Jimmy Carter wore a sweater. He asked Americans to turn down the thermostat in winter and up in summer. Jimmy Carter made us drive 55.
Jimmy Carter not only had a vision for addressing the energy crisis, he also had a vision for peace. Jimmy Carter was willing to talk to Sadat and Begin. He’s a diplomat. He talks to anyone. And he was for change, for restoring trust in government.
Some of this sounds familiar. You know, energy crisis and 55mph sound familiar. Diplomacy and talking to anyone sounds familiar. Even Anwar sounds familiar.
On the other hand, some things don’t sound the same today as they did then. When Jimmy Carter ran for office, his Christianity wasn’t questioned. His middle name wasn’t used for political purposes. And I don’t remember flip flopping in the campaign. He had something to do with peanuts too, but that business stuff is probably not relevant.
But I do remember, Jimmy Carter wore a sweater.
Seeing as President Carter left office when I was 5, all I really remember was the school yard chant that the older kids (all of 5th and 6th grade) used to sing:
My bologna has a first name
it’s J-I-M-M-Y
…
Yes, Beth, I’m showing some wear….
Didn’t mean it that way – sorry.
heh
Carter–the worst president of the 20th century, maybe of all time. His inaction in the face of the embassy takeover by islamic thugs led directly to the current situation both in Iran and with islamic terrorism in general. He showed the terrorists that we wouldn’t do anything. The hostages were released the day Reagan took office because the terrorists understood clearly that Reagan would take action, and that the action would be detrimental to their health.
Carter–put on a sweater and turn down the thermostat because I haven’t a clue what to do–yeah, I remember Carter.