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I am from Georgia and knew Jimmy Carter when he was Governor. He changed little upon moving to become President of this great nation. |
Thanks B.T.
Commented: Friday, August 21st, 2015 @ 9:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I am saddened with the news tonight of Jimmy Carter having cancer spread over his body. He underwent removal of a mass on his liver which was benign. Further tests now show a wide spread of this dread disease.
He is being treated at Emory, one of the leading research hospitals in America and the world. Knowing what kind of man of great faith he is, I am sure he will pray for peace and joy to fill his mind --- and enjoy the days left to him. My own father had the same end and opted to go back home and live rather than undertake awful treatments that make you wish you were dead while you are fighting a useless battle at this point in medical research. I trust you will join me in praying, forgetting the criticism, honoring his faith and life while he is still with us and sharing God's love and faith. 
Commented: Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 @ 7:02 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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I am jumping up and down clapping for brother Ted McD!!!
I am thinking both BR and TM have good posts worthy of checking. They both got their education in 2 real ways: Vietnam / Business World. I haven't checked the afternoon hits number on this one. I am gratified you find it worthy of good thoughts and debate. Would any of the "Troika of Thinking" care to do a TERM LIMITS article? That is a most worthy topic and I hope to see such from my commenting curmudgeons . . .
Commented: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 6:23 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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GS
Government is the acquisition and application of power. Many people may start out with idealistic mindset of doing what is good for the public. However, once in office they and faced with the necessity of dealing with people who may have been attracted to the office for no reason than power. It also attracts people with strong egos. Power and Ego make for a difficult compromise. Politics is the process of compromise and persuasion. The American System is based not allowing one person or group of people to bulldoze the rest. Unfortunately, it is also based on an enlightened voting public as the final check and balance. I think setting term limits would deteriorate into a job interview for better paying jobs after government service. A senator, for instance, would have six years to make contacts with the rich and powerful to insure future fame and fortune. Don’t misunderstand me as not being in favor of rich and powerful people. You will disagree on how they got that way, by my belief is that most rich and powerful people got that way by providing a product or service that attracted the most consumers. I could make a fortune if I was the only Buggy Whip manufacturer in the USA. That would only be true if the year was 1880 and Henry Ford had never been born. In the final analysis, laws and crony connections will always rule until the electorate decides to make a change. We have done that in the past and most likely will in the future. It is a messy business but so far I think it is still the best system ever designed by man. But it requires an educated and involved public.
Commented: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 7:12 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Bobby Tony has cited an important part of Jimmy Carter failure ~~~ HE WAS A DC OUTSIDER! No one could agree with him more than me on that one. However, it draws a question:
Do we have an American politic that is so entrenched in certain circles that a duly elected President put in by the people stands NO CHANCE of success without worshiping the system politic? If that be the case, we need to clean house and start over, in my view . . .Any Incumbent goes in time / TERM LIMITS to Congress. Stan---I have been thinking overnight about your continued distortion of "Jimma and Hussein." Even the late night talk hosts who make any President the butt of their jokes show respect by saying their names better than Rush Limbaugh, et al, ---who have nothing to say for themselves as positive suggestions. THEY ONLY CRITICIZE AND COMPLAIN --- THEN ASK PEOPLE FOR MONEY!!! In many places that is called PROSTITUTION!!! Besides getting money a good prostitute usually ends up with the clap. I used to do financial planning and insurance around Raleigh, Fayetteville, and Durham. As a result, I ran into independent contractor ladies who made their money the hard way---nude dancing in stiletto heels--- and had NO benefits nor health insurance. When I started going through the health questions, it is hard to describe the change in image I had from a beauty fully clothed I saw to a lady entertaing, but with awful social diseases underneath! Most, sadly, were uninsurable. You figure it out on that one and consider using respectful names for ANY President. 
Commented: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 6:04 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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B.T., You have hit the nail on the head in all of your comments on this issue, and if you could organize all of them in a post, it would be one that would resonate for some time.
On a another note, this is where Jimma and Hussein are similar, with one difference: Hussein did install so many of his dishonest cronies, many of them should have been impeached and prosecuted, to further his agenda and insulate his own dishonest, felonious behavior. Hussein, at that point, decided to side step congress to unconstitutionally make law.
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 8:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Among the many things I have learned in my life is that when a person prefaces his remarks with his resume, you need to watch out because there is a doozy coming down the pike. That is standard procedure in politics. The country was still mad about the pardon of Richard Nixon by Gerald Ford. Jimmy oversold his Good intentions do not always create good results. My point is that I have no doubt on the sincerity of JC’s religious beliefs. It is just his competence that I had concerns about.
Lillian epitomizes the classic southern woman. Sweet as can be but hard as a rock when necessary. Most from the Northern, regions do not really understand the strength of the South rested in the women down here. It may be one of the few southern traits that GTW got correct. Among some of Jimmy’s problems are that he alienated his own party with his process oriented approach to management and arrogant attitude toward the entrenched politicians. In Washington if you cross the Kennedy’s you are toast. Quotes from the link below: "He had no base in the Democratic party and few friends in the federal government, making it difficult for him to achieve his purposes. Despite his intelligence, he had a vindictive streak, a mean streak, that surfaced frequently and antagonized people, He became so absorbed in detail he never was able to articulate a coherent public policy, foreign or domestic." www.nytimes.com
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 5:41 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Government is supposed to be the servant of the people and not controller of the people for it's own purposes. I fail to see any fake religion or faith in Jimmy Carter. He often talks of his mother who was a simple woman of faith and works.
Better Carter tried to micro-manage too much than Reagan live in la-la land while his spurious associates used his a front while doing the things I cited in my early comment. Reagan was a kind-hearted man as well, but his political advisers were not such and we have inherited the whirlwind of a busted economy and war we can't exit. Blaming one party or another is a waste. Seeing the inequities and the few with most money getting more is legalized robbery. Regulation went away and so did banking and investment security! DANGER / WARNING!!!! 
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 3:36 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Gene, the Federal government should do what it is tasked to do, and not what it was not constitutionally tasked to do. It is that simple.
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 2:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beautiful, B.T.
I have no probelms with Jimma the Man; however, i think he should be a bit more careful when criticizes anything American, when abroad, and we are at war. Jimma the governor, Jimma the philanthropist, Jimma the Christian; these probably were, and are wonderful things. I celebrate the man and his service. Jimma the president was a failure; just as Barack Hussein the president is an even larger failure.
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 2:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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GS – Do you have that Watson-brown-link on speed dial?
Reminds me of the first True Grit Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne): [to LaBoeuf] Lawyer Daggett again. LaBoeuf (Glen Campbell): She draws him like a gun. That remind me, I have a post about Glen. beaufortcountynow.com
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 11:05 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I assume that Nido Qubein is a well-known name in North Carolina as he is the president of High Point University. I became acquainted with him by listening to his motivational tapes years ago.
He is a Lebanese / Jordanian Methodist Christian. His is an exemplary speaker, motivator, and worthy of additional research if you care about getting and maintaining a positive attitude. He was born in 1948, the youngest of five, and grew up in the Middle East. At the age of 17 in 1968, he set out for the U.S. in hopes of obtaining a college education. “I came to this country with 50 bucks,” he said. “As an immigrant to America, I believed with all of my heart if one were to work hard enough, choose friends carefully and make respectable choices, one could obtain the American dream.” Qubein learned the English language, attended Mt. Olive College and entered High Point College as a student in 1968. Following his graduation in 1970, he began his own business in the city. “It’s easy for people to look at me today and say, ‘Boy, he’s really done it, this guy,’” Qubein said. “I worked 17 hours a day, seven days a week to get my business going. I rented a room in a home of an elderly gentleman. That’s how I did it.” That business, he said, evolved into half a dozen, and he was called upon by companies across the country for counseling, consulting and coaching services. In 1993, he joined HPU’s board of trustees. beaufortcountynow.com
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 9:54 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Stan---you should go get you one of the Raptors that don't work in their all-seeing helmet and go to Iraq, buddy. At that point you will enjoy the fruits of war and recession first hand.
Here is the site to see the Costs of War = watson.brown.edu You claim you love our county and save it money / you want the biggest and most expensive war machine on the earth --- YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH, man . . .
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 9:45 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Reagan: Excess War Spending = winning the Cold War and transforming the military away from the demoralized one that crashed and burned in the desert under Carter to the most powerful military in the World.
And then you are back to the 'Hate' Speech. Liberals may know your 'Hate Speech' as code for many things, but Liberals, like yourself, also know other things - how to lose wars and surrender, and thoroughly demoralize a military here in modern times - first with Johnson, then Carer, then Clinton, and now Barack Hussein. You don't believe me? Then you don't know the military.
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 7:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Georgia has always risen to the cause in the political theater of absurd.
We once had three governors in 1947 none of them elected. One inherited the job from his dad Eugene Talmage, One set up an office in exile Ellis Arnold and Melvin Thompson, a member of the anti-Talmadge camp, was elected lieutenant governor in 1946 but the constitution was unclear on the succession if the Elected governor dies prior to taking the oath. All that would be embarrassing for me if I were older that one at the time. Then we had the horror of Lester Maddox, 1967-71pick axe and all. Finally, we had our good and faithful servant Jimmy Carter as governor in 1971-75. The whole thing taught me a lesson in politics, you cannot inherit political office, a clown should not be elected to office, and there is a big reason for keeping politics and religion separate. This comment is excerpted from my Grandpa’s Diaries” but I could not resist the temptation to tag it to this discussion. Below is a link on the three governor situation. www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 7:16 am
By: Bobby Tony
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This debate is just starting on a good note. It is growing in hits beyond anything I have posted before. I have faith in the readers to decide for themselves. Nobody wins when you so focus on war you let this country go down on infrastructure and jobs.
Still, you seem to miss the point of the Reagan results of excess war spending and a tax code letting rich and corps invest their tax savings abroad and bank offshore without penalty. Reagan was surrounded by GREED and HATE in his cabinet and advisors. He was, personally, a nice man --- and the slickest ad actor ever to occupy the White House, in my view. His place in "The Butler" has him giving the hired help raises the man in charge would not grant . . .I believe that about him.
Commented: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 5:42 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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You brought him up first, right here:
"Your "god" is far different. Reagan schemed to keep the hostages held hostage until his secretly promised "better deal" with Iraq should they hold them until he got elected President! That was a real self-centered game to play with the lives of hostages for political gain!" You opened that 'Pandora's Box', for the Liberal, by employing this Liberal's 'Group-think' trite speech here above. And then, I just stuck to the point, drove it home, and as a good Liberal, you lost the debate ... again.
Commented: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 8:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Stan --- wasn't it YOU who said years ago that Reagan was so long ago and far away the you could not possibly blame his VooDoo Economics for the mess we now have?
If that be true, then is there any point in comparing an 80's economy with a 2015 one to start with? All I can really say is --- Trickle Down was sold to us without question by the Great Reagan as the solution to America's future and economic growth / the economy tanked without doubt while George Bush was President. If you trace the US economy back to the Great Depression, it tanked BOTH TIMES when Republican Conservatives were in office!!! Not to say "without any doubt Conservatives create a mess"---but you see if you can explain how FDR put in measures to protect us in the future from Wall Street and Banking monopolies protecting the rich and running with the money of the trusting working stiff---paying the most taxes and getting nothing from his government. I am a small business owner / possessor of a Series 6 Securities License / former financial planner and estate tax specialist / lifetime "called of God" minister who still agrees with Jesus: "The love of money is the root of all evil / the Pharisees and their righteousness is a farce / between God and Israel a terrible gulf exists over what you say you preach and what you live each day . . . Dude, Reagan did not even go to church and relied more on an astrologer than Billy Graham. Jimmy Carter went to church and even taught a Baptist Sunday School Class while drawing the enemies of the Middle East to a Peace Accord --- a bit similar to the Obama Peace Treaty now under Congressional scrutiny! I am almost to Check Mate, buddy --- your move!!!
Commented: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 6:47 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Figures lie and liars figure:
Noting could be more true when one examines the unemployment rate v. the labor participation rate and real job creation. Today's labor participation rate of 63.6 % is essentially the same as when Obama hit his lows in unemployment at the height of the Great Recession at 63.3%, ergo little job creation from then to now. Factor in the fact that, due to ObamaCare, you have far fewer full time jobs created in aggregate, many full time jobs lost, and mostly part time jobs created now taking the place of full time jobs; and on should fathom that there is little job creation. Actually, one could make the argument that jobs have been lost, once again, in aggregate under Barack Hussein. To put a truer focus on the job creation v. unemployment rate conundrum: At this identical point in the respective Obama/Reagan's presidential terms, the economy during Obama's presidency has created about 800,000 jobs (mostly part time jobs), and the economy during Reagan's presidency did create about 6,000,000 jobs (mostly full time jobs). Factor in the fact that America's population is about 10% higher now, and that the increase in GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is more than double for Reagan, and we get a truer picture that times are far better then than now. These are the real facts folks, and don't let any math-challenged Liberal tell you any different. Hey, I really get this stuff. Maybe, I should write a business column here in BCN.
Commented: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 2:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Stan says: "When you start making up facts as argument devices, you are deep in that fold."
Gene says: IF THEY ARE LIES THEN PROVE IT, BUDDY . . . Before the vote ever came over Carter / Reagan, I was sure he was the world's best salesman of Borax and GE. He was hardly qualified for nation duties for me. People in California were already complaining about promises to lower taxes and then not cutting spending to accommodate it. I knew enough about the Ollie North fiasco and Reagan's claim "he didn't know" to rest assured he was either already mentally detached or lying. Which one do you Conservatives use to excuse your loyalty . . . All I can say is Reagan and OJ both got off with their crimes . . . 
Commented: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 11:30 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Gene, Stop all that 'hate speech' about Jimma.
You do realize that Reagan is your litmus test, not only as to whether you are a Liberal, but just how deep you are in the Liberal fold. When you start making up facts as argument devices, you are deep in that fold. No wonder Liberals just don't know stuff; facts are just not their friends. Remarkably, Democrat Senator Patrick Patrick Moynihan once eloquently stated, 'you are welcome to your own opinion, but not your own set of facts'. This guy would not do well in your party right now.
Commented: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 8:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I am not surprised in the least you hate President Carter --- the anthesis to your Reagan-god! I have taken the "second look" at why Jimmy Carter is, today, a respected diplomat of world wide fame and Nobel Peace Prize honoring. He took his Christian faith seriously enough to broker a peace between Israel and Egypt--the hub of Middle East hate. Only a "Master of Peace" describes him, in my view.
Your "god" is far different. Reagan schemed to keep the hostages held hostage until his secretly promised "better deal" with Iraq should they hold them until he got elected President! That was a real self-centered game to play with the lives of hostages for political gain! Here are the outcomes of the 8 Reagan Years: *Iran-contra scandal--14 convictions *Decisions being made by Nancy's astrologer *HUD scandal--16 convictions -- $8 Billion in taxpayer money lost *S&L scandal -- over $1 Trillion in cost to taxpayers *32 convictions in his administration 8 years *Record deficits *7.5% average rate of unemployment *Supply side (voodoo) economics *Billions wasted on Star WArs spending--escalation of the arms race--delayed nuclear weapons reductions *Leveraged Buy Outs of $64 Billion per year destroyed many good businesses and companies *Destruction of the Labor Movement *At least 130 separate investigations against the Defense Department's largest contractors Was it "Morning in America" or "Mourning in America"????
Commented: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 6:47 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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The real Jimma at a quick glance: 1) Giving away the Panama Canal; 2) running an economy with 12% inflation and worse interest rates; 3) recognizing the legitimacy of Yessir Arafat; 4) shrinking and demoralizing the military until America was a Paper Tiger and could not organize a rescue mission of the 56 hostages; 5) allowing for, maybe encouraging an environment in a once friendly Iran, where 56 hostage were taken and held for nearly a year and half, and he did nothing to get them back; 6) Insuring that Iran would be the first Islamist nation, so that today we might live in fear of their exportation of terror ... you know, I could go on and on here.
Commented: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 1:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Where is one on BCN that follows these plans and specs?
What are your answers to your five questions? I gave you my answers and they are serious.
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 7:19 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Good News --- the Colonel has found time to read the last part of the article and starts with the same levity as the Publisher did with the great cartoon!!!
In answer to the example: just go to any e-publication which starts a discussion section after their featured article! Anything from the Atlanta J/C to Newsweek to Playboy Forum will give you an idea of how people react to good articles . . . 
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 5:36 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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I have no idea how to debate in comment sections. Do you have another Writer to use as an example. I read articles to receive info not to give info.
If dispossessed from Israel I would be upset. I am unable to love my enemies. No alternative to nuclear end. Boston bombers were desert folks.
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 2:36 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS:
• If you were the one dispossessed, would you love Israel? • Is it possible to follow the guidance of Christ to "love and forgive your enemy?" • What is the alternative to a nuclear end of mankind? • Why does a powerful nation like America fear any tribal desert dweller in the Middle East? Can we move to the real meat of the discussion???
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 9:53 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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We seem to do Politics by commercial and public poll these days. Most candidates are so PC that the crazy of The Donald is getting press to the max. Maybe we should re-open all the Mental Institutes today. That used to be the place for CRAZY!
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 9:13 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Decided to read first paragraphs and stop if negative to America or Baptists.
Also will no longer comment on political or religious articles. Where is Clown?
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 8:37 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Jesse and Jimma were true individuals. People were more individualistic in ideals back in those days.
ObamaCare would have never gotten more than 35% vote back then.
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 8:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I stopped reading after Stupid Americans.... Might read the article later.
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 7:52 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The current juxtaposition of articles about Carter / Helms / etc. is amazing!!! I give Stan much credit for making sure each one has a place. They show the philosophical and political diversity of America today in clear relief.
Commented: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 5:40 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Just a note---I left it up to Stan to find a pic. He did his best and I hold no animosity for the humor he provided in picture form.
Commented: Sunday, July 26th, 2015 @ 7:22 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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