While Lou Dobbs, Sean Hannity and G. Gordon Liddy spread absurd "birther" rumors, Rush Limbaugh describes Obama as "an angry black guy," a "militant" and a "community organizer" who is "fanning the flames of race." To Glenn Beck, Obama is motivated by "reparations," "has a deep-seated hatred for white people" and is "a racist." This bizarre language is used to describe a President who built a multi-ethnic coalition and sparked discussions about a "post-racial" candidacy. Watch:
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Right Wing Ideologues Fan Racial Fears About Obama
The "birther" phenomenon, based on a debunked conspiracy theory that Obama is not a United States citizen, has an ugly undertone of the President as an alien, an interloper. Right wing ideologues are making the racial context of this suggestion explicit.
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