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Maureen Dowd wrote an op-ed piece slamming Representative Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst as racist, ridiculously claiming she "heard.. an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!"<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=1</ref> Wilson's son vehemently denied that his father is racist.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_heckling_carter</ref>

Maureen Dowd wrote an op-ed piece slamming Representative Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst as racist, ridiculously claiming she "heard.. an unspoken word in the air: You lie, boy!"<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/opinion/13dowd.html?_r=1</ref> Wilson's son vehemently denied that his father is racist.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090916/ap_on_go_co/us_health_care_heckling_carter</ref>

One of the most obsessive purveyors of the racism claim is MS-NBC's Keith Olbermann.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rhk_r3oqVw</ref>

One of the most obsessive purveyors of the racism claim is MS-NBC's Keith Olbermann,<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rhk_r3oqVw</ref> who has made arguments such as Rush Limbaugh being racist for saying a school bus fight was motivated by race after the police initially indicated it was motivated by race.

Former president Jimmy Carter also lent his voice to the racism charges.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/09/17/2009-09-17_jimmy_carter_gets_flak_for_racism_charge__even_from_white_house.html</ref>

Former president Jimmy Carter also lent his voice to the racism charges.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/09/17/2009-09-17_jimmy_carter_gets_flak_for_racism_charge__even_from_white_house.html</ref>

These attacks continue despite the White House's assertion that "[t]he President does not believe that criticism comes based on the color of his skin."

These attacks continue despite the White House's assertion that "[t]he President does not believe that criticism comes based on the color of his skin."

According to noted conservative commentator [[Glenn Beck]], Obama is a racist with a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture." <ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/29/2009-07-29_fox_news_glenn_beck_president_barack_obama_is_racist_with_deepseated_hatred_of_w.html} </ref>

According to noted conservative commentator [[Glenn Beck]], Obama is a racist with a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture." <ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/29/2009-07-29_fox_news_glenn_beck_president_barack_obama_is_racist_with_deepseated_hatred_of_w.html}</ref> Obama severed ties with black supremacist preacher Jeremiah Wright when Wright's radical teachings became politically detrimental.

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