Yes, people thought Bush was dumb, a puppet, etc, but the visceral hate didn't start until he, you know, started illegal wars, torture policy, etc. Even then there weren't calls for his death, more like urging war crimes trials, voting for Kerry, reminding people of the Bush family's sordid history. After 9/11…

I will hold the GOP and right wing media outlets responsible if, god forbid, someone should really try to harm the President. You can't call Obama a major threat to America for 5+ years then say "who me?" when your followers take that statement to its logical conclusion.