Jimmy "Races" to the problem

Jimmy “Races” to the problem


Just less than a week after Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., made his infamous outburst to president Barack Obama, “You lie”! , Former President of the United States, James “Jimmy” Carter has decided to speak out about the verbal assault, deeming it to be racist. According to USA Today’s quoting of Carter, Jimmy stated, “There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African American should not be President.”

While many Republicans and Democrats feel that Jimmy’s comments were political, the nation should embrace his statement. For years, race has been an issue that America has turned a blind eye to. Today, with the swine flu epidemic emerging, serious doubts about the health care reform and an economy that has gone “belly up”, Jimmy’s comments could not have come at a better time. America must put all of her problems on the table and treat each one if she plans to prevail.

Racism has been a cancer in the body of America since the country claimed its independence in 1776, and just like cancer, without treatment and a growing denial of the problem, racism will spread and eventually kill the greatest country on earth. Racism’s presence in America is being identified everywhere, from Wall Street, to the judicial system and even Congress.

The ugly truth is that the United States of America was built on the basis of racism. Jimmy’s statements, while viewed as political and unhelpful, were nonetheless true and shed light on one of America’s dire issues that must be addressed and fixed before any change can come about.




- James Wilson