News Update

On Tuesday, in an interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, former President Jimmy Carter says racism is behind the animosity towards President Obama. This statement sent shock waves through the political system with both democrats and republicans responding. The White House stated that it disagrees with Jimmy Carter statement and believes that making such an accusation only takes us away from the more important task of solving the job loss and health care issues facing our country. While RNC Chairman, Michael Steele was interviewed by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. Steele stated that the United States DOES NOT have an overwhelming racism issue. That racism does in fact exists, although it’s simply false to believe that it is a component to all of the outrage and protesting that we are currently experiencing from the Tea Party movement. He went on to state, that for every 1 racist poster produced by a protesting Tea Party activist, there are hundreds, even thousands of non-racist posters being produced by protesting activists. The real question is, is it acceptable to have even 1 racist poster?

This statement from Carter will inspire a new debate about racism for weeks to come. Is our country more racist then it was yesterday? This is the question that the should be heard from stages around the country.