It's important to bear in mind that Carter, at least as I understood it, was not saying that ALL the opposition to Obama is based in racism - he was talking about the extremely vitriolic stuff. And Carter is saying what I for one have suspected - how else do you explain such hysterical antipathy to someone who is trying to improve health care? Even if he were completely misguided - it's not like he's trying to start a new war, or intrude on basic human rights ....