AMF.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Here's my encounter with the phony son of a bitch.

Re: “and there stood James Earl Carter, with a Secret Service man in a trench coat eyeballing me.”

Were you packing heat at the time of that encounter? I wonder what the Secret Service guy would’ve done if he’d noticed same.

His ineptness could be forgiven if he'd stuck to being a humanitarian.

Perhaps Jimmy and Fonda will leave us simultaneously.

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
Were you packing heat at the time of that encounter? I wonder what the Secret Service guy would’ve done if he’d noticed same.

No, I wasn't. The girl I was dating at the time would not have cared to hug her date, only to run into handgun. Our politics were diametrically opposed but, God, she was something to behold. As the old Bob Seger tune said "I used her, she used me, but neither one cared, we were gettin' our share..."

The USSS agent was damn sure loaded for bear, though. He had on a trench coat and I would not have been in the least surprised if he was wearing an Uzi in one of those DeSantis sling rigs.



He was standing to the right of Carter- so, to my left- and he never took his eyes off of me the entire time. He had his little earpiece in. His package was wrapped tight.

It's the funniest thing- tonight the wife and I were talking at dinner about Jimmuh preparing to shuffle off this mortal coil, and it turns out that I had never told her this story. It's not too surprising, I guess. A wise man rarely if ever speaks to his wife about women he dated before he met her. Not to mention, Dante's is where I took her on our first date.

I read various articles on the internet regarding
the naval academy and Univ. of VA removing/changing various buildings that were named after Matthew Fontaine Maury.

Then I noticed this discussion regarding Jimmy Carter.
I wonder if they chose him because he was in hospice or if he was chosen long before.

I don't remember much about his presidency, but I do equate the rise of terrorism to him.

— A building at the U.S. Naval Academy that had been named after a leader in the Confederate Navy was renamed Friday in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who graduated from the academy in 1946.

The building that had been called Maury Hall was built and named in the early 1900s after Matthew Fontaine Maury, a naval officer and scientist who joined the Confederates.

Matthew Fontaine Maury was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and is considered a founder of modern oceanography.

There used to be an awesome statue of him on Monumnet Avenue in Richmond that I ran/biked by 3x a week for 16 years.

We used to call him "Femmy Carter". "Miss Lillian" ran that household. Billy was the only man in that family. Neighbor was from Plains and went to school with him. Said he was a total pussy. Momma's boy to the max.

In that time I dated a girl whose brother was a Seal. He said he worried more about Carter getting us into a war more than any POTUS he'd ever seen. Carter would have waited until the Russians were landing troops on the beach before he'd have lifted a finger. The Teheran embassy event was proof positive of that. He can FOAD for all I care.

Since we're taking a trip down memory lane, do you guys remember this?

Jimmy Carter rabbit incident

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Since we're taking a trip down memory lane, do you guys remember this?

Jimmy Carter rabbit incident

‘President Jimmy Carter was fishing in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, on April 20, 1979, alone in a flat-bottomed boat while staff were on land nearby. Carter said a rabbit being chased by hounds "jumped in the water and swam toward my boat. When he got almost there, I splashed some water with a paddle."[1] The animal was in distress or possibly "beserk".’

Any decent person would’ve helped the poor creature. But of course the person in this case is Jimmy Carter.

I was born in 1972, so by the time that prick left office I was only eight. I vividly remember the last couple years of his administration. He turned my entire family into republicans. How many 6-8 year olds do you know that pay attention to politics? That’s how bad his administration was for those of you that weren’t around. Interest rates through the roof, inflation from hell, gas lines, terrorism. He sucked harder than a black hole.

I was just asking someone at work when Carter was going to die. I could use a day off.

Tonight lead story on the NBC Nightly News was, 'We begin with some sad news..' bla bla Jimmy Carter in Hospice. Not even dead yet and it's the lead story. The next story, evidently not as important as JC going into Hospice, was the our VP accused Russia of Crimes Against Humanity. Putin cares less about Kamala and wishes Carter was President.

It's (The Wake) already started for Mr. Peanut.

I figure we'll have the death watch, followed by ten days of solemn testimonials, weeping and wailing and all that shit, and then we'll be free.

Oh god. I think I'm gonna hibernate. Wake me when it's over.

My testimonial:

Of all the Presidents who were in office from January 20, 1977 to January 20, 1981, Jimmy Carter was the best.

The 1976 Presidential Election was the first one I was of legal age to vote.

Of course I voted for Ford but he lost to peanut-dickhead.

A few years later I met President Ford. It was in the Summer of 1978.

I was at a golf course in Colorado, we were shut up in the club house while President Ford was playing. My Sister and I were just killing time, just waiting. No one was allowed on or near the golf course until he finished.

Suddenly the clubhouse door flew open and I saw a man walking rapidly to the restroom.

It was Ford. Man had to go, and when you have to go, you have to go.

Somehow he managed to get in first before the Secret Service detail did, and they were hot on his heels must a step behind.

Ford ran to the men's room, the Secret Service filled the clubhouse with their people in seconds.

Sis and I just stood there, mouth agape, staring.

Soon he came out, saw us standing there and walked the few steps to us. He took the lead, shook my hand, slapped me on the back pretty darn well, and talked to me and my Sister for several minutes.

I really don't do autographs, but he offered to sign a golf ball. I still have it.

I don't know how many sets of eyeballs were on Sis and me, but they packed that room very quickly. I was afraid to move!

I say this only to contrast the difference between President Ford and president peanuthead.
You could clearly tell the feeling in the room, it was very friendly, yet of course all business.

If it had been carter, I doubt I'd even been able to look him in the eye and shake hands. President Ford took the initiative to a young man of age 20 and made me feel good.

I don't think I ever moved my feet as long as they were in the room.
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Reckon it’s time to put some Billy Beer on ice!

Didn't agree with the guy politically. He was a complete train wreck as a President, but his service needs to be considered.

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From 1 March to 8 October 1953, Carter was preparing to become the engineering officer for USS Seawolf (SSN-575), one of the first submarines to operate on atomic power. However, when his father died in July 1953 Carter resigned from the Navy and returned to Georgia to manage his family interests. Carter was honorably discharged on 9 October 1953 and transferred to the retired reserve at his request with the rank of lieutenant. The Seawolf-class submarine Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is named for the 39th president.

Also, end of life care is not easy on anyone. Recently went through the hospice care with my mother.

Politics makes strange bedfellows. Check out the famous names in this article:

https://www.latimes.com/archiv...-mn-54185-story.html

And this one surprised me a bit. "Former President George Bush, an opponent of gun-control measures during his term in the White House, did not sign the letter."

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Originally posted by tgtshuter:
Reckon it’s time to put some Billy Beer on ice!

I had set aside an unopened six pack of billy Beer and this classic bottle opener for a celebration some day off in the future.

Sadly, they went the way of the all too frequent unauthorized spousal reduction of the hoarder's treasure trove activity, long ago.