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In reply to the discussion: Serious question - has a Chief Justice ever been as rude to a President of the United States [View all]Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)And I've never seen the amount of rudeness directed at a president that Obama has been subjected to since his first day on the job - by judges, politicians, elected office-holders, the MSM, etc.
Despite the blatantly outrageous behavior of Dubya during his tenure - the lies, the
economic malfeasance, the idiocy displayed in public (especially on the international stage), the deliberate misinformation, the 'catapulting of the propaganda', the displays of almost unbelievable stupidity, etc. - Dems managed to tone down their rhetoric out of respect for the office of the presidency, despite having little respect for the man himself.
Call me crazy (and you might) but I don't believe for an instant that the rudeness - and downright vitriol - directed at Obama would have been quite so blatant were he white.
The GOP know their audience - which is comprised of a lot of people who think a black man doesn't 'deserve' respect on an equal par with white folk, regardless of the position he holds - and, as a result, understand that however poorly behaved they are towards the POTUS, it will be accepted, if not cheered, by their adherents.