Republicans were so beside themselves that a black man was successfully running the country without constant drama, or any wild scandals as had been the norm for some time, that they were desperate to make a scandal out of anything. anything. These people were STARVING to get Obama on something. Tan suit. Dijon Mustard. Terrorist fist bump. They tried really hard to make a scandal about Obama showing his big dick to a bunch of people on the plane because he spread his legs slightly when he was sitting or something, ffs. But the most ridiculous thing about this is that republicans didnt lose ALL credibility with these shenanigans. Instead, it paved the way for the Tea Party, and ultimately Trumpism. Their minds were so broken by Obama, that they just threw a tantrum harder and harder until they got their way and reminded us that a president is in fact supposed to be deeply corrupt, criminal, rapey, and obviously Obama was doing it wrong.