The Khalidi Interview

[mraynrand]

My husband and I were at a recent work related social fuction. At the party there was a man who is a registered sex offender , he's married to one of the admins. Should we have left the party? I wouldn't want anyone to think we condone molestation of small children.

If you knew he was a sex offender and the folks around you were yukking it up about molestation, I would hope you'd leave.

[Zool]

[SkinBasket]

I question the use of the term 'association'..........or 'paling around'.

Of course you do because any news outlets with any information about it are on self-imposed lock downs and all references to the matters are being deleted from archives. When it's easier to find pictures of big foot than information about the relationship and history of Obama and his less savory "associates," it's not a hard thing to do.

[Zool]

[packinpatland]

My husband and I were at a recent work related social fuction. At the party there was a man who is a registered sex offender , he's married to one of the admins. Should we have left the party? I wouldn't want anyone to think we condone molestation of small children.

If you knew he was a sex offender and the folks around you were yukking it up about molestation, I would hope you'd leave.

We knew he was an offender and no one was 'yukking' it up.
Which is pretty much what I would imagine happened with Obama........I doubt whether anyone yukked it up about the Weatherman group.

[mraynrand]

My husband and I were at a recent work related social fuction. At the party there was a man who is a registered sex offender , he's married to one of the admins. Should we have left the party? I wouldn't want anyone to think we condone molestation of small children.

If you knew he was a sex offender and the folks around you were yukking it up about molestation, I would hope you'd leave.

We knew he was an offender and no one was 'yukking' it up.
Which is pretty much what I would imagine happened with Obama........I doubt whether anyone yukked it up about the Weatherman group.

No, but if the reporting is correct (release the tape?) they were making anti-semitic remarks and talking about genocide of the Palestinians (by whom, I wonder). Would you stick around for that with your pal, Bill Ayers then?

Try really hard to adjust your flawed analogy to the story at hand. Plus, if I knew the guy was a registered sex offender, and it was a reasonably bad offense (since you can get the tag for all sorts of things), I don't think I would have gone to the party. Why did you?

[LL2]

My husband and I were at a recent work related social fuction. At the party there was a man who is a registered sex offender , he's married to one of the admins. Should we have left the party? I wouldn't want anyone to think we condone molestation of small children.

If you knew he was a sex offender and the folks around you were yukking it up about molestation, I would hope you'd leave.

We knew he was an offender and no one was 'yukking' it up.
Which is pretty much what I would imagine happened with Obama........I doubt whether anyone yukked it up about the Weatherman group.

Obama did "yuk" it up with Rashid Khalidi as he attended a party that was in honor of Rashid Khalidi, and had kinds words to say about him...what Obama said we will not know because the LA Times would rather conceal the story.

[texaspackerbacker]

My husband and I were at a recent work related social fuction. At the party there was a man who is a registered sex offender , he's married to one of the admins. Should we have left the party? I wouldn't want anyone to think we condone molestation of small children.

Of course you don't ...... You just condone socializing with people that do it.

I suppose Obama doesn't condone planting bombs in government buildings and killing cops either.

Thank you for the EXCELLENT analogy.

[HowardRoark]

Anybody here a member of the "New Party?"

[retailguy]

Anybody here a member of the "New Party?"

I haven't been "saved" yet. I'm hopeful it won't be too painful when it happens.

[Freak Out]

This just another non story dug up by a bunch of fear mongering republicans.

[packinpatland]

My husband and I were at a recent work related social fuction. At the party there was a man who is a registered sex offender , he's married to one of the admins. Should we have left the party? I wouldn't want anyone to think we condone molestation of small children.

Of course you don't ...... You just condone socializing with people that do it.

I suppose Obama doesn't condone planting bombs in government buildings and killing cops either.

Thank you for the EXCELLENT analogy.

I compare the two for the sole reason of pointing out.......we were in the room at the same time. Stop twisting the words.

[mraynrand]

This just another non story dug up by a bunch of fear mongering republicans.

Like AGW?

[retailguy]

My husband and I were at a recent work related social fuction. At the party there was a man who is a registered sex offender , he's married to one of the admins. Should we have left the party? I wouldn't want anyone to think we condone molestation of small children.

Of course you don't ...... You just condone socializing with people that do it.

I suppose Obama doesn't condone planting bombs in government buildings and killing cops either.

Thank you for the EXCELLENT analogy.

I compare the two for the sole reason of pointing out.......we were in the room at the same time. Stop twisting the words.

Did he really twist your words that much? I don't think so.

To a point, I agree with him. You did not find this particular gentleman so revolting that you refused to spend a few hours in the same environment as he was in.

The chosen one did not find Mr. Ayres actions or point of view so revolting that he refused to maintain a friendship with him. He also found several others with "questionable" beliefs and values worthy of his time/support/friendship. Pointing out someones questionable choices should not be "dirty pool" or "off limits".

I fail to see where Tex "twisted your words". He even acknowledged that like you Obama didn't believe in the actions. But, you didn't find it "revolting" enough to leave. The chosen one didn't find Mr Ayres actions "revolting" enough cease friendship/association with Mr. Ayres.

The difference? We don't have enough information to establish a "pattern" with your behavior. The chosen one? Not so much.....

[retailguy]

Look, I just re-read what I wrote and need to add to it.

I get why you don't like the comparison. In fact, I agree with that part of it. I don't think your words were twisted, but I understand you didn't like it.

But, really. You aren't running for public office. You don't have a pattern of behavior in this regard. But, the chosen one does. And, he IS running for office.

The comparisons are fair. The associations should lead to questions. But, they haven't.

Oh, by the way, if you were offended enough by being in the same room with this guy, maybe you should have left? I might have.