Why are people so afraid of Barak Obama?

It's fear-mongering, no question about it. They know they're on the losing side of the issues, so they're trying to make people afraid of this Harvard graduate. It's gotten to the point where Republican canvassers have literally been advised to try and draw parallels between Obama and Bin Laden when they talk to people. Fear is the only tool they have left. It's truly pathetic to watch in action.

In my opinion here are some of the reasons that conservatives are so afraid of Obama. He wouldn't vote on a bill "born alive" because it was already a law and it didn't have the wording for the health of the mother. What an awful man for wanting to protect a mother. He has a "funny name" Oh geeze I forgot when I got to pick my name at birth. I wouldn't have picked one that was so dang common. And, honestly if he would have changed his name to a tradional "American" name all the conservatives would cry that he had something to hide. He may or may not be born in the United States. Beyond popular belief the FBI, CIA and federal government do a better job vetting a presidental candidate than John McCain. If Obama wasn't born in the US it would have already came up since of course Congress had to vote to allow McCain whom was not born in the US to run for president. And Obama did vote for allowing McCain to run. I could go on but there are far to many rumors to debunk. lol It's amazing that conservatives are so afraid of change that they would rather continue on this economic disaster than to bring the United States into the respected light that it use to have throughout the world.

I've been wondering about this a lot lately also. People who are generally quite sane and who I do not believe are racist are suddenly doing all sorts of screwy things to prove that Obama is some sort of monster or as they like to say "antichrist". I've seen doctored videos used on this site over and over to prove that he is some sort of insidious monster that will lead us all to doomsday. There seems to be an almost pathological need in some people to demonize this candidate and I just don't get it. I think it is going to be very difficult for these folks when they wake up and find it is "President Obama" so maybe they should try to deal with whatever it is that is driving their thought processes before election day comes round.

I'm sure that there are some who don't want him because he is half black. But there are just as many if not more who want him to win because he IS half black. I was married to a black man and couldn't care less about his color. I think he is too inexperienced to be running for president. He has a poor voting record. I think he is a socialist and has surrounded himself with too many radicals during his lifetime. HE spent twenty years sitting in a church listening to a preacher/friend/spiritual mentor spew out crazy stuff about our government and preaching Black Liberation Theology. Then lied and said he never knew, a man he said was like his uncle, had ever said these things. He pals around with a man who is an unrepentant domestic terrorist who bombed many places in New York. But he says he didn't know about his past, then that he thought he was rehabilitated, and still hasn't told the complete truth about the extent of his knowing him. He was friends with a big time crook in Chicago named Rezko. He was deeply involved with a radical group called ACORN who is under investigation by the FBI for voter registration fraud. He's lying about his relationship with them. He interfered with the election in Kenya for a man who is suppose to be his cousin and who is a socialist and crook. He wouldn't vote for the Born Alive Protection Act. Babies who survived abortions were taken and put in a soiled linen room and left to die. These were babies who were 20 to 23 weeks old. We're still not even sure he is a legal citizen and therefore legally running for president. There is a case in court and he won't furnish any documents. All of his college documents are sealed. So what does he have to hide? I feel that he is being less than truthful and I don't trust him. It's not so much that I fear him being president, although if he wins we will have a Democrat president and a Democratic majority in Congress at the same time so no checks and balances. I just think that Sen. McCain is a better choice for president.

All I have to say is that people fear what they do not know or understand. Many lies and rumors have been spread about Obama and people are always quick to belive things that aren't true. Black or not....half black...or African...who cares? It's not about race it's about who is the best candidate for this position. My vote is for Obama!

Well I can not answer for everyone but for myself Obama scares me because of his socialist leanings. I do feel he will be elected. I do think that the democrats will pick up more sets in congress and the senate. So basically for the next four years they will have free rein with no checks or balances. The changes that could come from that scare me. But then if you want to know the absolute truth this bail out scares me too. The government will have a lot of shares in all the banks now. Government run banking. That is pretty major but yet you do not see the press making a huge deal out it. Free trade is dying, and the government is getting their hands into just about everything now. All done by a republican president. So their really is not a differnce between the republicans and the democrats anymore.

Maybe he has a 'hussein' in his name LOL.Almost everything has been discussed by the fellow pals in the above postings.So I avoid a repetition.A nice and informative thread.

Maybe he is black and he will be the first black president if elected!

sharra1, you would have to live here and understand our constitution, political system and ideology of governance to understand the fears some of us have with this man. At least my fears with him. As I'm sure you are aware, we have a constitution. It is not a national charter for our nation, but a well defined blueprint for our government, a limiting and regulating document that is considered sacred. The powers and duties of our federal government, are very limited by this document and it states that ll powers not listed for the federal government are reserved for the states and people. It even has clauses that guarantees us as free states the right to rise in arms against a federal government we see as becoming too corrupt or tyrannical. In recent times, we have already seen many of these things become almost forgotten and the federal government has grown in to a lumbering controlling bohemouth as more and more authority and responsibility is shifted to the federal government and our states lose more and more control over their own territories and laws. As they gain more and more powers they were never intended to have, our country becomes more and more skrewed up. We were a great nation because we adhered to the ideology in that constitution, as we drift further from it, we have begun to lose the foundation of principals that made us function as a great nation. Obama is a nationalist in nature and sees the federal government as the ultimate authority and answer to things. We have already taken enough socialistic steps away from our roots. We have already taken enough nationalist steps away from our roots. My fear is an Obama presidency, especially with a democratic majority in congress, will lurch us even further away from that. The answer to what ails us is not to drift even further away from that but to begin moving back to what our founders intended. I am supporting the candidate I'm supporting because he is a believer in more strict adherence to these principals.

I'm more afraid of the crazy congress we have. The president's power is limited unless the congress gives him everything he wants which is never good no matter who the president is.

As Piasabird said I think most of the fear comes from his lack of experience. He is only a Junior Senater and has not even been in the Senate that long. He also does not have a lot of experience with foreign policy that is a big reason to be frightened. He is also a senator of one of the most financially mis-managed states in the country. I think it does not really have anything to do with his color. Some people have a problem with his name and thinking he is a muslim, but that is simply not true, and they are just ignorant and prejuice for thinking so. But that is a small group of narrow minded thinkers that think that way. The main fears are because of lack of experience, and lack of foreign policy experience.

It has absolutely nothing to do with party affiliation and absolutely nothing to do with race. Change - especially large changes suddenly - is not something acceptable to the majority of citizens when there is no plan in place we can scrutinize, nothing with a track record of making anything better. I personally do not like some of his attitudes about things, trusting people who should not be trusted, etc. This isn't to say that McCain isn't doing some of this too, he could be but I am not worried that he's going to listen to people who do not have the good of America in their thoughts.

I actually would be "afraid" of any candidate that is so disrespectful of our constitutional rights, no matter what his race or color. Obama's record clearly shows that he has no regard for the Second Amendment, so why should we expect him to have any more regard for any other Amendment? also, what we do NOT need is an even bigger, more controlling government. Sure, things are pretty bleak right now, but will they really get any better with a President and a Congress that wants to raise taxes and spending? If Americans are so caught up with present conveniences and are not willing to perhaps suffer a while to make this country better, that they would be willing to give up all their freedoms to the government, then we deserve to have the Socialist (Communist) government that Obama is aiming for. As for finding something to attack him for, what about ACORN? What about his associating with that America-hating bigoted "preacher?"

Where have you been for almost 2 years,remembr the Rev.Wright,who said Goddamm America,or didn't you hear about that one,and come on,are you going to tell me someone can sit in church every sunday and not know what the Rev is preaching about.Like Duh,He also said the Obama is doing what he has to do to get into office,does the word muslum mean anything to you,why does he try to deny his muslum background????????? oh and does William Ayers,mean anything to you,guess not,this does not have anything to do with his race,I don't care if they are pink,purple white,black,brown,orange green,so long as they do the job,they are saying they can do.I have never heard so many lies come out of one man's mouth as Obama's.I wanted Hillary to run,and not because she is a women,she is the best one for the job.She has all kinds of experience,and so does John McCain,Obama has none,oh that's right,he was in he senate for 3 months.So don't blame me,I am one in 18 milllion who voted for Hillary,or wanted her to run.I could go on and on about Obama,but you can do the reserch for yourself,if you are really interested,I did.