Another reason the right hates Obama

[d-ray657]

The difficulty some people have accepting a Black President has been discussed here ad nauseam. I'm not sure how much of the discussion has been based on the misperception that many folks on both the right and the left had about the actual ideology of Obama.

There was an attractiveness to Obama's rhetoric that led many on the left to believe that he was going to be a transformational leader of a new progressive agenda. I will even acknowledge that many folks probably expected him to be more liberal because he was Black. Many held onto the hope of a progressive leader even in the face of instance after instance when Obama showed that he was a pragmatic politician who would move as far to the right as his supporters could possibly stand in order to make a small political gain.

On the other hand, those on the right saw a charismatic Democrat who had the potential to convince people to pursue an agenda that was contrary to the interests of the ownership class, and to good old fashioned religious values. Even after it was clear that the ownership class fared quite well under the programs that were put in place to alleviate the recession, and that there was going to be no government takeover of the means of production, there was still a fear that Obama was a closet liberal. Once the image of him was set, partisan politics offered no reason to abandon it.

So yeah, there are reasons other than race why the right hates Obama.

Regards,

D-Ray

[bobabode]

Well said Don.

[Tom Joad]

It's because he's black.

Period.

You can let the bastards off the hook if you want to, but I won't.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

It's because he's black.

Period.

You can let the bastards off the hook if you want to, but I won't.

You sound like my sister.

I think race is a factor, but there is more to it than that.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

You sound like my sister.

I think race is a factor, but there is more to it than that.

Good God almighty you wimpy libs give me a case of the ass.

Always trying to be fair.

Meanwhile the right sticks a knife in your back and walks all the way around to the front.

The only way to deal with the right is to never give the fuckers an inch.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

The only way to deal with the right is to never give the fuckers an inch.

The open-mindedness and reasonableness of the political left of full display.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by whell

The open-mindedness and reasonableness of the political left of full display.

Us liberals are by nature very reasonable, open minded and fair.

And that works fine as long as we are among ourselves.

But I've learned the hard way that when dealing with the right all that will get you is taken advantage of.

Right wingers take any sign of accommodation as weakness and they move in for the kill. There is only one way to deal with the right. You gotta be hard assed.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by whell

The open-mindedness and reasonableness of the political left of full display.

Oh, please . Some here remember the reasonableness (sic) that Repugnants displayed in full view just ten years ago. Give me a phuckin' break.

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by whell

The open-mindedness and reasonableness of the political left of full display.

A right-wingnut the likes of you bitching about anybody else's lack of open-mindedness and reason...irony rears it's fugly, fat, zit-covered head.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Good God almighty you wimpy libs give me a case of the ass.

Always trying to be fair.

Meanwhile the right sticks a knife in your back and walks all the way around to the front.

The only way to deal with the right is to never give the fuckers an inch.

Okay, Tom. Although I don't see that I really "gave in" to anything.

Dave