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Socialism, Not Racism, Fuels Obama Foes

By Kate Schwartz, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 17, 2009 11:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – It turns out race isn't what's fueling the conservative opposition to Barack Obama, at least according to focus groups conducted by a Democratic organization. It found that white, self-identified conservatives believe Obama is harboring a "secret agenda" intended to destroy America's founding principles and turn it into a socialist country.

The group also found that conservatives were deeply skeptical of Obama’s political ascension, reports Politico, routinely asking questions like: “Who got him here? He couldn’t possibly have done it on his own. There has to be money, there has to be power behind him.”

Dolores Berk, right, of Philadelphia and others protest outside a fundraiser for Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. attended by President Barack Obama in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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cityeyes

Oct 19, 2009 6:48 AM CDT

I've never called you guys racist hate mongers or haters of America, you have a right to protest. What I do reserve the right to call you is ignorant idiots. So many beneficial things have come about from government intervention. The highway system, fire departments, the education system, the post office, museums, public broadcast - funny thing is, the second Obama mentions health care you guys go all apeshit on socialism even though you don't know what the damn word even means. We live in a world where having health insurance is literally a life or death issue. A minor accident involving a few broken bones can literally bankrupt a person without insurance for life. This is ridiculous. We're handing money to companies with nothing in mind but profit, and you damn people are actually RALLYING against a program that could save thousands upon thousands of lives yearly. Funny how you guys thought the deaths of a few thousand at 9/11 was worth spending trillions on a foreign and unwinnable war on, but the 45,000 Americans who die every single year due to lack of healthcare aren't worth shit to you. That's why we reserve the right to call you guys idiots. The hypocrisy, greed, and willingness to believe whatever the damn pundits throw at your faces at face value is something that I can call you guys out with with absolutely no remorse.

cityeyes

Oct 19, 2009 6:42 AM CDT

Yeah, Medicare, the highway system, fire departments, police departments, the education system, libraries, museums. The list goes on really. These people are idiots with nothing on their minds but an agenda.

cityeyes

Oct 19, 2009 6:41 AM CDT

A mix of stupidity, ignorance, and a willingness to believe everything that they hear at face value. The people who hate Obama are a more serious equivalent of the idiot who floods your inbox with urban legend email forwards.

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