Generally, I avoid these debates; I voted already, so whatever. But, why aren't Obama's associations important? (I am asking respectfully; an irony here to be sure) :)
Look, I don't care that Obama and Ayers ended up on the same committee per se. That happens. But (and I could be wrong here), wasn't it more than one council? And didn't they spend quite a bit of time together voluntarily?
More importantly, Obama viewed and wrote that Wright was his mentor and guide. Wright disturbs me; not because I'm racist (I have minority friends). Anyone who calls me racist because I'm white tends to disturb me. I could deal with that, but Wright wants to take it much further and oppress me. He rejects any view of a God that likes white people. This sounds racist to me, but maybe I'm just deceived about the definition of racism. Obama called this man his mentor? I'm not sure I want someone who looked up to Wright for decades to be leading this country. Just not sure I want to encourage reverse discrimination against myself (or anyone else for that matter). The Bible strongly condemns discrimination.
In the end, taken separately and in small bites, neither association is necessarily a big deal, but together in the quantities in which Obama indulged himself in these relationships with extremists makes this a worthwhile subject to consider.
In my opinion at least.
