Jimmy Carter's passing brings back memories of this strange photo

The two worst Presidents in my lifetime with their wives. Weird pic though -

The Carters look like a couple of elves

The Bidens are either 10 feet tall or the Carters 2 feet tall or that is some sort of photoshopped/AI generatated nightmare.

The 'explanation' was that

- the Carters are old, thus very diminished in stature
- both were sunk down in their chairs
- The lens used distorts objects towards the edges, making them appear larger.

But yeah, the optics doesn't seem legit.

quote:

---

The 'explanation' was that - the Carters are old, thus very diminished in stature - both were sunk down in their chairs - The lens used distorts objects towards the edges, making them appear larger. But yeah, the optics doesn't seem legit.

---

Both Carters probably had osteoporosis, which causes you to shrink an inch or two, plus Carter was shorter than the average president while Biden is relatively tall.

But there has to be some sort of lensing effect going on. Perhaps Rosalyn was deeper in frame compared to Joe, and this distorted the proportions between the two.

Carter wasn’t a great president, but it is funny to watch conservatives who hold Reagan up as a demigod bash him.

Carter grew the federal debt by 43%. In itself disgusting.

Reagan grew the federal debt by 186%

Bush by 54%

W Bush by 105%

How bad was Woodrow Wilson? The worst of all time on so many levels. He grew the national debt by 700%

If you take out trumps awful covid stimulus spending he grew it by roughly 17%. That spending truly tarnished his first administration. Outside of that it was the best administration of my lifetime.

I’ll never forget Thomas Massie standing on an island taking fire from every angle while opposing that spending.


Harding/Silent Cal (best presidents of all time): 30% reduction in the national debt.

Joe is clearly to the forefront of Rosalynn, but Jill is right alongside with Jimmy, checking her position relative to the chair.


But even worse is that very outdated decor. The Carters appear like museum exhibit pieces, more than live humans in the 21st century.

quote:

---

But even worse is that very outdated decor.

---

I guess as a 70s kid, I kinda like the decor.

He had a nice cellar though.

quote:

---

But even worse is that very outdated decor. The Carters appear like museum exhibit pieces, more than live humans in the 21st century.

---

Carter was a horrible president and not really as great a person as people make him out to be - he never once tried to really own any of his awfulness or that which his party continued to ceaselessly push.

That being said, he and his wife were really the last presidential couple to simply retire to a modestly comfortable setting after his Presidency - especially within his party, where all these other former “public servants” seem to be living out their retirement years like billionaire moguls somehow.

quote:

---

Cacklehoe

---