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Please don't get me wrong, I don't make such claims lightly. I saw Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton attacked from all fronts. I saw Al Gore and John Kerry attacked from all fronts, to the point they were defeated. But, the HATE I see toward President Obama is reaching an all time high, even for the Republicans. I can't help but believe the utter contempt held for President Obama by the Tea Party is unadulterated racism! In the months before the 2008 election I worked with two men. One a proud Democrat, the other an "Independent, who votes for the man not the party" (code for closet Republican). They would argue daily about the upcoming election, I usually just kept quite, my Democratic friend did a good job holding his own. A few weeks before the election they were in the most heated argument I have seen them in, the polls were showing Obama with a growing lead. Finally, the "independent" snapped and said "Do you really want that N....." he caught himself before he said the "N" word. But, it showed his real feelings, it wasn't that he liked McCain, and he thought Palin was an idiot, but for him ANY white person was better than a black person. Say what you will, but I know many people who simply don't like Obama because of his skin color. :mad:
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