Which of the associations listed has the most negative impact on the candidate for you personally and why?
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It's quite unfair that any of the candidates are being judged by the people they are associated with, especially in Obama's case. Obama has denounced many of the things his pastor has said. He tells how the pastor used to be respectable, but one little incident is causing voter's to turn their heads and some support drops.
Hillary doesn't have much of a choice being a man that many either love or strongly despise. Sure many of her goals will be modeled off of her husband's ideas, but just because you hate her husband does not mean you should hate her.
McCain's situation is also similar. Just because he is a member of the Republican Party does not mean he is madly in love with Bush and should be judged in that manner. There have been many instances were he has actually tried to avoid the president because of the negative feedback it generates.
Basing our opinions off the people someone associates with will always be part of our flawed society. Would you really like someone to hate you just because they don't like your friends? Seems pretty unfair, because it is.
Just noticed there was an actually prompt, so...
None of the candidates will lose my support for the people they associate with. Personally I think that Obama's pastor will make me think twice though. Some of the things that he said were really...out there.
This somewhat goes to Dorris. In a way, yes, it is unfair to judge people from who they are associated with, but is that not human nature? I mean, if I saw you with a pack of kids who were doing bad things, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, do you think I'd be cool with you right off the bat? It's what people do, and the candidates know that.
Personally, I think Obama's pastor is a tool. There's got to be some reason why he's saying what he is. Right? Well, I may not judge Obama off of what he says, but I sure as heck am judging him.
We look at candidates as people, not machines. The people you are around, the people you assoctaie yourself with change you. Whether this may be in a positive way, or in a negative way. There is no way we can disassociate ourselves from what kind of people they are. Judgment is necessary. I don't want a scum bag for a president, and I'm pretty sure not a lot of other people do either. So to say that the people the candidates are around doesn't matter at all is kind of an ignorant statement.
beef sandwich, I agree with you. It is very important who we hang around with. They influence us. One of the planner's weekly quotes says something like this "If you want to learn a person, watch his friends."
I like George W. Bush. And his endorsement with McCain makes me more assertive of my support of McCain.
Conversely, Rev. Wright has questioned my opinions on the patriotism of Obama. After listening to a pastor for 20 years, I would think Obama would share some views with Rev. Wright, although he denies it. But I cannot deny he gives incredible speeches.
And Hilary... well, I will be honest: four more years with former president Bill Clinton in the White House would be entertainment on demand. Maybe there could be another scandal... those are fun to watch. But I cannot deny the hard work both Clintons put into Hilary's campaign.
Of course the candidates will get judged because of the people around them. It is impossible to avoid, and I never denied the fact. Sometimes judgment is necessary, as in the case that beef brings up. Other times it is simply unfair though. Obama's pastor was not always as radical as he is now, and many of the things he says are denounced by Obama as "inflammatory rhetoric". Obama does not in anyway agree with the pastor's radical statements, so why should we judge him and say he does?
Whoever someone is associated with mostly likely reflects that person. I think it is very plausible that someone is judged by who they are friends with. Just like the phrase, "Friends are a good mirror." All very true. You become like the soil in which you grow.
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It's quite unfair that any of the candidates are being judged by the people they are associated with, especially in Obama's case. Obama has denounced many of the things his pastor has said. He tells how the pastor used to be respectable, but one little incident is causing voter's to turn their heads and some support drops.
Hillary doesn't have much of a choice being a man that many either love or strongly despise. Sure many of her goals will be modeled off of her husband's ideas, but just because you hate her husband does not mean you should hate her.
McCain's situation is also similar. Just because he is a member of the Republican Party does not mean he is madly in love with Bush and should be judged in that manner. There have been many instances were he has actually tried to avoid the president because of the negative feedback it generates.
Basing our opinions off the people someone associates with will always be part of our flawed society. Would you really like someone to hate you just because they don't like your friends? Seems pretty unfair, because it is.
Just noticed there was an actually prompt, so...
None of the candidates will lose my support for the people they associate with. Personally I think that Obama's pastor will make me think twice though. Some of the things that he said were really...out there.
This somewhat goes to Dorris. In a way, yes, it is unfair to judge people from who they are associated with, but is that not human nature? I mean, if I saw you with a pack of kids who were doing bad things, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, do you think I'd be cool with you right off the bat? It's what people do, and the candidates know that.
Personally, I think Obama's pastor is a tool. There's got to be some reason why he's saying what he is. Right? Well, I may not judge Obama off of what he says, but I sure as heck am judging him.
We look at candidates as people, not machines. The people you are around, the people you assoctaie yourself with change you. Whether this may be in a positive way, or in a negative way. There is no way we can disassociate ourselves from what kind of people they are. Judgment is necessary. I don't want a scum bag for a president, and I'm pretty sure not a lot of other people do either. So to say that the people the candidates are around doesn't matter at all is kind of an ignorant statement.
beef sandwich, I agree with you. It is very important who we hang around with. They influence us. One of the planner's weekly quotes says something like this "If you want to learn a person, watch his friends."
I like George W. Bush. And his endorsement with McCain makes me more assertive of my support of McCain.
Conversely, Rev. Wright has questioned my opinions on the patriotism of Obama. After listening to a pastor for 20 years, I would think Obama would share some views with Rev. Wright, although he denies it. But I cannot deny he gives incredible speeches.
And Hilary... well, I will be honest: four more years with former president Bill Clinton in the White House would be entertainment on demand. Maybe there could be another scandal... those are fun to watch. But I cannot deny the hard work both Clintons put into Hilary's campaign.
Of course the candidates will get judged because of the people around them. It is impossible to avoid, and I never denied the fact. Sometimes judgment is necessary, as in the case that beef brings up. Other times it is simply unfair though. Obama's pastor was not always as radical as he is now, and many of the things he says are denounced by Obama as "inflammatory rhetoric". Obama does not in anyway agree with the pastor's radical statements, so why should we judge him and say he does?
Whoever someone is associated with mostly likely reflects that person. I think it is very plausible that someone is judged by who they are friends with. Just like the phrase, "Friends are a good mirror." All very true. You become like the soil in which you grow.
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