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Jimmy Carter: Joe Wilson Comments 'Based on Racism'
Jimmy Carter: Joe Wilson Comments 'Based on Racism'
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 ...
Carter: Racism plays major role in opposition to Obama
Carter: Racism plays major role in opposition to Obama
cnn.com — Former President Carter tells "NBC Nightly News" that racism has surfaced in opposition to President Obama.... (more) Carter: Racism plays major role in opposition to Obama
Jimmy Carter says "There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an ...
althouse.blogspot.com — ... and asserts that Joe Wilson's "You lie!" was "based on racism."  Lots of people who voted... for Obama believed that his election would reflect the extent to which Americans had moved beyond racism. That was part of why some people voted for ... (more) Jimmy Carter says "There is an inherent feeling among ...
Politics Digest: Carter Blames Racism for Clamor Over Obama
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Politics Digest: Carter Blames Racism for Clamor Over Obama
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Knowledge is Power — ... 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… ...

WH: President Obama Disagrees with Former President Carter that Most Animosity Towards Obama is Race-Based
Political Punch — ... WH: President Obama Disagrees with Former President Carter that Most Animosity Towards Obama is Race-Based September 16, 2009 2:49 PM"The president does not believe that the criticism... is based on the color of his skin," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said today. Gibbs was responding to comments made by former President Jimmy Carter , who yesterday told NBC, "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. I live in the South, and I've seen the South come a long way, ...

Can We Learn To Disagree Without Being Disagreeable?
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... Of course, certain people have had their emotions named, and they object, loudly. But, when your emotion is "racism", well, I can see why one would not want to own that particular feeling. Then they flop on the floor howling, "I never get to say anything! You always call me a racist, no matter what I say!" They feed this into their feelings of marginalization, and we have a whole cycle. Clearly racism needs to be called out when it is overt, and there are those who won't like it. But, like the tantruming child, you name the emotion and you leave it at that. Do Not Engage. You ...

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Jimmy Carter: Wilson comments 'based on racism'
democraticunderground.com 9/16/2009 — Source: [b]Associated Press[/b] ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter says Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama last week was an act "based on racism." Carter says Wilson's comment was part of an "inherent feeling" of some in this country who feel that a black man ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 9/16/2009 — Carter: Wilson's Outburst and Tea Parties "Based On Racism" Former President Jimmy Carter has accused Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), as well as Tea Party activists opposed to President Obama, of being motivated by racism. "I think it's based on racism," ...
Jimmy Carter: Joe Wilson Called Obama A Liar Because He’s Racist
sayanythingblog.com 9/17/2009 — I say it over and over again: The more unpopular Obama and his policies become the more liberals are going to blame any sign of that unpopularity on racism. ATLANTA —Former President Jimmy Carter says Congressman Joe Wilson’s outburst ...
Wilson, Obama, and the Wonderful Jimmy Carter -- By: Peter Kirsanow
corner.nationalreview.com 9/16/2009 — Fresh from having his latest book endorsed by renowned civil-rights leader Osama Bin Laden, former president Jimmy Carter sagely pronounces that Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst was based on racism. It's this type of extraordinary, ...
Beck: Calling out racism is like using children as suicide bombers.
thinkprogress.org 9/17/2009 — Yesterday, President Jimmy Carter caused controversy when he suggested that Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-SC) recent outburst during President Obama’s health care address and other attacks against Obama may be motivated by racism. Today, Glenn ...
Joe Wilson and the Sons of Confederate Veterans
harrisonprice.com 9/18/2009 — Joe Wilson - Racist or just rude? Many Democrats, including our “distinguished” former President Jimmy Carter, have been playing the race card quite a lot over the previous few weeks. Every time Obama gets in trouble “racism” is trotted out for a test drive in the ...
Carter’s Racism Charge Sparks War of Words - The Caucus Blog
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 9/20/2009 — Former President Jimmy Carter’s view that some of the recent protests against President Obama, including the “You Lie!” outburst by Representative Joe Wilson last week, are “based on racism,” has fueled a new war of words over this already charged ...
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rhymeswithright.mu.nu 9/16/2009 — Really -- it is implicit in his recent comments about opposition to President Obama. Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that he believes race is at the core of much of the opposition to President Obama. "I think an overwhelming...
Jimmy Carter: Wilson's Outburst 'Based On Racism' (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 9/16/2009 — (AP) ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter says Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama last week was an act "based on racism." Carter says Wilson's comment was part of an "inherent feeling" of some in this country who ...
A brief thought about Jimmy Carter
hotair.com 9/16/2009 — If Jimmy Carter believes that the “overwhelming” portion of criticism towards Barack Obama is due to racism, does he also believe that the overwhelming portion of criticism towards Israel is anti-Semitic? Wouldn’t that apply to a ...
For Carter to imply those in disagreement with the President's policies are racists, is for Carter to look at Obama as a black man rather than a man.
pepperedwithsalt.blogspot.com 9/16/2009 — If according to Jimmy Carter, Joe Wilson's outburst on the House floor was based on racism toward Obama, is one to assume that support of Obama by an African-American is based on the fact the the President is half white? Or that African Americans who opposed Alan Keyes...
VIDEO-- Jimmy Carter: There Is "Racist" Tone Against Obama
thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com 9/16/2009 — By GottaLaff Sigh. Jimmy Carter: There Is "Racist" Tone Against Obama In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams , former President Jimmy Carter said he has been extremely bothered by the heightened climate of racial and other hate speech ...
Not Backing Down: Carter Again Accuses Obama Critics of Being Racist
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 9/17/2009 — Jimmy did it again. Embedded video from CNN Video CNN reported: The former failed president accused Obama's opponents of being racists. Former President Jimmy Carter reiterated Wednesday that he believes racism is an issue for President Obama in ...
Confederate Flag: Not Racist, Even Though KKK Used It (AUDIO)The Latest on Air America
In the process of debating whether Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst in Congress last week was fueled by underlying racism, as former President Jimmy Carter has suggested, Jack Rice got a call today from a man named Don, in Wilson's home state of South Carolina. While Don acknowledged Wilson was out of ...
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Former President Jimmy Carter's suggestion that racism has been a factor in recent protests aimed at President Obama stirred a political furor among politicians, but has also revealed a big divide between blacks and whites on the issue, according to a Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll conducted ...
Racist vs. Racial: Which One Was Joe Wilson?MoJo Blog Posts: mojo
The big hoopla on the blogs this week has been whether Joe Wilson’s exclamation "you lie!" was racist. Jimmy Carter and many on the left say yes, while the GOP power structure categorically denies any possibility that the exclamation was based on race. From there, the discussion ...
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Although it certainly seems plausible that, as former President Jimmy Carter said on Tuesday, the intense hostility directed at President Barack Obama of late is partly rooted in racism, Obama himself apparently begs to differ.  —KA Reuters via Google News: President ...
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Now, you know a word has lost all meaning when Jimmy Carter finally gets around to saying it. America's angriest has-been JUST HAD to weigh in on the Joe Wilson affair, linking it to inherent racism - following in the wispy footsteps of every other lefty blogger. Check it out, check it ...
The tiresome topicPundits Blog
Groan. Just as the Joe Wilson hoopla started to die down, former President Jimmy Carter brings racism into the discussion. It's tempting to dismiss Carter's comments as moralistic posturing tinged with a heavy dose of Southern white guilt. We've been scolded by Carter many times in the past, ...
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By Debbie Schlussel I have to laugh at Jimmy Carter’s assertion that those of us who criticize Obama–including Congressman Joe Wilson and his “You Lie” statement to Barack Obama on the floor of the House– are “racist” and have “a racist ...
Joe Wilson's Son: 'Not a Racist Bone in My Dad's Body'Politics Daily
First, it was Joe Wilson's wife . Now his son has stepped in to defend the congressman. Wilson has apologized, dialed back his contrition and raised a lot of campaign cash since he interrupted President Obama's health care speech before a joint session of Congress with the "You lie!" heard ...
Jimmy Carter says "There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president"...Althouse
... and asserts that Joe Wilson's "You lie!" was "based on racism."  Lots of people who voted for Obama believed that his election would reflect the extent to which Americans had moved beyond racism. That was part of why some people voted for him. Little did we realize that it would turn ...
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