Jimmy Carter: Americans still have 'feelings of superiority' toward minorities

Washington Examiner ^ | 6-5-15 | Kelly Cohen

[markomalley]

Former President Jimmy Carter criticized Americans, saying a great number still have "feelings of superiority to people of color."

The 90-year-old Carter told AARP in an interview that recent stories about "mistreatment of black people in the judicial and police realm has been a reminder that the dreams of the civil rights movement have not been realized."

."Many Americans still have racist tendencies or feelings of superiority to people of color," the 39th president said.

Carter, who remains in the public eye via his humanitarian efforts and opinions on Israel and Palestinians, also criticized the influence money has in politics — comparing campaign spending now to when he launched his presidential campaign in 1976.

"I don't think anybody now can hope to be the nominee of the Democratic or Republican Party if they can't raise like a quarter of a billion dollars," Carter said. "This massive infusion of money automatically polarizes our country."

"When hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent tearing down the reputation of an opponent in order to get elected, animosity and negativism carries on into Washington," he added.

So does Carter think he could run for president today and win?

"There was harmony among congressmen when I was there, and I got just as much support from Republicans as I did from Democrats," he said.

[C19fan]

Takes one to know one. Carter won the governorship of GA running as a racist.

[AppyPappy]

Anti-Semite Jimmy Carter opines.

[no-to-illegals]

yep jimmah, moslems know just where we keep ‘satisfaction’

[Monterrosa-24]

As they said in the old South “other races can be disappointing but there ain’t nothin lower than White Trash”...and Carter is White Trash.

[Secret Agent Man]

Wow, half the dosage, jimmy.

[no-to-illegals]

what jimmah? No piece of mind without your moslems and peanuts? Why jimmah?

[Steely Tom]

I thought it was bad to generalize, to stigmatize people.

[Moonman62]

I have a feeling of superiority toward Jimmy Carter.

[Dr. Sivana]

You are getting confused with our feelings of superiority over YOU.

[liberalism is suicide]

And liberals feel superior to anyone who disagree with them.

[tumblindice]

Go room temperature you embarrassing anti-American scold.

[no-to-illegals]

it was ... till the ‘liberals’ stopped being fair ... ‘We’ stay on the ‘outside looking in’

[Mark]

Elected Public SERVANTS still have 'feelings of superiority' toward ALL Americans.

[CharlesOConnell]

Atlantic Monthly, 1976:
 
"Jimmy Carter Revealed -- He's a Rockefeller Republican"

Seems the night he became Gov. of Georgia, he went to the Rockefellers' handlers and offered himself as a stealth "Religious" candidate to make fools of Evangelicals--most of whom were presumed to be socially conservative.

Who is more arrogant trolling the poor & dark-skinned for Population Control, than the Rockefellers?

[RedMDer]

Projection, Jimmah, projection.

[FR_addict]

Poor Jimmy. He can’t stand being ignored.

[Dr. Sivana]

Takes one to know one. Carter won the governorship of GA running as a racist.

[SandRat]

Damn-O-Craps past and present have ‘feelings of superiority’ toward ALL Americans.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Uh huh. Why else to bribe them and call it charity? The soft bigotry of low expectations.