Discussion: Jimmy Carter Criticizes Yale's Response To Sexual Assault In Talk With University Prez

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The problem with that women’s story is that she was raped by white kids. If they where black they would all be looking at life sentences.

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My first POTUS vote was for President Carter.
Jimmy Carter is a great man.
And he doesn’t care whether anyone knows or not.
A big part of what makes him so.

jw1

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Awesome. Gotta love Jimmy Carter. Yale, just like most of the “elite” things in this world, is just another bastion of institutionalized misogyny. I would’ve paid to see Salovey’s face as a former POTUS shat in his coffee.

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Indeed. I’ve always thought that to be one of the differences between the pretenders and people like him. I think his legacy will be writ large despite the shit he took from those in the ever-jealous former category.

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Yale, like nearly any other human institution on the planet, has serious problems (which I don’t intend to diminish in the least) when it comes to dealing with these issues. They’re also the university that produced thinkers like Murray Gell-Man and Paul Krugman and leaders like Samatha Power and HRC. Call out the misogyny of its leadership all you like, but I it’s unfair to wholly dismiss Yale as an entirely elitist and corrupted institution. Higher education gets enough vitriolic hate from the right as it is.

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I’d add Aldo Leopold to that list.

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If you needed any more proof that good men are not always great men, Jimmy Carter is proof. His reward will come after he leaves this Earth, and he knows it.

Until then, keep doing it, PLEASE!

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History’s Greatest Monster, until Mr. Obama came along.*
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*Not intended to be a factual statement, but pseudo-conservatives believe it.

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Always think he may be the best person to hold the office, but its also what held him back from being more effective in the office. It requires a bizarre mix of compassion and understanding with equal parts ass-kicking and douchebaggery to be truly effective.

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Yep. I was too young to vote, but I campaigned for him and that was the first time I became “political.” He was a truly great man. I don’t think anyone like him could survive in politics now.

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Though we may view BHO through this lens as well some day.
I already have him pedestal-ed-- if just for his fortitude.
ACA is the icing on the cake-- for me personally.

jw1

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Are you saying Carter is good but not great, or the other way around?