Kevin RussellFeb 20, 2023

President Carter, now in his last days, home to be with his family as he passes, once personally saved Ottawa from a Nuclear Disaster, at risk, and cost, to his life, suffering from radiation poisoning all his life.

Canada had a Nuclear Accident in the 50s, asked the US for help, Lieutenant Jimmy Carter lead a team out of NY.

The future President Carter, had his team lower him into the reactor.

I had no idea. I have no idea why this isn't widely known

#canpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/chalk-river-nuclear-accident-1.6293574

How a future U.S. president helped avert nuclear disaster near Canada's capital | CBC News

In 1952, an experimental nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ont., about 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, partially melted down, becoming the world's first nuclear reactor incident. Disaster was averted, in part, with help from future U.S. president Jimmy Carter.

CBC
Show threadBathsheba BlueFeb 21, 2023

@kevinrns

Talk about being “cancelled” - the GOP has hoodwinked the country into believing his career and presidency was disastrous and not worthy of mentioning.

Meanwhile Reagan is revered and often mentioned positively by the MSM. (The guy who struck a deal w the ayatollah to keep the hostages until after the election).

Show threadSpaceHistory, etcFeb 21, 2023
@inklings @kevinrns - For those saying Carter’s bad rep. as president was because of the Republicans; my freshman year in college (1978), I got a ticket to a DNC event where Carter was the speaker. He was introduced in a ballroom with 2,000 *Democrats* and no one applauded. Ted Kennedy probably got the idea to run against Carter that day. Carter was seen as petty, naive, and a meddler. Like Ted Cruz today, no one liked him on either side of the aisle. A great ex-President, though.
Show threadKevin Russell

@rlpaulprodn @inklings

? Have a day

Feb 21, 2023 at 5:54pmWeb