Friday, October 24, 2008

A Small Circle Of OFriends

According to href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obamamideast10apr10,0,1780231,full.story">Wallsten
the evening not surprisingly turned into a classic Jew-bash:
"During the dinner a young Palestinian American recited a poem
accusing the Israeli government of terrorism in its treatment of Palestinians
and sharply criticizing U.S. support of Israel.
Barack Obama also praised the former PLO operative during the
event.
And, Obama confessed that his family often
shared dinner with the Khalidis:

His many talks with the Khalidis, Obama said, had been "consistent
reminders to me of my own blind spots and my own biases... It's for that reason
that I'm hoping that, for many years to come, we continue that conversation -- a
conversation that is necessary not just around Mona and Rashid's dinner table,"
but around "this entire world."

...The event was videotaped, and
a copy of the tape was obtained by The Times.
Khalidi and
the Obamas were great friends in Chicago and often shared meals
together.
By the way, Khalidi was also href="http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/43474e3d-252a-4011-9044-2befe2e65e40">best
friends with Bill Ayers.
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