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Apparently my grandfather had a bumper sticker, “Keep the canal, give ‘em Carter.”

• candiddevmike 4y ago
  Seems so subtle and nuanced compared to FJB and other slogans you see today.
  • starkd 4y ago
    It only becomes nuanced when it gets framed by a historical context, when we can look back and explain it all. Carter has mellowed a lot over the years. He was a very young president. At the time, one of the chief complaints about his white house was that it was rudderless, that it lacked leadership. He gave an infamous speech where he described the country as being in a malaise.
  • mc32 4y ago
    This is true, but crassness has permeated the public arena. Online, radio, TV, even print media, so it's not surprise to see it on bumper stickers announcing the politician partisans deeply dislike.