Do you think there's more of a "deeper" reason for the GOP to hate Obama so much

[Thumpalumpacus]

Maybe it's because

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HE'S BLACK!!!!!

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Boru

Maybe for some people. I don't really think Obama gets particularly more or less flak than Clinton did.

I think he gets more, when you consider birthers and and those who call him Barack Hussein Obama (emphasis in original) -- both clearly subtle appeals to bigotry -- whereas Clinton's pecadilloes didn't seem to outweigh his ability to get shit done with a Congress that was split or oppositional throughout most of his term. Granted, he had the gov't shutdown, but otherwise, didn't have Congressmen calling him a liar during his State of the Union address, and that sort of thing.

The invective has ratcheted up in this country over the last twenty years, from both parties.