It is perfectly legitimate and justified for the former First Lady to call out people who use childish insults like "an ape in heels." Our public discourse has become horribly uncivil, and BOTH political parties are responsible for that. But Mrs. Obama's race has nothing to do with her unpopularity (or that of her husband) with some white voters. If it were a question of race, Mrs. Clinton would be less unpopular (instead of dramatically more so) than Mrs. Obama. The fact is, some of us view the Obamas as part of a wealthy, privileged elite, who believe they know what is best for the rest of us and wish to run our lives for us. We reject this, and we reject their politics.