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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
New Info On Bill Ayers, Obama's Unrepentant Terrorist Friend and Colleague
Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 8:41 AM
When author and journalist James Rosen was my guest in June to discuss his book on former Attorney General John Mitchell and the upheavals of the '60s and '70s, I asked him about unrepentant terrorist Wlliam Ayers, who was featured in the book:

HH: Did you happen to tape your interview with Ayers? 

JR: Yes. 

HH: Have you released those tapes yet? 

JR: I haven’t. I have the transcript. I’m not sure…if he becomes more of an issue in the fall campaign, perhaps there’ll be some reason to do that.  

HH: Did you ask him about Barack Obama? 

JR: No, this was 2004. Obama wasn’t even in the Senate yet.  

(Transcript here.) I speculated then that those tapes and transcripts would be very interesting if, as I suspected he would, Ayers became an issue in the campaign.

Rosen has now released the transcripts through Fox News, and they are indeed headline material:

Ayers Unrepentant for Radical Group’s Violence in 1960s, 1970s

and

Radical tied to Obama compared US actions to 9/11

The AP article focuses on Ayers assertion that the United States had committed acts comparable to 9/11:

"I think every American that I know was weeping over the next several weeks, and devastated and shocked. Was that an act of pure terror? It absolutely was. And there are many other acts of terror carried out by our government, even recently, that, that are comparable."

This is of course an echo of Jeremiah Wright's "chickens coming home to roost" sermon, and both Ayers and Wright are central to the political career and rise of Barack Obama.

Both men understand America to be guilty of acts as evil as 9/11, and Obama is tied to each of them --closely.  Notes AP:

Obama and Ayers both served in the 1990s on a school reform board in Chicago. The University of Illinois at Chicago released documents Tuesday about Obama's work for the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, an effort that Ayers was instrumental in starting. Obama served as chairman during the 1990s and both attended some board meetings with Ayers in 1995, but the papers offered few details of their work together.

Obama and Ayers also served on the board of the Woods Fund, a Chicago-based charity that develops community groups to help the poor. Obama left the board in December 2002.

Obama's dodge --that Ayers' crimes were done when he was a boy-- doesn't begin to address his close working relationship and friendship with the terrorist whose views on America are deeply repulsive to the vast majority of Americans.  Like he did with Wright, Obama will now try and persuade the public that this isn't the Ayers that he knew, but the voters aren't fools.  The Rosen interview and the SDS Reunion Tapes from November 2007 tell us that Ayers has never hidden who he is or what he believes.

Obama knew.  And as with Jeremiah Wright, Obama didn't care.

Until the voters noticed.



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wes writes: Friday, August, 29, 2008 3:49 AM
Hey Hugh
The least you could do is site Crains for your "research" on this "story".

At least you re-arranged the words before you published. Did you read anything other than the story on the 25th in Crains? I doubt it.

Hack.
wes writes: Friday, August, 29, 2008 3:46 AM
Truth about Ayers
The guy who's running the smear campaign against Obama regarding Bill Ayers:(From Crain's Chicago Business August 25th)

Harold Simmons contributed nearly $2.9 million to the American Issues Project to air the ad. He was a major contributor four years ago to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Simmons, CEO of Dallas-based Contran Corp., has also raised $50,000-$100,000 for McCain's presidential campaign.

Ayers is a professor at University of Chicago, one of the most highly regarded schools in the WORLD. Oh, yes, what a dangerous man!

He didn't "Pick" ayers to hang out with, they served on a charity board. The board was bi-partisan, The founder of the Charity was a big friend of Reagan... Yes, THAT Reagan. So Reagan was a friend of Ayers and therefore also a friend of Obama's.

Get it? You can connect all these guys. That doesn't mean that were he alive, Ron Reagan would vote for Obama... but I bet he would.
boomerbust writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 9:51 PM
Marystella
Fascist? Google- Prescott Bush. Nazi loving granddaddy of GWB
SteveL writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 9:13 PM
for Becky
Becky,
I believe the stuff you have on McCain is just as legitimate to be aired before the public as the Ayers issue is for Obama.

So I say, let's air all of it before the public. The conservatives can talk about Ayers and Reverend Wright. And you Obama supporters can talk about the Keating Five and Cindy McCain's father and anything else you want to talk about.

And we'll just put it all before the voters--and let it rest with them.

Fair enough?
MaryStella writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 7:52 PM
Boomerbust, And
You settle with the Fascism!
Obama is a sworn communist, he and his followers are Marxist Socialists.
Read his two Books.
boomerbust writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 3:31 PM
Conservative? Mary Stella
The conservative agenda has been a huge failure. If you want to still consider yourself a conservative you certainly have that right. At least Susan Eisenhower can see she was snookered by this band of so called compassionate conservative criminal cowards.
Tea Party writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 3:18 PM
Becky
is just one of the Saul Alinsky operatives, they think if they continue to jam the forums, radio
shows with inane arguments we will give up. The
writer that's investigating the papers from the
Daley Library has been under heavy assault by the
commieusefulidiots, they are very afraid of the truth being revealed. If there were nothing in those Ayres/Obama papers, they'd not be doing a full court press to dishonor a good man doing the
work the MSM refuses to do.

Check out Kenneth Timmermans piece on NewsMax.
Seems our messysiyah, the "we are the one we've been waiting for" has been..shall we say, conducting diplomacy with American/Irani groups
sympathetic to the Mullahs and Abababbaal, and
the white token Veep also has had "dealings" with
the same lobbyists. And what did "the one we've been waiting for" say about Iran..being tiny??
Infering USSR was more of a threat than "tiny" Iran is today? The plot, she gets thickerer and thickerer..just where are "the one we've been
waiting for" sympathies? Is his fear of wearing the flag because it will offend some of his
bagmen?
MaryStella writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 2:12 PM
Boomerbust,
by the same token,
I can argue,
the son of a very famous
Hammas terrorist, last month converted to Christanity, which is a very true story and a fact, but his father is still a man to fear.

I admire President Ike, have a great respect for his legacy as a General. I might not know his grand daughter very well, but, I know she is not a conservative. On the otherhand, I know President Reagan very will, she is not the Reagan follower ideology of limited govenment for sure.
Obama's mentors; Davis Marshal, and Alinsky are sworn Communists, has terrorists friends such as Ayers and Dohrn, convicted felon, Tony Rezko, helps him buy his multi-million dollar home.
Then, there this Dr. Khalid Abdulah Tarigh Mansour, who send letter of recommedation on behalf of Barack to help gain acceptance to Harvard.
So, Mr. Obama, has friends, who have connections with PLO, home-grown terrorists, black liberation theology (Rev. Wright), and suddenly, just by hearing some name heard by someone with a famous conection, we just forget all the above and ignore the facts?
Then, when, what Mr. Biden calls JUDGMENT!, comes to play?
MaryStella writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 12:46 PM
joerep!
Last resort, can not argue the merit,
name calling?
Fair enough!

When, you are dead,
stiff deep inside,
shrunken within!
wits departed,
misconceptions
cartwheeling
within
thy shrunken,
Shriveled mind!
Then,
listening to you
make no sense!

This is MR. HUGH'S BLOG,
WHERE WE GATHER,
we love his wit,
agree with his politics,
it inticrates delightful,
consensus of the intellectual interpid class to congragrate.

boomerbust writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 10:04 AM
Reagan Values - Mary stella
These are not my words, they are the views of Susan Eisenhower. Does the last name sound familiar? Susan is the granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower, in my opinion the last great Republican. Listen to Ikes farewell speech, He warned against exactly what has happened to this country the last eight years. His granddaughter took his advice. She is a true patriot.
shells1 writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 8:30 AM
Buddhabman
Deny and deflect swish and flick, liberal aerobics as usual.

You don't pay attention do you, or basically, you choose not to acknowledge the bleeding obvious.

You said: "Well what Bill did was 40 years ago when Sen. Obama was 8 years old."

Well Buddah, I was an infant when Charles Manson was a recluse murderer. Now, if Charlie were released today and said, "Hey Shells, let's join a committee together, we can babysit each other's kids..." I would tell him to phoook off. Why? Because he's Charles Manson for petesake.

Let me guess your spin: "Oh but Ayers is no Manson, it's too far off to compare..."

My answer: He bombed the capital, he set bombs everywhere he could and he and his group killed innocent people in the process. Regardless, he is a scumbag and doesn't deserve to walk free and Obama and him gravitated to each other.

Tell me, Buddah, in your lifetime, have you ever been recommended for a job, given a letter of reference to a school, helped financially, or given any support from people who are domestic and international terrorists, anti-American and anti-White groups, or fund raising criminals with links to terrorists?

Not me, and I'm sure not you either.

But Obama is.

Can you wrap your head around why these people like Ayers, Dohrn, Rezko, Al-Mansure, Farakhan, Wright, and members of Hamas all are attracted to, support financially, and do business with Obama?

Knock knock. Hello?



buddhabman writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 3:03 AM
Anyone Who Claims to be a PUMA
Is either a Republican or a person who wasn't going to vote for Sen. Obama on any terms. You Reprobates are trying your best to get some traction with Bill Ayers. Well what Bill did was 40 years ago when Sen. Obama was 8 years old.

But hey, let's talk about moral outrage, Sen. McCain's treatment of his first wife. What about the Keating 5. We won't even go into Cindy land, but we can.
Dan writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 2:35 AM
Anyone who claims to be a
conservative and then has an epiphany and decides to vote for Obama either is lying, or never knew what conservatism is about (meaning they were a lefty all along and was too dull to have recognized it).
Obama vision contradicts most of the fundamental principles of conservatism - both in the areas of economics and traditionalism - and any name-sake "conservative" who supports that vision or a candidate who espouses that vision is politically ignorant - or is making an effort to (surreptitiously) appeal to the emotions of others in order to get a vote for their candidate Obama. It's futile though - conservatives in general do not evaluate their options based on emotions; on the other hand leftists in general make most decisions based on their emotion de jour.
MaryStella writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 12:21 AM
booomerbust, please
elaborate on Karl-Rove style political campaign?
Or is it Karl-Marx style political campaign of Obama ideology?
Well-off elitist revolutionary, obsessed with his own intelligence?
The ideology that demands forced economic equality, destroy the bourgeois, resent wealth and success, punish the entrepreneurs.
Yes, Obama will punish the society achievers, America has to pay her fair share to the world! America's exploitation of the world's resources will stop, when Obama will be in charge, he will make things right!
Obama, man of Change and hope of the Marxists, Socialists!
Joe writes: Thursday, August, 28, 2008 12:11 AM
Good News from Hollywood
News from the Hollywood McCain fundraiser (this will make you laugh):

Moments later, Robert Duvall and James Caan walk slowly past the front desk, their younger wives following two paces behind. The two Hollywood veterans--who starred together in The Godfather--are laughing heartily as they passed. I interrupt them to ask what they thought about McCain. Caan is surprised that McCain was so funny, Duvall is not.

Duvall, who just finished doing the voiceovers for the McCain videos that will be show next week at the Republican National Convention, points to McCain's national security experience. "He's an American hero. He's got character. He's been around." Duvall pauses. "The other guy? I just don't know."...

Duvall then picks up our conversation from where we left it before the interruption. He is incensed by comments Gore Vidal made about McCain back in June. Vidal had questioned McCain's heroism. "Who started this rumor that he was a war hero? Where does that come from, aside from himself? About his suffering in the prison war camp?"

Duvall doesn't think much of Vidal, whom he called "an American icon-slash-dilettante." It's not only John McCain who could kick Vidal's a$$.

"His 96 year-old mother could beat the crap out of Gore Vidal with her shoe," Duvall says. "And you can quote me on that."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/0 00/015/473ldzno.asp?pg=2

SteveJ1 writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 11:57 PM
Hewitt a complete moron
"both Ayers and Wright are central to the political career and rise of Barack Obama"

What hilarious Hugh Hewitt hogwash.



Not to be outdone with this one.

"his close working relationship and friendship"

Friendship with Ayers? Hugh your hallucinating.

So what else is new?


Is this really the best you can do or are you such a complete moron that you actually believe it.
Reagan Values writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:09 PM
boomerbust
I doubt you were ever a Republican but go ahead to the dark side. Let me get this right - the Dems are going to protect us better than Mac ??

You must also love the redistribution of income Barry promotes and you'll really get a kick out of those Supreme Court Justices like Gingsberg and Breyer.

That energy policy of do nothing and hope things get better is quite a plan. Yep, go to the Dems, it sounds like you will fit right in.
boomerbust writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 7:51 PM
Susan Eisenhower Backs Obama
I have decided I can no longer be a registered Republican. For the first time in my life I announced my support for a Democratic candidate for the presidency, in February of this year. This was not an endorsement of the Democratic platform, nor was it a slap in the face to the Republican Party. It was an expression of support specifically for Senator Barack Obama. I had always intended to go back to party ranks after the election and work with my many dedicated friends and colleagues to help reshape the GOP, especially in the foreign-policy arena. But I now know I will be more effective focusing on our national and international problems than I will be in trying to reinvigorate a political organization that has already consumed nearly all of its moderate “seed corn.” And now, as the party threatens to trivialize what promised to be a serious debate on our future direction, it will alienate many young people who might have come into party ranks.

My decision came at the end of last week when it was demonstrated to the nation that McCain and this Bush White House have learned little in the last five years. They mishandled what became a crisis in the Caucusus, and this has undermined U.S. national security. At the same time, the McCain camp appears to be comfortable with running an unworthy Karl Rove–style political campaign. Will the McCain operation, and its sponsors, do anything to win? Read on…

Jeff writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 7:43 PM
Ayers and Obama are thisclose
We met Ayers at a party here in Chicago. When we asked if he knew Obama he said he did, and that they babysat the Obama children.

they have a very close relationship. Ayers is his mentor.
shells1 writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 6:57 PM
Marvin The Martian
I think why the Ayer's story has so much traction now is because FINALLY someone decided to uncover the soundbite where Obama was confronted during his last debate with Hillary in PA about his relationship with Ayers.

Obama said, and I'm paraphrasing, that he didn't have any relationship with Ayers and barely knew they guy and didn't share ideals with him.

Recall after that debate, that's when Obama discontinued anymore debates?

Do you also remember that Obama during the primaries, after Rezko was thrown in Obama's face, he refused to do any interviews with the press that were not of his control? It was after Hillary dropped out was when he would speak to reporters off the cuff.

It's out now, it's obvious he did have a huge association with this guy fully knowing who Ayers was, and the soundbites of him lying about him are in circulation. It's like Wright all over again, LOL.
Reagan Values writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 6:50 PM
Giselle
Mac served honorably for his country – Barry never did;
Mac never bought one of his homes with a convicted felon – Barry did;
Mac never stayed in a racist church for 20 years – Barry did;
Mac never called an unrepentant terrorist a friend – Barry did;
Mac never lied about his support for Born-Alive legislation – Barry did;
Mac never passed legislation to aid slum lords in Chicago – Barry did;
Mac never called Malcolm X a valued mentor – Barry did;
Mac never marched with Louis Farrakhan – Barry did;
Mac never called his greatest achievement the ethics legislation that Barry lied to him that he would support – Barry did;
Mac never said any issue was “Above his Pay Grade” – Barry did !!!!!!!!
shells1 writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 6:48 PM
Becky
I was just a kid when John Wayne Gacy murdered 26 boys in his home in Des Plaines.

If he were alive and a free man and wanted to do business ventures with me, I would simply tell him to phoook off.

See, normal people generally don't attract international and domestic terrorists, nor do normal people attract anti-American and anti-white lunatics.

Obama seems to get help, assistance, support and praise from every scumbag of life. Why?

I'm not a perfect person, but I can tell you, I have no criminals, racists, or terrorists in my back pocket cheering me on.

Why does Obama? Can't wrap your head around that, or don't you want to wrap your head around that?
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 6:43 PM
another point giselle
"Argue that, my friend, and leave the other people out of it."

You seek to argue merits of McCain vs. Obama. Fine.

McCain has always voted pro-life. Obama seeks to continue the genocide of the inconvenient unborn at all costs, at anytime of fetal development, even if the baby survives an abortion attempt.


That speaks volumes more about the moral bankruptcy of Obama than would a hundred McCain affairs.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 6:28 PM
Giselle gloats...
"Are you saying McCain is too stupid to know that Chas. Keating was dirty? How can we abide by such a dimwitted tool for President, then?"


Are you saying that Obama was too stupid to know that Ayers was an unrepentant terrorist, anti-american radical when it was common knowledge and in fact his claim to fame? Are you saying that Obama was too stupid to know that Jeremiah Wright was an anti-american conspiracy thoery kook while attending his church for 20 years? How can we abide by such a dimwitted too for President, then?

That was fun!! Got any other dim-witted arguments Giselle?
eddie too writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 5:07 PM
Obambi's candidacy is all about

giving people something for nothing.

Many Americans just want the government to leave them alone to achieve on their own. On the reverse many Dems. want the government to take other people's wealth by force and re-distribute it to them. They simply see the government as their strong arm robbers.
eddie too writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 5:04 PM
Obambi does not

come across as smart enough to be POTUS.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 4:29 PM
Oh Giselle
"But, let's not overlook who in THIS election IS an adulterer and bigamist:"

Three words...


William Jefferson Clinton. I bet you didn't have a problem with him and his amorous ways.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 4:24 PM
Oh....and again becky
"Your guilt by association equivocation ASSUMES that McCain knew about Keatings criminal actions ALL ALONG, something for which YOU HAVE NO EVIDENCE FOR whatsoever."


Please read this until you comprehend what I am saying.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 4:19 PM
Nice try Becky
"Ayers, no conviction. Why is that?"

Um...OJ wasn't convicted either, so I guess that means he MUST be innocent in your eyes.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 4:17 PM
Thanks Foghat
It is pretty clear that the leftwing zealots are shaken by the fact that the Ayers story has some traction. They don't understand why it does, so they come here spouting all sorts of nonsense in attempts to try and change the subject.

The funny fact is that attempting to change the subject is the only defense they have because the Obama campaign hasn't done a good job of handling it. Their answer was to try and say Ayers is now "mainstream", something that is true only if you hold hard left views. At least with the Rezko situation, they admitted that dealing with him (especially with the housing situation) was a bone-headed move. That diffused the situation for the most part. The Ayers fiasco will be the energizer bunny until they start denouncing Ayers radical anti-americanism and then say that associating with him was some sort of necessary evil to jumpstart Obama's career. Even that doesn't sound too good, but it is a helluva lot better sounding than them legitimizing Ayers views as they are doing now.
TheHistorian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 4:13 PM
OMG, Cindy's Daddy!!!!!
Becky:
You are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! I am appalled that Cindy's Daddy is such a criminal. Please keep up your crusade!

But while you are at it, please also start on Joseph P. Kennedy, the Father of Joseph, John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy. He was a BOOTLEGGER!!!!

Now, go get LOST! You holier-than-thou, crapola filled do-gooders make me sick. Cindy's Father's crime have nothing to do with her, just like Ted's Father's crime have nothing to do with him. However, let's look at great moral leaders of the Democrat party; Ted Kennedy, by his own admission committed manslaughter to murder.

Or, for example, why is William Jefferson still in the House? He was caught with marked funds, he has been indicted, but still serves his LA district. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277774,00.html You are SO two-faced. Clean out your own party, and THEN come after the WIFE of the Republican Presidential candidate!!!
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 3:43 PM
One more thing becky
Your guilt by association equivocation assumes that McCain knew about Keatings criminal actions all along, something for which you have absolutely no evidence for whatsoever.

Obama on the other hand cannot claim ignorance in regards to Ayers terrorist past and extremist anti-american views. They were well documented, and frankly what the man was infamous for. Yet Obama had no problems rubbing elbows with him to advance his political aspirations.

I am not saying that Obama agrees with Ayers prior bad acts, but it does bring into question Obama's judgement and character. Two very important things to consider when deciding upon who to vote for the highest office in the land. Is that substantive enough for you?
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 3:25 PM
Round and round we go...
"Keating and Cindy and Cindy's daddy..criminals."

Um...Obama admitted to doing illegal narcotics when he was younger...so he is a criminal too.

BTW miss substantive becky, please do point to a quote where McCain defends Keating and his relationship with him. McCain has called it the biggest mistake of his poliical career. Contrast that with Obama who continues to defend his very recent associations with the "mainstream and respectable" Ayers.
Keith writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 3:11 PM
Uh Becky
What's your point? And not your head?
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 3:03 PM
becky projects...
"You call names because you cannot argue substance."


Um...if you actually made a substantive point, then perhaps I could engage in a substantive argument. But since you have nothing but silly rantings, leftwing tlking points, and lies (you saying that you are a registered Republican who voted for Bush twice is laughable), arguing substantively with you seems a bit like a lost cause.
Tea Party writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 2:41 PM
Becky, Becky
How old are you? Are you old enough to remember
those years? Or are you spewing left wing propaganda?

Ayres may not have killed anyone, But Berniegirl
his wife was responsible for the death of a cop.
They weren't exonerated they got off on a technicality..sometimes used by liberal judges to let thugs, murderers, anarchist and other such
sewer slugs go..liberal left judges.

You notice how Ayres excuses his sedition by
alleging that our military lined up 2000 people a day next to trenches and shot them. He then
fast forwards and implies that our current military are guilty of the same "crimes". There was only one incident, Mai Lai that was used by these anti american useful idiots to spit on our
military, and cause us to cut and run. Ayres and his ilk weren't really doing what they did for
altruistic reasons..it was because they and their
kind were miserable, selfish COWARDS, more afraid for their own skins, afraid their cozy little student world would by disturbed by "Greetings"
from the President. he's still a useful idiot.
Rosemary writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 2:07 PM
Ayers, Etc.
Barack Obama has so much baggage - "friendships" he maintained over many, many years and has spent a great deal of time explaining and ridding himself of various people and explaining a transaction or two. As a candidate for the Presidency - he does not have any experience which could be considered impressive in any way -he has made some very questionable judgement calls. He has had to spend more time insisting he is patriotic than any candidate in history.
He probably is the first candidate in history with a current law suit pending relative to the authenticity of his citizenship status.
Why on earth would any voter bother thinking about him as a viable candidate. Practically any other Democrat would have been a better candidate.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 1:48 PM
We get it becky
You are a terrorist sympathizer. And so is the board on which Ayers serves. This unrepentant terrorist radical derserves to be shunned. Instead he is welcomed in liberal circles as some sort of Robin Hood figure, like the insane woman who misses the obvious, you probably view the man as "just and honorable".

If you really believe that the blue-collar Reagan democrats won't care about Baracks ties with radicalism (not just Ayers, but Wright and Flegler as well), then you truly are out of touch with reality.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 1:32 PM
becky bloviates..
"If Obama's 'connection' with Ayers is important, then McCain's with the Keating folks (Keating went to prison) is as well,"


You mean except for the FACT that McCain was already cleared in a Senate Ethics Committee hearing, right?

It isn't our problem that Obama wasn't thoroughly vetted during your primary. But, he is being vetted now, and it is most obviously a problem for you. That coupled with recent polling showing a full 30% of Hillary supporters saying they wont vote for Obama (that is a whopping 5.4 million voters), your guy has SERIOUS challenges facing him.
Joe writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 1:17 PM
Becky--Barack was just a kid?
Kurtz is finding those previously closed files are showing a rather strong connection between Obama and Ayers (Kurtz just got in them yesterday and was looking rather tired when I saw him speak). Stronger than Barack led on. Now serving on a board with a former terrorist does not necessarily make you a terrorist sympathizer--but it sure raises a legitimate issue about associations you might have. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDI4YzUyYmI1ZjA1OWUzM DA5ZDIzNTI4NTk5ZmYwYWY=

Combining that with an effort to stomp on free speech, block access to libary records, and other shennangins and you have a story. And oh by the way, here is Ayers doing a little dance on Old Glory. http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2008/05/bill-ayers-step ping-on-us-flag-in-2001.html In 2001.

Barack Obama was just a kid then...ummm....a 40 year old kid.
richard_223 writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 12:48 PM
Oh, The Shame!
If this keeps up, Ayers is going to start complaining we are questioning his patriotism.
Marvin the Martian writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 12:32 PM
The insane woman who misses the obvious
"But his aim of ending the war was just and honorable."


You are beyond parody.

But let's try out an analogy in this insane line of reasoning shall we?

An anti-abortion zealot bombs an abortion clinic. What he did was wrong, but his aim of ending abortions was just and honorable.

What think you of such a person?




NeoConScum writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 12:30 PM
"Sane" Chick...Now DON'T Make Me Remind
you, Girl, of my query from yesterday: Do you think--for even a moment--that the Demmies and their MSM-Lapdawgs would let Juanito McCain off IF he had a (former)KKK-Firebreather Friend that was Unrepentant & Unapologetic. This KKKer had lent his living room to launch McJuan's political career and they'd served on Nefarious Rightwing baords together and stuff..? Ya, figure your side would let that lie, Missy?? NOPEY, lil'Dopey. Truckloads of twaddle spewing Drive Bye's would be camped at the KKKers doorstep.

Hmmmm...Not at Maoist Ayers and the delicate Bernardine.
The Very Sane Woman Who Points Out the Obvious writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 12:22 PM
Pathetic
Hugh,

The way you hammer away at Ayers is pathetic. It doesn't even rise to swiftboating. What Ayers did was wrong, and it may have prolonged our involvement in Viet-Nam. But his aim of ending the war was just and honorable.

Hugh, were you working for peace back then? What were you doing? Anything? Are you pulling stunts like this to assuage your guilt for not helping your country back then?

Besides, and think this through, Obama was not with the Weathermen. Barack Obama worked with Ayers for community organizing, promoting democratic processes.

Can anybody find anything the slightest bit wrong with that?

Once again, think this time, just for a minute.

This kind of smear is on the level of trying to paint Barack Obama as a Muslim. It just isn't there.

No scandal exists.

This is desperation. When you can't find anything of substance to debate, tear down the candidate with guilt by association smears.
drokmed writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 12:04 PM
thanks Briggsy
test

http://www.exposeobama.com

/test
NeoConScum writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 11:54 AM
Briggsy, You Affabble Lefty-Dunce...
Sometimes you're downright cute.

How'bout Billy-Bubba gonna blabber about himself--at length--tonight, but is dissing the Walk-on-Water evening tomorrow?? Ohhhh, he's sly little Passive Aggressive Malignant Narcissist. :-)
Briggsy writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 11:49 AM
drokmed, just be sure to use the
entire URL including the http: the // and the www.

But make sure all links are pro-Obama or anti-McCain.
Elderscapes writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 11:29 AM
Another Obama Mentor?
Meet the guy who requested a letter of recommendation for Obama (to Harvard):

Khalid Al-Mansour

More on him at http://elderscapes.blogtownhall.com/2008/08/27/let_there_b e_light_and_enlightenment_.thtml

The plot sickens -- I mean, thickens ....


LauraG writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 11:15 AM
This is old, really but----

I would like to know the answers to these questions from Mr.Obama

Below is a list of some documents of yours that cannot be located anywhere.

These documents seem to have literally vanished! Most all are "public records", so perhaps you can help, so the "electorate" can corroborate and
understand the many claims you have made. I mean, after all, you are presenting yourself as the "next President of the United States" and I'm
sure you would want to be "open, honest and above board" on all matters.

So. where are Your -

Occidental College records

Your Columbia College records

Your Columbia Thesis paper

Your Harvard College records

Your Selective Service Registration

Your medical records

Your Illinois State Senate records

Your Illinois State Senate schedule

Your Law practice client list

A Certified Copy of your original Birth certificate

Your embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth

Your Harvard Law Review articles that were published

Your University of Chicago scholarly articles

Your Record of baptism


The citizens of the USA would appreciate your prompt and honest response.

PS: And just how does one manage to "expunge" such public records so effectively?
Joe writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 11:03 AM
The Real Ayers Problem
http://www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/archives2/023472.ph p

That the left does not see it as a problem.
drokmed writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:45 AM
off-topic
Hi all,

How do you embed a URL into your post?

I'm new here, didn't see a help screen, my screen says 'tags are not allowed'. I'm thinking I haven't hit the post threshold yet to use tags?

Thanks
Joe writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:44 AM
Gisell-Kimecile why aren't you in Denver
Or maybe you are and are posting by lap top.
NeoConScum writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:36 AM
Joe...It Just Keeps Getting BETTER..
Almost hourly. I don't watch any of this vapid junk...NOT when the Tampa Bay Rays are playing at night. But, it just sunk in, with your post, that the Springsteen-Bon Jovi(Bon-Freaking-Jovi, for Gawdsakes!!)warm-up for the massive crowd tomorrow night seems... wellllll... kinda' Playground, doesn't it?!

Toast. Clueless TOAST.
pat writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:34 AM
Gizelle - Right On!
By all means, get Milky and Tubby and maybe Butch Maddow on the case! They have done more to help John NcCain's numbers than anyonecould have dreamed!

Karl Rove must have dreamed up MSNBC - The Tool Shed, Soros, Daily Kos, Huffington Post - Hollywood Squares and Moveon.Org as the means of corckscrewing the Democratic Party so deep into the loam that even the History Channel would ignore it.

Yep, the Progressives - have chased every Democrat above a 40Watt intellect into Johnny Mac's loving arms!
Joe writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:25 AM
Dowd Senses Danger for Dems
And Democrats have begun internalizing the criticisms of Hillary and John McCain about Obama’s rock-star prowess, worrying that the Invesco Field extravaganza Thursday, with Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi, will just add to the celebrity cachet that Democrats have somehow been shamed into seeing as a negative. So that added to the weird mood at the convention, with some Democrats nitpicking Obama’s appearance, after Michelle’s knock-out speech and the fabulously cute girls, with a reassuring white family in a town he couldn’t remember at first. They wondered why he wasn’t wearing a tie, fearing he looked too young, and second-guessed Michelle’s green dress, wondering if it clashed with the blue stage, and fretted that there wasn’t a speaker Monday night attacking McCain and yelling about gas prices. “We’re seeing a train wreck all over again,” said one top Democrat. “I’m telling you, man, it’s something about our party, the shtetl mentality.”

We now have a complete role reversal from just a couple of months ago. Then, the McCain camp was the gang that couldn’t shoot straight while all great powers of insight and brilliance were attributed to the Obama camp. Now the McCain team has “gotten in the heads” of their rivals–who, when not consumed by their own fight-to-the-death with the Clintons, are freaked out that they have become props in McCain web ads.

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/227 82#comment-1178741
NeoConScum writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:03 AM
**Lightbulb**...Say Bu-Byeeee, Brob !
"New" compulsive-serial kosroid poster has a familiar odor...Comrade Bro-Bay. Bu-Bye.
pat writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 10:01 AM
Giseelle _ Fuhghed aboud Id!
Johnny Mac - Da Prizner - was wid me an Larry Bags at Jimbo's over by Sox Park 'en he sed dat dis ting of Ars - Hughie - 'Ow Ya Doin? Yer Mudder Look'd Niz at Mass las' Sunday - ennyway Gizelle what you was sayin' is inda level cuz Johnny -wenne got back fum 'Nam wid Tony DiPolito - the Fat kid dat's skinny now from da cancer - God Bless 'im - dey wurked on crew Jimmie and Larry Bags from over by dere.

You followin' alla dis?
drokmed writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 9:56 AM
Giselle the broken record
not the "married to the mob" bit again

If there was any substance to it at all, the liberal media would have wall papered America with 24x7 coverage on it. Nice try though.

The Ayers relationship is the doom of Obama. Every person that I show the AIP video, is abhorred by Obama's severe lack of judgement. The Obama thugs have failed to stop the commercial from airing.

Obama/Ayers relationship video:

http://www.americanissuesproject.org/
NeoConScum writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 9:48 AM
**MIRACLE GROW** Alert ! aka-Giselle...
How about we NOT Feed the kosroid serial poster, Guys. She(??)has compulsively posted multiples on other threads this a.m. Another bottomless appetite wanting to be fed by Righties.

**MIRACLE GROW** Alert..!!
Joe writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 9:17 AM
Barack seems to have bad judgment with
picking friends and persons to hang out with. Now with the legal actions to block the Ayers ad and this new information, things are starting to wratchet up.
S/A86 writes: Wednesday, August, 27, 2008 9:05 AM
Bunnymelt....
....did I tell you about the easter bunny whot melted in Denver?

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0808/Obama_camp_Pros ecute_Simmons.html

Melted bunnies aren't much fun....
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