September 18th, 2009
This past Tuesday, September 15th, 2009, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced that South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's (Republican) outburst had racial political intentions behind it. Now, I have reason to believe that part of President Carter's statement is true. Racism is a big deal, even in today's society. Just because our current President is an African-American does not mean that racism has completely left the country. Sure racial tension have eased, but they have not just left this great nation. I believe that Joe Wilson's outburst had some racial undertones, but that is not the complete reason. Just remember, Joe Wilson, a republican, yelled at President Barack Obama, a democrat. There is still those contrasting views between republicans and democrats, so racism may not have been the key factor. I'm sure both of these factors played a part in Rep. Wilson's outburst, but neither were the single deciding factor that drove him to state such accusations. Either way, Rep. Wilson's outburst was childish and uncalled for, making a mockery of himself and this great nation.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/mann.obama.carter.race/index.html?iref=newssearch
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