Do you think he gave thought to the fact that he was about to embarrass the president?
I'm sure he gave thought to it's effect on Obama but I wouldn't characterize it as "Embarrassing" him. (Obama)
I believe that Carter felt it was something he needed to say for the purpose of bringing racism out as a topic of discussion.....yes.
I would characterize its effect on Obama as a "Distraction" rather than an "embarrassment" though.
Obama wants to talk about HC & Afghanistan & knows little good can come from HIS taking on race relations right now.
Others can do that but Obama has bigger fish to fry, imo.
Do you think Obama appreciated his comments right before a tv talk show spree?
No .......for the reasons I stated above.
(but I personally feel that bringing race out into the open is a GOOD thing for this country to be discussing right now.
Here's the way I perceive the majority of anti-Obama movements in this country, including the HC debate:
Objective....Strategy.....Tactics
1.
Objective:
A.I think the GOP's (& far right's) objective is to discredit the Obama Admin. for the purpose of gaining back political power in this country.
B. I think the HC Industry's objective is to kill HC reform entirely..or at least dilute it enough to protect their corporate profits
2.
Strategy:
I think both the GOP & the Insurance industry is hoping to achieve their objective through a strategy of undermining everything that Obams tries to do.
3.
Tactics:
I think the tactics being used to affect their startegy are:
Fear, Misinformation, Outright Lies, & appeal to racial fears.....or racism.
Thus, imo..... Former President Carter was addressing the
tactic of racism &, if he feels that it is the
basic motive of Wilson's outburst, I disgree. It was
Greed first. (whether greed or racism, Wilson's outburst was reprehensible & he deserves to lose his seat next election)