It's hate. Period.

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100. Great points, and

I have nothing against valid criticism. Some seem to want to stifle any support for the President. If you make a point in a criticial diary, you're attacked. If you start an OP pointing to a positive, you're attacked. I posted a NYT piece with no comment and it was alerted on: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023034825

As to this:

"Well bullshit to that. But I also reject the charge of racism that is being made here. The left was in many ways just as hard on Clinton as it is on Obama. I know I was (yes, Virginia, it's possible to consider oneself a member of the left and support President Obama). Until we can point to specific race-based comments, we should avoid this charge and stick to substance."

...the point was broad, and it included racisism, but it was specifically about hate. Not all people who hate are racists. In fact, some of the more irrational critics may simply hate Democrats.