It's hate. Period.

[Blue_In_AK]

454. To me, what is racist

is if we're expected to exempt President Obama from criticism because he's African-American. Aren't we aiming for equality here? If Obama and some hypothetical Caucasian president (GWB, for instance) were to have the same or similar policy that I vehemently disagree with, is it not racist for me to withhold criticism from Obama because he happens to be a man of color when I would have dished it up in heaping quantities to the white guy? Isn't treating him with that kind of deference kind of condescending?

All presidents should be treated equally, Republican, Democrat, black, white or green. It's the policies that matter, not the personalities, the gender or the race.

I am not a racist, and never have been. I don't hate President Obama, and I think he's done some good things. He was not my first, second, or third choice in 2008 for reasons that had nothing to do with race; however, I voted for him, and I'm glad he defeated the Republican candidate both times. BUT there are a lot of things that I disagree with, and I don't want to have the "racist" taunt thrown at me when I say so.