It was over 30 years ago when President Jimmy Carter gave his infamous energy address. Just think how our current circumstances might have been different had we listened to President Carter.
Was Carter a Forward Thinker?
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Man, I can’t believe I voted for that guy!
Kenley, why “infamous”?
Yeah, not sure infamous is the best word for it. Let’s try prescient.
First, let me say that Jimmy Carter is a hero of mine and I believe we could use more people like him in the world.
But, let me address my use of the word infamous. I thought he only made one energy address during his presidency but it turns out that he made five such talks, this being one of the early ones. So, though infamous may not relate to the address here, it was the “malaise” address of 1979 that I was thinking of when I made my post.
Despite this, if we take them together, I believe his position on energy contributed to his failure to win re-election (among other things) in 1980. In fact, it was after the July 15, 1979 address that Carter asked for the resignations of all of his Cabinet officers, and ultimately accepted five.
As a side note, I LOVE that Brian voted for Carter and that he chose to share it with us on the Post. Your courage continues to inspire me.
I was a summer exchange student in Europe when Carter made the difficult decision to boycott the Moscow Olympics. I remember having mixed feelings about it due to my concern for the athletes, but I remember even more clearly how my host family, friends and the European press felt enormous respect for Carter and because they knew he was a sincere, honest and moral man, they applauded his decision. I admit I was young and naive at the time, but it felt GREAT to be overseas and say “I’m an American!”
Then came Reagan and Bush -and the anti-US sentiment abroad started almost immediately.
Clinton gave us back some credibility and respect…
And, well…we all (except maybe Brian) know just how loathed our current “President” and his policies are around the world.
Let’s hope Obama can quickly bring us some much needed redemption.
Clinton gave us back some credibility and respect…?????????
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Clinton gave us back some credibility and respect…?????????
Yes, Brian. I asked you before if you did much traveling…If you did you would have been able to gauge first hand the varying international sentiment towards our policies throughout the years. You obviously get your news from different sources than many of us here (and have obviously different interpretations of commonly used words in the English language – i.e. “great”) so I don’t know why I’m surprised that you are yet again merely towing another Republican line…
That reminds me, you never answered my question in the other thread – please define how you feel Bush will go down in history as one of the “greatest” presidents of all time.
Brian, sorry – I didn’t mean for that to come off as a “snarky” or disrectful comment. I guess I should have used a smiley face.
LTOR,
Yes, that was quite snarky, watch that. He’s kept us from being attacked for the past 7 years, he’s taken the fight to the enemy by killing thousands of potential suicide Al Quada killers, took out a brutal dictator and started a democracy in country that hasn’t had it ever (that’s two things combined) and also did that in Afanistan, and we are now good frieds with France again.
sorry about the typos, I’m out in the bee yard on a blue tooth and a bee got inside my viel.
Wow, Brian…Unfortunately I don’t have enough time to write what I think of your idolization of George W. Bush. Needless to say, it boggles my mind.
BTW, I was just in France. Without fault, EVERY SINGLE PERSON I spoke to (both in Paris and in the countryside) expressed their belief that Bush is the biggest and most moronic, inept, bumbling and dangerous bloody fool this side of Louis XVI.
And really, are you crediting him with the ease in political tension between the US and France. Wouldn’t that be something a change in French leadership (i.e. Sarkozy) is responsible for?
Yeh, your right about Sarkozy. I’m not sure but I think he was elected by the majority of France. Last I checked France was a democracy, remember they gave us that statue !