Jimmy Carter Racist?

[fisher]

I came across something today that happened in August 2006 and it relates to a comment Jimmy Carter made regarding Obama.

In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Jimmy referred to Obama as "this black boy...". Why was there not furor beyond belief on the left when one of their own made such a clearly racist remark about Obama? Joe Wilson simply said "you lie" and he was immediately called a racist. The racist trump card on Joes comment was pulled by none other than Jimmy Carter himself. If you want to compare the two remarks as to which had a more racist undertone, it would definitely be Jimmy's remark.

Bottom line, if a liberal makes a comment like the one Carter made, they get a free pass. Yet, it seems that any time a conservative makes a negative comment about Obama or his policies (ie:healthcare), the race card gets played.

My guess is neither Jimmy or Joe are racist, but only they and their Maker knows for sure. What I do know is that the left (and that includes you Bob on the far left) overuses the term time and time again on conservatives that oppose their policies. It's disgusting and cowardly when you must play the race card because you don't have the ability to make a compelling argument to support your position.

 

[Bob]

i don't overuse that term because the south has a past that will haunt it forever. carter had to deal with lester maddox when he was governor of georgia. do you have any idea of the world then, or are you just old and ignorant? look up maddox on wikipedia and get back to me for contrition southern style. to put carter with wilson is an insult to carter.

 

[Minnie]

The President stated he did not feel Wilson's remark was racist, that is good enough for me.

Something else he said that impressed me was that while he appreciates Former President Carter's concern it takes the emphasis off more important issues.

I think possibly the President has a greater understanding of what is important and where the focus should be than some of his supporters and his distractors.

I was very impressed with his appearance on Letterman.

 

[fisher]

i don't overuse that term because the south has a past that will haunt it forever. carter had to deal with lester maddox when he was governor of georgia. do you have any idea of the world then, or are you just old and ignorant? look up maddox on wikipedia and get back to me for contrition southern style. to put carter with wilson is an insult to carter.

Old and ignorant? Not up to your usual high standards of name calling are you? I'm disappointed.

You seem to have great disdain for southerners. Why do you seem so fond of Jimmy Carter?

Why does he get a pass for calling the Big O a "black boy" but Joe doesn't for calling him a liar? Again, your logic seems very twisted. And, once again you didn't address the real issue as to why liberals get away with racist tinged comments but conservatives don't. If Joe or any other conservative had used those words, there would be mass rioting in the streets by you and your liberal friends. L.Sam would absolutely blow a gasket.

Jimmy should just put out to pasture at Habitat and stay the heck away from any form of media. It's embarrassing to see him say so many stupid things.

 

[LuciferSam]

Old and ignorant? Not up to your usual high standards of name calling are you? I'm disappointed.

You seem to have great disdain for southerners. Why do you seem so fond of Jimmy Carter?

Why does he get a pass for calling the Big O a "black boy" but Joe doesn't for calling him a liar? Again, your logic seems very twisted. And, once again you didn't address the real issue as to why liberals get away with racist tinged comments but conservatives don't. If Joe or any other conservative had used those words, there would be mass rioting in the streets by you and your liberal friends. L.Sam would absolutely blow a gasket.

Jimmy should just put out to pasture at Habitat and stay the heck away from any form of media. It's embarrassing to see him say so many stupid things.

Jimmy Carter was referring to Barack during his days as a young child when he made the "boy" remark. There is no comparison between that and Wilson's racist driven vile contemptible rudeness. Hot Air ? Blog Archive ? Defending Jimmy Carter

 

[fisher]

Jimmy Carter was referring to Barack during his days as a young child when he made the "boy" remark. There is no comparison between that and Wilson's racist driven vile contemptible rudeness. Hot Air ? Blog Archive ? Defending Jimmy Carter

That is an intellectually dishonest response.

If ANY conservative had made the exact same comments, word for word, as good ole boy Jimmy did, they would be history, period. And, you know it. He got a pass because he is a liberal. Period. End of story.

 

[LuciferSam]

That is an intellectually dishonest response.

If ANY conservative had made the exact same comments, word for word, as good ole boy Jimmy did, they would be history, period. And, you know it. He got a pass because he is a liberal. Period. End of story.

What's intellectually dishonest is to do what you did and mention the incident out of context without qualifying it. Many people including myself were unaware of the incident. Some would take your remark at face value and simply believe that Carter had made a racist remark. Without you providing the context, it is obvious that you are trying to deceive the reader into thinking that Carter actually made a racist remark, which he did not. Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to clear things up. I don't think we need the "maker" to sift through yet another crock of sh-- you have tried to dump on us.

 

[Rita]

What's intellectually dishonest is to do what you did and mention the incident out of context without qualifying it. Many people including myself were unaware of the incident. Some would take your remark at face value and simply believe that Carter had made a racist remark. Without you providing the context, it is obvious that you are trying to deceive the reader into thinking that Carter actually made a racist remark, which he did not. Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to clear things up. I don't think we need the "maker" to sift through yet another crock of sh-- you have tried to dump on us.

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Ty for this post. I have pretty much stopped reading any of the back & forth between you two, but did happen to read this and appreciate it.

 

[poppy]

That is an intellectually dishonest response.

If ANY conservative had made the exact same comments, word for word, as good ole boy Jimmy did, they would be history, period. And, you know it. He got a pass because he is a liberal. Period. End of story.

After watching the video I must say you are pathetic in trying to label Jimmy Carter as a racist.:angry: You knew you were being dishonest in your claim otherwise you would have posted the source you "came across".

 

[Smiling JOe]

Wow, you give us three words from an interview and expect us to determine whether the person is a racist?

In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Jimmy referred to Obama as "this black boy...".

Give me a break. You are correct that if a Republican had used those words, he would be called a racist, so there is some party love there, but it is a far cry from being a racist. If that is the only three words in the entire interview which point to any discrimination, you don't have a case. Also, the definition of "racism" is much looser today, than it was twenty years ago. In the past, a racist was one who thinks one races is superior to another. That is the definition I still use, and it can still be found in some of our older hard-core southern population, and even in some of their decedents. However, today's journalists twist the definition to include what I've always thought of as discrimination or bigotry.