In Obama's case it is guilt by association , any other candidate or politician for that matter would be lynched if they were found out to have a relationship with a kook like this pastor.
America is now totally out of whack with political correctness i.e. no Christmas trees in the town square because it might offend somebody type of shit.
Or don't dare criticize the black community because a large portion of them are criminal's or living generation to generation on the doll, don't convict OJ because it will cause a race riot , etc. etc.