The Company You Keep

Personally, I do not care whom Barak Obama wants to associate with as long as he is not the President. A President with friends that have radical views is troublesome. Friends of the President would have access to the President and the chances for influencing the President become a real concern.

I know that personally, I have friends and then I have acquaintances. What differentiates me from Obama is that I know the difference. I do not have dealings with and avoid having to interact with some of my acquaintances. My friends however, are just that, friends. We visit and socialize together because we are friends. Lately, Obama has been trying to disassociate himself with his radical pastor Wright. It is hard to determine if the breakup of this friendship is genuine or just another political ploy. I have my suspicions about such a public discourse.

The press seems anxious to buy into the breakup without a peep of doubt. This has the effect of increasing my suspicions. Regardless of how genuine this breakup turns out, Obama seems to cultivate radical friends. Obama is reported to be friends with the Marxist radicals William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn. I will repeat my concerns about having radical friends with the kind of access that friends will have to the President. No matter who you are, your friends do influence you. A person must be careful of the friendships he cultivates. Choosing the wrong friends and
associates can cause you grief.

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