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"There is not a racist bone in my dad's body," said Alan Wilson, an Iraq veteran who is running for state attorney general in South Carolina. "He doesn't even laugh at distasteful jokes. I won't comment on former President Carter, because I don't know President Carter. But I know my dad, and it's just not in him."
"It's unfortunate people make that jump. People can disagree -- and appropriately disagree -- on issues of substance, but when they make the jump to race it's absolutely ludicrous. My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race."
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FLASHBACK:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Joe Wilson's War
Discourse: The reaction to the congressman's outburst shows what happens when you judge this president by the content of his character.
In a post-racial presidency, charges of racism are the new last refuge of scoundrels...
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