The Obamas Sing Happy Birthday To Usher; Online Haters Go Ballistic (Video)

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I’ve never fully understood why the right wingers in this country hate President and Mrs. Obama so much. They’re successful, smart, excellent parents, and great role models for everyone in this country. But let them do something the least bit fun or charming for another person, and the haters have to pop up out of their weasel lairs and start screaming.

For example, the other day for Usher’s birthday, the President and First Lady took a few minutes to sing happy birthday to Usher. The music star was at the White House filming a musical special for PBS in the East Room. The Obamas presented Usher with a cupcake, sang to him, and the entire thing was over with in a little more than 30 seconds. But you would have thought they had just held a state dinner for the guy, made him an ambassador, and flown him to Australia on Air Force One.

Take a look at some of the garbage that showed up online shortly after the video landed on YouTube:

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Reading those comments–many of which are blatantly racist–only confirms what I have long suspected about those on the right in the United States: They hate this President because he’s black. Yet if you raise this issue with them, they’ll say you’re pulling the race card. And to that, I have this: Sometimes it’s necessary to call a racist out for his words and actions so everyone can see them exposed in the pure light of day.

Watch the Video of the Obamas Singing To Usher