Why is Obama such a polarizing figure?

[pnwmom]

He's not. The claim is only made because his approval is so low among Republicans these days.

But the reason for that is that there are so FEW Republicans these days -- they're down to the hard core.

Thanks to Bush/Cheney, and now to Obama, millions of former Republicans now consider themselves Independents or even Democrats today.

[On the Road]

1. I Think It's a Reflexive Reaction from Republicans

against the hate towards Bush. Has nothing to do with merit.

I do think there is an element of legitimate concern about the sheer size of the deficits. It is based, however, on not understanding that Bush's deficits were much larger than reported and that Keynesian fiscal stimulus is necessary during a recession.

[edbermac]

2. He's a darkie.

The right wingers just can't accept that.

[ananda]

3. I agree. He's not.

The rabid extreme rightwingers should
be polarized.. out of existence, or at
the least ineffective marginalization.

[kestrel91316]

4. He's BLACK. His election has brought all the closet racists out of the woodwork.

[OneGrassRoot]

5. That's it in a nutshell. n/t

[MiniMe]

6. The repubs were like this with the big Dawg too

imho, it isn't that Barack is black, it is that he is a democrat. Well, maybe just a little that he is black.

[pnwmom]

9. And that he's a successful Democrat. And the better he does,

the more they'll hate him.

[Beacool]

7. Sounds familiar.................

Hmmm, let me think, who did the media call polarizing for years and years????

Oh yeah, the chick that got almost 18M votes in the last primaries: Hillary!!!

No need to worry....

:7

[Hard_Work]

8. Why?

Because he is Black.
And competent.
And smart.
He is doing exactly what he said he would.

How dare he disabuse some idiots of the notion that a Black man can't be smart enough to not only run this country, but to fix what the last President, (a White guy), fucked to a fare-thee-well?

[lunatica]

10. You need look no further than the McCain Presidential campaign

Because he's a muslin and a fascist and a commie and a socialist and gonna take their guns away, etc.

OH! and he pals around with terrists and he's a community organizer

[Orsino]

11. Oh, yes he is.

He has what They can never have: charisma plus relative honesty. They have to hate him, and undermine him at every step.

[applegrove]

12. Absolutely.