John McCain has rejected Pastor John Hagee's endorsement based on more and more stuff coming up from sermons in the past. There's no question that the Democrats are looking for revenge on the Jeremiah Wright matter, even though Hagee isn't McCain's pastor and just gave him an endorsement. Is this character assassination? Should McCain be tougher than this? Either way, the question is, does perception matter? Absolutely. Remember, in the world of online search, Google isn't just about information, it's about reputation management. Did McCain do the right thing? Was John Hagee's endorsement a liability to the campaign? Or has he become a victim? ... read more

By now, you've all read about Pastor John Hagee from San Antonio apologizing for many year's worth of anti-Catholic comments in his sermons and on television. From my perspective, when are we going to realize that this approach to "reaching the world" simply doesn't work? You're not going to win the Catholic community to your way of thinking by calling them "the great whore." If that worked, ... read more

In the last couple of weeks we've heard a lot about the "friends" of our presidential candidates. But the candidates have been quick to distance themselves from certain friends and endorsers, and in a hot political season, who you're taking advice from becomes a very public issue. It started when John McCain received the endorsement from Pastor John Hagee from San Antonio, who's vitriolic comments about the Catholic church have created a wave of upset Catholics. Members of the Catholic church are ... read more