One of the greatest privileges of my life is working closely with him through Habitat for Humanity and in some of his pet projects locally when I lived in Americus GA (near Plains).
He was the first Presidential candidate I voted for, and he defined humanitarian for my entire life.
Its hard for me to process right now. A world without Jimmy Carter.
A life very well lived. Rest in peace
On a personal level for me - Carter also deregulated beer production that allowed for home brewing and opened the doors for the Craft Brewing industry to start.
Beer Baron 🍺 said:On a personal level for me - Carter also deregulated beer production that allowed for home brewing and opened the doors for the Craft Brewing industry to start.
Mostly for his brother BUT I did like the extremely religious guy who stayed away from basically all vices separated his beliefs for freedom for others. That's an important lesson.
In reply to crankwalk (Forum Supporter) :
Jesus was not a tea-totaler.
Billy Beer was terrible swill.
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Something worked, because we are still taking about it. 
In reply to Appleseed :
We still talk about the Bubonic Plague, too.
Beer Baron 🍺 said:On a personal level for me - Carter also deregulated beer production that allowed for home brewing and opened the doors for the Craft Brewing industry to start.
He did deregulated a lot of industries, actually. Some economists credit that for a portion of the growth of the 1980s.
To some extent, as a president he was just unlucky. The fed cranked up interest rates in an attempt to keep inflation at bay, lingering post-Watergate cynicism, the Iranian revolution, these are a few things that any 1976-1980 president would have struggled with.
Russian Warship, Go Berkeley Yourself said:In reply to Appleseed :
We still talk about the Bubonic Plague, too.
Hey, I never said either were good, just effective.
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