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Jimmy Carter: 'We must do everything we can to discourage marijuana use'

"I do not favor legalization. We must do everything we can to discourage marijuana use, as we do now with tobacco and excessive drinking.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Jimmy Carter Comes Out Against Marijuana Legalization

3 days agoNews : Reason

President Jimmy Carter has come out against marijuana legalization, according to Project SAM, the anti-marijuana group started earlier this year by former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) and Kevin Sabet, a former advisor in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Show More Summary

Stupid Right-Wing Tweets: Erick Erickson Edition

Yep, even after Barack Obama became the first two-term president since Eisenhower to win more than 51% of the popular vote in two elections, giggling wingnuts like Erickson are still using the "Black Jimmy Carter" line. And despite the...Show More Summary

The Most Trusted Former President is ...

A new survey on the most trusted people in America doesn't have a politician on the list until the 24th position: former President Jimmy Carter. Carter, 88, often referred to as the most successful ex-president in American history, has earned bipartisan praise since leaving office for his work on behalf of various humanitarian causes. Show More Summary

Jimmy Carter named most-trusted politician in U.S. in new poll

last weekOdd : The Sideshow

Americans really, really trust Hollywood. They are, however, far more skeptical of Washington, DC. A new survey on the most-trusted people in America finds actors taking the top three spots: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Denzel Washington. The first politician to appear on the list is former President Jimmy Carter, who comes in at number [...]

Jimmy Carter, Most Trusted Politician In America? [Poll]

More interesting news from that Reader’s Digest poll we’ve been writing about this week. When it comes to politicians, America trusts no one more than former president Jimmy Carter. Carter was the 39th president of the United States, and at 88-years-old, he is the second oldest surviving president (oldest is actually George H.W. Bush by a [...]Show More Summary

Reader’s Digest Poll: Jimmy Carter Most Trusted Politician

He heads the politicians in the poll of 100 people in America. The new poll, provided to Secrets, proves that Washington has fallen out of favor in America. The four most trusted Americans are in show business. No. 1 is Tom Hanks, followed by Sandra Bullock, Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. The first Washingtonian on [...]

Tavis Smiley: Happy Mother's Day!

Tributes to mom from "Tavis Smiley" guests including Jay Leno, President Jimmy Carter, Hilary Swank, Sidney Poitier, Alicia Keys, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder and more!...

Jimmy Carter gets it wrong on Venezuela, again

Last year, in the run-up to what would be Hugo Chávez's final election, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter provided the ultimate cover for the late caudillo when he called he Venezuelan election process "the best in the world."  Today,...Show More Summary

Jimmy Carter, now 88, on aging and health

2 weeks agoHealth : The Checkup

What’s life like for an ex-president? Pretty busy, if you’re Jimmy Carter. Sporting a pair of artificial knees, Carter, 88, logs many thousands of miles each year, monitoring elections (Egypt and Libya), mediating conflicts (Sudan and Congo), building houses (Haiti). Show More Summary

Jimmy Carter and Organized Labor’s Decline

Historian Jefferson Cowie tells the following story in his outstanding book on the decline of labor and the transformation of the white working class, Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class. In 1979, a reporter asked International Association of Machinists president Wimpy Winpisinger a question about Jimmy Carter. Winpisinger was [...]

"The tragedy of Obama's presidency is that he's too much of a Ravenclaw and not enough of a Gryffindor."

2 weeks agoOdd : The Hairpin

HUFFLEPUFF Joe Biden Jimmy Carter Bo Obama Buddy Clinton RAVENCLAW Barack Obama Michelle Obama SLYTHERIN Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton ("the good kind of Slytherin") Socks Clinton  GRYFFINDOR Rahm Emanuel Nancy Pelosi Bill Clinton SQUIB George W. Show More Summary

Why it really is Obama’s fault

Just as they did in the Jimmy Carter presidency, liberals are now blaming everyone but the president for the political dysfunction in Washington. The country is too polarized. The media are too polarized. Republicans are impossible. They say it with … Continue reading ?

Gene Healy on Tax-Funded Presidential Libraries

2 weeks agoNews : Reason

Last week, at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, President Obama and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter put partisanship aside and descended on the Southern Methodist University campus in Dallas to say nice things about our 43rd president--they're all in the same racket, after all. Show More Summary

Bush Library Dedication Celebrates Complicated Presidential Legacy

President Barack Obama and former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush and Jimmy Carter attend the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. The celebration of George W. Bush's...

Jimmy Carter To George W. Bush: ‘I’m Filled With Admiration For You’ For Your Help To ‘Most Needy’

3 weeks agoNews : Mediaite

Speaking at the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Library on Thursday, former President Jimmy Carter offered Bush warm thanks and congratulations for his tenure as the nation’s commander-in-chief. Carter praised...Show More Summary

George W. Bush Tears Up During Library Dedication [Video]

George W. Bush shed a few tears today during the dedication of his new presidential library. Bush was joined today by President Obama, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and his father George H.W. Bush in front of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas. President Obama, as well as former presidents Clinton, Carter, and [...]Show More Summary

Presidents and First Ladies Unite For George W. Bush

3 weeks agoNews : CitizenSugar

All living US presidents and first ladies united today to celebrate the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, TX. The historical photo op included presidents Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W....Show More Summary

‘The World’s Most Exclusive Club’: Obama’s Speech at the Bush Library Dedication

The dedication for George W. Bush’s presidential library included the presence of one current and four former United States presidents: George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W. Bush himself. A number of...Show More Summary

Regarding the Bush Library Opening

I did a good deal of tweeting about it this morning, @kathrynlopez.  Africa played a remarkable and appropriate role in the ceremonies. And I’ve got to give him credit–Jimmy Carter led the parade. Explaining his PEPFAR (U.S. President’s...Show More Summary

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