JIMMY CARTER: Around the world. Around the world. And I think it already has sent a wave of approbation and admiration in many countries around the world, just knowing that this black boy who grew up with just a loving mother and grandparents — and that was about all he had to start with — does now have a chance to become the nominee of the Democratic Party for president.

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A barefooted Mickey Mouse-outfitted body with a Sambo head, with plump, red lips, nappy hair and white-gloved hands is whistling and high stepping. The word “BEWARE” is painted on a yellow background at the bottom of the poster-like painting.

This is right up there with Joe Biden:

“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” Biden said. “I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”

And Hillary Clinton:

The New York Democrat made the remark at a fund-raiser Saturday. During an event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton introduced a quote from Gandhi by saying, “He ran a gas station down in St. Louis.”

Would the media not exploit it if an ex-Republican president made the same comment?