A Small Circle Of OFriends

clipped from gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 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.