McCain-Palin a Dangerous Proposition

Today, Sarah Palin and John McCain started ranting about a connection between Rashid Khalidi and Barack Obama.  The dual are claiming that Khalidi and Obama were “friends” and that this is disturbing since Khalidi is a PLO spokesman.  First of all ties between Khalidi and the PLO have not been proven, they are just allegations.  However, most importantly, there is no proof that Obama and Khalidi are friends.  The connection between the two is because they both worked together at the University of Chicago and the event that Palin and McCain are alluding to in their propaganda was a going away party for Khalidi.

I myself have been present at many going away parties and at them I have always spoken favorably of the person.  It is considered the professional thing to do, even if I was overjoyed by the fact that the person was leaving the organization.  I myself have had many friends who have held beliefs which I find bothersome and have worked with people who's political views were definitely opposed to my own.  I believe that this is true of most people in the world considering the numerous people I have met  and interacted with during my college and working years.

The danger of people like McCain-Plain is that they try to draw conclusions for the most tenuous of relationships.  We should not only be appalled but also realize the danger of having elected officials which hold these views.  Based on their rhetoric most of us should be investigated and have our views and patriotism questioned simply because we may have talked to someone who held extreme fringe views.  I would ask everyone who is currently supporting McCain to think seriously about whether or not this country can survive another four years of this hateful rhetoric.  I would ask you to support Barack Obama but if you can not then please vote for a third party candidate or write someone in.