Carter Urges Party Leaders to Condemn Racism

Jimmy Carter has it exactly right. Racism, when it flares up, must be condemned. Fat chance the republicans will do any condemning. John McCain is the only one that I've seen do any kind of condemning. The GOP has practically embraced the fringe, insisting that charges of racism are only a liberal ploy for healthcare reform. As if. How stupid is that?

Republicans are dead wrong on this one. Frankly, I'm tired of this whole debate. There is no debate. Not all the opposition is racist, but a fringe element is, and they should always be called out for being rotten cowards.

Bill Cosby Speaks Out on Racism

First off, not everyone who protests Obama is a racist. Second off, much of the animosity toward Obama is based on race. Third, racists are being emboldened by the lack of outrage from the republicans. Most of the racism is coming from the right wing. Fourth, it doesn't seem to matter if we point out the racists. Everyone wants to deny it. So let's just ignore the idiots. They are a small but obnoxious and repulsive group but if we can ignore them, we diminish them. As Bill Cosby says in the video below what difference does it make that Rush Limbaugh is a racist idiot? He's always going to think what he's going to think:

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Gibbs reiterates, as he should, opposition to Obama isn't based on race. Obama has to stay above the race issue:

Bill Cosby chimes in and makes all kinds of sense:

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