This is Jimmy Carter

[brettdale]

Link to tweet

[Maru Kitteh]

1. Oh that hurt to see but makes my heart SWELL with pride.

I love you, Jimmy Carter.

[lame54]

2. Agreed

[thegoose]

3. Damn straight

Meanwhile, we have these assholes who still consider him a "failure" while bending over for this worthless, bloated orange piece of shit fucking up the world.

[FoxNewsSucks]

7. Those "fine God-fearing Christian republicons" call

Carter a failure because he helps poor people, instead of lining his own pockets giving speeches.

[spanone]

4. Jimmy helped build 21 homes in Nashville, TN

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/10/11/jimmy-carter-garth-brooks-trisha-yearwood-grand-ole-opry-nashville-habitat-humanity-farewell/2433075001/

[George II]

5. Badass indeed!

BTW, in case Cadet Bone Spurs is reading this, Jimmy Carter is also a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served several years as a Commissioned Officer on submarines, as we called them "sub sailors".

[hmanne]

6. There's also a Seawolf Class Hunter/Killer Sub named after him.

That is quite the honor for such an honorable man and President.

[George II]

9. I wonder what boat they'll name after trump. This?

BTW, last year I went to the Nautilus Museum in New London where it was built (my father took me to see it in NYC in 1956). It pained me when I walked in the door. I'd forgotten that a portrait of the sitting president is mounted at the entrance of all military facilities, and I was forced to look at trump's mug and fake grin.

[jmowreader]

13. The Navy is in desperate need of a new class of garbage barges

The USS Donald J. Trump will be the lead ship of a not-so-proud class of Very Large Solid Waste Disposal Barges. Towed by Barack Obama-class tugboats, these mighty vessels will ply the seas and oceans collecting rubbish of every variety from the warships of our nation's Navy. Each one will be crewed by twenty federal prisoners hand-selected for the task by a Petty Officer Third Class we'll call out of formation on the first Friday the 13th after the vessel enters commission.

And the best part of all is, the namesake of the class will have the opportunity to be a member of the crew!

[George II]

14. Hah! Wish I was a LOT younger, I was a Petty Officer Third Class....

I'd LOVE to "captain" a garbage scow crewed by 20 Federal prisoners. No doubt one day trump will be one.

[LiberalLovinLug]

20. Or this

[calimary]

22. Awww, not a sweet little rubber ducky float!

A garbage scow would be far more fitting.

[soldierant]

24. If that float were based on the baby blimp ...

then maybe, but not with a sweet littlel pup on board. Or any dog. Or cat. Or hamster.

[Tanuki]

8. And at the end of this past week of helping Habitat build homes,

he went back to Plains and taught his Sunday School class this morning, and will be speaking Tuesday at an international forum on Defending Human Rights at his Carter Center in Atlanta!
https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/2019/hrd-forum-2019.html


Carter Center to Hold Forum on Defending Human Rights

October 10, 2019

ATLANTA — Dozens of activists, peacemakers, and community leaders from 28 countries will come together Oct. 12-15 for the Carter Center’s 12th Human Rights Defenders Forum, which this year focuses on “Building Solidarity toward Equality for All.”

Session topics include global protection for activists, challenges for women defenders and peacemakers, and the importance of mutually supporting civil, economic, political, and social rights.

Three sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 15, will be livestreamed on cartercenter.org and Facebook.com/forumonwomen. Media are welcome to watch and report. In addition, media are invited to attend the day’s final session, from 3:50 p.m. to 5 p.m., which will also be livestreamed on cartercenter.org the Carter Center’s Facebook page. This session will include a 15-minute Q&A with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter,during which press, audience members, and viewers may submit written questions related to human rights. Viewers can participate in the discussion using #BuildingSolidarity.

The forum also showcases the experiences of courageous women and men on the front lines of the fight for human rights, which this year include:

Hafida Benchehida, an Algerian senator since 2013 and a founding member of both the Algerian and Arab women parliamentarian networks. She is also a member of Mediterranean Women Mediators and a specialist in women’s roles in peace.
Mohna Ansari, a journalist-turned-attorney and a member of Nepal’s Human Rights Commission. Much of her work involves women’s rights, representation, and protection.
Ijam Alaz Augustine, minister for human rights and minorities affairs in Pakistan’s Lahore province, whose political career has been devoted to protecting the rights of religious minorities.
Fernando Carrillo Flórez, a former ambassador, minister of justice, and minister of the interior from Colombia who has published more than 14 books and 80 articles on democracy, governance, and reform of justice.
Maati Munjib, a journalist, professor, and president of Freedom Now, an organization devoted to protecting journalists and freedom of expression in Morocco. Because of his activism and writings, he faces a possible five years in prison. Amnesty International and other human rights groups have called for charges against him to be dropped.

Media interested in attending Tuesday’s session in person, or in interviewing any of the human rights defenders, should contact Soyia Ellison at [e-mail] by Friday, Oct. 11, in order to be cleared for attendance by the Secret Service.

Media are also invited to attend “Standing Strong Against Attacks on Human Rights,” a Conversation at the Carter Center featuring human rights defenders Hafida Benchehida, Memory Bandera, and Claudia Virginia Samayoa. The panel, which will be moderated by freelance journalist Kristi York Wooten, runs from 7-8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

Forum Agenda

*All sessions will be livestreamed on cartercenter.org and Facebook.com/forumonwomen.*

Tuesday, Oct. 15

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.Remarks by President Carter
Summary of the previous days’ workshops
Testimonies by human rights defenders and moderated discussion2:15 ̶ 3:15 p.m.Discussion: “How Do We Build True Solidarity in the Struggle for Equality?”3:50 ̶ 5 p.m.Continued: Moderated discussion
Livestream Q&A with President Carter (4:35 to 4:50 p.m.)
FarewellsNote: Schedule subject to change.



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Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope.
A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in over 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care. The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.

[paleotn]

10. Jimmy Carter is what America should be.

My mom would love this. She dearly loved that man.

[gademocrat7]

11. Love President Carter.

He is an icon.

[sandensea]

12. AND he broke his collarbone in Dec. 1980 - and still managed to bring the hostages home

He was in pain the day Raygun took office, and, other than a short nap, hadn't slept - but he made it to that too, as difficult as it must have been both physically and emotionally.

That's love for country - something Cheeto will never understand.

[greyl]

15. K & R nt

[Jarqui]

16. I seem to appreciate stories like this and President Carter even more

in the wake of the terrible things going on with the current president.

But I always though he was a treasure before he was elected. Those feelings have no wavered for decades.

A number of people might debate what he did while he was in office but far fewer would debate who the best president out of office has been.

[triron]

17. Tough dude is an understatement!

[Duppers]

18. K & R

[Dem2theMax]

19. President and Mrs. Carter. Both of them are humbling examples

of what it means to be truly kind and compassionate people in this world. We are blessed beyond all measure to have them showing us the way.

[Butterflylady]

21. Next to Obama he has always been my favorite.

[titanicdave]

23. ...Now, There...

...is an example of one very great and decent human being.....not like the charlatans who are running our country today......

[Evolve Dammit]

25. He is a Christian, walking the walk. Millions of Christians are just fake. Love JEC.

His work and pursuit of justice, equal opportunity, military service on a nuclear sub, and eradication of disease are exemplary. Contrast to the current occupier of the WH (aka Cadet Bonespurs?) God how far we have fallen.

[randr]

26. Best use of a human body in my life time

The man is a Saint and displays all that makes America Great.