Ellen needed my “pre-friendship acceptability” questionnaire.

Steve Bogen
Nov 6 · 5 min read

What can I say Ellen? You seem to be a sweet person, though naive. How naive? You are discovering that being friends, or friendly with, someone just because you like them personally, despite their political views and presidential decisions, is fraught with landmines. You were seen on national TV sitting next to, and even laughing with, former President George Bush, and you didn’t grovel an apology when the Twittersphere erupted. You could have tweeted in response, “I only sat next to him because there were no other available seats” or “because he…

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Steve Bogen

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Retired financial planner and psychotherapist.

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