Jimmy Carter: “I will nominate Robert B. Oakley, of Shreveport, La., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United…”

I recognize that Israel is a wonderful democracy with freedom of speech and equality of treatment under the law between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis.

An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity towards President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he 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.

I don't agree with that at all.