"I think people are guilty of that kind of personal attack against Obama, have been influenced to a major degree by a belief that he should not be president because he happened to be African American."
Carter might have elaborated further if it had not been for the inebriated Kanye West, who stormed onto the stage and interrupted the ex-President's prepared statements.
Mr. West's publicist refused to comment on whether Kanye's remarks were racially motivated.
Michael Steele took 'der Nationalen Hämorrhoiden' to task on the racism issue late Wednesday.
