Reply #7: I am not sure it is is as simple as race or partisan politics [View All]

[Perky]

Absolutely there is a racial element from many and its their primary motivation and absolutely there are some who are just hard partisans who just don;t like Obama and see this as a way to denigrate his authority.

But I also suspect that at the heart of it for many is hegemony. The most ardent birthers would take the same tact if the president was of Asian or Hispanic sescent.

It is a fear laden response to being swallowed up by a culture that is not like what they have always known.

You cant really assign that wholly to racism.