Jimmy Carter: “I hope Congress will join me in this effort.”

An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

Carter says the animosity directed at the president over health care, the big bailouts, is being driven because Mr. Obama is a black man.

This is a very wise and very courageous thing for President Obama to do. And in my opinion, is long overdue.