Wow, I thought this kind of thing was done away with years ago

[kandrathe]

And easier, try to see Obama for who he is, not for the people he used to hang around with.

I think sometimes it does matter. When Bush spoke at Bob Jones University, it made Jester nervous. If Jimmy Carter were bosom buddies with David Duke or Larry Flynt, many people would be concerned about it. When the WH communications director says that she "controls" the media, and that one of her favorite political philosophers is Mao Tse Tung I think it makes people question the political philosophies of the entire administration.