Politicians are not divine beings; they're imperfect people elected by imperfect people.
. The interview was interpreted as somehow crucial to how we should view Obama as a president in hindsight, assuming of course that what Sinclair was saying was even remotely true.should this matter, even if it were true? Shortcomings in a person's private life don't necessarily equate to professional life failures. We know this from other notable people in a variety of professions.
There are countless musicians who were addicted to drugs and alcohol while making masterpieces of art. Think of the famous entrepreneurs who created highly successful companies while having mistresses or being absentee fathers. Many of us have done things that would be seen as questionable, and much of it we personally regret. I know I have such episodes in my past. But these situations never hindered my professional life, and I think it's unfair for us to use a person's private imperfections as a weapon to hurt their professional endeavors.
There are those who believe that politicians need to be a cut above the rest of us, that politicians should confidently project perfection when we all know that perfection is an impossibility. It's a fairytale. In fact, most people know this and can easily forgive the mistakes and wrongdoing of politicians—if they are on their side politically. Think the millions of conservative Christians who don't care that Trump was married multiple times and had sex with a porn star. Think of the lifelongMost people agree with me when it serves their political purposes.
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