news Jimmy Carter dead at 100

[jdanton2]

so sad even though he lived  longer than expected since his illness.

[JustHoran]

RIP to a good man 

 

Go leave your messages to him https://www.jimmycartertribute.org/

[JustHoran]

38 minutes ago, Jotham said:

RIP. I had a feeling he was gonna pass away soon though.

Well obviously. He was very sick with a terminal illness, in hospice and was 100  

[Princess Aurora]

RIP 

[schnetzka]

So it's probably coincidental but it's wild how a lot of celebrities or political figures die within the last few days of the year. Betty White died Dec. 31st, Barbara Walters died Dec. 30, and now Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29. Wonder if there is a scientific reason for that.

 

Regardless, condolences to his family and friends.

[JustHoran]

There's already a thread:

 

 

[Maroonx]

rip.

[BorderBoy]

He believed in Palestinians' right to self-determination.

[Dancehall Queen]

45 minutes ago, JustHoran said:

Well obviously. He was very sick with a terminal illness, in hospice and was 100  

Let Nostradamus have her moment please 

[shoganai]

Sadly he's going to miss LG7 

[byzantium]

Now the democrats have no one to run in 2028!  It's over. 

[prézli]

58 minutes ago, schnetzka said:

So it's probably coincidental but it's wild how a lot of celebrities or political figures die within the last few days of the year. Betty White died Dec. 31st, Barbara Walters died Dec. 30, and now Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29. Wonder if there is a scientific reason for that.

 

Regardless, condolences to his family and friends.

George Michael on December 25

 

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OT: 100 is an amazing age. R.I.P.

[Vermouth]

1 hour ago, ZeroSuitBritney said:

Arguably the least evil (yet still evil) modern day President I suppose.

 

RIP?

Really? The man isn't yet cold. 
 

Look at yourself in the mirror.

 

 

 

[Virgos Groove]

1 minute ago, Vermouth said:

Really? The man isn't yet cold. 
 

Look at yourself in the mirror.

The man literally supported a genocide.

[sugarysunflower]

1 hour ago, schnetzka said:

So it's probably coincidental but it's wild how a lot of celebrities or political figures die within the last few days of the year. Betty White died Dec. 31st, Barbara Walters died Dec. 30, and now Jimmy Carter died Dec. 29. Wonder if there is a scientific reason for that.

 

Regardless, condolences to his family and friends.

Wouldn't there be a natural occurrence of deaths in winter months than other times of year? 
 

Also, I saw elsewhere that it may be 'holding onto Xmas' phenomenon for family reasons and then just letting go. 

[dumbsparce]

As a non-American, I'm shocked every time I discover a US president I had no idea about. What do they mean "according to his son"? Do presidents just drop off the face of the planet after their term ends that only close relatives can give info about them?

[Vixen Eyes]

1 hour ago, i spit on haters said:

We knew his death was imminent due to his age and being on hospice. He's at peace now.

 

I do hope Trump doesn't see 100. Or even 80.

i hope trump doesnt see NYE

[Pikachoo]

RIP. He was a good man.

 

and at least now he will at least get the proper respect and funeral he deserves under Biden. Trump would have said some dumb comment about him and moved on

[ClashAndBurn]

@i spit on haters Sis, It's pretty likely Trump outlives every other president but Obama. People like him tend to last forever off of nothing but spite. Looking at Strom Thurmond, your own former Senator, living to 100 years old himself 

[The7thStranger]

One of the last greats. RIP.

[ToMmY]

He can reunite with his friends in hell now.

 

 

 

[CandyCoatedClouds]

I don't think we'll ever get a mna like Jimmy Cater in office ever again. We may come close but it won't be the same.

[Wicked]

43 minutes ago, Virgos Groove said:

The man literally supported a genocide.

And he was a Confederate sympathizer.

[Mr. Mendes]

1 hour ago, dumbsparce said:

As a non-American, I'm shocked every time I discover a US president I had no idea about. What do they mean "according to his son"? Do presidents just drop off the face of the planet after their term ends that only close relatives can give info about them?

No, they don't drop off the face of the planet. All that quote means is that it was his son who informed the press of his passing. If it had been his publicist or his estate, that's who would have been quoted. 

 

Former presidents are very much still public figures and written about as such. It just so happens that Carter, once he was unable to communicate with the press himself, chose to have his family speak on his behalf instead of an entity like his estate or The Carter Center. The press can't just get that info on their own, they don't sit in these people's homes all day. They have to be informed by a middle man, the same as when the person was the President (in that case their middle man was the press secretary).

 

His son has been the primary person who spoke to the press with updates about Carter's time in hospice. 

Edited December 30, 2024 by Mr. Mendes

[Chemist]

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