(07-26-2018, 08:17 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(07-26-2018, 07:41 AM)FBT Wrote: The media wasn't a proactive element in that backlash.  They've been the tip of the spear in fomenting the Trump hatred from the moment he announced his candidacy.  They were all too busy trying to lick Obama's boots for 8 years to instigate any sort of backlash.  Those who dared to question "The One" were labeled racists since disagreeing with his policies couldn't be based on opposition to the policies themselves.   I guess it makes sense since they basically created his mythology.  The threat of being labeled racist squashed probably 90% or more of any backlash.

Without the media distorting, and then dumping gasoline on every incident, we never saw the level of hatred directed at Obama that we're seeing now.  Not for lack of trying on Obama's part.  Knowing he could say or do just about anything without consequence, he did far more to divide this nation than anything Trump has done in 2 years.  Anyone who was genuinely disgusted by Obama's antics (including his administration) was dismissed or completely ignored by the mainstream Obama media who was carrying his water every step of the way.  If Trump said some of the things Obama did without sparking any kind of outrage, the mainstream media, RINOs, and liberals would be frothing at the bit.  Let Trump say "The police acted stupidly" and watch the sudden "Back the blue" movement by the same people who were marching with P hats strapped on firmly as they protested the police.

You might not be wrong, but you should give examples.
Let me give two.
Obama came into office on the heels of Bush passing the bailouts with Republican support.  The Republcians had just passed a stimulus in 2005.  Suddenly, stimulus was bad.  Buying up banks to bail them out had been OK, but doing the same to GM and Chrysler was not.  Why? The only things that changed were party affiliation and skin color or the man in the White House.  
Personally, I think it was more about party affiliation, but, the people who say it was skin color are not without evidence.