Jimmy Carter is calling me a racist! How dare he?!

Anybody with a brain can tell the continued focus on Joe Wilson is political maneuvering and simply a distraction from more urgent issues. BTW, if I were Obama, I can't think of anyone I would least want to be coming to my defense than Jimmy Carter.

I agree with you. I am very tired of Democrats being racist. How can I say that when they keep crying racism for a black president? Well that is just it, the Dems. are the racist ones who keep hiding behind Obama's color. They are wielding his race as weapon against any one who dare disagree with their policies. Now they are wasting their time and our tax money debating and voting on whether or not Mr. Wilson should be punished for getting up set at what the President said and blurting out a truth. OK he should have kept his feelings in check until a more appropriate time, let it go and deal with the important stuff, or is it a smoke screen so they can sneak something past us.

This is one way to try to keep the public's focus off what's going on in the congress and not on this bill. I'm sure that racism is still going on but not in this case. Joe Wilson should have kept his mouth shut. but emotions do get out of hand sometimes. When the president forgave Wilson that should have been the end of it. carter was way out of line. I think the President should have been the one speaking on this issue not his press secretary. The news media isn't helping either.

I agree, Carter is WAY off-base on that one. BUT, this is one of the same tactics they were trying to pull when Obama was running for office - that anyone who disagreed with him or did not want him in office was a racist. I am not a racist and I did not want Obama in office because I did not believe he was the best person for the job. From what he has done an dattempted to do since he got into th eoffice - I was right. There were a couple of blacks and a Hispanic that I would have loved to see in the President's office; but, they were not running or had already dropped out.

Can you beleive I have been told REPEATEDLY that nobody is making false accusations of racism at people who dare to oppose Obama's agenda? We've seen it here at mylot for about a year now! Now it's an ex-president doing it, AND a congressman saying that if Joe Wilson isn't condemned for speaking what was proven to be TRUE (even if it was ill-timed) the KKK will take over! WTF? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/15/congressman-people-don-white-hoods-wilson-rebuked/?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a16:g12:r2:c0.376450:b27743136:z0 Making an obvious reference to the Ku Klux Klan, Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., said Tuesday that people will be putting on "white hoods and white uniforms again and riding through the countryside" if emerging racist attitudes, which he says were subtly supported by Wilson, are not rebuked. He said Wilson must be disciplined as an example.

What a short memory Jimmy Carter has. He needs to stop talking maybe. When he was into his eight months of presidency people were complaining - and it wasn't about the color of his skin, or the whiny slur to his voice, or the way he walked. People were complaining about his policies. Period.

Just because you do not agree with Obama's policies, does not make you a racist, but I find it so funny how people hate Obama so much, a president who has not started a war, and people were fine with Bush, a president who got us into a war with a country that never attacked us. People have the guts to stand up to Obama and his politics, but they did not have the guts to stand up to Bush and his. This economic mess that we are all in started when Bush was in office. Obama is trying to clean up an economic mess and make sure that people have health care at the same time. Is anyone in this country ever happy with anything? Do people matter in this country? I hear about the economy all of the time, but what about people?

Firstly, I do not think that Jimmy Carter comes anywhere close to ineffectiveness an George W. Bush. I actually do not think the US will ever have a president as ignorant and out-of-touch with reality as W. Bush. About Carter comment: I think Jimmy Carter was merely stating his views in light of his knowledge and reality about the republican congressman. While I did not and would not immediately categorize the republican congressman's outburst as evidence of racism, I however believe that the congressman was out of line when he interrupted the president. Do not forget that these congress people, while humans, are supposed to be trained and/or career politicians. There are rules in congress about making or responding to speeches and I think that the congressman should have waited until his turn to speak to make his rebuttal. Interrupting the president like the republican congressman did was an outright display of disrespect for both the president and the presidency. Now, whether or not the man is a racist is another matter altogether.

Sad To Hear A President Is Not Doing the Country Any Good .. A President is Directly Responsible For The Growth Of A Country Like USA For Sure .. He Can Surely Help The Country Sustain Itself During This Economic Turmoil .. I Feel He Should Do Something Noteworthy To Win Back The Confidence Of the People .. Thanks For Listening ..

Maybe,if Obama would start worrying about what the people want instead of what he wants,people would be behind him.Unfortunately,his own agendas are what he thinks about.I know he's only been in office 7 months,but that's 7 months in the wrong direction.

I suppose the black people who disagree with Obama are also racists? I didn't vote for Obama in the first place, and I have a child of mixed race... am I racist? Why is it when whites and blacks disagree it's racism?? If McCain were president and people disagreed with him, what would that be called??

That's a good spin on it! But more and more people are seeing it for what it really is! But this country has been heading for 3rd world status for many years now, is this some big revelation? tdemex

i think you are right. because i recently thought of how many others would have been a more logical president and one was black i included. notice race wasnt brought up when everyone was hating what Clinton did or when they disagreed with Bush. BOTH WHITE??

I don't think disagreeing with the Presidents policies makes them racist, however, I don't believe that anyone should disrespect the office of president. Disagree all you want but leave any name calling to those who want to act like children. Also, may I remind you that it was Bush who pushed us into the worst recession since the depression, not Obama. He may not be helping things, but don't blame him for the problems he inherited.

Good ole boy, jimmy carter....isn't he old enough now to have dymensia? No matter what President there has been, there has always been those of us that disagree with things they've said and done. I think you're right once again, Dragon and I guess that makes me a racist, too!

Woah that's quite a generalization. Even I disagree with his policies but I haven't lost all faith in him. Sheesh. Jimmy Carter just needs to lie down and let it all end.

Hello dragon, I am from the Philippines but while reading your discussion I can say that you are not a racist, you are only expressing your opinion regarding Obama's policy, I don't find it bad or wrong, you have the right to express your ideas and opinions because you are part of the United States so you are free to express anything against the government, anyone who is deeply concerned with his own country should free to say anything. Just don't mind former President Carter or other rich people in your country, maybe they don't understand what it was like to be an ordinary citizen, most people who are rich or living in luxury couldn't comprehend the real cry of the citizenry. This is also the problem we always encountered in the Philippines, Senators, Congressmen and other people who are in power just pretend their care for the public but remain deaf to the needs of the people, we grew frustrated with these kind of politicians who just brag their status but never realized how it was to live in misery and hardships. I always believe that each citizen should have the right to express ideas regarding their leader. If I were an American I would disagree to the policy presented if it bring no good to the people.

Why do people everywhere these days get so touchy about the 'word' racism? We are people of different races.......we were meant to be that way, I guess, my nature. Can everyone be a white? or must everyone be a white? Dunno.......I am confused! Perhaps, becoz, the whites began to explore other worlds and happened to be modern. But. people take credit or what a few wonderful white skinned people did courageously without giving a thought as to who they where and set the first world into a beautiful state of feeling good. I think America is not not becoming a third world....it cant....it's only getting more and more exposed to the third world and their people as these third-worlders are now getting richer and begin to mix with the first-worlders.......hee,hee......True. America as a lot of work to do. The great inventors are becoming scarce and the people who relied on these few greats are chewing gum and enjoying life and happiness given to them by the system, giving nothing back in return.....productively and anything awesome!!! This is my view, seen from my angle and I am sorry if I have offended any. America is lovely country with beautiful people and it's got its poor and sick and aged and underprivilged, towards whom you have a duty to perform- help them. Stop this bickering. It sounds very primitive.......hee,hee....