Why do people deny there is any racism toward our President?

[Deaner 2.0]

I think it's a combination of a couple of things:

#1 Some people feel that the progress we've made in the last few generations (which is legitimate) means that we've "solved" racism in this country (which I do not think has happened). By extension, these folks feel that the things like you cite don't really exist to any great degree.

#2 I think there is also a backlash over perceived overuse of the "race card" in regards to President Obama or his administration by those who disagree with him. And, frankly, sometimes that backlash is warranted. Not two weeks ago a coalition of black legislators in Congress claimed Susan Rice was only being criticized because she was black. Most fair observers would say that was pretty much a load of crap. The point is, there is a "boy who cried wolf" sensibility to things. When it seems like any criticism of President Obama is accused of being racist, people eventually start to tune things out, ignoring legitimate concerns of racist behavior towards President Obama.

Personally, I do think that the people who cannot abide by President Obama because of his race represent only a small percentage of the population. But I do not question for a second that racists like that do indeed, unfortunately, exist.