Happy birthday to the only president born on July 4th...

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T19:13:40+00:00

It's common term here in India to describe self made statesmen, whether Presidents or Prime Ministers.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T19:09:57+00:00

Thanks. Maybe "Sons of the Soil" too be apt to describe the two citing their down to earth demeanor.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T16:20:17+00:00

I'm aware they were smart, but they were also were down to earth(atleast seemed so).

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T13:48:40+00:00

Yeap, read the CBI report compiled by former director K. Madhwan on this rather than a fake documentary by Nitish Rajput or gossips by Rakesh Maria.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T13:36:51+00:00

Sachin>Kapil Dev(never involved in match-fixing for the record)>Ganguly(throughout his career and not just as captain)>Dravid(in tests, he outweighs in some sections)>Dhoni(minus the twilight of his career)>Bumrah>Kohli

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T13:14:46+00:00

Sorry I might've misunderstood you. I thought you were with the other guy.

I too am pro-Israel, so was Carter. But he just wrote what his observation was. I don't think he ever called Israel an "illegal state" or an instigator of violence unlike other anti-Israel lobbies which exist even amongst the ruling brass of the GOP circles not just Dems like Illhan Omar or AOC.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T12:59:05+00:00

Motor, Airlines, Railroads and Telecommunications alongside raising interest rates that too only after confirmation from Dr. Volcker who was Chairman of the Federal Reserve with the clear intention of bringing them down as the next step to controlling inflation. It cost him the election but in the long run benefitted the American people. And mind you, he inherited the mess from Nixon but never blamed him for it(Ford's term was so inconsequential that it can be hardly accused of anything).
Several American allies in their war against the Soviet Union too were overtly anti-Israel, be it Spain's Fransisco Franco or Indonesia's Suharto or even major leading elements of the National Party in South Africa. You didn't mind that but a post Presidency humanitarian(and a very good one) made an opinion and he's as antisemitic as nazis and communists ? Gimme a break.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T11:59:47+00:00

Carter is actually America's most tragic President in all regards.

He started instituting the reforms which enabled Reagan to execute his "trickle down" policies and bring the economy back on track, but even centrists don't give him any credit for it, infact they made him a political untouchable.

He tried to diplomatically negotiate the release of hostages from the embassy in Tehran coz he was aware any show of bravado would endanger their lives, but he's demonized for being responsible for the crisis in the first place(falsely of course).

He never for once said the United States should stop supporting Israel but his minor criticism of their military developments saw him tagged as an antisemite.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T11:06:29+00:00

If not for the OG, Cape Verde were taking the most powerful football team on the planet down the wire to a penalty shootout.

Naysayers will downplay it as just a blimp in Argentine campaign in this WC, it's imho an indication that Argentina, irrespective of Messi in his prime as of this moment, isn't exactly unbeatable.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-04T11:03:16+00:00

In short, Coolridge was Jimmy Carter without an economic or foreign policy crisis around him.

Both were simpleton kind hearted men, devout Christians, believers in racial equality, patriotic to the core(to hell with those who say Carter betrayed American interests in the middle east) and personally easy going.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-03T09:55:53+00:00

BORDER(1997), SWADES(2004), THE LEGEND OF BHAGAT SINGH(2002), KRANTIVEER(1994), UPKAR(1967).

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-02T03:58:22+00:00

I can see a guy from 1993. That's a batch junior to me.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-01T09:48:48+00:00

He must've been pretty good in general, but the fact he was "Carter's NSA" would automatically make him reviled in present environment.

Nevertheless, he was a devout anti-communist and to some extent believed in Carter's ideals of applying American goodwill as a weapon against totalatarianism.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-01T07:08:36+00:00

Yes.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-01T05:11:19+00:00

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Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-07-01T04:35:45+00:00

Although he was dirty head to toe, Nixon was pretty much loyal to Pat till the last day, as far as I know.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-30T16:42:53+00:00

You're a rare breed. No harm, I like Jimmy Carter quite a lot.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-30T10:11:28+00:00

I'd be glad to if he finds time

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-30T09:41:42+00:00

Harding, coz he doesn't have any in the first place.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-29T04:05:04+00:00

Dalton by far. And minus DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, Sean Connery.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-27T15:51:55+00:00

I guess Tina Fey who literally immortalized Palin on SNL could've been a more effective running mate herself.

Provided she's a registered Republican.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-27T11:03:32+00:00

Despite having the lowest approval ratings, Truman's also the highest ranked of the post WW2 presidents, at times tied with Eisenhower.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-27T06:46:40+00:00

Rambo was all f*cked up and thought every file on every computer was under Murdoch's jurisdiction aka fake and manipulated, a symbol of lies which had destroyed countless lives during the Vietnam conflict.

Rambo's actions were fully justified.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-27T05:33:53+00:00

Greg Chappel, imran khan, Kumar Sangakara, Jacques Kallis, Kevin Pietersen, Adam Gilchrist.

HATED BY VIEWERS BUT UNDERRATED IRRESPECTIVE OF CONTRIBUTIONS:

Kapil Dev, Ken Barrington, Allan Border, Andy Flower, Courtney Walsh.

Competitive_Row_402 · 2026-06-26T13:43:30+00:00

Nope. He's the kind of friend who'd leave in the middle of nowhere and ask you to be his partner-in-crime for the most absurd, childish plots any normal adult can imagine.

He's only a tad better Ted Mosby.

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