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Obama's traits and attributes Republicans bash the most

It humors me to hear die-hard conservatives bash President Obama, not on his policies, but on his personality and demeanor. Between this and their seeming love of rumors and conspiracy theories, it has led me to strike the facepalm pose on more than 1,319 occasions. The number one sign that a person listens to too much talk radio and/or watches too much cable "news" (especially of the Fox variety) and doesn't have a strong argument of which they're aware is they resort to criticizing a person's personality and demeanor, while hurling rumors and conspiracy theories faster than a meteorologists change their forecasts.

I've already gone into great detail about the rumors and conspiracy theories that have been spread about the president in the first book of this series. So what is it about President Obama the person that many on the far right have such a problem with?

I think the four such traits and attributes these conservatives cite more than any others are that Obama is: Arrogant, elitist (or intellectual), too nice, and difficult (or uncompromising).

So, let's think about this for a second, shall we? Looking at these words just on the surface, how then do conservatives want the president to appear and behave? They're essentially saying that the president thinks too highly of himself, is quite intelligent, is too kind in general, yet too mean when trying to work with Republicans in Congress. So, these Republicans are essentially saying they'd rather the leader of this country not think very highly of himself, not be very intelligent, be tough, yet give in to Republicans in Congress.

Yes, that makes perfect sense! As I've always said this side of never, "I want a president who is on anti-depressants, has suicidal tendencies, and possesses an IQ which borders on 'special'!" I'm sure many others feel this way too, as showcased in this fictional dialogue I'm about to present you:

Surveyor Ken Schwartz: "What is the number one trait or attribute you most want to see in a person running for President of the United States of America?"

Bob Bobson: "That he's stupid!"

Gloria Taint: "That he thinks he's stupid!"

Chuck Strong: "That he's an asshole to most, but a gentleman to Congress!"

Yes, judging by these criticisms, the following combination would depict the perfect president in the eyes of these very Obama-bashing Republicans:

- the attitude and self-esteem of Debbie Downer

- the IQ of Forrest Gump

- the image of Chuck Norris to all the world outside of Washington, D.C.

- the image of a teddy bear to Congress

Yeah, that sounds like the perfect president to me as well. It's truly a shame that the current president is confident, smart, kind, and doesn't always give in to the opposing party's wishes...
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