Forever Julian Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Surprised there isn't a post about the man from Georgia to ever be President on a Georgia-centric message board. Jimmy Carter, former US president, reveals he has cancerFormer US President Jimmy Carter says recent liver surgery revealed that he has cancer and it has spread to other parts of his body.The 90-year-old statesman underwent surgery to remove a small mass in his liver earlier this month.He said he would reveal more "when facts are known, possibly next week".Mr Carter will undergo treatment by physicians at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta.President Barack Obama wished Mr Carter "a full and fast recovery" in a statement released on Wednesday."Jimmy, you're as resilient as they come, and along with the rest of America, we are rooting for you," Mr Obama said.The White House said Mr Obama spoke to Mr Carter on the telephone on Wednesday.Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr, posted on Twitter: "President #JimmyCarter is in my thoughts & prayers. May the Lord heal, comfort & encourage this extraordinary servant-leader to the world."Leaving the White House in 1981, Mr Carter has remained active carrying out humanitarian efforts with his Carter Center in recent years.He founded the centre, which focuses on human-rights efforts and political mediation, soon after he left office.He was later responsible for negotiating a 1994 nuclear disarmament pact with North Korea and has visited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in recent years.A Democrat from Georgia, Mr Carter was elected president in 1976.He won the Nobel Peace prize in 2002 for his commitment to finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts, his work with human rights and democracy initiatives and his promotion of economic and social programmes.The BBC interviewed Mr Carter in February about his efforts to eradicate guinea worm disease and in the South Sudan and Mali and river blindness in both Africa and Latin America.He said then he was happy to still be travelling and doing work across the globe.But in May, he returned early from a trip to observe elections in Guyana because he was "not feeling well".Mr Carter has been recently promoting his latest book, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, which was released in July.http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33898331Scary stuff. My parents came to this country while he was president. Seems like a good guy, and his foundation has done a lot of good in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Wilson Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yeah.....He had a historically horrible presidency but there is no question that his heart was toward people....Habitat For Humanity and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob1272 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I've never liked him at all. I thought he was a horrible president, but all that goes out the window with something like this. He has my sympathy and best wishes for a full recovery. I truly hope he can beat this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capologist Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 As Flip said, not a historically good President but definitely a humanitarian that genuinely cares... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I hope he is ok. His presidency often gets criticized....sometimes fairly ... sometimes not IMO (which is par the coarse for the position.) However as people pointed out, as a man and as a person it is hard to say he was anything other then genuine.AND I will say that had the country followed his lead on energy conservation we would be in much better shape today. The man was way ahead of his time when it comes to energy conservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfishtom Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Carter is a good man,I wish him well.He was not the most effective president ,but has done a lot to help people that really need help ,after he left office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Yeah.....He had a historically horrible presidency Better than Nixon though, but not by much. Hope he gets well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Julian Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 As someone who was born ~10 years after Carter's presidency what was so bad about it?I hear anecdotal stories from my parents about how the economy was REALLY bad in the late 70's, but that really just seems like capitalism because the economy was REALLY bad when I was in undergrad ~ 2008. It seems to always cycle from crash to boom times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biloxifalcon Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I wish the man a speedy recovery. I never ***** about his presidency. When I was in the Army he gave the military the most substantial raise EVER. 15% man! Get well soon JEC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Wilson Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 As someone who was born ~10 years after Carter's presidency what was so bad about it?I hear anecdotal stories from my parents about how the economy was REALLY bad in the late 70's, but that really just seems like capitalism because the economy was REALLY bad when I was in undergrad ~ 2008. It seems to always cycle from crash to boom times.It was defined by the Energy Crisis, Inflation, and the Iran Hostage Situation. I was a kid myself but I remember it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Julian Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 It was defined by the Energy Crisis, Inflation, and the Iran Hostage Situation. I was a kid myself but I remember it well.Thanks for the information.I'll read up on those now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nono Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 18% interest rates, he gutted our military budget to a point it was so weak and we became weak and a joke, he spent years trying to bring peace to the middle east Sadat and Begin and that collapsedBut agree he was a kind man but got run over in DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ocean Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Back when Reagan announced he had Alzheimer's, I don't remember if people said stuff like "He sold arms to Iran, nearly tripled the federal budget deficit, and destroyed the middle class, but he seemed like a nice enough feller, so I wish him well." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shotfather Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Really ******* confused by some of the responses in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Harvey Oswald Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The way I see it there's two ways of living. You can drag it out as a yes man, or just go hard in the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritzblitz 2.0 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Billy Beer FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Wilson Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Back when Reagan announced he had Alzheimer's, I don't remember if people said stuff like "He sold arms to Iran, nearly tripled the federal budget deficit, and destroyed the middle class, but he seemed like a nice enough feller, so I wish him well."I believe you just did. You were a little late though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Back when Reagan announced he had Alzheimer's, I don't remember if people said stuff like "He sold arms to Iran, nearly tripled the federal budget deficit, and destroyed the middle class, but he seemed like a nice enough feller, so I wish him well."Back when Reagan died, there were some especially horrible things said about him, some of them on this very forum.Way worse than anything I've seen in this thread, FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIncomparableLiamNeeson Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Back when Reagan died, there were some especially horrible things said about him, some of them on this very forum.Way worse than anything I've seen in this thread, FWIW. That's true.Though to be fair, Carter mostly gets blamed for things way beyond his control (like the oil crisis and Desert One) and for being rather dopey, while Reagan literally committed treason. So I guess it all evens out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ocean Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 If there was a drinking game for the Republican presidential debates where you had to take a shot every time a candidate said "Reagan" I wonder how long it'd take you to get alcohol poisoning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 If there was a drinking game for the Republican presidential debates where you had to take a shot every time a candidate said "Reagan" I wonder how long it'd take you to get alcohol poisoning?Not long at all. The crazy thing is how Reagan was exactly like all of them. I mean, whatever they propose doing is exactly the same thing he would have done!What a coincidence, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritzblitz 2.0 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Not long at all. The crazy thing is how Reagan was exactly like all of them. I mean, whatever they propose doing is exactly the same thing he would have done!What a coincidence, huh?Except that many of the things that Reagan did during his presidency would have gotten him labeled as a "RINO" by the current crowd if it were done by someone who is not practically a diety at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ocean Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Tongue-Tied Rick Perry Refers To 'Ronald Raven' During Debate (VIDEO)Trump: Rick Perry ‘Put On Glasses So People Think He’s Smart’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF89 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 One of the better post presidency careers if you can look past the politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychic Gibbon Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Parties change...JFK would be considered a Republican nowadaysNothing says "Republican nowadays," like immigration reform, federal funding of education, expansion of Medicare, expansion of welfare for the poor, and calling for a massive and expensive public program (moon trip).edit: I will give you one thing: Parties certainly do change. You need look no further than the Southern strategy for proof of that. Edited August 15, 2015 by Psychic Gibbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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