Jackson Jambalaya

In this country, we don't (or shouldn't) elect presidents based on their religion or their faith. Carter's presidency was disastrous.

The only positive thing in Sid's article regarding Carter's presidency is that he (supposedly) brokered a peace deal between Sadat and Begin. A broker is an intermediary, a moderator, a person between several other parties to help move a process along.

Carter had nothing to do with the nuts and bolts and decisions of those two men in forming the 'peace accord'. He merely moderated and smiled rather large.

And we can't judge his presidency on swinging a hammer any more than we can judge it on how many years he sat behind home plate at Braves' games.

Carter was a good man, a man of faith, a kind person, benevolent and rather altruistic. R.I.P.

Cooper’s outspoken moderate stance on race went against the white political majority and saw him lead ventures to address domestic U.S. poverty and healthcare disparities along with global hunger challenges in India.

Salter purposefully avoids reminding the reader that the "white political majority" were fire breathing racist white DEMOCRATS. That is who was running the show back in 1976. Back in 1970, when Carter was running for Governor or Georgia, he duped those same racists into thinking that he was in their corner in order to win office. JUST as William Winter ran for Governor against John Bell Williams in the 60s as a fellow segregationist. But Democrats in Mississippi don't want that discussed either.

Sid, please update the AI that advised you to refer to your fellow comrade as a product. This shill schlock that you have submitted smells like a product from a patient of ye olde vet school.

@Capt Frag thats such a tired comment. Everyone knows all those southern dems would be hard right republicans today. Parties evolve. Neither major party looks like it did 50 years ago.

A couple of decades or so ago I watched William Winter at a Millsaps graduation stir up hate. If one had never been to Mississippi, and watched Winter from a remote location, they could have assumed absolutely nothing had changed since James Meredith enrolled at Ole Miss in 1962. It was nothing short of race hustling hate designed to divide and conquer, and keep the Democrat base “mad enough to vote.”

When white liberal leftist Democrats like Salter, the ones Malcom X warned us about, start talking about decades old segregation, you can bet they’re trying to divert from their current colossal failures as a party - like the last 4 Biden years.

And what religious faith protects criminal illegals from being deported, pushes for boys with penises in the little girl’s bathrooms, uses crime and chaos to control cities forever, race baits, etc. etc., etc.??? Good grief!

Yet you better believe no republican these days will admit that.

8:32 The political climate was totally different in the 60's and 70's No white politician could be a politiican if he espoused moderate views on race. Impossible. He could only play along with the racist majority and take moderate actions once elected. That was Winter and Carter. Of course they were Democrats. At that time we were still fighting the civil war against the liberal Republicans. They had no choice if they wanted to hold office.

Second worst President in the history of America-

Carter is the only Democrat Presidential candidate I have ever voted for. I was fresh out of college and I found Carter's southern background, naval academy and nuclear engineering background appealing. I thought he would be an excellent President; boy was I ever wrong.

@8:56, you are right. Parties evolve. Republicans are not racists. Too bad your memo can't seem to find its way to Mississippi's LBC and the progressive journo denialists who carry their water.

No President could have done a damn thing about the oil embargo or could have prevented the Shah from losing power. The release of the hostages was held up by a deal with the GOP bigwig political players to hold off until after Reagan takes the White House and he'd be favorable to Iran and not take any military or economic action against them. I doubt Reagan was aware of the "behind the screen" moves being made to ensure his election. Big oil wanted Carter to fail as well. He was in favor of nuclear energy and put the solar panels on The White House that still saves us tax dollars. Mississippi should be damn glad he created FEMA before Katrina hit!
At least, both Carter and Reagan were honorable men of The Greatest Generation and did not, unlike some in their party then and now believe that lying and cheating and self-interest is good for a nation. You all will rue the day you helped create another Russian oligarchy and find out Catholics and other non-Protestant religions will not be tolerated in government or in our schools. though I'm sure some of you only hope that the new South Africa will be better than the last one. But, those of us who remember the 1950's know with certainty, we are better off today and better off than when Trump's last tariffs brought on inflation! Economics doesn't dramatically change even in weeks/ Only the stock market responds to psychological beliefs and then reality sinks in. Bad things happen when you don't read non-fiction or assume you already know everything you need to know. But, Lord only knows why you've all come to believe that being smart, well-educated and ethical are bad and you'd rather have some idiots or unethical con men running government unless you are too insecure to think you can compete and succeed on a level playing field!

@8:56 Joe Biden has always been a literal open racist. Says racist shit all the time. And the racist left wing media tives him a pass. Meanwhile nobody can point to a single racist thing Trump has ever said. Instead the say that he’s a racist because he called out criminals who happen to be black. Oh, and he wanted to kick a bunch of bums out of his properties who never paid their rent on time.

I wonder how many people realize how that 'yellow dog democrat' phrase originated. It was in the late 19th century, and meant that one would vote for a yellow dog before voting for a Republican. It meant that one was party first, no matter how right or how wrong, it was always a duty to the Democrat party. Today, virtually all Democrats are of this mindset. More moderate politicians would never call themselves this.

Jimmy Carter didn't serve during WWII. Unless you are 80+ I doubt you remember the 50's with certainty and beyond the eyes of a teenager.

11:25 AM, how does it feel being perfect? It must be amazing! You leftist Democrats have never ever made a single mistake in your lives, have you? It’s ALWAYS the GOPs fault – even when the president, house and senate are all controlled by Democrats.

11:30 AM, thanks for correctly pointing this out. Says a lot about Gordon and Salter. Only a fool would pledge allegiance to any party regardless of what it becomes.

@1140 Carter was in the Naval Academy during WWII and was thus considered active duty. He, of course, saw no action in Annapolis.

You may have the most severe case of TDS up to this date, and that is saying something. You have yet to post anything less than a rant that refers to Trump in some way.

Agreed, 8:37! That headline made my brain itch. It's so, so, 'Ole Miss Artsy Literary Loser'. (and a quarter-century past the term's expiration date)

In Gone With the Wind, Scarlet talked about 'Hangdog Losers'. That's what I think about, when I see the words, 'Yellow Dog Democrat'. It's so self-consciously Southern Literary - in the worst sort of way. It was gratifying to see that 'Yellow Dog Books', in Madison, lasted exactly as long, I presume, as did the term of the lease. I wonder if there were ANY customers. I wonder whether anyone even wandered inside.

I have a photo of Carter, when he was running, with a Confederate Battle Flag as a backdrop. I'd post it here but the Fish doesn't allow photos. He was just as much a racist as any other Southern politician at the time as well as many in the north. Also have a photo of Bill Clinton and Bush Sr sitting and grinning with George Wallace. So back down off your pious horse, goober.

3:39 I have a picture of Richard Nixon shaking hands with Chairman Mau and later standing with a Communist Flag in the background. Obviously a Communist politician in our very midst. Thank you for your insight.

Sid’s columns more and more read like multiplication tables and about that interesting too.

For many, many Years I liked to read Sid's comment from the Scott County Times, Clarion Ledger etc but the further it goes, I'm less & less Impressed these Days.