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1. Sorry, but President Carter doesn't need your approval to offer his forgiveness.

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 06:30 PM

Jun 2013

He's a stand-up human being and easily the best example of a post-presidency effort in my generation.

I get your post, I understand it, but forgiveness is an individual thing and I respect his coming forward with a statement and I don't pretend to know any better or feel a need to make a statement about his statement.

He's a great human being and I respect him fully.

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I'm sorry, President Carter, but I can't forgive Paula Deen. [View all] last1standing Jun 2013 OP

Sorry, but President Carter doesn't need your approval to offer his forgiveness. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #1

+1 n/t npk Jun 2013 #4

Either you misread my post accidentally or intentionally. last1standing Jun 2013 #5

Or, maybe I just don't care to pick at a wound or speak for a former POTUS. NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #8

I didn't try to speak for President Carter, who I admire more than any living president. last1standing Jun 2013 #10

This is the video that kind of leaves me thinking that she has a lot of learning Skidmore Jun 2013 #34

She's pretty clueless, isn't she? NYC_SKP Jun 2013 #36

Glad you got that off your chest. bigwillq Jun 2013 #2

Yep. last1standing Jun 2013 #6

Nobody cares what anonymous internet posters forgive or don't forgive. former9thward Jun 2013 #3

Nobody cares what anonymous internet posters think on any subject. last1standing Jun 2013 #7

Agree with all you said. freshwest Jun 2013 #9

Thanks. Others seem to have very strong opinions to the contrary. last1standing Jun 2013 #11

That's life. bigwillq Jun 2013 #12

Disagreement is fine. I'm happy to disagree. last1standing Jun 2013 #14

That's life. bigwillq Jun 2013 #15

Yes they are. last1standing Jun 2013 #16

I get ice cream. bigwillq Jun 2013 #17

Then I hope it tastes good. last1standing Jun 2013 #20

You take a message board way too seriously. bigwillq Jun 2013 #25

Apparently, you care as you continue to respond. last1standing Jun 2013 #26

Good point. bigwillq Jun 2013 #27

Cheers. :) last1standing Jun 2013 #28

It's a custom among some that only the offended can grant forgiveness. Carter is speaking to all. freshwest Jun 2013 #18

I agree with everything you said. last1standing Jun 2013 #23

I think Paula Deen sounds like a racist bully to her employees and I don't forestpath Jun 2013 #13

^^^This^^^ Apophis Jun 2013 #33

He is being a Christian treestar Jun 2013 #19

I can understand that line of thought. last1standing Jun 2013 #21

Along with Freshwest, I agree ChazII Jun 2013 #22

When Baldwin had that rant he showed his true colors and they didn't make a rainbow. last1standing Jun 2013 #24

As long as you don't forgive Robert Byrd, that's fine. TheManInTheMac Jun 2013 #29

I don't but at least there I have some skin in the game. last1standing Jun 2013 #30

Yes. I agree. Thank you. TheManInTheMac Jun 2013 #38

THANK YOU! Everyone...even on DU...ignores Deen's sexual harrassment accusation alp227 Jun 2013 #31

That's the thing. Deen did more than say a bad word, she harmed specific people. last1standing Jun 2013 #35

I was the target of her racism. Apophis Jun 2013 #32

I'm sorry that in 2013 so many still find this genteel bigotry acceptable. last1standing Jun 2013 #37

The only reason she's sorry is because she got caught. Apophis Jun 2013 #40

I'm interested to hear what the African American community thinks about this. stevenleser Jun 2013 #39

If she really wants my forgiveness... last1standing Jun 2013 #41

Paula had Jimmy & Rosalyn on her show a while back. grasswire Jun 2013 #42

R#6 & K for, i LOVE all Dems, and YOU/PresCARTER, but UTUSN Jun 2013 #43