On many occasions during this election season, especially on Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh radio shows, I have heard their callers "fuming" over the "arrogance of Barack Obama." As we move to the last days of the campaigns, the character attacks against Obama have become more frequent on these shows, as has that seemingly favorite label now, "arrogant."
I have watched and listened to dozens of hours of Obama and McCain speeches and never have I heard Obama be anything but articulate, intelligent, soothing and "presidential" in his speech and actions.
Could it be that "arrogant" is this decade's version of "uppity?"
Where does the outright and palpable hate shown towards Obama by many John McCain and Sarah Palin supporters come from? The depth of that hate obviously can't be caused by his proposed policies.
I have been deeply saddened to realize that we still have a long way to go in this country, because, as Limbaugh so crassly stated on his show when he referenced Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama, "It's all about race. It's all about race!"
-- Curt Ammerman, Ventura