Speaking of context, yesterday's post on Louis Farrakhan's endorsement of Obama reminded me that because anyone can endorse anyone (and thus, candidates cannot control them), endorsements have to be seen in context.

That Farrakhan endorsed Obama does not mean a lot in and of itself, and it certainly isn't fair to imply that Obama agrees with the remarks that he made, much less the crackpot philosophy of his church. (Like it or not, NOI is a church.)

However, it strikes me as fair to point out that Hillary too, gets endorsements. Both real endorsements and purported endorsements -- and from both real people and purported people!

I suppose I should rank Hillary's notable endorsements in order of importance.

Obviously, Madonna is the most important:

Upliftingly spiritual, I'd say!

How about Osama bin Laden? He's important too, and according to this video, he's endorsed her. (You be the judge of whether it's real and accurate, fake but accurate, or real but inaccurate.)

Of less importance than Osama bin Laden is Vladimir bin Lenin -- who seems to have undergone some sort of corrective procedure.

I don't know whether this is real, because Lenin is dead. But I guess you could say he might as well be alive, so it might as well represent his views.

Of only slightly less importance than Lenin is OJ Simpson, who, unless the following video is fake, not only appears to have clearly endorsed Hillary, but has given a very clear reason:

"Just for me knowing that if she needs some advice she's got him [Bill Clinton] there, she's got my vote."

For me, that's a good reason not to vote for Hillary, but then, I'm not OJ.

Next in importance comes Heidi Fleiss, the famed DC madam:

You'd think that as a small business owner, Ms. Fleiss would realize that Democrats generally hate the entrepreneurial class.

Hmmm... I'm almost tempted to interject a famous line from Texas barbecue chef Drayton Sawyer, but then again, there's that context issue.

Oh what the hell. He said famously that "the small businessman always gets it in the ass."

But that has nothing to do with Heidi Fleiss, OK? (I'm not saying that the readers here have filthy minds, mind you. Quite the opposite; which is why I went out of my way to disavow any such implication!)

Next in importance is Sister Paula, whose endorsement of Hillary seems utterly sincere and from the heart.

And finally, a Hillary Supporter named Gladys, who does her best to make a case for Hillary despite obviously difficult circumstances: