By John Horton
Much has been in the news lately regarding President Obama’s popularity and his eventual place in history.
As President Ronald Reagan would say, “Here they go, again.” Some of the “extreme” opposition to President Obama are at it – again.
Among other factors, “they” are calling President Obama: feckless, incompetent, weak, oppressive, offensive, corrupt, liar, imposter, fraud, unpatriotic, and the litany goes on. From day one, beginning on January 20, 2009, they intended on making Obama a one-term president with no significant achievements, no matter the cause and/or the consequence.
I sincerely believe that there are political actors and participants who literally “hate Obama’s guts,” pure and simple. And, I do firmly believe that some of this resistance, resentment and retribution are due primarily to Obama’s skin pigmentation and ethnicity, more so than anything else.
“They” accuse Obama of being the Antichrist, a secret (closet) Muslim, and a serious threat to religious freedom and individual liberty. They call Obama the most radical and socialist President in the history of America.
“They” see Obama’s strategy in dealing with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and his “failure” to militarily attack Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, North Korea and other trouble spots as “appeasement” and an inability to project America as the world’s foremost superpower. They hate the man, person, family and all of those who are close to him. They intensely dislike and profoundly despise Obama. They think him “arrogant” and “uppity.” They can’t stand the fact/reality that Obama and his family are occupying “their” White House. How dare he and they sleep in those privileged beds, eat from those “special” dishes, with that prestigious silverware, china, and crystal?
How dare Obama and Michelle represent the greatest country in the world on the international front and in foreign affairs? They don’t like any of this “reality.” These venomous “haters” want their country back. They want one of them in the “White House.” They will do anything to prevent Obama from being successful and leaving a positive legacy. This black mark, dirty stain and (in their opinion) unfortunate mistake must not be allowed to happen to “us.” The dog whistling, code talking and message signalling have always been there for “them.”
This President Obama is the President of food stamps, welfare, lazy, brainwashed, unemployed, illegal immigrants, free loaders, Wall Street protesters, criminals, anti-American, anti-Israel, anti-foreign policy, anti-capitalism, anti-job creators, pro-class warfare, pro-distribution of wealth, apologist for America, and supporter of America’s enemies. These people have total disdain, disrespect, disillusion and disregard for Obama as a person and president. They “hate his guts.” And, they let their “special” audience, listeners and supporters know this.
If “they” have to deny, debilitate, divide and/or destroy America in the process, so be it. The end justifies the means. Their number one priority and primary objective were to prevent the re-election of this “outsider, stranger, pretender, faker” of a president. Hell, “they” want their country back. And for them, this is American as Apple Pie.
And, they believe, hopefully, that most Americans are too darn stupid to “know the difference.” To quote President Reagan, “This nonsense needs to stop.” Enough of it. Let us all be more civil and more respectful. “We” can be disagreeable, and we can have different opinions about important things. But, we don’t have to debilitate, denigrate and destroy “our” country in the process. As “Americans,” we are better than that. Or, at least, I pray and hope so, for the sake of all of us.
