Yesterday, an interview of former President Jimmy Carter was shown on NBC Nightly News. In it, he makes the grand assertion that "an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man."
This, coming from the same guy who, in his book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, accuses the big bad Israelis of holding down the innocent, peaceful Palestinians.
So, it's official, folks: either Jimmy Carter has absolutely no shame in spewing politically charged, extreme B.S., or he's off his rocker.
The fact is the vast majority of those opposing President Obama are not motivated by the color of his skin. Rather, they are driven to protest extreme policies and divisive, partisan behaviors coming from both him and the Democratic leadership in the legislature. With unemployment at 9.7% (expected to increase), and worry growing over government monopolizing the health care system, individuals across the country are feeling compelled to speak out.
Instead of calling the protesters un-American, Astroturf, or racists, leaders in our government should stop and consider that perhaps these people simply want nothing more than to be heard, and their concerns taken into consideration.
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