Kevin Bacon Theory of Politics

The game "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon", which I thought was Six Degrees of Separation, is the game where you try to trace your path to Kevin Bacon in the fewest possible steps.  In Six Degrees of Separation, the theory is that every one is connected within six degrees of separation.  This article states that the election has reached a point where they are starting to play this game more often.  Whether it be Mitt Romney and his "ties" to Ted Nugent who recently said that if President Obama wins the election this year that he will be dead or in jail by this time next year.  Or the most recent controversy of Democratic consultant Hilary Rosen, who has almost zero ties to the President, when she stated that Ann Romney has never worked a day in her life.  This happens during every election, but the truth is if someone tried hard enough they could probably find a connection between the President or Mitt Romney to anyone.  So we better all watch what we say because who knows...it might be overheard by someone who thinks I am connected to the President.  And if I am connected to the President and I said it, it might as well have come straight from his mouth. Give me a break.

http://nbcpolitics.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/17/11250791-analysis-kevin-bacon-theory-of-politics-overtakes-2012-campaign?lite