Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 01, 2024

Yay! For Jimmy Carter!!! 100 years old today

The only man to use the presidency as a step stone to greater purposes! The most noble man I can think of.

Saw recently that Kris Kistofferson had passed away. From Wikipedia: Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American country singer, songwriter, and actor.

Kristofferson was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style. He released his debut album Kristofferson in 1970. Among his songwriting credits are “Me and Bobby McGee”, “For the Good Times”, “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down”, and “Help Me Make It Through the Night”, all of which became hits for other artists. Kristofferson was also a member of the country music supergroup the Highwaymen between 1985 and 1995. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

During the 1970s, Kristofferson also embarked on a successful career as a Hollywood actor. He became known for his roles in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), and A Star Is Born (1976); for the latter, he earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. His acting career waned somewhat following his role in the box office bomb Heaven’s Gate (1980), but he continued to act in films such as Stagecoach (1986), Lone Star (1996), and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004).

A very virtuous and accomplished man. He has said he wanted to live long enough to vote against the traitorous orange pile of corruption (not his words). I hope Putin’s puppet doesn’t pull a win in the war against the Constitution and traditional values

Thank you Jimmy Johnson for posting this.

Jimmy Carter, not so good of a President but you can’t take away the fact what he accomplished at the Camp David Accord, he deregulated the airline industry, and had fewer government employees than the Ford administration. He also had the stones to boycott the Moscow Olympics. Sadly his indecisive action with the Iran hostage crisis and the Mariel Boat lift (I lived through it) sealed his fate in Florida. Then govenor Lawton Childs keep quiet believing his good friend Jimmy Carter would bail him out.

Glad President Carter made it to this milestone birthday… sorry Rosalyn is only there in spirit

Happy birthday, Mr. President. You are a role model for all people.

Happy birthday Mr. President. What an example of an honorable man.

A truly decent man.

The shining counter to Hair Gropingfuror. Actually smart, principled, a true Christian in beliefs and practices, dedicated to his wife (although his comment about looking at other women might have won him the presidency).

Nice

My first Presidential vote. In NineteenhundredSeventysix.

President Carter was a good man and trustworthy he had integrity. Look what we have now. (Just MHO)

Unfortunately, that’s where that “accomplishment” belongs. Jimmy Carter is a great man and wonderful humanitarian but he was a horrible president. The economists had to come up with a new word – stagflation – to describe the unbelievable conditions Jimmy inflicted on the country. You think mortgage rates are high now? They were more than twice the current rate under Carter. He could do nothing to bring home the hostages. His presidency was basically a complete failure. But I suspect he knows that. Happy Birthday Jimmy. I admire the man for beating brain cancer and I hope he gets his wish to vote in this election on election day. Although, the smarter thing to do would be to vote early – just in case.

I was hoping to see more tribute to President Carter, a good man his whole life. The commenters never fail to disappoint me.

God Bless you Jimmy! Thank you for your stellar service to our great nation!

I thought President Carter was only a So – So President. He came into his true calling after the Presidency and became a man for the ages. Happy Birthday Mr. President.

One of the most honest politicians there ever was…

Kris was also a helicopter pilot in the US Military. In 1960, Kristofferson graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in English literature.

Jimmy Carter is also still alive, and one of the most under-rated POTUS ever. The Republicans defeated every thing he tried. Regan, a Republican took credit for the release of the Iran hostages, which was a total lie. Carter worked with Canadian Ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor to sneak them out of Iran under fake Canadian passports. Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo” was an absolute lie, not one word of fact in it. The USA had NO part in the release of the hostages, but they falsely claim to.

I wonder what literary reference book Arlo is reading from that list a U.S. presidency as an “other” accomplishment?

Jimmy Carter is a great man of service: Navy, politics, charity work!

Billy Beer anyone? I have at least 2 cases hiding somewhere in the basement…….

I voted for him. Great person, lousy president.