Jimmy Carter: Wilson comments 'based on racism'
 

fuck all the racist!! :mad: :321GFY

ATLANTA ? Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act "based on racism" and rooted in fears of a black president.

"I think it's based on racism," Carter said in response to an audience question at a town hall held at his presidential center in Atlanta. "There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president."

The Georgia Democrat said the outburst was a part of a disturbing trend directed at the president that has included demonstrators equating Obama to Nazi leaders.

"Those kind of things are not just casual outcomes of a sincere debate on whether we should have a national program on health care," he said. "It's deeper than that."

Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, was formally rebuked Tuesday in a House vote for shouting "You lie!" during Obama's speech to Congress last Wednesday.

The shout came after the president commented that illegal aliens would be ineligible for federal subsidies to buy health insurance. Republicans expressed their disbelief with sounds of disapproval, punctuated by Wilson's outburst.

Tuesday's rebuke was a rare resolution of disapproval pushed through by Democrats who insisted that Wilson had violated basic rules of decorum and civility. Republicans characterized the measure as a witch hunt and Wilson, who had already apologized to Obama, insisted he owed the House no apology.

Wilson's spokesman was not immediately available for comment, but his eldest son defended his father.

"There is not a racist bone in my dad's body," said Alan Wilson, an Iraq veteran who is running for state attorney general. "He doesn't even laugh at distasteful jokes. I won't comment on former President Carter, because I don't know President Carter. But I know my dad, and it's just not in him."

"It's unfortunate people make that jump. People can disagree ? and appropriately disagree ? on issues of substance, but when they make the jump to race it's absolutely ludicrous. My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race."

South Carolina's former Democratic Party chairman said that he doesn't believe Wilson was motivated by racism, but said the outburst encouraged racist views.

"I think Joe's conduct was asinine, but I think it would be asinine no matter what the color of the president," said Dick Harpootlian, who has known Wilson for decades. "I don't think Joe's outburst was caused by President Obama being African-American. I think it was caused by no filter being between his brain and his mouth."

Harpootlian said he received scores of racial e-mails from outside South Carolina after he talked about the vote on Fox News.

"You have a bunch of folks out there looking for some comfort in their racial issues. They have a problem with an African-American president," he said. "But was he motivated by that? I don't think so. I respectfully disagree with President Carter, though it gives validity to racism."

Carter called Wilson's comment "dastardly" and an aftershock of racist views that have permeated American politics for decades.

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

The race card is played way too often.

yea, some fucking rep from atlanta area started this today. hmmm liar, racist...

bunch of fucking retards

anything to keep attention from important matters..
wasnt carter a peanut farmer?

calling obama a nazi over health care are u fuckin crazy

what other president have u heard called a damn nazi :helpme

I also think the race card is played for too often. Although I also think that race fuels a lot of the criticism regarding president obama. Not just his outside appearance but also his muslim roots.

I know that if he was white there would be a lot less opposition.

Jimmy Carter is the only white politician (he used to be one) willing to speak the truth on this issue.

well said but fuck a race card there's still people being killed here because of color

Playing the race card is an idiomatic phrase that refers to the act of bringing the issue of race or racism into a debate, perhaps to obfuscate the matter. It is a metaphorical reference to card games in which a trump card may be used to gain an advantage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_card
racist use the term :2 cents:

Good old jimmy and his lust filled heart!

are u huffin paint :1orglaugh what are u talking about

The one that took away civil rights/freedoms, extremely lied to Americans to start a war, allowed war crimes to happen, and the list goes on.

Vs..

Obama wanting to provide healthcare for people that need it.....

Jimmy Carter is still alive? Seriously?

I guess you never read playboy for the articles! :thumbsup

Because I'm just human and I'm tempted and Christ set some almost impossible standards for us. The Bible says, "Thou shalt not commit adultery." Christ said, I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery. I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times.... This is something that God recognizes, that I will do and have done, and God forgives me for it. But that doesn't mean that I condemn someone who not only looks on a woman with lust but who leaves his wife and shacks up with somebody out of wedlock. Christ says, don't consider yourself better than someone else because one guy screws a whole bunch of women while the other guy is loyal to his wife. The guy who's loyal to his wife ought not to be condescending or proud because of the relative degree of sinfulness

http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/history/fa...yInterview.htm

so the fuck what :)

You asked me what I was talking about. So I edjumacated you! :winkwink:

funny thing is Joe Wilson wife asked him "who was the idiot who yelled out "YOU LIE" at Obama... when he got home that night LOL

it was him. Bet he felt like even more an idiot...

go fuck yourself :)

hahahahaha!!! :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh damn im hoping people will get past the race and fix the damn problems give obama the chance and respect that past presidents have had. :thumbsup

..... Bush?

* took away civil rights/freedoms
Obama voted for the Patriot Act

* extremely lied to Americans to start a war
Obama refuses to investigate these lies. Obama continues those wars. Obama lies about troop withdrawals in iraq (redrawing the city lines is not the same as withdrawing your troops form that city),...

* allowed war crimes to happen
Obama allows "rendition" (kidnapping people and shipping them to some 3rd world country to be tortured there)

I am a white southern man and I will be completely honest here, The answer is yes. Yes the majority of president Obama's opposition is rooted in racism.

I know it, my dad knows it, my mother knows it and anyone with an IQ greater than 1 knows it. The only people we know who don't know it are black people. They have given us the benefit of doubt althoug it is not deserved among some sub group's within our culture.

Watching television, one thing jumps out at me right away, these people protesting Obama solely based on his race are the uneducated, the unlucky, the unpretty, the unwanted,

the lower people

Racist often times or actually most always belong to one of these unfortunate groups of people.

I nor my family do no not. And it shames us that we are associated with these neantherthalls as a result of us sharing the same skin color. White

So yes, I will admit right here today that Carter is correct.

I have a B.A. my dad has his M.A. and my brother attends Columbia University now

We are educated, attractive and happy with ourselves and our lives. Thus we have no need to be racist.


My only wish is that while watching us from the outside, that the world realize that these people do not represent me or my family nor the majority of the white race.

Although I did vote for President Obama, he is my President and we love and respect him 100 percent.

-- Nicholas Chambers

damn well said Mr. Chambers :thumbsup

Of course anyone who does not agree with the messiahs big government schemes is a racist. It is soooo obvious. :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

I didn't vote for Obama, I don't agree with most of his policies and I hope he's a one termer.

If you want to call me I racist I could give fuck.

Jimmy Carter has dissapointed me.

I'm quite sure that having a black president can be very unnerving for more than a few members of congress as well as entire segments of the country's population. And while it is entirely possible that race may have been a factor in the internal motivations that caused Wilson to shout "You Lie!" at the president, shouting those words is not in itself racist.

To bring race into the arguement on this particular issue only helps to stir comments like this:

:disgust

Democrats as a whole, just need to play this shit stronger. One thing I will give to republican administrations- when someone talks shit about them they just don't acknowledge it.

Someone overheard Obama call Kanye West a Jackass, so fucking what? He wasn't picked up on a mic, it's fucking hearsay, don't acknowledge it.

My message to the democratic party- No applogies. No fucking excuses. Just do the damn job and quit trying to grease the squeaky wheels, you're wasting time and just giving them more fodder.

haha that doesnt make you a racist the man yelled out in protest when obama his president was giving a speech. I dont know if he is a racist but he doesnt respect his superior.

your a russian :helpme

Let's face it there IS in fact a sizable % of Americans who hate Obama just because he's black.

FACT

# whites that hate Obama only beause he's black > # of blacks that hated Bush only because he's white

Aye, of course he did... Bush was equal to hitler, and with hitler in power you do as your told or you get cut off.

... and we know it happened if you didn't agree.


Well yeah, if Obama was to go after bush, what would the right be doing and saying then? What type of image would he leave for our Country?

Personally, I wouldn't touch Bush either, it just isn't worth taking your Country down because of one douche bag.

Obama didn't say in 6 months I would pull everyone out of Iraq. Obama isn't lieing about pulling troops out of Iraq, huge amounts of have been moved. And they shouldn't all be gone yet.

And people don't have a problem with Afgan, they had a problem with Iraq. And "fighting" in Iraq. Most people understand we can't just up and leave, but the 'war' is over.


The Difference? With Bush he was so deep into the shit, other Countries reported on it. So much so, other Countries consider Bush to be a war criminal.

At this point, the world isn't bitching about Obama's war crimes, hell not even Google returns anything worthy. Probably because he hasn't done anything worth talking about.

In summary........ demonizing a Republican president and calling him a Nazi because you disagree with his policies is patriotic and a legitimate form of protest........ demonizing a Democratic president and calling him a Nazi because you disagree with his policies is racist and un-American.

Everyone got that?

Actually I am a Colorodoan. I had some Russian in my sig so people have incorrectly assumed I was a Russian. Now I have some Latin my sig so I guess people will start assuming I am a Roman. :1orglaugh

Are you stupid? This has nothing to do with protests.. I 100% support any protesters.

I don't support stupidity... and it doesn't make a shit which side of the fence it's on.


I'm not demonizing Bush, the American people and the World did that for me. People didn't call Bush - Hitler because they disagreed with him, they called him Hitleri because he did 'exactly' what the Nazi's did. Even the name of the bills were the related.


People are calling Obama a Nazi because they 'disagree' with him, but can you explain how Obama is like the Nazi leader?

that explains it the rocky mountains :disgust

I know it is hard for you to understand this...... but some people supported Bush's polices for fighting the war against the Islamic extremists and many of these same people actively oppose Obama's attempts to dramatically increase the size and scope of the federal governments involvement in the economy.

I know in the mind of the leftist it is inconceivable that certain people cannot grasp the obvious "truth" that we need Obama's progressive big government agenda....... while at the same time it is even more inconceivable that certain people support Bush's security polices (which ironically are still being used by the Obama administration)...... but it is still the case.

Some of us stubborn right wing reactionaries just cannot get with the program. I guess it is because we are all racists.

What can be done about these dangerous right wing racists and their un-progressive ideas? :helpme

:thumbsup

We aren't talking about a war against Islamic Extremists, most people support that.

The Majority of people, did not and still do not, support the Iraq War. Right and left.

Aye, that's how it normally happens. Most presidents don't come in and undo everything the other presidents did. Overtime things change, but it isn't like it just happens.

Again, the twisted argument isn't about 'Bush's security policies.'

When a republican president wants to grow the Military, even during peace time. Why isn't that considered growing the Government?

Just wondering, what has Obama done to grow the Government, that other presidents haven't done? Say, like Bush?

Watch what you say now, bailouts, auto industry, banks, markets, etc... all done by other Presidents too.


I guess so.


Who said something should be done about them?

It's at the point now were we just laugh at them....

What would Kanye do?

Actually I think people should pick their battles and I think Carter talks too much, just like he did about palestine/israel back during the election campaigns. In other words, while it MAY be true as true, it was and is not necessary to engage that conversation now for ANOTHER day (or more) of distraction from the issue!

I stand corrected:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=XdEBCnzqe18

Carter is 85 fricken years old. And last time I checked MOST 85 year old men spout off and say shit they probably shouldn't. Just goes with the terriotry.

Yeah I agree, GatorB. I think he may not be savvy enough to understand why someone might want an interview or comment on a topic. All it's doing now is getting all the news people to talk about crazy old man.

Rush Limbaugh pointed the world at Bill an Hillary must of his presidency. He just 'cuted' it up my making it feminazis and stuff like that.

Anyway, I have a huge amount of respect for Jimmy Carter and most for what he has done since being president.

:1orglaugh

You sure you're not the one huffing paint? :thumbsup

You don't have a very good memory, do you? I guess it is just selective. Are you a chick?

Obama's the first baddog! ;)

http://viralpolitics.com/wp-content/...azi_hitler.jpg

Must be pretty young too.

nevermind

Jimmy Carter was one of the worst Presidents ever. His credibility is barely above ZERO.

no one took carter seriously when he was president, not sure why anyone should now.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Everyone always loved all our white presidents.

</sarcasm> added for brassmonkey

im sure u voted for bush :1orglaugh well i have to work its been nice chatting have a good 1