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Terrible president, good human being		  
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« on: November 02, 2014, 06:42:57 PM »
He wasn't a great president by any means, but option 2 describes him much better than option 1
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2014, 07:13:51 PM »
Option 1, I mean c'mon.
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2014, 08:08:15 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2014, 08:11:48 PM »
Neither suffice
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2014, 08:13:05 PM »


^This. Why do you believe Carter is/was a "terrible human being"?
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2014, 08:19:35 PM »
Terrible president, good human being
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« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2014, 08:57:38 PM »
The best as a person in the last 50 years.
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« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2014, 09:03:37 PM »
The first describes him period.
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« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2014, 09:18:06 PM »
Mediocre president; sanctimonious, self-serving human being
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2014, 10:56:20 PM »
Option 1, seriously.
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2014, 12:46:01 AM »
Neither - he was a deeply underrated President and a great man.
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2014, 12:54:58 AM »
Quote from: IDS Emperor Maxwell on November 03, 2014, 12:46:01 AM
Neither - he was a deeply underrated President and a great man.
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2014, 01:40:22 AM »
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2014, 02:10:10 AM »
Carter's economic reforms are perhaps among the most significant regulatory reforms enacted in getting the economy moving again. Nothing that has come since has been so nearly justified or effective. 
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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2014, 05:01:06 AM »
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« Reply #15 on: November 03, 2014, 07:06:51 AM »
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« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2014, 10:50:33 AM »
I can see why someone might see him as sanctimonious, but his faith doesn't strike me as showy or self-serving as, say, Tony Blair's religious mania. I certainly can't see how he would be a horrible person, especially considering the typical megalomaniacs who manage to enter the office. The worst I can say about his problems, is he used his morals as a crutch to excuse hs failings as an executive.

Still, he did seem to want to do good in the world, which was a welcome change from the Nixon/Kissinger realpolitik that ran rampant before.
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« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2014, 11:01:06 AM »
Bad as a President, good as a person.
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« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2014, 11:08:37 AM »
Good person, horrible President.

It's okay Jimmy, good people make horrible politicians anyway.
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« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2014, 11:11:52 AM »
Quote from: Indy Texas on November 02, 2014, 09:18:06 PM
Mediocre president; sanctimonious, self-serving human being

This.
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« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2014, 12:42:35 PM »
^ Yeah, I can see that.

I bet you his personality differed a great deal from all post WW2 presidents (JC was certainly homespun). When he first went into the WH, and I don't know if this changed or not, but he made it a policy that the place would be "dry," although it was known that people sort of brought their own or had a stash here or there, and it was unacceptable and uncouth not to at least serve champagne or wine at a state dinner. I'm tempted to vote option 2 on that. Tongue
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« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2014, 02:02:37 PM »
Option 1.

Option 2  best applies to Nixon, or Clinton (though he's not really a terrible human being) in my opinion.
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« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2014, 02:10:25 PM »
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« Reply #23 on: November 03, 2014, 07:57:31 PM »
Neither.  He's terminated.
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« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2014, 08:44:35 PM »
History's greatest monster.
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