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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Ah I remember the days of "Obama, The Weak-Willed Tyrant" an incompetent man with a genius level intellect according to Fox News..

Edit: For context, I'm talking about 2008-2015ish when the Right claimed Obama was too soft to stand up to America's enemies and was this "weak child of a man", and that he was also this evil corrupt tyrant who gave no one an inch, claiming him to be a moron and yet also a diabolical mastermind plotting the Muslim Takeover of America

The amount of Racism was fucking unreal. Especially down here in the South, I rolled my eyes at a lot of "Vote for the Mormon, not the Muslim!" in 2012

Obama's not even Arabic! Why the fuck did everyone think he was a muslim? And even if he was, who fucking cares?

[–] Sheldybear@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Do you remember during the 2008 campaign when there was criticism over Obama's pastor being too outspoken in his church? In back to back segments fox would reflect on Obama's dangerous version of Christianity while also saying he was a Muslim...

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Why the fuck did everyone think he was a muslim?

Barack Hussein Obama

I don't know man. You tell me.