Why all the Obama hatred?

[krashkart]

Heh. I've plenty of popcorn.

I have a theory that the economy being as it is has people stressed out enough that we have no other recourse but to blame the administration. Add to that a deep-seated resentment and mistrust for the government that has built up over the last eight or nine years. I think people are just plain fed up, regardless of who they vote for. Who better to blame than the guy in charge?

[GoldenRivet]

Hate is a strong word.

Dislike may be more appropriate. Personally I dislike what Obama represents.

1. Overwhelmingly condescending stature toward his opposition.

2. He is a socialist who insists that the government can run my life better than I can.

3. He is a welfare president who would sell out 260 million Americans to address the needs of 40 million Americans.

4. His ram it down our throat, hurry up and get it passed before anyone notices the BS approach to the legislative process.

5. General disagreement with his stance on virtually all the issues facing our nation. (not all... Virtually all)

6. His foriegn policy as skybird pointed out is too far a radical departure from the last several years for a lot of Americans to swallow.


I could go on and on.

[GoldenRivet]

@TVM

you say you have a feeling why.

Since your finger is apparently so tightly placed upon the pulse of America, perhaps you could share your opinion?

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I could go on and on.

So could I, but about George W Bush Im afraid.

Originally Posted by krashkart

Heh. I've plenty of popcorn.

I have a theory that the economy being as it is has people stressed out enough that we have no other recourse but to blame the administration. Add to that a deep-seated resentment and mistrust for the government that has built up over the last eight or nine years. I think people are just plain fed up, regardless of who they vote for. Who better to blame than the guy in charge?

Ditto, most of the subsimmers here in General topics appear to be Right wing / Conservatives / Republican in there political views.
So its pretty much a given that they dislike Obama -who is more of a leftist than say Clinton was.
Just depends on how you are wired. I personally cant stand the likes of Bush and Cheney... and Sarah Palin scares the hell out of me too.
So its not hard for me to understand their point of view - its simply the reverse of my own, thats all.

[GoldenRivet]

Yet, I never really disapproved of Clinton myself.

I think Obama has his fair share of supporters here at subsim.

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Yet, I never really disapproved of Clinton myself.

I think Obama has his fair share of supporters here at subsim.

Yeah - I think you hit the nail on the head in your first post GR, I too reckon it has alot to do with Obama and Bush being at rather extreme opposite ends of the spectrum
(on so many levels)

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Yeah - I think you hit the nail on the head in your first post GR, I too reckon it has alot to do with Obama and Bush being at rather extreme opposite ends of the spectrum
(on so many levels)

I think you are correct with this conclusion. Although America wants change the radical change to the other side of the spectrum was a bit more than America could handle. This change came fast and furious. These new ideas are, for lack of a better word, scary to a lot of folks.

[TLAM Strike]

I think we all know why people hate him...

[Bilge_Rat]

I seem to recall that during the 2003 debates over the Iraq war, there were many unkind words said about President Bush as well, goes with the job I would guess.

Americans love to exercise their First Amendment rights...

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by JU_88

Ditto, most of the subsimmers here in General topics appear to be Right wing / Conservatives / Republican in there political views.
So its pretty much a given that they dislike Obama -who is more of a leftist than say Clinton was.

Bingo.
I'd just rather all the hate was confined to one topic instead of spreading out like a weed across the entire damn General Topics forum. Then again, I guess things would get too quiet except for the odd anti-Muslim thread although they've dried up a fair bit since the Avon Lady left.

[Méo]

Originally Posted by JU_88

and Sarah Palin scares the hell out of me too.

Rest assured!!

Take a look at the Beehive beauty shop

(from 03:15 to 06:30)

Well he's better then having McCain as president thats for sure, and he is definitely better then the very prospect of having that idiot Palin as president.

However... Republicans, Democrats, Liberals, Conservatives, moderates, radicals... they all suck.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Hate is a strong word.

Dislike may be more appropriate. Personally I dislike what Obama represents.

1. Overwhelmingly condescending stature toward his opposition.

2. He is a socialist who insists that the government can run my life better than I can.

3. He is a welfare president who would sell out 260 million Americans to address the needs of 40 million Americans.

4. His ram it down our throat, hurry up and get it passed before anyone notices the BS approach to the legislative process.

5. General disagreement with his stance on virtually all the issues facing our nation. (not all... Virtually all)

6. His foriegn policy as skybird pointed out is too far a radical departure from the last several years for a lot of Americans to swallow.


I could go on and on.

You forgot, he's neutering NASA and the US space program.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

You forgot, he's neutering NASA and the US space program.

7. De-balling NASA and the US Space Program.

[GoldenRivet]

Speaking of Anchor Babies

My dad worked in the Southwest as a CRNA for childbirth cases.

he worked there for about 18 months, and he says, on average... they delivered 300 of these anchor babies per month.

300

one town

on average

PER MONTH