I don't think it'll have much effect because most people, including me, never heard of the guy he hugged. But he did more than hug him. He made statements indicating that he endorsed the guy's outlook. So far I haven't done any research on details of what the guy's outlook is. But the claim is that it's very disturbing.Btw, this video shows nothing. So he hugged a guy.
That's the point. Like if somebody said "open your mind" to what, say, Louis Farrakhan had to say that would hurt them because they would be endorsing Louis Farrakhan's world view and a lot of people are familiar with Farrakhan. Like I said, though, this is a case where however disturbing the guy's views and statements may be one would have to first educate people with respect to what his views are and what his statements have been.
What we see on that video could indeed be very significant and offer a lot of insight into who Obama is. He clearly had a positive outlook and sense of admiration for the guy. But it's going to fall flat because few people know who the other guy is.










