Quick Thoughts on Former President Carter's TIrade

Jimmy Carter mouthed off again - this time saying that a good part of the opposition to the president was based on race.

Carter has never been very good at accuracy or deep thought but here are my responses.

#1 - If the opposition to Obama is racially based then Carter must also believe that the outburst of Kanye West was also "racist." In both cases of the congressman and the performer, I believe the outbursts were based on bad manners not on race.
#2 - A good part of the opposition to the president's policies are based on objection to proposed fundamental change in the role of the federal government. That opposition would be there regardless of the President's race.
#3 - I guess he would also assume that the opposition to ACORN is racially based. (Although recent developments have shown that ACORN's programs skirt the law in a number of areas.)

Following Carter's logic then must also assume that we cannot disagree with policy proposals of people from different races. That is both silly and sad.

Obviously, like many of Carter's recent comments this one was done for narrow political motives. For someone who claims to be driven by moral beliefs, this belittles what shreds are left of his dignity.