2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Reading this forum is like reading "Red State" with a big splash of Alex Jones. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)"a fascinating club" whom she turned to for their thoughts and the benefit of their experiences -- which "transcend partisan differences." I can't find that she ever called Kissinger a "mentor," but he is a brilliant man and only a fool would refuse to consider his thoughts on important international events.
As for "friend," if he acts like a friend and talks like a friend and returns her calls, he probably is one.
As for your wonderfully high standards, I invite you all to look around your acquaintanceships. We all have a way of accepting people into our circles that we should not be associating with because of something below our standards, but they come with the rest and it would cost us to refuse to allow them to enter our house or attend parties where they will be present.
And we don't even have the excuse of talking to our personal social scumbags in order to deal with huge international problems that threaten many millions. We, in fact, have no excuse except self aggrandizement for dropping the standards rank hypocrisy enables holding others to.
WE must be people of honor because we have such high standards for OTHERS? Gimme a break.