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Why some hate the president so much

I found it kind of funny that so many Congressional Republicans said Tuesday's midterm elections was a referendum on President Obama and his policies. Even when Republicans were dominating Tuesday's elections, approximately 44% of voters approved of President Obama, while just 16% approved of Congress.

However, while that argument didn't make a bit of sense, it is true that many on the far-right hate President Obama with every fiber of their being, and sadly, it's appeared as if the following are some of the reasons why (from what I've both heard and read):

- "He has no birth certificate! He's from Kenya, even though he's Hawaiian! ...and hey, it doesn't matter - Hawaii is a foreign country too, just like Kenya!"

- "His name might as well be Saddam Hussein Osama, because it sounds just like Barack Hussein Obama! That makes him a Muslim terrorist!"

- "He's not one of us and is trying to destroy our country, being the Marxist, communist, socialist, tyrannical dictator he is!"

From the start of his presidency, many on the far-right didn't like him. Even before he signed a bill or even stepped into office, they had something against him. While many on the right have laid down the claim that racism no longer exists since we elected a black president, and that any time Democrats discuss the issue of racism, they're simply playing the "race card," they're in true denial if they think these things.

Just this morning, host of C-SPAN's show Washington Journal, Steve Scully, took a call from a viewer, whom said this:

"I would just like to say, that the Republicans -- and I'm a Republican -- please do not overreach. I know they're going to overreach but I'm telling you, if you advocate for the repeal of Obamacare and you get too extreme, then Hillary Clinton will be elected President in 2016. This is about race. The Republicans hate that ni**er Obama!"

Scully then cut off the caller, before responding with this:

"Okay, I'm going to stop you there. We're not gonna use that kind of language. You can certainly make your point, but you cross the line when you use language like that. And so to our viewers and listeners, I want to apologize."

People can deny it all they'd like, but racism still exists in contemporary society. Most people may not care one way or the other about President Obama's race, but some, even in 2014, hold that against him.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cspan-caller-obama-n-word

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