The real reason a very loud few are posting hostility toward Barack Obama at DU:

[billhicks76]

190. The DC Game

That's the Washington, corporate game. Keep us divided and fighting each other instead of the corrupted, privileged few at the top. When there is some common ground like not dying in senseless wars or opposing mass surveillance of citizens they drum up some cultural difference or prejudice to make sure no one unites against injustice. Lots of cash is involved and to operatives to use whatever tools are necessary to try and discredit good people. They revere Hillary Clinton but she was president of the College Republicans and supported Nixon before his first election so people change. Snowden saw the reality of what was occurring and it shocked him to find out we have been lied to regarding the War On Terror and that those who were there to protect our rights were routinely violating them.