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Old 10-12-2002, 11:13 PM   #1
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002Oct11.html

This is wonderful. This man is truly an inspiration. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I can't remember who said it, but the sentiments were along the lines of: Jimmy Carter is the only man who used the Presidential office as a springboard to Great Things.
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Old 10-12-2002, 11:26 PM   #2
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I've always thought Carter was an intelligent, caring man, who tolerated unreasonable insults(Billy Beer anyone?), with great dignity.

Being a southerner didn't hurt my impression of him either!

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Old 10-13-2002, 02:04 AM   #3
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Yes he is and he deserv it to this man is great and he is the 3 US president that get the prize by the Norwegian Nobel prize thingy!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 10-13-2002, 02:58 AM   #4
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Castro is applauding him... News Story
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Old 10-13-2002, 10:54 AM   #5
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Oh, good. He can hang it around his neck along with all of the "Worst U.S. President in History" awards. Oops, sorry, the mad rabbit took it away from him.
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Old 10-13-2002, 11:08 AM   #6
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Oh, good. He can hang it around his neck along with all of the "Worst U.S. President in History" awards. Oops, sorry, the mad rabbit took it away from him.
Sorry, most historians have found that Warren Harding (1921-1923) was the worst President in the nation's history.

THE RETURN TO NORMALCY PRESIDENT

Fast Facts

Born: November 2, 1865, near Corsica (now Blooming Grove), Ohio

Died: August 2, 1923, in San Francisco, California

Nickname: None

Married: Florence Kling De Wolfe (1860-1924), on July 8, 1891

Religion: Baptist

Education: Graduated from Ohio Central College (1882)

Political Party: Republican

Career: Editor-publisher; Member of Ohio State Senate, 1900-04; Lieutenant-Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; United States Senator, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23

Domestic Policy Highlights: Immigrant Quota Act of 1921, "The Ohio Gang," Fordney McCumber Tariff Act

Foreign Policy Highlights: Reciprocity trade agreements, Dawes Plan, curbing the arms race

A Life in Brief

President Warren G. Harding once gambled away the White House China in a card game! A conservative politician from Ohio, Harding had no enemies because he never took a firm enough stand on an issue to make any. Who would have suspected that the man to succeed Woodrow Wilson, America's most visionary president, would be a man with no vision, no agenda, and no goals for the nation?

Warren Harding was raised in a small town in Ohio. His wholesome and picture book childhood—farm chores, swimming in the local creek, and playing in the village band—was the basis of his down-home appeal later in life. As a young man, Harding brought a nearly bankrupt newspaper, the Marion Star, back to life. The paper became a favorite with Ohio politicians of both parties because of Harding's even-handed reporting. Always well-liked for his good-natured manner, Harding won a seat in the Ohio State Senate, serving two terms before becoming a U.S. senator from Ohio, in 1914. During his term as senator, Harding missed more sessions than he attended, being absent for key debates on prohibition and women's suffrage. Taking no stands meant making no enemies, and his fellow Republicans awarded Harding the 1920 presidential nomination, sensing the nation's fatigue with the reform agenda of Woodrow Wilson. Running with the slogan, "A Return to Normalcy," Harding beat progressive Democrat James N. Cox in a massive landslide.

Weak and Mediocre Presidency

Once in office, Harding admitted to his close friends that the job was beyond him. The capable men that Harding appointed to his cabinet included Charles Evans Hughes as secretary of state, Andrew Mellon as secretary of the treasury, and Herbert Hoover as secretary of commerce. But he also surrounded himself with dishonest cheats, who came to be known as "the Ohio gang." Many of them were later charged with defrauding the government, and some of them went to jail. Though Harding knew of the limitations of men like Harry Dougherty, the slick friend he appointed attorney general, he liked to play poker with them, drink whiskey, smoke, tell jokes, play golf, and keep late hours.

Known as a "good fellow," Harding enjoyed being liked more than he prized being a good leader. Though Harding was never linked to any crooked deals, the public was aware of his affairs with at least two women. Carrie Phillips, who had been a German sympathizer during the war, tried to blackmail Harding and was paid hush money by the Republican Party. Nan Britton, a pretty blond thirty years younger than the president, was given a job in Washington, D.C., so that she could be near Harding. The two often met in the Oval Office and their affair continued until Harding's death.

Decidedly conservative on trade and economic issues, Harding favored pro-business government policies. He allowed Andrew Mellon to push through tax cuts for the rich, stopped anti-trust actions, and opposed organized labor.

Harding knew little about foreign affairs when he assumed office, preferring to give secretary of state Hughes a free hand. Hughes was primarily concerned with securing foreign markets for wealthy American banks, such as the one run by John D. Rockefeller. Hughes and Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover used the Fordney McCumber Tariff to secure oil markets in the Middle East, especially in modern-day Iraq and Iran. His administration revised Germany's war debts downward through legislation, passed in 1823, known as the Dawes Plan. Hughes also called for a naval conference with nine other nations to freeze naval spending in an effort to reduce taxes.

Shaken by the talk of corruption among the friends he had appointed to office, Harding and his wife, Florence "Flossie" Harding organized a tour of the western states and Alaska in an attempt to meet people and explain his policies. After becoming ill with ptomaine (food) poisoning, Harding had a stroke and died quietly in his sleep. The rumors flew that Flossie had poisoned the president to save him from being engulfed in the charges of corruption that swept his administration. The Hardings never had any children; Flossie died of kidney disease in 1924.

Most historians regard Harding as the worst president in the nation's history. In the end, it was not his corrupt friends, but rather, Harding's own lack of vision that was most responsible for the tarnished legacy.

From: http://www.americanpresident.org/KoT...H_In_Brief.htm

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Old 10-13-2002, 11:29 AM   #7
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I don't know about absolute worst presidency, but Carters was ONE of the most dismal performances. I entered the service during Mr. Carters Term in office. I know that the US foreign policy was a joke, his domestic policy a complete failure, economic worries were at an all time high level, military preparedness at an all time low, and the US Military was regarded as a joke world wide.

His restrictions of the CIA and other intelligence gathering organizations set this country back decades and we still have not recovered from the harm he did on that account. The fall of Iran into the rule of religious fanatics/fundamentalist extremists was directly caused by Carters policy, which indirectly led to the Iraqi situation we now have on our hands.

He is a wonderful christian, and a good man by all public accounts, but he made for a lousey world leader. I think his perfect role would have been Secretary of State, not Commander in Chief. As a humanitarian, I think he ranks right up there with the best of them.

His award would have ment more if they had bestowed it for the reason that they promote it for, helping world peace, however the officials have gone out of their way to state that they are awarding it to him to make a "slap" at President Bush. I wonder if any one has asked Mr. Carter how he feels being told he was being awarded a Nobel Prize just so that someone can make a personal statement?

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Old 10-13-2002, 11:46 AM   #8
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LOL, yeah ol' Warren G. was a lousy president but a fun guy. He kept a mistress in the White House, just like someone else that we know. I concur with MagiK's assessment, and do wonder how a devout Christian like Mr. Carter felt when the chairman of the Nobel Committee made his odious comments.
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Old 10-13-2002, 12:22 PM   #9
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sorry for the ignorance, but who is carter?? font>

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Old 10-13-2002, 12:42 PM   #10
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sorry for the ignorance, but who is carter??
Jimmy Carter


Carter, Jimmy (1924-...), was elected president of the United States in 1976, climaxing a remarkable rise to national fame. Carter had been governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and was little known elsewhere at the beginning of 1976. But then he won 18 primary elections and became the Democratic candidate for president. Carter defeated President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 election. In 1980, Carter was defeated in his bid for a second term by former Governor Ronald Reagan of California, his Republican opponent.

Before Carter won election as governor, he served in the Georgia Senate. He had managed his family peanut warehouse business and farm before entering politics. Carter also had been an officer in the United States Navy. He was the first graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy to become chief executive.


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During Carter's presidency, the United States faced problems both at home and abroad. At home, the economy suffered from unemployment and severe inflation. Abroad, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union plunged to their lowest point in several years following a Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In Iran, a group of Americans were held hostage by revolutionaries who had taken over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The revolutionaries had seized the hostages to protest U.S. support for the deposed shah of Iran. Despite these problems, Carter won praise for some achievements in foreign affairs. He helped establish diplomatic relations between the United States and China. He also helped bring about a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

In appearance and manner, Carter was calm, reserved, and soft-spoken. His friends knew him as a man of great personal warmth and charm. In politics, Carter was an able, energetic campaigner with an iron will and a determination to win every fight. According to his political aides, he demanded hard work and set high standards but pushed himself the hardest.

This is from the World Book Encyclopedia. I retract none of my previous cricisms, however.

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