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https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/29/us/former-president-jimmy-carter-death/index.html

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CNN —
Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia peanut farmer who vowed to restore morality and truth to politics after an era of White House scandal and who redefined post-presidential service, died Sunday at the age of 100.

The Carter Center said the 39th president died in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family.

The White House has been notified that Carter has died, per a Biden administration official. Preparations for the state funeral have begun, according to a law enforcement official.

Carter had been in home hospice care since February 2023 after a series of short hospital stays.

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[Tams]

R.I.P.

 

[ManaByte]

Just turned 100 back in October.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Once his wife died, he wasn't going to live much longer after her. Rest In Peace Jim.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Once his wife died, he wasn't going to live much longer after her. Rest In Peace Jim.

Why???

 

[Tams]

Why???

People who stay together that long typically don't last more than a year after their other half dies once they hit their late 80s.

I guess you could call it a broken heart, but I suspect it's just their will to live has gone, and they don't have enough energy to last long enough to find another such will. Kids don't really count, as it's a given they will outlast you.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Why???

It's a natural phenomenon; long time married couples follow each other to the grave.

Losing a Spouse Makes Men 70% More Likely to Die Within a Year

The health impacts of losing a spouse can change with age, a new study finds

time.com

Also, the days following Christmas up till January 2 have the highest rates of natural deaths in the US.

 

[Trilobit]

Was he the one who believed in UFOs and stuff?

 

[Billbofet]

R.I.P.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

 

[Kraz]

Rest in Grace former President Carter. You blessed the Earth with humility, honesty, dignity and dedication in service to others from a pinnacle of great power . Honoured to have been your neighbour. The heavens brighten with your spirit and may the world brighten from your example.

 

[Forsete]

RIP

 

[DKehoe]

Well this is a new one to me

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Do all presidents get a state funeral? If so, why? Surely if they've done something exceptional it's warranted?

 

[AJUMP23]

Good humanitarian terrible president.

He spearheaded habitat for humanity. I think most all of his policies were bad for the US.

 

[DKehoe]

Do all presidents get a state funeral? If so, why? Surely if they've done something exceptional it's warranted?

I would guess that it's probably better to just have a blanket policy rather than determining who warrants it.

 

[adamsapple]

Just turned 100 back in October.

Is this real?

Damn man, I'm happy he had a long life but that just looks like they're carrying around a dead body.

 

[IntentionalPun]

Do all presidents get a state funeral? If so, why? Surely if they've done something exceptional it's warranted?

And who would make these decisions of who deserves the state funeral? That would end up being another petty political thing probably.

 

[Kilau]

RIP, the 1970s are truly over now.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

But why??..

I thought he was calm and cool.

 

[ManaByte]

RIP, the 1970s are truly over now.

Rocky hasn’t thrown in the towel yet!

 

[DKehoe]

But why??..

I thought he was calm and cool.

Carter's reputation is generally that he was a nice guy, with those criticising him typically saying he was ineffective rather than a terrible person like they might say about other Presidents. So in that episode of The Simpsons a statue of Carter is unveiled and the joke is that people would react that way to him.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Well this is a new one to me

Everyone knows the hierarchy of identity checks - 1) DNA 2) SEP (Similar Ear Photograph) 3) Fingerprint.

They say if you can get a match on two ears that's more proof than a DNA test can give you.

 

[Xdrive05]

Someone please tell murder investigators about this ear matching thing.

This changes everything.

 

[thefool]

rip

Well this is a new one to me

 

[Drake]

I'm honestly surprised he lived this long. He looked really bad about a year ago. People didn't think he would live longer than a few weeks and he made it more than a year. RIP.

 

[Robot Carnival]

RIP. I always feel he's underappreciated.

 

[Ghost23]

.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

But why??..

I thought he was calm and cool.

It's almost guaranteed that anybody who runs for US president is a horrible person. People who think they can fix the world are usually the biggest problems of the world.

 

[Ownage]

Respect. He did more good out of office than many presidents.

 

[ManaByte]

 

[AJUMP23]

More context

 

[Quasicat]

Carter's reputation is generally that he was a nice guy, with those criticising him typically saying he was ineffective rather than a terrible person like they might say about other Presidents. So in that episode of The Simpsons a statue of Carter is unveiled and the joke is that people would react that way to him.

Absolutely! He was a product of the time. We just came out of the presidencies of Nixon and Johnson, and Vietnam was still weighing heavy on the Public’s mind. Carter really didn’t know what he was doing when it came to being the president, but that’s what the people voted for after the corruption that had been running through the office.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Centurion.

 

[Quasicat]

I'm honestly surprised he lived this long. He looked really bad about a year ago. People didn't think he would live longer than a few weeks and he made it more than a year. RIP.

I took my 8th grade students on a Washington DC trip in May and when we were at the National Cathedral, the guide told us that they were preparing for Carter’s ceremony since he was entering Hospice and it was “only a matter of time.” He still lasted more than 6 months from that point.

 

[Dr.D00p]

If nothing else, and not being American, he was the first US President I was aware of as a small kid.

...so he joins the now ever growing list of people I knew growing up, to die.

 

[V1LÆM]

don't know anything about him (not American) but RIP

 

[nkarafo]

Just turned 100 back in October.

Looks like they pushed him to get the 100 years achievement.

 

[Chuck Berry]

People who stay together that long typically don't last more than a year after their other half dies once they hit their late 80s.

I guess you could call it a broken heart, but I suspect it's just their will to live has gone, and they don't have enough energy to last long enough to find another such will. Kids don't really count, as it's a given they will outlast you.

Happened with Johnny Cash too

RIP to Cartier. Worst president in history next to Biden. At least he broke the record for longest living.

 

[DKehoe]

 

[Chuck Berry]

This is remarkably classless. Gross.

R I.P. He wasn't a great president, but was undoubtedly a great person. Volunteered at his local VA constantly even in his late 90's. He truly cared, which is more than I can say for well over 90% of our presidents.

Yeah that was the thing. Really likable guy, just terrible at running the country.

The US had had it with people like Ford. And with Nixon's corruption exposing so much about the ugly inside of politics, the people wanted and arguably needed someone like Jimmy to brighten things up a bit, even though he was a bit of a bumblefuck.

 

[mitch1971]

Losing a Spouse Makes Men 70% More Likely to Die Within a Year

The health impacts of losing a spouse can change with age, a new study finds

time.com

Joke's on them. I'm single.

 

[Pagusas]

Joke's on them. I'm single.

from google: "Single men have a 32% higher risk of death than married men, and could die up to 17 years earlier"

 

[winjer]

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

OREJIIINN ???

Orenji Neko

Its that you???



yuhhuuu

 

[Darkkahn]

This is remarkably classless. Gross.

R I.P. He wasn't a great president, but was undoubtedly a great person. Volunteered at his local VA constantly even in his late 90's. He truly cared, which is more than I can say for well over 90% of our presidents.

He trusted the mullahs which led to the current situation in Iran and indeed the middle east.
The more I learn about his betrayal to the Iranians, the more I hate him. I hope the bastard experienced unimaginable suffering on his way out. Curse his soul.

 

[Hookshot]

 

[RagnarokIV]

He trusted the mullahs which led to the current situation in Iran and indeed the middle east.
The more I learn about his betrayal to the Iranians, the more I hate him. I hope the bastard experienced unimaginable suffering on his way out. Curse his soul.

so you won't join the minute's silence then

 

[ADiTAR]

He trusted the mullahs which led to the current situation in Iran and indeed the middle east.
The more I learn about his betrayal to the Iranians, the more I hate him. I hope the bastard experienced unimaginable suffering on his way out. Curse his soul.

Yes, which caused the situation rn in the middle east. Also had a lot of issues with facts in his books.

 

[Kraz]

If nothing else, and not being American, he was the first US President I was aware of as a small kid.

Mine too, for his message on the Voyager spacecraft and response to Mount St. Helens.