Anyone seen this? Jimmi Carter calls Obama a 'black boy'...

SimNut · 08-29-08, 11:05 AM

He was just trying to make a point.

In my lifetime, in the year I was born, a black person in the USA couldn't use a public toilet unless it was designated for them, couldn't sit at the same table as a white person in a restaurant, had to sit in the back of a bus, couldn't use a drinking fountain, etc.

Now that same person can run for President and have a chance to be elected. President Carter is almost twice my age, so I can image what he has seen in his lifetime. The comment was meant to give Obama a pat on the back for demonstrating what is now possible in our country, and showing that to the rest of the world.

We still have a long way to go, so does the rest of the world, but at least we're making progress. I don't think it makes a difference who made the comment. Anything any public person says will be taken out of context for the purpose of sensationalizing a headline and selling news.

08-29-08, 11:05 AM	#8
SimNut A-ganger Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 75 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	He was just trying to make a point. In my lifetime, in the year I was born, a black person in the USA couldn't use a public toilet unless it was designated for them, couldn't sit at the same table as a white person in a restaurant, had to sit in the back of a bus, couldn't use a drinking fountain, etc. Now that same person can run for President and have a chance to be elected. President Carter is almost twice my age, so I can image what he has seen in his lifetime. The comment was meant to give Obama a pat on the back for demonstrating what is now possible in our country, and showing that to the rest of the world. We still have a long way to go, so does the rest of the world, but at least we're making progress. I don't think it makes a difference who made the comment. Anything any public person says will be taken out of context for the purpose of sensationalizing a headline and selling news.