Wilson, Obama, and the Wonderful Jimmy Carter
By: Peter Kirsanow
The Corner
Fresh from having his latest book endorsed by renowned civil-rights leader Osama Bin Laden, former president Jimmy Carter sagely pronounces that Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst was based on [overwhelming] racism.
It's this type of extraordinary, almost telepathic insight that made Mr. Carter one of the most successful presidents in history. Ordinary mortals, upon hearing someone shout "You lie!" when President Obama claims (contrary to considerable objective evidence) that illegal immigrants won't be covered by the proposed health-care plan, would merely conclude that the outburst, however indecorous, was simply the result of strong disagreement with President Obama's claim.
Not the preternaturally wise Carter. He sees what the rest cannot. If someone disputes Obama's claim that he can provide heath-care coverage to 47,000,000 more individuals without either rationing or "adding a single dime" to the deficit, the disputant must necessarily be a Klansman. If someone doubts that Obama can cut $500,000,000,000 from Medicare with no effect whatsoever on benefits, that skeptic must undoubtedly have a swastika tattooed across his chest. Indeed, were Obama to assert that 2+2= Cleveland, any challenger would rightly be branded a latter-day Bull Connor by our estimable former president.
During last year's presidential campaign, many of us predicted that any opposition to the policies of a President Obama would be cast as racist. With Jimmy Carter's guidance, we should now concede that we are all racists and beg forgiveness. We are blessed that he walks among us.
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