When are "they" going to quit blaming Barack for EVERYTHING???

[a kennedy]

and I seriously love this: Thanks Obama. It's kinda long.......but it's a classic.

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[guillaumeb]

1. Never.

President Obama stands as an example that the GOP cannot equal. THAT is one reason that they hate him.

Recommended.

[NanceGreggs]

8. That's it exactly.

They know they won't ever have a candidate who comes close to Obama - so tearing him down is their only alternative.

[sawasigndc]

17. That, but even worse - whataboutism is a propaganda method

they use it to distract from the true crimes and anti-democratic actions of the president and GOP.

[underthematrix]

2. When you have an inferiority complex that wide and that deep

I would have to say nevah.

[a kennedy]

3. you should really watch or save this video......I MISS HIM SO MUCH.....

[dawg day]

4. The more they blame him, the funnier it gets

Everytime they do, it gets more obvious that they've got nothing. Trump just is a big loser who can't take responsibility for anything.

[sharedvalues]

5. Whataboutism - it's a propaganda/disinformation technique.

Fox and Limbaugh and the rightwing propaganda machine love whataboutism.

[sawasigndc]

16. +1 - it's a propaganda method

[TomSlick]

6. As silly as it it, blaming Obama works with the Trump base.

The only person the Trump base hates more than Hillary is Obama. Trump could blame Obama for the weather and the base would accept it without question .

[sawasigndc]

18. The base hates Hillary and Obama because of right-wing propaganda

not the other way around - Fox and Limbaugh CREATED that hate.

[TomSlick]

19. You're partly right.

Fox and Limbaugh share a whole lot of the blame but the Trump base would have hated Obama without them. It will be a long time before Trump's racist base will forgive the temerity of Obama for not knowing his place.

I have had a hard time understanding the hatred among conservatives in Arkansas for Hillary that extends back to when Bill was Governor. The only thing I have come up with is the Hillary is wicked smart and has never felt obliged to hide that fact. There have long been conservative men - and surprisingly women - in Arkansas that have always thought that Hillary didn't know her place.

[sawasigndc]

24. Interesting.

What I've come to realize is that there are at least two "Republican bases".

The Southern base has more long-term GOP and racist ties. Jim Crow runs in some families there. The Confederate flag has a hateful meaning.

But the midwestern base is a bit different. In Rust Belt and Midwestern states -- from upstate NY through PA, OH, IN, IL, WI, and MI, the base is different. Jim Crow doesn't have the same history there. Those states USED to be blue and used to be big labor states. THAT'S where Fox and Limbaugh have had the greatest propaganda effect. Those states turned from blue to red over the past 20-30 years and Limbaugh and Fox have a ton to do with it.

[Beartracks]

28. I agree with your analysis. N/t

[TomSlick]

30. You may well be right.

My experience is in the South. I remain convinced the "solid south" is based on racism. At a minimum, the open racism of the GOP doesn't offend the mid-Western base enough for them to do seriously disquiet them.

[unblock]

7. They didnt stop blaming carter until never.

Well, they slowed down when they started in on the clintons....

[PghTiny]

9. Blame is still being assigned to Bill Clinton these days

As long as they have that 'D' by their name, Democrats are going to get blamed by Fox Newz State Television, hate radio, etc.

[sawasigndc]

25. Because the propaganda machine is designed to use identity politics to get votes for billionaires.

[Beartracks]

29. This. They would've hated Obama no matter what his race.

They hate Pelosi, Reid, Schiff... Race was just an added focus for some in the GOP base.

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[ailsagirl]

10. They're so in denial

[oberliner]

11. And Hillary

They need those two as their "bad guys" .

[handmade34]

12. and ending

with an incredibly gracious appreciation for the free press and their adherence to routing out the truth

[smirkymonkey]

13. Don't it always seem to go...

You don't know what you've got till it's gone...

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

14. They'll stop after the next world extinction event (hit by an asteroid, plague, etc.)

And even then the survivors will find some way to blame the event on Obama.

[MGKrebs]

15. It took Southern conservatives 130 years before

they could rejoin the party of Lincoln.

[Blue_true]

20. When their base wise up.

Not before then. Republicans play the blame game, as long as it works to get them elected, they won't stop.

[lillypaddle]

21. It seems forever ago

I guess it's true that you don't truly appreciate what you have until it is gone.

What a difference a year makes.

I and so many others love you, Mr. President. Thank you for your service.

[AllaN01Bear]

22. same reason they blamed billy , hillary and you fill in the blanks.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

23. cheer up -- they stopped blaming Carter

Adamhillbamolosihontas is their current Hydra and may haunt them forever.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

26. Never ever ever!!

[SharonClark]

27. It's not in their DNA to accept responsibility for their own actions.

Some say they are a bunch of whiny losers. Some say they are ignorant, mean, and hateful. Atually, my mom says the latter.

[Vogon_Glory]

31. Theyll keep blaming President Obamas until they die.

They’re that stuck in their ways. When the public turns on these people and they ask how long it will be before the rest of us let the hate mongers and reactionaries off the hook, I’d say hold them culpable at least as long as they held Senator Robert Byrd and Senator Ted Kennedy for various and assorted ills and perceived wrongdoing. At least forty-five years sounds good to me.

How long do you younger DU’ers think they deserve to stay on the hook?