Lots of people in the public spotlight have relatives who embarrass them, even Osama bin Laden:
The niece of the man who orchestrated the destruction of the World Trade Center seventy-eight blocks to the south has a point. After September 11, the name bin Laden . . . turned radioactive, borderline satanic-by-association. It made her feel cursed, presumed guilty—made her wonder if it might keep her from ever getting a record deal. So she took her mother's maiden name, Dufour, which makes for a better ?rst impression, even though the bin Laden taint is always there.
I think we ought to put her picture (check it out by following the link) on a poster with the caption "This makes Osama mad, and it's what we're fighting for."
