But there is certainly a lot of animus against Democrats, for sure.....although I can't honestly say that Hillary Clinton or Martin O'Malley would have fared much better than Obama, either; Hillary's a woman and O'Malley is a socially liberal Catholic from Maryland.

(P.S., and, btw, this isn't to say that racism isn't a factor in non-Democratic opposition to Obama; it does indeed, unfortunately, play a significant role. All I'm saying is, it's not the only major factor.)

It is a common expression that is not based on race.

Come to think of it, isn't hearing that and immediately thinking "It's about black people!" sort of racist in itself?

When everything is racist, nothing is.

favor of socialism and what we have under Obama is far from it.

that was hatched the night of his first inauguration, has succeeded to the extent it has. One can only wonder how different things would be if Democrats fought back. Republicans will say anything, no matter how outrageous or untruthful, and Democrats are afraid to say anything at all. Not even willing to tell the truth.

Who stacked this deck anyway?
And why do the Dems play along?