Ex. Prez Carter Says Racism Factor In Opposition To Obama.

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(CNN) -- Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that racial politics played a role in South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Obama's speech to Congress last week and in some of the opposition the president has faced since taking office.
Former President Carter tells "NBC Nightly News" that racism has surfaced in opposition to President Obama.

Former President Carter tells "NBC Nightly News" that racism has surfaced in opposition to President Obama.

"I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he's African-American," Carter told "NBC Nightly News." "I live in the South, and I've seen the South come a long way, and I've seen the rest of the country that shares the South's attitude toward minority groups at that time, particularly African-Americans."

"That racism inclination still exists, and I think it's bubbled up to the surface because of belief among many white people -- not just in the South but around the country -- that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country. It's an abominable circumstance, and it grieves me and concerns me very deeply," Carter said.

Michael Steele, who is the first African-American to chair the Republican National Committee, denied Wednesday that race is fueling protests.

"President Carter is flat-out wrong," Steele said in a statement. "This isn't about race. It is about policy."

Carter made similar remarks at an event at his presidential center in Atlanta, Georgia, The Associated Press reported Tuesday, pointing to some protesters who have compared Obama to a Nazi. "Those kind of things are not just casual outcomes of a sincere debate on whether we should have a national program on health care," the former president said at the Carter Center, according to AP. "It's deeper than that." Video Watch Carter link animosity toward Obama to racism »

He grouped Wilson's shout of "You lie!" during Obama's speech in that category, according to AP. "I think it's based on racism. There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president," he said.

"The president is not only the head of government, he is the head of state. And no matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect."

The House voted Tuesday to formally disapprove of Wilson's behavior during the joint session of Congress. The resolution was approved largely along party lines, with Republicans calling the measure unnecessary partisan politics.

Wilson apologized to the White House last week, but congressional Democrats said he owed the chamber a similar statement of regret.
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Steele said Democrats are just trying to divert attention from what he called the president's "wildly unpopular government-run health care plan."

"Injecting race into the debate over critical issues facing American families doesn't create jobs, reform our health care system or reduce the growing deficit. It only divides Americans rather than uniting us to find solutions to challenges facing our nation," he said.
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Carter was a lousy President, and now he's even worse as an ex-president.
 
While I don't think that all opposition to Obama's polices is based in racism; I can't help thinking unfounded charges of socialism, communism and being a Muslim toward Obama is factored by racism.

Carter is right; Racism is not just a "Southern" thing.
 
deafskeptic said:
While I don't think that all opposition to Obama's polices is based in racism; I can't help thinking unfounded charges of socialism, communism and being a Muslim toward Obama is factored by racism.

Carter is right; Racism is not just a "Southern" thing.
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What we need to do is ask ourselves this: Have any of the same labels been applied to past presidents, or all of these labels unique to Obama? For instance, when Bush and Regan spoke with school children via nationally broadcast speeches, did people scream about "indoctrination" and keep their children home from school, or was that unique to the Obama activity? :cool2:

As long as people refuse to take an honest look, the attitudes will be perpetuated. Instead of denying the existence of a degree of racism, people would be much better off to acknowledge and discuss openly it's obvious existence.
 
Funny how Jimmy Carter courted segregationist groups when running as a candidate for governor of Georgia in 1966.


"He attributed this loss to a lack of support from segregationist whites, who had turned out in large numbers to vote for his opponent, a nationally known segregationist named Lester Maddox. In a bid to win their vote in the 1970 governor's race, Carter minimized appearances before African American groups, and even sought the endorsements of avowed segregationists..."
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American President: Jimmy Carter: A Life in Brief



"He wanted to appeal to the large middle class, blue collar type, predominantly white, and most of these people are going to be segregationists," says historian E. Stanly Godbold. "Carter himself was not a segregationist in 1970. But he did say things that the segregationists wanted to hear."
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American Experience | Jimmy Carter | People & Events

Race relation has been set back by 50 years today because of Democrats/Liberals insistence on playing the race card. Race has nothing to do with this because people simply love their country. This isn't 1964, of which ya'll are trying to portray this as which is an exercise in intellectually dishonesty.
 
jillio said:
As expected. The vast majority of racists deny that they are racist.:roll:
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Even when they deny they are a racist, you insist they are racist because you WANT them to be labeled as a racist irregardless whether they are a racist or not. It won't matter to you if they're truly not a racist, you just want them to be a racist out of political hate and spite.

Yiz
 
yizuman said:
Even when they deny they are a racist, you insist they are racist because you WANT them to be labeled as a racist irregardless whether they are a racist or not. It won't matter to you if they're truly not a racist, you just want them to be a racist out of political hate and spite.

Yiz
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Thank you, Yizuman! So, so true. Sad, but true.
 
"playing the race card" = don't call me on my white, dudely entitlement
 
That is just how politics works....it doesn't imply he is racist segragationist. You have to win office before you can try to affect it.
Your attempt to paint him as a racist is silly....I think wwe all know what kind of person he is.
just plain old politics....especially back in the day.
Carter was to involvedin micromanaging.
I agree with Cater that Isreal has been too coddled. Tired of protecting thier asses when they are not following agreements toward peace. Pull the plug on the assistance we give them. It's not worth all the garbage going on in the world...let them face the consequences...that will induce them to negotiate or lose.


kokonut said:
Funny how Jimmy Carter courted segregationist groups when running as a candidate for governor of Georgia in 1966.



American President: Jimmy Carter: A Life in Brief




American Experience | Jimmy Carter | People & Events

Race relation has been set back by 50 years today because of Democrats/Liberals insistence on playing the race card. Race has nothing to do with this because people simply love their country. This isn't 1964, of which ya'll are trying to portray this as which is an exercise in intellectually dishonesty.
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Cowpuppy said:
That is just how politics works....it doesn't imply he is racist segragationist. You have to win office before you can try to affect it. Your attempt to paint him as a racist is silly....I think wwe all know what kind of person he is.
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Silly? That has been my point all along if you were able to read between the line. It is just as silly as painting Wilson, Tea Party marchers/protesters, and anybody who opposed any of Obama's policy plans as racists. Playing the race card is the last refuge in a losing debate.

You can't have your cake and eat it, too.

A little history on Tea Party protest for those who don't know.

Boston Tea Party Historical Society
 
Obama just said he doesn't think it's racism.

Besides I disagree with Carter - remember Clinton? Clinton wanted it and people opposed his healthcare. Were people being racists too?
 
Kokonut, you're citing a racist article to prove that you're not racist? Refer to the "Indian" disguises.
 
The health-care opposition is not racist. People has expressed their concerns about the reform without resorting to such tactics.

However calling Obama a Muslim or portraying him as an African warrior is distasteful since it is discrimination. It is one thing to portray someone as Hitler or Stalin, call them Fascist or Communist since they are just misrepresented ideologies; however to accuse someone of being a Muslim or portray them as a savage bushman show their real colour.

Sorry, kokonut, but the teabaggers left a bad taste in my mouth because of the above.
 
Like I said, calling teabaggers "racist" is just a label slapped on by liberals out of political hate and spite. You guys are grasping for straws that aren't there.

Yiz
 
It's weird, though. People are saying that they are afraid. When you ask what they are afraid of, they have no response. Are they afraid of a world in which a black man is in charge? Do they have problems with a black person in a position of authority? They sometimes say that they are afraid of Muslim terrorists and equate President Obama with a Muslim terrorist. Again, it's race and religion. If they're afraid of something else, I've yet to hear it. The racist and discriminatory signs speak for themselves.

Some people say that they want to go back to the world of our forefathers. A couple of centuries ago? When white men owned slaves and women? Really? Good luck with that.
 
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yizuman said:
Even when they deny they are a racist, you insist they are racist because you WANT them to be labeled as a racist irregardless whether they are a racist or not. It won't matter to you if they're truly not a racist, you just want them to be a racist out of political hate and spite.

Yiz
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So if someone is not racist, they shouldn't deny that they are racist because that makes them racist? :dizzy:
 
I oppose ObamaCare. I am not a racist. President Carter's accusation is pathetic.
 
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