The Obamas rise above it all with dignity

Washingtonpost.com:

Opinion by Petula Dvorak

The Obamas: Refusing to give in to the haters after years of threats and abuse

The most popular license in America now?

A license to hate.

And one of the most popular targets is President Obama, the country’s first African American commander-in-chief.

It’s no secret that America’s first family has received an unprecedented number of threats over the past seven years.

But the fever pitch of hate and bile toward the president and his family have taken an even sharper tone thanks to the primordial swamp that is the current presidential campaign.

It’s impossible to utter a single word about the White House, the first family or the president without a blast from the fire hose of haterade.

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Open Thread ………… April 1

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Has spring really arrived?   It’s still questionable, even though the days are a little warmer and it is staying light longer.

The daffodils are long gone.  Tulips are slowly coming to life.  The one predictable thing has been pollen.

I hope to get up to the Skyline Drive to see the dogwoods.  There seem to be fewer and fewer each year.  Supposedly some dogwood disease is killing them off.

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