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Jimmy Carter: Wilson comments 'based on racism'

And you can't quote one ?

Evidence regarding the outburst, DOES NOT EXIST, just unrelated smear attempts.

Just came down & having my first cup of coffee but found this one in 3 minutes:




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Originally Posted by Alex View Post

I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one.
(my emphasis)






When I have more time I'll find more for you.;)
 
I will thank you kindly not to mischaracterize my state. Your experiences in one limited era, among a limited group of people, over the course of three years only, do not constitute sufficient evidence to postulate SouthCarolinian = Racist.

I've known people from the New England states who were virulently racist. So what?

I grew up in the 60's and 70's in SC. Granted the "seperate but equal" mentality was still prevalent then. In the 80's and 90's things changed dramatically and the modern, typical SC'linian is no more racist than someone from NH, NJ or Illinois.

I am so sick of the modern South being tarred with the brush of racism... look to your own state, you'll undoubtably find some racists and KKK members there. The views of small extreme minority do not characterize a whole state.

I grew up in Mississippi in the 60s and didn't know the KKK existed. It was separate but equal in public, but I had many neighboring black kids that I played with and were welcome in my house, as I was in theirs.

I found the people in Chicago, just five years ago, to be the most racist people I've ever seen.

There's an old saying that couldn't be more true:

The people of the south hate the black race, but love the people, while people in the north love the black race but hate the people.
 
Just came down & having my first cup of coffee but found this one in 3 minutes:

I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one. (my emphasis)

When I have more time I'll find more for you.;)

He's saying he fails to see how the outburst was racially motivated. I fail to see it too, because so far no credible evidence has been brought forth. If I see some actual proof that Wilson has issues with race, then I could see his outburst being racially motivated. Until then, I can't see it.
 
Evidence? Link? Something to back that up?

This is absolutely true. Not only do black Americans as a group harbor the most intensely racist views in America, they carry that same prejudice within their group based on "how black" they are. There is bitter discrimination between dark-skinned and light-skinned blacks, as well as a general dislike for whites, Hispanics, and Asians.

Yet, they can get away with saying anything to anybody at any time and not get called on it.

It's just the way it is.
 
He's saying he fails to see how the outburst was racially motivated. I fail to see it too, because so far no credible evidence has been brought forth. If I see some actual proof that Wilson has issues with race, then I could see his outburst being racially motivated. Until then, I can't see it.
Even if Wilson said something racial in the past, that is not evidence that this comment is racial. These liberals think they can known what is inside a man's head at a given moment. Unless Wilson said, "You lie, nigger!" then they have nothing. All these threads about this, and that idiot Carter inserting himself is nothing but partisan hackery promoting unsubstantiated claims. If they want to spank him for saying something rude in the House, that's all they have and nothing more.
 
See what happens? When you say "racist", then the media doesn't have to address the claim Wilson made, that Obama was lying when he said illegals won't receive benefits. That's not even being talked about.

The Race Card. Liberals don't leave home without it.
 
Besides, aside from the tacit admission that Wilson was right, by adding provisions to the bill, now Obama says he wants to back-door the whole thing:

Obama: Legalize illegals to get them health care - Washington Times

President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage.

And who could possibly think this wasn't his intent all along? Hell, most of the people for the bill and insisting that Obama was being completely truthful would voice their full-throated support if it weren't colossally inconvenient to do so at the moment (by their own doing, of course).
 
Just came down & having my first cup of coffee but found this one in 3 minutes:




Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex View Post

I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one.
(my emphasis)






When I have more time I'll find more for you.;)

This is what you claimed, genius:

I'm referring to many posts saying that Wilson's outburst "was not racially motivated." If you go back through the threads regarding Wilson you will find them. (I even asked someone if he could read minds in one)

This:

I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one.[/I] (my emphasis)

Is not the same thing. He says there's no evidence to support the idea that it was racist, not that he knows Wilson's mind.
 
He's saying he fails to see how the outburst was racially motivated. I fail to see it too, because so far no credible evidence has been brought forth. If I see some actual proof that Wilson has issues with race, then I could see his outburst being racially motivated. Until then, I can't see it.

As usual we are off to the "Semantics Weed Forest" again.
What is plain to anyone is that the ONLY way Alex could KNOW what was in Wilson's mind... when he (Alex) says: "I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one."....is if Alex can read minds.......How can he KNOW what Wilson was thinking?

That's.kinda the whole point here.
 
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This is what you claimed, genius:



This:



Is not the same thing. He says there's no evidence to support the idea that it was racist, not that he knows Wilson's mind.




Here's your answer (from above)..& I'll remind you that we are not in the Basement here so keep your personal insults where they belong.

As usual we are off to the "Semantics Weed Forest" again.
What is plain to anyone is that the ONLY way Alex could KNOW what was in Wilson's mind... when he (Alex) says: "I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one."....Is if Alex can read minds! How can he KNOW what Wilson was thinking?

That's.kinda the whole point here.
 
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As usual we are off to the "Semantics Weed Forest" again.
What is plain to anyone is that the ONLY way Alex could KNOW what was in Wilson's mind... when he (Alex) says: "I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one."....How can he KNOW what Wilson was thinking?

That's.kinda the whole point here.
And Carter KNOWS the comment was racial?
 
As usual we are off to the "Semantics Weed Forest" again.
What is plain to anyone is that the ONLY way Alex could KNOW what was in Wilson's mind... when he (Alex) says: "I am failing to see how Wilson's outburst was in any way a racist one."....How can he KNOW what Wilson was thinking?

That's.kinda the whole point here.

No. The "whole point" is that if you're going to accuse someone of something, you have to prove it. They don't have to prove you wrong.

Of course, understanding that requires basic reason, basic fairness, and basic honesty.
 
No. The "whole point" is that if you're going to accuse someone of something, you have to prove it. They don't have to prove you wrong.

Of course, understanding that requires basic reason, basic fairness, and basic honesty.
Well don't be too harsh, but I do question his fairness because the left is full of hypocrites.
 
No. The "whole point" is that if you're going to accuse someone of something, you have to prove it. They don't have to prove you wrong.

Of course, understanding that requires basic reason, basic fairness, and basic honesty.

Again you are proven wrong & again you aren't man enough to admit it.:thumbdown
 
Again you are proven wrong & again you aren't man enough to admit it.

What's truly sad is that you, a 63 year-old man, may actually think that's true.
 
I don't think he said that. I think what Carter said was he strongly suspects they were, but listen to his words yourself.

Unless he has proof, he needs to keep his peanut sucking mouth shut. Unless of course he gets his jollies riling up African-Americans.
 
I don't think he said that. I think what Carter said was he strongly suspects they were, but listen to his words yourself.
Really, how could he suspect it? By what supernatural power did he suspect "You lie!" was racial? I wait.
 
This is absolutely true. Not only do black Americans as a group harbor the most intensely racist views in America, they carry that same prejudice within their group based on "how black" they are. There is bitter discrimination between dark-skinned and light-skinned blacks, as well as a general dislike for whites, Hispanics, and Asians.

Yet, they can get away with saying anything to anybody at any time and not get called on it.

It's just the way it is.

Fascinating ... i'm sure you have evidence to back this up yes?
 
Well don't be too harsh, but I do question his fairness because the left is full of hypocrites.

There's nothing "harsh" about it. He demonstrates none of the three.
 
Fascinating ... i'm sure you have evidence to back this up yes?

Of course it doesn't go for all black americans, but yeah, I see a lot of racism in the lower classes of black americans and it's not only toward other ethnicities but towards each other's level of blackness.
 
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