Carter's Charge Is a Distraction

Obama defenders who see racism behind the attacks may be well-intentioned. But Obama has bigger fish to fry—and the country has come further than you think.

Published Sep. 17 2009 11:51AM EDT

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The most serious issue is power and the execution of policy, not the color of the man sitting in the Oval Office. But Jimmy Carter has just joined the group of print and cable-TV pundits who feel that they need to tell America some things about racism and how much...