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11. Yes he is the most obstructed & disrespected President in the last 60 yrs at least I don't think all

Tue May 26, 2015, 10:45 AM

May 2015

Republican office holders and party bosses did it because he is black. After all, they came after Clinton with everything they had, but their game was a lot weaker then. I do think that the non-bigoted politicians and party bosses knew their base was a bunch of bigots and leveraged that. They wouldn't have tried the scorched earth approach without knowing there would be no accountability for their actions.

Remember how Clinton's popularity went up after the impeachment hearings? I believe if President Obama were white they would still have tried to undermine him but it wouldn't have come in the form of a personal attack. They would be too concerned with voter backlash and sympathy for him.

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Is Obama the most obstructed / disrespected president in US History? [View all] Coventina May 2015 OP

Yes and yes edhopper May 2015 #1

Yes i was going to say - 20th century probably for sure el_bryanto May 2015 #3

well i think lincoln wins that one in a landslide. unblock May 2015 #2

yes riverbendviewgal May 2015 #4

I would have to vote him a close second TexasProgresive May 2015 #5

In order, Lincoln, Carter, Obama leftofcool May 2015 #6

Andrew Johnson HassleCat May 2015 #7

Pretty par for the course Prism May 2015 #8

Ordinary citizens have disrespected him more than any other President ... dawg May 2015 #9

In my experience still_one May 2015 #10

Yes he is the most obstructed & disrespected President in the last 60 yrs at least I don't think all okaawhatever May 2015 #11

Here at DU, or in Congress? Buzz Clik May 2015 #12

yes and yes. JaneyVee May 2015 #13

He could have at least mitigated it, and maybe overcome it, by not pandering to the Doctor_J May 2015 #14

But things WERE accomplished Proud Liberal Dem May 2015 #15

Yes & yes, like no other: a tsunami of lies and hate... VOX May 2015 #16

IMO Mr Dixon May 2015 #17

I would put every president who has been assassinated rusty fender May 2015 #18

Would you include Reagan and Ford in that? Coventina May 2015 #22

The main reason is because he's brown. ...and part African. Would anybody like to tell the .... BlueJazz May 2015 #19

I'd say Bill Clinton, of the presidents in my lifetime Dems to Win May 2015 #20

and it is NOTHING compared to what Prez Hillary would have received Skittles May 2015 #24

Yes and Yes treestar May 2015 #21

Well, he wasn't impeached like Bill Clinton. NaturalHigh May 2015 #23

Yes, and Yes. MohRokTah May 2015 #25