Why so much hate against Obama?

Instead of putting and and pointing all the faults and blames upon President Obama, why not suggest what and how he should run the government? Instead of leaving him to solve everything and degrading him as a leader and a person. Anyway this is not new anymore, almost all presidents and other public figures experienced and still experiencing the same situation. If we try to evaluate our own selves or research about these critics can we answer these questions in a firm and positive manner? " What about me? am I not part of the government? Am I contributing something in my own way/s to shape up my country and family better? If your answer is "Yes" then you all have the right to be so sensitive and so demanding. Otherwise, better do your part first before trying to teach what others' should do. An isolated news sometimes affect the totality of a person that's why I don't really buy the idea of rating someone. Does the survey really represent the truth? Giving any president the favor of doubt means trusting your own vote that you casted during elections.

Honestly, I think just because he went into the White House with such a popular rating does not mean he was right for the job. I think America was so ready for a change and Obama was a promise of that. In my opinion, not a lot has changed and so far all we have is unfufilled promises, just like any other politician.

Great question, WHY so much HATE indeed! It's fine for anyone to criticize a President or any other political leader and to disagree with his policies but I think the deep-rooted personal hatred has really gotten out of hand with President Obama. I'm not saying it didn't exist at all with other Presidents; former Presidents Clinton and Bush had their share of detractors, some of them very unkind, to put it mildly. However, I think anyone looking at this objectively has to admit the hatred directed towards President Obama is different and much worse. I don't like to "play the race card" because I don't believe most people who have what to them are legitimate issues with the President's views are racists. It goes beyond that or maybe it's "around it" - I'm not sure. I have a feeling that maybe if Barack Obama had a more "normal" sounding name his race would be less noticeable, or maybe if he hadn't spent part of his childhood in a foreign country. I guess he should have gone by his childhood nickname of "Barry" and added an apostrophe to his last name and run as "Barry O'Bama. I also think the hatred directed at him has a lot to do with the technology available today and the way anything can "go viral" within minutes. Combine that with a kind of variation on that old kids' game "Telephone" and you've got suspicion, doubt, fear and hatred spreading like the nastiest virus ever. "Suspicion" that our President is a Muslim and not a Christian - not that it should matter - "doubt" that he was born in Hawaii and "fear" that he's going to take all our rights away and turn us into a socialist or Communist or whatever other horrible thing they can think of nation. All of these are unfounded but that doesn't stop them. Somehow people can be convinced they've lost their rights just like they can be convinced their taxes have gone up even though the vast majority of us got a tax cut. Rob has already pointed out how anyone with any knowledge of economics knows it takes more than 19 months to get out of the hole our economy is in but when it's on the internet, on right-wing talk radio and on TV, especially Fox News 24/7 that the President has some sort of "socialist agenda", it stands to reason some people are going to blame him for everything that has or hasn't happened. Most people don't really understand how a bill becomes a law or what procedures like the filibuster work. They think that everything that has been done was completely the President's doing and that everything that hasn't been done has been his fault. I think it's really sad and not at all productive that so much hate and nastiness exists. Most of the Republican members of the House and Senate and many of the voters don't seem to want anything to get better, they just want to defeat the President. Annie

It is not so much "hate" as intense political disagreement on his policies. It has nothing to do with the color of his skin. We have had Black Presidents before. He isn't the first one. Although, he is being touted as the first one. As usual the media has distorted history on this particular issue. A lot of people are extraordinarily frustrated with him. Nothing he has put on the table has worked as hyped. Unemployment is still high, the "Health Care Bill" has done the exact opposite of lowering health costs. Spending is out of control and there is a huge let down in reality versus the "imagined" change that President Obama brought. Yes, there is some name-calling as is typical in politics. You will find it on both sides. Bush was criticized and called names as much if not more than President Obama. It is all a part of the "ugly" side of politics.

As I read up top, the "racist" thing is certainly thrown out there as a reason. Maybe it is. Ironically, however, a lot the same things said and attitudes held about Bush were not thought to have any racial motivation like now when they're said and held about Obama. So Obama's being mixed race, AKA in American lingo "black," automatically warrants more focus and puts every single word said under a different microscope. I didn't personally think it was so acceptable to use racism to find racism. But whatever. It is what it is at this point. I still contend that nobody pays as much attention to Obama's skin tone as his supporters. As far as the "he's a Muslim" and "he's a commie" crowd goes, Bush was supposedly a terrorist mastermind and single handedly responsible for blowing up the levees in New Orleans to intentionally kill "black people." It just comes with the territory. Out of 300,000,000 people, you can bet that a solid 10% are outright loons. And what makes better news on the world stage: a rally in support of Obama, holding signs of love, peace and change, or the one guy out of 300-million holding up the "what you talkin' 'bout, Willis" sign? Seriously. As far as here on myLot, I know of two or three people who habitually "hate" on Obama. In contrast to Palin, who doesn't even hold a political office, he's getting off rather easy. Constant discussions about him with a negative tinge are undoubtedly because he's not nearly as popular a president in reality as what world mainstream news depicts he should be. So I can see where it might be a little surprising to see the actual folks using different adjectives for Obama than the suits on TV and the word snobs in dying publications. And like Laglen said above me... it wasn't that "amazing." He was the darling of the mainstream, and still is in many respects, but the actual people of America, its many citizens, were always nearly split on him. And now it's trending down.

Hello fannitia, What's else is there to do if they're not satisfy with the performance or the issues that still are not answered. the people of United States believed in freedom of expression that they can say what ever they want to the President. So, i haven't really heard to racist comments against him, only in his performance. i could be wrong, but the people are the "BOSS" they have the right to judge.

He didnt exactly win by a landslide, 57%. The deciding votes were Independent. Alot of these Independents are frustrated with his "big government" policies, raising taxes which he said he wouldnt do, his lack of transparency which was a campaign promise, the out of control spending from Congress, his lack of empathy, loss of focus, the "pass it so you can see whats in it", the people he is surrounding himself with...... Thats all that really comes to mind right off the bat.

So what posts have you seen here that you view as "hate"? Lets start there before i go any further, I want to gage what you believe is hateful. Can you point me to some posts?

I don't hate him. I hate the fact he has no idea what he's doing and keeps winging it to the detriment of the country and I hate the enablers who continually give him a pass each time he screws up.

I think being the first Black American being the President has double the expectation from the public. And there are always behind the force trying to destroy him i guess because he is anti military withdrawaling the troops from war reducing the miliatary industry.Beside that first few controversial with BP how he handle the spill and also mosque 911 site issues , health care issues, and others is having a heavy toll on his performance.

i think it is because Obama is bad ,It is because of his post he holds....