I posted something on DU the other night and frankly I am shocked by some of the responses to me.

[betsuni]

40. I didn't see that, and I completely understand your reaction.

I would've been angry. The post was called divisive, set up for a flame war, whining, defeatist, dark, portraying Obama as weak and in need of protection, victim mentality. People go on and on that they have a right to their opinion and that criticism is the oxygen of democracy or whatever, but airily dismiss others' nuanced opinions (or don't even read them) as not worthy of respect.

That every president gets disrespected and the GOP are equal opportunity haters? No fucking way. "Oh, shut up," "the President is very popular"? How has anyone forgotten that the press harped and harped on Obama's "low favorability ratings" for years, even when his ratings weren't particularly bad?

The idea that Bill Clinton took more abuse? Ridiculous. I remember it being reported that Newt Gingrich instructed his staff to make sure he didn't run into Bill and have to talk to him because Newt found Bill so charming and friendly that it was difficult to do his job demonizing and hating the President. Bill wasn't disrespected as a man. Obama was. Bill was seen as a formidable enemy. Obama was dismissed, that's why no endless investigations like the Clintons, they didn't even put much effort into it.

After all the years of snark from Republicans that Obama couldn't speak without a teleprompter, now Trump is congratulated for having the reading skills to use a teleprompter (not to mention their hero Reagan could only read lines fed to him) -- all of this burns my bacon.

I don't think Hillary Clinton will get it worse.