Race Alone Doesn't Explain Hatred Of Obama, But It's Part Of

Npr's take. Personally I do not know any one who hates the president. I know plenty of people who are unhappy with his actions.


"It's a fact of American life that a good share of the electorate is disappointed, disapproving and even disdainful of President Obama. What's less certain are the reasons why.

For some Democrats, the explanation is simple: race. In recent weeks, West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist have all said racism is the driving force behind Republican resistance to the president.

Republicans, unsurprisingly, say their disdain for Obama is based not on the color of his skin, but on the content of his policies.

"If any white Democrat had pushed through a billion-dollar stimulus plan and a takeover of the health care industry, he would have been equally detested by conservatives and Republicans," says Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster and consultant.

There's no question we're living in a time of divisive politics, when roughly half the country is likely to hate the president, no matter whom he or she might be."

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I could care less about Barry's race; that's a non-starter for me in any argument. I don't care if someone has proof that Barry arrived on a spaceship and somehow got to where he is now. What he and his administration are doing to our nation does matter to me and I'm sick and tired of everyone pulling the race card every time anyone criticizes Barry, his family, and his administration.

Setting policies in motion at the behest of your constituents is one thing, not having the foresight to know if a new policy will work or not is beyond Barry's capabilities; Barry is so arrogant that he just assumes that his will will be done because he says so. Standing by for the next "I have a phone and I have a pen" moment...