Two more celebrity pairings this week reinforce the notion that people define
us by the company we keep.
CNN
quoted former President Bill Clinton saying that Hillary is a close friend of
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain.
"She and John McCain
are very close," Clinton said in Spartanburg, SC. "They always laugh
that if they wound up being the nominees of their party, it would be the most
civilized election in American history, and they're afraid they'd put the
voters to sleep because they like and respect each other."
What was Bill thinking? Does this unusual pairing suggest
that Hillary is moving towards the middle of the political spectrum? That she
is a conciliatory person? That she is capable of befriending and working
closely with the boys? Honestly, could they really be BFFs?
Equally interesting is the TMZ TV buzz linking pregnant superstar
J Lo (Jennifer Lopez) as a BFF with the Queens of the King of Queens, Leah Remini. Leah is a self-proclaimed
scientologist, which caused immediate speculation that she might be recruiting
J Lo as a convert.
Something to think about…
by Irene S. Levine, PhD