Originally Posted by RP Fade

Look, people see/hear what they want to see/hear. It works on both sides. My question is candidates for political office go thru extensive vetting and background checks. Do you really think the CIA, FBI and other authorities simply 'overlooked' this 'radicalism' or you think they're in on it too? You think he just slipped under the radar and went unchecked to the senate and may go unchecked to the white house?

If you're gonna talk about affiliations and extremism it goes both ways. What about Palin's association with radical right wing groups? What McCain's relationship with radical pastor Rod Parsley? What about his relationship with anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic pastor John Hagee? What about McCain's association with Shelley Shannon who is accused of shooting and wounding an abortion doctor? What about Palin's 'exorcism' with a witch doctor?