Jimmy Carter: I never said Obama protesters were racist
posted at 3:38 pm on October 1, 2009 by Allahpundit
Via Breitbart. Evidently the entire country, including the White House, misunderstood what he meant by “intensely demonstrated” when he said, “I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man, that he’s African-American.” That’s the money quote from the interview that aired on NBC on September 15 — just six days after Joe Wilson’s outburst and three days after the 9/12 Project’s massive rally in D.C. Compare and contrast the before and after below. I wonder which Obama aide was tasked with dialing him up and insisting upon this highly nuanced bit of revisionism. Rahm, you think? Or is this an Axelrod special?
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SDarchitect on October 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM
He’s starting to look like a peanut. Eventually, he will be harvested.
Apologetic California on October 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Really, now…
nyx on October 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Mr. Nut.
aengus on October 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Too much Billy Beer?
SDarchitect on October 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM
dementia.
homesickamerican on October 1, 2009 at 3:39 PM
heard this on Rush….I was yelling at the radio
‘LIAR’
cmsinaz on October 1, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Jimmy Carter, National Embarrassment.
Cylor on October 1, 2009 at 3:40 PM
I’m sure Axelrod gave him a little nudge…
cmsinaz on October 1, 2009 at 3:40 PM
He’s 85 years old today.
DanaSmiles on October 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Yep, still a meat head. Looks like the Chicago machine slapped him to shape.
saiga on October 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm
There You Go, Again
Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm
Christien on October 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
PLEASE!!! JUST GO AWAY!!!
GrayDog on October 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Why can’t these “top notch” reporters have the quote at hand and just read it back…well she did, but she was backed down by someone she respects.
right2bright on October 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
soylent green… but I think he would be orange.
upinak on October 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
“Ah’m the wust POTUS evah,” -Jimmah Cahtah.
Akzed on October 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
“I never said they were racist racist.”
CDeb on October 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Dude needs to check into the local retirement home.
txag92 on October 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Okay, so now the Senile Racist is an admitted Liar.
Juno77 on October 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Certainly one of our greatest POTUS…./SARC
d1carter on October 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Alzheimers? can’t seem to remember what he really said…
Romeo13 on October 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Short term memory is the first to go. That’s the kindest thought I can come up with.
michaelo on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Why are you people trying to smear him with his own words?
Doughboy on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
threadwinner!
cmsinaz on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
ahahahahahaha, priceless!
scalleywag on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Aging gracefully is not easy.
dragondrop on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
The “Worthless One”!
rebuzz on October 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Carter is looking shovel-ready.
ICBM on October 1, 2009 at 3:44 PM
It will be funny when Barry is a disgraced former president, and making his wacky pronouncements on PBS, the only remaining non-Fox network.
Vashta.Nerada on October 1, 2009 at 3:44 PM
Dementia is nothing to joke about. It is obvious Jimmy Carter has a HUGE case of it.
He needs to write a letter saying goodbye.
portlandon on October 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
+1
sammypants on October 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Since it’s his birthday today, let him have his cake and eat it, too.
Christien on October 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
This guy’s a freakin joke. I look forward to the time he and 0bama are looked upon as the pariah ex-presidents.
Lou Budvis on October 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
It is if one keeps their mouth shut.
thomasaur on October 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
YOU LIE!
HornetSting on October 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Liar, Liar, Diapers on Fire!
Knucklehead on October 1, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Depends on what the definition of “racist” is.
LibTired on October 1, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Poor old man. He’s talking and he can’t shut up!
kingsjester on October 1, 2009 at 3:47 PM
i wasn’t joking. my grandma had it and it was horrible.
and yes, i really do think that jimmy has it…
homesickamerican on October 1, 2009 at 3:47 PM
He needs to sign up for the “Republican Party health care plan”….
PatriotRider on October 1, 2009 at 3:47 PM
So, now he’s into some “vituperative” kind of nonsense … Okay doke. And, if you listen to the first interview, he said “obamanable circumstance” … but we’ll let the old fool slide on that.
What a pathetic loser this guy is. He should just go away, already. He has been nothing but a destructive force of stupidity and incompetence. Carter has lived to do nothing but increase entropy for every system he’s touched.
progressoverpeace on October 1, 2009 at 3:48 PM
I can’t wait till der Schlickmeister is 88 years old, mouthin off.
Akzed on October 1, 2009 at 3:48 PM
I don’t think Dear Leader would be content being just a former president. How gauche. It’s very likely that he would run for either the Secretary General of the UN or something similar. He’s a citizen of the world, after all.
nyx on October 1, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Re-calibrated…
Seven Percent Solution on October 1, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Doesn’t it now make him a racist because he believes that those that dislike Obama’s policies aren’t racist?
Gulchie on October 1, 2009 at 3:49 PM
I’ll give him this: he can still lie with more conviction than he has for his own country.
Don’t you have some Joooos to demagogue, Jimmah?
spmat on October 1, 2009 at 3:49 PM
It’s a good thing that Jimmah has a Secret Service detail or he might wander off and get lost.
thomasaur on October 1, 2009 at 3:49 PM
It is no coincidence DEMocrat and DEMentia start out the same.
Elizabetty on October 1, 2009 at 3:51 PM
If I never hear one additional thing that emerges from Jimmy Carter’s mouth, I will continue as a more intelligent, happier being.
NoDonkey on October 1, 2009 at 3:51 PM
that wasn’t the demonstration that I was referring to…
Have you had any Georgia peanuts recently, dear?… why you must try some…
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Wait a minute, isn’t it Racist to say that it’s racist racist because a well know blithering idiot said that it was …. …… ?
Juno77 on October 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Hmmmmmm….
cmsinaz on October 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
I join the others in awarding you the +1
Jimmy Carter: a peanut is a terrible thing to waste.
rbj on October 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
First, Carter insults our character. Then he insults our intelligence. Disgusting.
President Carter — I concede you still merit the title — please just SHUT UP!
jwolf on October 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
careful, you may bruise your brain trying to sort that one out..!
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Where is our man on this scenic drive, the Gibster, to tell us what we’re actually hearing and seeing?
betsyz on October 1, 2009 at 3:52 PM
Why does the man keep proving – with his own words – just how God-Awful he was, and continues to be? You’d think someone would be standing by, just in case he attempts to speak.
GoldenEagle4444 on October 1, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Is it possible to have dementia for 35 years?
jon1979 on October 1, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Jimmy Carter must be hittin that Billy Beer again.
/DB
Key West Reader on October 1, 2009 at 3:53 PM
DEMonic
DEMeaning
DEMagogue
the list goes on!
ted c on October 1, 2009 at 3:53 PM
fine.
racially racist of a racist racist.
better?
upinak on October 1, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Is there a democrat out there, that can actually do the rare task of thinking for themselves, or standing by their statements?
capejasmine on October 1, 2009 at 3:54 PM
He tells everyone he was a good President too….
Hog Wild on October 1, 2009 at 3:54 PM
the peanuts were contaminated with worms that went to his head.
better?
upinak on October 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
possibly Lieberman….
cmsinaz on October 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
even though he is an (I) now
cmsinaz on October 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
He’s lucky he’s not under Obama DeathCare.
darwin on October 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
“I don’t remember calling anyone racist”
the_nile on October 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
I am too young to know much about the Carter presidency but my dad explained it all to me. A question for some of you older folks on here who let this guy become POTUS: What clever slogans or logos did he use to fool you. What is as good as: “we are the ones we have been waiting for”, “yes we can”, or “change we can believe in”? I was just wondering…
Jussi on October 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Wow they must have had some serious blowback on this, for peanut brain to issue another blatant lie.
dogsoldier on October 1, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Closet segregationist goes oomph … Jimmy Carter in his pre-governor days isn’t pretty.
tarpon on October 1, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Carter must think he’s mastered the new Democratic Jedi mind trick of saying one thing one day – and then denying it the next. The problem is – no one in his party has mastered it yet – but they keep trying …
Obi Wan: “These are not the droids you are looking for”
The One: “There are no Death Panels in this Bill … no funded abortions … and no care for illegal aliens … it’s all just misinformation”
Howard Dean: “That is NOT what I said!!”
Bill Clinton: “That is why I OPPOSED the invasion of Iraq.”
Jobi Bidenwodi: “Man this stimulus is reallly kicking ass!”
HondaV65 on October 1, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Dr. Walter E. Williams responded to Carter’s comments in this week’s article. Key paragraph:
WashJeff on October 1, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Next time Obama needs a distraction and a funeral to promote health care..
the_nile on October 1, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Jimmy Carter is still alive.
I think he’s an Edgar Suit for a space alien.
Don’t think it can happen? Then you haven’t seen the film documentary Men in Black that chronicals the US’s involvement with Illegal Aliens and their ability to take over/impersonate an American.
:)
SFTech on October 1, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Senility and dementia, standing on a pedestal of idiocy and failure. The sun probably balks at shining on him.
Worse, Carter still hopes to salvage some kind of better legacy.
What’s done is done; Carter long ago became a non-person like Khruschev in 1964. Only the silly MSM keeps him around to try trolling for Democrat support and that of moderates. Otherwise, I wonder what those arrogant MSM snots truly think of him.
Liam on October 1, 2009 at 3:58 PM
I blame fermented peanuts.
And Bush.
HornetSting on October 1, 2009 at 3:58 PM
It’s been more than thirty years and I still can’t get over the fact that the US voted this dimwitted, anti-Semitic, peanut farming version of Howdy Doody to the presidency. Yeah, I know: after Watergate. the Democrats could have run a slug and won. But the fact remains that this dullard is still speaking his mind. Unfortunately for Carter, his mind is full of things such as “it’s the JOOOOOOOS!!!!”, so it’s kind of a problem. What’s a bigger problem is that people keep giving this kook a soapbox. Well, it could be worse I suppose: he could still be president and he could be giving us another malaise speech.
Physics Geek on October 1, 2009 at 3:58 PM
This can only mean that the race card is really starting to get played out…and backfire. Idiotic overuse does that.
AUINSC on October 1, 2009 at 3:59 PM
She’s giving him the, “use your ‘they took me out of context’ card.”
That really bugs me. No they didn’t take him out of context. The left throws this argument around all the time and has nothing to back it up.
Making anachronistic excuses after the fact doesn’t make a context.
shick on October 1, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Happy birthday today (October 1), Jimmuh. I hope it’s your last.
Percy_Peabody on October 1, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Hey! You ain’t supposed to YouTube our statements so that you can throw them back in our faces later! That’s……uh…..a…..ah……UNAMERICAN!”
GarandFan on October 1, 2009 at 4:01 PM
“Death where is thy sting?”
SouthernGent on October 1, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Early dementia.
nor on October 1, 2009 at 4:02 PM
LOL
shick on October 1, 2009 at 4:02 PM
I actually remember Carter as president, but wasn’t old enough to vote for him, and was at the age, where politics was down low on my list, in comparison to that all important slumber party. lol However, all the hate for Bush, that propelled Obama to office, can be pretty much summed up for Carter. The nation was angry at Nixon. So…in my opinion….before voting, and voting on emotions such as anger, it’s certainly more important, and crucial to vote the policies. Sure, some got back at the Republicans, by voting thru their anger, but as has been said. Elections have consequences.
capejasmine on October 1, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Jussi on October 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Carter won in ’76 because there was still a strong anti-Republican tide in the wake of Watergate and Nixon’s resignation two years before. Many people claimed to have voted for Carter due to Ford’s preemptive pardon of Nixon. Even with all that, the election was very close. Not as close as 2000, but comparable to 2004.
jwolf on October 1, 2009 at 4:03 PM
I’m still long on:
Trench coat….playground….mugshot…The Smoking Gun.
BobMbx on October 1, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Oh, I know you weren’t. It is such a terrible disease. I also had a grandparent “say the long goodbye.”
Somebody needs to have an intervention with Carter and explain to him that he needs to step off the national stage. He is destroying what is left of an already horrible record.
portlandon on October 1, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Red!
Johan Klaus on October 1, 2009 at 4:05 PM
Democrats dream of a fairy world where there are no recording devices.
AverageJoe on October 1, 2009 at 4:05 PM
ROTFLMAO!!!! What the hell made you think of that? Too funny!!!!
milwife88 on October 1, 2009 at 4:05 PM
I’d rather be a racist than a well known anti-semite.
(If I had to pick one..)
BobMbx on October 1, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Carter: Senility on steroids.
Johan Klaus on October 1, 2009 at 4:06 PM
Here’s something I hadn’t considered until now…maybe he see’s his title of “worst President, evah” slipping away, and he’s fighting hard to keep it.
BobMbx on October 1, 2009 at 4:07 PM
well he is a peanut. We could just roast and salt him.
upinak on October 1, 2009 at 4:07 PM
Carter is not an anti-semite hypocrite; he just hates Jews.
Johan Klaus on October 1, 2009 at 4:08 PM
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