Carter Crys Racism

"When a radical fringe element of demonstrators and others begin to attack the president of the United States as an animal or as a reincarnation of Adolf Hitler or when they wave signs in the air that said we should have buried Obama with Kennedy, those kinds of things are beyond the bounds. I think people who are guilty of that kind of personal attack against Obama have been influenced to a major degree by a belief that he should not be president because he happens to be African American." - President Carter

What would President Carter call the "radical fringe element" surrounding the former President Bush while he was in office? That just was the decenting voice of America speaking out against an "unjust" war, "failed" policies, civil rights "intruded," etc., right? But couldn't this just be the decenting voice of America speaking out against an "unjust" plan for Health care, a "socialistic" economic model, etc., and not the color of President Obama's skin? They both have had effigies burned, curse words slung, and only God knows what else. No one said it was an easy job.

I am pretty sure President Bush has been compared to Adolf Hilter a thousand times more than President Obama has or ever will be. That is such a black and white picture for President Carter to paint. He of all people should realize that nothing in polictics is ever that black and white nor should it be portrayed that way by any leader or former leader.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has now reiterated President Obama's stance twice now.

• ""The president does not believe that -- that the criticism comes based on the color of his skin. We understand that people have disagreements with some of the decisions that we've made and some of the extraordinary actions that had to be undertaken by this administration and previous administrations to stabilize our financial system, to ensure viability of our domestic auto industry." - Robert Gibbs

I leave you with words to live by.... "It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority."- Benjamin Franklin

Links:

• http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/15/carter.obama/index.html


• http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/16/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5315789.shtml