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Originally posted by jmac3

I have yet to actually read anything saying disagreeing with Obama makes you a racist.
 

Former President Jimmy Carter drew widespread criticism Wednesday for saying that Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst last week was "based on racism" and that an "overwhelming portion" of similar demonstrations against President Obama are rooted in bigotry. 

Obama's supporters have attributed racist motives to some opponents of his health care plan for weeks, but Carter is the highest-profile person so far to push that claim. 

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 issue.

The former president first weighed in on Tuesday during a question-and-answer session at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Mr. Carter responded to a question about Mr. Wilson’s eruption by saying that he did believe it was laced with racism.

In essence, one of the nation’s political elder statesmen has joined a chorus of Democrats, liberal pundits, and mainstream media asserting that the “birther” movement, Tea Party protests, town hall raucousness, and Rep. Joe Wilson’s “You lie!” outburst reflect a “Southern strain” of Americans who can’t support an “uppity” black as chief executive.
 

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 at a town hall held at his presidential center in Atlanta. "There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president."
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Jimmy Carter saying things doesn't equate to the rest of Democrats or liberals, or anyone, believing it.

He's certainly at least a little right though.
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Originally posted by ParielIsBack

Jimmy Carter saying things doesn't equate to the rest of Democrats or liberals, or anyone, believing it.
I never stated that.

Originally posted by ParielIsBack

He's certainly at least a little right though.
So I'm a little racist for not agreeing or supporting President Obama or his policies?


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No you're not racist for disagreeing. Some of his opposition is due to racism though.

Also, I did forget about the Jimmy Carter thing.
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Posts: 1986 		  Quote StormyKnight Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 October 2009 at 5:26pm
Originally posted by jmac3

Some of his opposition is due to racism though.
Can't argue that point.  Some people will always be contrary towards other people.  It is a shame that race has to be one of those factors.
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White house still going after Fox news....

 
 
 

At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presidential aides have depicted as not so much a news-gathering operation as a political opponent bent on damaging the Obama administration.

Political consultants are a staple of cable television talk shows, analyzing current events based on their own experiences working on campaigns or in government.

One Democratic strategist said that shortly after an appearance on Fox he got a phone call from a White House official telling him not to be a guest on the show again. The call had an intimidating tone, he said.

The message was, "We better not see you on again,'' said the strategist, who spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to run afoul of the White House. An implicit suggestion, he said, was that "clients might stop using you if you continue.''

In urging Democratic consultants to spurn Fox, White House officials might be trying to isolate the network and make it appear more partisan.

A boycott by Democratic strategists could also help drive the White House narrative that Fox is a fundamentally different creature than the other TV news networks. For their part, White House officials appear on Fox News -- but sporadically and with "eyes wide open,'' as one aide put it.
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Originally posted by Benjichang

Gotta love bumping dead threads...
 
 
Gotta love insipid posts...
 
Your good at that!
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Originally posted by FreeEnterprise

White house still going after Fox news....

 
 
 

 not so much a news-gathering operation as a political opponent bent on damaging the Obama administration.

This is accurate


 make it appear more partisan.

I'm not sure that is possible
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So wait, it's new information that news channels are COMMERCIAL enterprises, and that they all have some bias?
 
I thought that was common knowledge. 
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