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Originally Posted by NEON DEON
In defense of Obama, something I dont usually do, the endorsement was on the open blog section which was open to blog posters. The site has removed it. Fox ran the story but to be honest it has no teeth.
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Taking a huge country like the US, and running a two-party system, this kind of thing is bound to happen. Morons and crazies have to choose between two. Most people are clever enough to realise that an endorsement cannot be controlled by a candidate, and does not change his/her views.
Like you said, news stations love it.
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Its like that whacky pastor endorsing McCain. How the heck is McCain going to stop someone from endorsing him.
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He can't and he shouldnt stop someone from endorsing him, it's silly and really small-scale.
The difference is he actively sought the endorsement of John Hagee, and expressed honour and admiration for him once he got it. Admiration for the guy who says "all Muslims are programmed to kill, and we can't negotiate with any of them". Imagine if Rev. Wright had said the same thing about Christians.
McCain didn't have to embrace him as a "spiritual guide". Same as Guiliani did with Pat Robertson. Remember that Robertson is on record as saying that 9/11 is America's fault.