Such irrational hatred from DU...

[NanceGreggs]

147. Those posting the hatred ...

... do not see it as "hatred" - nor do they see it as "irrational".

To them, calling the President a piece of shit used car salesman, the Liar-in-Chief, a bloodthirsty warmonger, a spineless idiot, a Manchurian candidate, a Trojan Horse, a puppet of the 1%, a shill for the corporate ruling class, a DINO, a pimp for Big Business, a self-serving sellout, et cetera, are simply expressing their "criticism of his policies".

It's very much like the RWers - they can't seem to criticize Obama's "policies" without calling him a secret Kenyan-born Muslim who is just another shill for lazy welfare queens, a sellout to the abortion "industry", and a pimp for the "gay agenda".

Same goes for Holder, and a myriad of other Democrats - because for many here, any Democrat in office, or in a position appointed by the Democratic president, is equally guilty of being all of the above.

For some people here, there is nothing "irrational" about their need to express their political savvy by name-calling, or by comparing Obama to Dubya (seriously, dude, they have both worn pants during every SOTU address - coincidence? Yeah, right!)

It's all about "criticism of policies", DI. And the fact that the "policy critics" can't focus on policy - or, more often, can't even be specific about what "policy" they're addressing - should not be taken as overt and mindless bashing of Obama and other Democrats.

They are simply trying to express their dissatisfaction with a President and a Party they've been told to be dissatisfied with by the "Better Believe It" True Progressives TM who are now more than welcome on this site.