How was Jimmy Carter ineffective?
By Netsbridge
@Netsbridge (3253)
United States
September 22, 2009 1:29pm CST
I keep hearing republicans refer to Jimmy Carter as the most ineffective president the nation has had. How was Jimmy Carter an ineffective president?
From what I have gathered, I think that Jimmy Carter is an honest and realistic man. And I think he is even the only president who still had the spotlight day after resignation! How was this realistic man ineffective?
3 responses
@martieann (40)
• United States
23 Sep 09
Jimmy Carter was perceived as ineffective because he was honest and realistic, and also because he lived his christain values. I found it ironic that all the people who at the time wanted a Christain in the White house, then turned on him when he lived by those values.
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@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
23 Sep 09
Martieann, that is what I think happened! I think that people just cannot stand an honest and realistic individual. I am a born-again Christian, and cannot understand how anyone claiming to be Christian or godly can believe he/she is better than another person simply because of shade of skin or actually continue to believe that the Almighty and Loving God of creation could have or would displace nations just in order to make room for a group HE, Almighty GOD, would start rejecting as soon as HE set the group apart!
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
22 Sep 09
You know how people keep saying this is the worst recession since 1980? Yeah, Who was the president from 1977-1981? That's not even getting into the Panama Canal, highest gas prices EVER prior to Bush and that's not even counting inflation. I'm sure someone here will post a 10 page list for you, but seeing as you just think all republicans are bad and all democrats are godsent, I'll choose not to waste my time with all that.
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@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
23 Sep 09
Taskr, please, do not put words in my mouth; I never said that "republicans are bad and all democrats are godsent." I am neither democrat nor republican. I here simply gave you the opportunity to make your case. Can you be sensible enough to seize the opportunity.
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
23 Sep 09
If hugs were effective in Middle East affairs he would have been effective.
@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
23 Sep 09
Interesting viewpoint! Would one then say that hugs were and are effective, since Carter over the years was able to easily communicate with Middle Easterners?
