Haters: The Top 13 Most Hateful Things Said About Obama and the First Family in 2013

A look back at racist and personal attacks on the Obamas.

Fanning the Flames - The re-election of the nation's first African-American president did not extinguish the flames of racism. Indeed, some might say they were stoked. Here are 13 of the most incendiary anti-Obama words and actions of year. – Joyce Jones (Photo: REUTERS/Joshua Lott)
Clowning Around - A rodeo clown at the Missouri State Fair donned an Obama "mask" and challenged a bull to run him down.(Photo: AP Photo/Jameson Hsieh)
Is That Any Way to Greet the President? - During an August trip to Florida to attend the Disabled American Veterans convention, protestors in Orlando greeted the president and First Lady Michelle Obama with signs that read, "Kenyan Go Home" and "Impeach Obama."(Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)Bye Bye Black Sheep - While the president in August spoke about housing and the economy at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, Arizona, angry protestors were outside sing "Bye Bye Black Sheep."(Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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Fanning the Flames - The re-election of the nation's first African-American president did not extinguish the flames of racism. Indeed, some might say they were stoked. Here are 13 of the most incendiary anti-Obama words and actions of year. – Joyce Jones (Photo: REUTERS/Joshua Lott)

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