[thecavemaster]

CM, I'm really surprised you would mention race in this. You know Hoot nor I nor MOST people don't dislike President Obama because of his race...come on man, stop being ridiculous. It seems to me that you are throwing this thread on here because you feel that Hoot is getting the best of you, which is further proven by your smart *** reply to what Amun-Ra said.

In other posts, I have plainly stated that I do not know whether Hoot (or you) are racists or not, as I don't know you, so I assume not. Also, I have said that political differences stem from different ideas about taxation rates, foreign policy, role of government, etc. However, the extreme vitriol against Obama ("socialist," "not a citizen," "Hitleresque," "anti-Christ" blah, blah, blah) seems to me a good indicator that something more visceral is at work in at least some opposition to Obama. Of course, replying to "shut up" with "no" is viewed as sarcastic correctly. How would you have replied? Hoot responds at the level of a Hack then retreats into some wounded stance when challenged. As far as your "eye of the beholder" analysis, have at it.