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Carter: 'Overwhelming proportion' of animosity to Obama based on race
American Thinker ^ | September 16, 2009 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 09/16/2009 9:43:05 AM PDT by neverdem

Just when you thought Jimmy Carter could not disgrace the office he once held any further, he goes out and tops himself. The former president avers that

"an overwhelming proportion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, he's African-American," Carter, 84, told NBC television.

"I live in the South, and I have seen the South come a long way," Carter added.

"But that racism inclination still exists, and I think it has bubbled up to the surface because of a belief among many white people, not just in the South but across the country, that African-Americans are not qualified to lead this great country."

"It is an abominable circumstance, and grieves me and concerns me deeply," added Carter.

Evidently, Carter believes himself able to peer into the hearts of strangers -- Obama opponents -- and discern their motivations. Or perhaps he thinks that there is no possible basis for opposing Obama than race.

I firmly believe that the current orgy of blaming opposition to Obama on racism is going to backfire on the left. Even though the media do their best to avoid the subject, most Americans, including most political independents, understand well that phony cries of racism are an established tactic of the left. Having a former president, one now firmly established as one of the worst presidents ever, adopt this desperate tactic will not lend credibility to the Obama camp.

Update: evidence that some members of Congress seem to live on another planet: 

"Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., also black, said that the racial undercurrent against Obama has been the least discussed aspect of his presidency."



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0bama; 0bamaisfailing; agenda; bho44; carter; democratcorruption; democrats; fascism; idiocracy; jimmycarter; liberalfascism; liberalism; obama; racecard; racecardagain; racism; whiteysfault
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1 posted on 09/16/2009 9:43:06 AM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

“Carter: ‘Overwhelming proportion’ of animosity to Obama based on race”

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EyeGuy: ‘Overwhelming proportion’ of animosity to Carter based on stupidity and hateful cowardice.


2 posted on 09/16/2009 9:44:40 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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To: neverdem

Remember the good ol’ days when you could disagree with the president without being called a racist?


3 posted on 09/16/2009 9:45:20 AM PDT by Jaxter (Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum.)
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To: neverdem

4 posted on 09/16/2009 9:45:36 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Put butter on your tag line.)
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To: neverdem

Mr. Carter is a very strange man.

He’s not nearly as bright as he things he is; he has no sense of humor; and he knows no more about governing than does a goat.

OK, joke time! “Why did Jimmy Carter vote for Barack Obama for president? So he wouldn’t be known anymore as the worst president in history.”

Bah-dum-dum!!!


5 posted on 09/16/2009 9:46:10 AM PDT by RexBeach
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To: neverdem

Something about being called a racist by that lying, anti-semitic traitor makes me swell up with pride.


6 posted on 09/16/2009 9:46:21 AM PDT by RetroSexual
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To: Jaxter

Well Jimmy, the guy is half black and half white.
Which half are we disrespectin?


7 posted on 09/16/2009 9:46:21 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: neverdem

So what cause the over whelming feelings of revulsion and nausea I feel everytime I see Jimmy Carter?


8 posted on 09/16/2009 9:46:35 AM PDT by Kartographer (".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
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To: neverdem

The ‘overwhelming proportion’ in question is Obama’s Marxism.


9 posted on 09/16/2009 9:46:52 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (No apologies.)
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To: Kartographer

When they no longer want my racist taxes, then I’ll listen.


10 posted on 09/16/2009 9:47:26 AM PDT by DonaldC
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To: neverdem

He makes me comfortable with my prejudices.

I hate pompous, self-righteous, self-promoting, incompetent, arrogant little peanut farmers....


11 posted on 09/16/2009 9:47:48 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: neverdem

Someone needs to loose the bunnies on him.


12 posted on 09/16/2009 9:48:23 AM PDT by SouthTexas
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To: neverdem

The Obamaloon is a loon of a very special class - rarely equaled int he world O’loon-a-tics.

Carter, however, is the loon by which all lesser loons should be judged.

Carter defines stupid.

He is the aleph naught of idiots.


13 posted on 09/16/2009 9:48:33 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: neverdem

Jimmy Carter....the biggest anti-Semite since Der Furher....calling Americans “racist”...

Carter is bleeping peanuts...


14 posted on 09/16/2009 9:48:41 AM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (America is still great....no matter what Globalists, Communists, Anti-Birthers, Terrorists think)
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To: neverdem

Overwhelming proportion of racism claims based in cowardice.


15 posted on 09/16/2009 9:48:49 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: Lazamataz

Dat ole dog ain’t huntin no mo!!!


16 posted on 09/16/2009 9:49:18 AM PDT by Bigun ("It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere." Voltaire)
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To: neverdem

This shows that Carter, and every other mindless, stupid radical liberal, cannot say ANYTHING positive about Obama — so they must play the race-card. This was predicted long before his election. No surprise.

It all shows how much trouble the Dims are in with this radical Marxist fool they put in the White House. They will be doing everything they can to keep the attention off of Obama’s radical socialist agenda by trying to demonize anyone who speaks out against his radical leftist agenda.


17 posted on 09/16/2009 9:49:20 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: neverdem

Carter counts on the media to not mention the fact that he didn’t have a single non-white in his cabinet.


18 posted on 09/16/2009 9:49:42 AM PDT by fso301
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To: neverdem

I think some of these white libs want to destroy this president with their constant race baiting, or they are just insane.


19 posted on 09/16/2009 9:50:26 AM PDT by junta (Conservatives, the word "racism" is now ours.)
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To: neverdem

Why does this old fossil still get attention?


20 posted on 09/16/2009 9:50:32 AM PDT by Clemenza (Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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