The Carter's of Plains, Georgia: Something is in my eyes.

[Botany]

Carter has used his post-presidency to support human rights, global health programs and
fair elections worldwide through his Carter Center, based in Atlanta. He has helped renovate
4,300 homes in 14 countries for Habitat for Humanity, and with his own hammer and tool
belt, he will be working on homes for low-income people in Indiana later this month.

snip

On this summer morning, Rosalynn mixes pancake batter and sprinkles in blueberries grown on their land.

Carter cooks them on the griddle.

Then he does the dishes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.570738f0be5c

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. They set the best example. n/t

[saidsimplesimon]

2. I voted for President Carter, twice.

It was an honour.

[MaryMagdaline]

3. I voted for him in 1980. My first presidential election

I have never regretted it.

[GoCubsGo]

6. Me, too.

I do it again, if I had the chance.

[struggle4progress]

4. +

[George II]

7. I confess that in my first Presidential election I voted for Nixon, then my second....

....I voted for McGovern, and by 1976 I volunteered for Carter in Manhattan, and have voted Democratic ever since.

[Glorfindel]

12. I had the honor of voting for him three times, the first as governor of Georgia

The Carters are the only presidential couple I have ever met, but that's quite enough.

[SHRED]

13. So did I!

[mtngirl47]

15. Me too....my first Presidential election was for Carter, 1976 and again 1980

I've read many of his books...and I always learn something valuable from him.

[NCTraveler]

5. I watched him give a sermon a couple of years back.

I stayed in the exact room he and Rosalynn stayed in when they were having some renovations done to their house. You want a fun vacation that forces you to slow down? Go spend a couple of days in Plains. I loved it.

[mountain grammy]

8. Wow, that must have been great..

even an atheist like me would love to hear Jimmy Carter preach.

[NCTraveler]

16. I'm not a very religious person.

At all. His message was beautiful. It was very special for me. They both stood out front of the church after service and took pictures with anyone who wanted one. Such wonderful people.

[Tanuki]

24. You can! Here is the upcoming schedule of when he will be there

http://www.mbcplains.org/?page_id=212


I was inspired by NCTraveler's previous account of his visit to Plains and made my own pilgrimage last year. Be sure to visit the National Park Service Historic Site at Jimmy and Rosalyn's old high school, and Koinonia Farm in Americus while you're there. It was a fantastic experience, truly something I will never forget.

[mountain grammy]

25. Wow thanks

We’ll be in SC in December with our camper. Maybe we can do that.

[gademocrat7]

9. The Carters are the epitome of goodness and compassion.

They are close to our hearts in Georgia.

[malaise]

10. The Carters are my definition of.decency, modesty

and no pretense. I love them.
Good to see the WP joining places like DU in terms of giving them their due.
Had the US listened to Carter's famous 'malaise' speech, things would have turned out differently.

[HelenWheels]

11. President Carter is an example of what a man should be.

[nancy1942]

14. President Carter is an living example of decency in action.

Compared to the soul-less creature who is everything evil all wrapped up in one repulsive thing/man/whatever you want you call it who is presently squatting in the White House.
This article brought me to tears. Good/Bad....Beautiful/Ugly...Carter/Trump?
My God.
What a stark contrast.

[CentralMass]

17. He is a great human being who voted for Bernie Sanders in the primary I might add.

[LiberalFighter]

18. If you can live comfortably without being rich that is the way to go.

[JohnnyRingo]

19. Brought a tear to my eye

The last unpretentious president. Thanx for posting.

[tblue37]

21. I think the Obama's are also unpretentious. nt

[JohnnyRingo]

23. Point taken

Although the Carters have taken their modesty to unprecedented levels, the Obamas seem like real people who have made extraordinary accomplishments. Likewise Bill & Hill Clinton.

[tblue37]

20. I so admire those two! nt

[IronLionZion]

22. Not a single bomb was dropped during his presidency

He installed solar panels on the white house roof and did not sell weapons to Iran or finance the Contras in Nicaragua.

If he was a "weak president" then lets elect more "weak presidents" like Carter instead of dangerous dipshits like Reagan, Bush, or Trump.

[redstateblues]

26. The first bumper sticker I put on a car was Carter for President

[lpbk2713]

27. Sounds like they might go on forever.

And I hope they do.