# magellan01 - epitome of racist Republican

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**Created:** [March 18, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-epitome-of-racist-republican/683975 "2014-03-18T02:08:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magellan01-epitome-of-racist-republican/683975/226 "2014-03-20T12:30:00Z")

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😕 😕 Only a cretin would claim that _all_ attacks against Obama are racially motivated. That right-wingers twist remarks to have that meaning just shows they think rational thinkers are as stupid as they are.

What I refer to are otherwise-inexplicable _irrational attacks_, and venom directed against Obama specifically when “government” or “liberals” would be the more rational target.

I’ll give one specific example. When reading the following, be aware that _all Presidents since Jimmy Carter have been photographed on a White House lawn with Marines holding umbrellas above their heads_.

> [@Obama does his best to degrade a couple of Marines. Next episode: Wipers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-does-his-best-to-degrade-a-couple-of-marines-next-episode-wipers/658538/1):
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> **Obama does his best to degrade a couple of Marines. Next episode: Wipers!**
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> Being tewwibwy afwaid of getting his hair wet, during a press conference President Obama summoned two Marines to hold umbrellas over himself and the Prime Minister of Turkey.
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> Just looking at the [picture](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/marines-beckoned-shield-president-obama-turkish-prime-minister-erdogan-rain-press-conference-interupted-shower-article-1.1345980?localLinksEnabled=false) makes me want to kick…um…someone in the throat.
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> Fuck you, you arrogant, condescending fucker. There’s _no_ reason that you couldn’t just suck it up like a score of press attendees are doing, and towel off and change your fucking suit later. Or move the goddamn thing indoors. Nope, you decided instead to look around and find a couple of what you must consider peon scum to trot over and hold your umbrella like fucking servants.
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> This is about one step up from Obama stepping out of the shitter, and Biden clapping and calling for [wipers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5rbPlsdHw)clad in dress uniform.

Do you believe that this kind of nasty and moronic reaction could occur if Obama were White? (I’m not sure if **Sicks Ate** is a racist, or just likes to get his political opinions from racist sources.)

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