human can be and do.