Source: Associated Press
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter says Congressman Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama last week was an act "based on racism." Carter says Wilson's comment was part of an "inherent feeling" of some in this country who feel that a black man should not be president.
Carter called Wilson's comment "dastardly" and said the president should be treated with respect.
The South Carolina Republican lawmaker was formally rebuked Tuesday in a House vote divided by party lines. Wilson shouted "You lie!" during Obama's speech to Congress last Wednesday.
Carter was responding to a question submitted Tuesday night at a town hall held at his presidential center in Atlanta.
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