Jimmy Carter under Hospice care.

[trixie]

^^^ Awww. that's so sweet, greys.

[HWBL]

"There were some people who didn't like my being deeply involved with Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan and disreputable rock 'n' rollers. I didn't care about that because I was doing what I really believed.”

~ Jimmy Carter

[lindsaywhit]

Was Willie Nelson always old?

[sassiness]

Yeah. He’s been permanently 70, I think.

[sputnik]

Feb 24, 2023 0:35:56 GMT lindsaywhit said:

Was Willie Nelson always old?

Like Jacques Cousteau. He looked ancient for at least 50 years until he died. 

[greysfang]

I used to love watching Jacques Cousteau’s specials when I was little.

[HWBL]

[mostroop]

All these Republicans screaming about God, I think Carter is the only real Christian president I have seen. He embodies humility, is willing to admit when he was wrong, shows empathy and compassion. He gives of himself and shows what is is to serve. I really like him.

[mostroop]

I saw this on twitter:

Ugh, I can't copy it.



It's a picture of President Carter and says,
"If you don't want your tax dollars to support the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't."

[no]

I saw this thread get bumped after a few days and my heart skipped a beat

[HWBL]

Steve Schmidt, of course, is an American political and corporate strategist, who was a member of the Republican Party from 1988 until 2018. After two years as an Independent, he became a Democrat in 2020.

[MsDark]

Every time this thread is updated I think he's passed away.

[greysfang]

Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday is coming up on October 1, and while his physical challenges are "really significant," the former president watches baseball and spends time with his family nearly every day, says his grandson Jason Carter. The younger Carter, chairman of the Carter Center's Board of Trustees, shared an update on his grandparents with USA Today, acknowledging that both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are "coming to the end, as we know," but that their situation is "perfect ... for this time in their lives." Together at home, where Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care for several months, they are "in love, and I don't think anyone gets more than that," Jason Carter says.

He adds that President Biden and his grandfather "still communicate today on a relatively regular basis," with Biden having written to Carter "just to let him know that he's continuing to think about my grandfather, pray for him." The Carter Center is putting together a "digital mosaic" for Carter's birthday, and is asking the public to share well wishes here or on social media using the hashtag #JimmyCarter99. When the former president first went into hospice care, his grandson says the family wasn't sure he'd make it to this milestone birthday, People reports. He would be the first US president to reach 99; he is already the longest-living US president—as well as the one with the longest-lasting marriage, at 77 years.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jimmy-carter-at-nearly-99-is-coming-to-the-end/ar-AA1gKCMd?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=787439aa512d4c97a3d9e07e3f6b1017&ei=73

At least Jimmy and Rosalynn sound like they're having a peaceful time together before they go.

[no1novice]

I feel really sad that he had to sell his family's farm when he became president and yet trump did nothing of the sort.


ETA - I'm wrong but he had to sell it as he was $1m in debt at the end of his presidency (unlike trump)


Carter put his peanut farm into a blind trust during the presidency – he didn't sell it. An expert told USA TODAY blind trusts allow someone to retain ownership of an asset while transferring management to another person or institution. Forbes reported in 2021 that former President Donald Trump’s business made $2.4 billion in revenue during his presidency.

The Carters sold the peanut farm in March 1981, shortly after Carter left office following a failed bid for a second term. Years of drought and changes in warehouse management had left the Carters with more than $1 million of debt at that point, according to the Plains Historical Preservation Trust.

[HWBL]

Sept 15, 2023 21:10:45 GMT greysfang said:

Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday is coming up on October 1, and while his physical challenges are "really significant," the former president watches baseball and spends time with his family nearly every day, says his grandson Jason Carter. The younger Carter, chairman of the Carter Center's Board of Trustees, shared an update on his grandparents with USA Today, acknowledging that both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are "coming to the end, as we know," but that their situation is "perfect ... for this time in their lives." Together at home, where Jimmy Carter has been in hospice care for several months, they are "in love, and I don't think anyone gets more than that," Jason Carter says.

He adds that President Biden and his grandfather "still communicate today on a relatively regular basis," with Biden having written to Carter "just to let him know that he's continuing to think about my grandfather, pray for him." The Carter Center is putting together a "digital mosaic" for Carter's birthday, and is asking the public to share well wishes here or on social media using the hashtag #JimmyCarter99. When the former president first went into hospice care, his grandson says the family wasn't sure he'd make it to this milestone birthday, People reports. He would be the first US president to reach 99; he is already the longest-living US president—as well as the one with the longest-lasting marriage, at 77 years.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jimmy-carter-at-nearly-99-is-coming-to-the-end/ar-AA1gKCMd?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=787439aa512d4c97a3d9e07e3f6b1017&ei=73

At least Jimmy and Rosalynn sound like they're having a peaceful time together before they go.

I read that Jimmy's having more physical problems and Rosalynn is suffering from dementia. But it is a testament to their deep love for each other that they are almost simultaneously coming to the end of their lives.