Jimmy Carter: Attacks On Obama "Beyond The Bounds"

On the night after he told NBC News of his concerns about opposition to President Obama fueled by race, Former President Jimmy Carter said at a town hall meeting at Emory University:

"When a radical fringe element of demonstrators, and others, begin to attack the President of the United States of America as an animal, or as a reincarnation of Adolf Hitler, or when they wave signs in the air that say we should have buried Obama with Kennedy, those kind of things are beyond the bounds of the way Presidents have been accepted, even with people who disagree, and I think people who are guilty of that kind of personal attack against Obama have been influenced by a major degree by a belief that he should not be President, because he happens to be African-American. It's a racist attitude... My expectation is, that in the future, both Democratic leaders and Republican leaders will take the initiative in condemning that kind of unprecedented attack on the President of the United States."

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[cedarpose]

The pundits already are bashing Carter for this speech. But after I watched it for myself it is clear what he was getting across, and yes there is certainly a race element to this Obama hatred. But also there is a anti-government crowd out there who oppose Obama too. So its not just one thing.

[fiveb85]

O'Reily? Please. That guy's as big a pussy as they get.

[shreddintheaxe]

wow, what a suckup, go fuck yourself carter you racist peice of shit

[jksonny]

I don't recall Carter being upset when people were saying similar - and worse - things about George W. Bush. Were those attacks racist as well?

[upabittoolate]

@JRBeaman That was an extremely stupid comment you posted.

[miket1m]

KFC put out the "Hilary Meal" which consisted of two small breast and two large thighs. They just releases a new meal. The "Obama Cabinet Meal" which consists of all left wings and chicken shit

[miket1m]

"Chocolate Hitler" Hahaha I love it.

[miket1m]

@JRBeaman Lol So true, so true. Obama added more to the national debt in his first 19 months in office than all the presidents combined from Washington to Regan

[JRBeaman]

@upabittoolate I am sure there were women who were in love with Hitler too.

[JRBeaman]

@miket1m Funny Carter coined the "worst president" label. It reminds me of the guy ho lets out a stinky as says "who farted". Obama takes the title from Carter.