tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post9209042493700932672..comments2024-03-04T04:09:01.839-06:00Comments on And Doctor Biobrain's Response Is...: History's Greatest Monster is WrongDoctor Biobrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-3451138589783108052009-09-16T23:38:04.521-05:002009-09-16T23:38:04.521-05:00Scott - But this doesn't really seem different...Scott - But this doesn't really seem different than with Clinton. They seem every bit as crazy as I remember them last time. I wrote a blogpost about this and saw how their first investigation of Clinton began in July 1993. By that standard, Obama's doing pretty damn well, as he's already made it all they way to September without any horrible scandals.<br /><br />As for race baiting, why would it be necessary? They've been hating on Obama since he took the lead in the Dem primary last year. They didn't need to be baited. And they'd be hating Hillary just as much (or more) if she had won.<br /><br />If you're interested, here's my follow-up post:<br /><a href="http://biobrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/they-impeached-president-clinton.html" rel="nofollow">They Impeached President Clinton</a>Doctor Biobrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01641661532899934766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-45524396177247153502009-09-16T13:28:27.363-05:002009-09-16T13:28:27.363-05:00One other point I'd make about why now is diff...One other point I'd make about why now is different than when Clinton, Carter, or Mondale was the target of unfocused right wing hate, is the change in the GOP. Recently, the GOP and the "audience" I mentioned in my other comment has become increasingly white, Southern, and rural. I daresay that all three of those groups are more likely to respond to race-baiting, no matter how subtle it is.<br /><br />Just my thoughts, and kudos on a very interesting place here.Scott Phttp://palmerlyceum.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7494384.post-58841598983574646352009-09-16T13:13:19.881-05:002009-09-16T13:13:19.881-05:00I agree with you to a point -- racism is not the e...I agree with you to a point -- racism is not the end-all be-all reason for the animosity towards Obama, but I think it's an important part. It's part of what you call "hating everyone who's on the wrong team". The one consistant message coming from the right the past year is "He's not like you, he doesn't think like you, you can't trust him". <br /><br />They're trying to differentiate him from their audience, and lucky for them, probably the easiest way to differentiate people in this country is by skin color. So I don't think racism is the end goal (although it plays upon very real existing fears), but it is a very good vehicle for the message. If some of the audience automatically dislikes him because he's black, so much the better.Scott Phttp://palmerlyceum.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com