Barack Obama and the Politics of Violence
By Larry Johnson on April 17, 2008 at 4:38 PM in Current Affairs
Senator Obama is clueless. His inept response to the George Stephanopoulos question about his relationship with William Ayers, unrepentant terrorist, raises legitimate questions about his ability to deal with the likes of foreign bullies, like Iran’s Ahmadinejad. You cringe watching Barack insisting that he barely knows Ayers and their contact is incidental:
Nonsense! William Ayers is not just some guy who lives in Barack’s congressional district. He helped Barack organize his run against State Senator Alice Palmer. Ayers raised money for Barack. Ayers contributed money to Barack. And Bill Ayers and Barack Obama sat side-by-side as paid board members of the Woods Fund. So don’t treat us like we are morons. We are not saying you are guilty because you knew him. We are questioning your judgment because you had more than a passing relationship with him.
But there is a theme here.
The same can be said of Barack’s relationship with his pastor, Jeremiah Wright. The “reverend” who asks God to damn America is a man Barack calls “uncle.” And I do not mean, Uncle Tom. Then there is Tony Rezko, indicted slumlord and influence peddler. Barack asked him for help in buying his Chicago mansion. What about Rashid Khalidi? The former PLO press flack and Palestinian activist. This was more than an incidental acquaintance. In fact, Barack and Ayers helped secure grants from the Woods Fund for Khalidi.
Ayers, Wright, Rezko, and Khalidi are not mainstream folks. Their politics are radical or, in the case of Rezko, his ethics are sleazy. And Barack has maintained close relationships with all four. The Republican 527s understand this point and will savage Barack with it in the fall. His whining, bitching, and crying will not save him the attacks. The attacks will come. And he is unprepared to rebut these attacks because there is no defense for hanging out and doing business with an unrepentant terrorist. There is no defense for having as your chief spiritual leader a man who curses America, blames whites for AIDS, insults Italian (garlic nosed) Americans, and verbally assails Jews. There is no defense for having regular lunches and getting a sweetheart real estate deal from a man on trial for federal corruption charges.
Why does Barack make so many wrong choices? He has no problem hanging out with men of questionable character. He has no qualms about taking their advice or their money. Yet, when it came to honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, a reverend who preached and lived and died on the message of peace and reconciliation, Barack was missing in action. Barack chose not to go to Memphis to honor the fortieth anniversary of the murder of Dr. King. Cornel West, an Obama supporter noted his disappointment.
There is no denying Barack’s talent at delivering a scripted message. But he has not shown the courage of conviction in linking himself to the legacy of Dr. King. His minister of choice is Jeremiah Wright. Where Dr. King challenged Americans to lift their eyes to lofty heights and dream of a society that judges men and women by the content of their character, Dr. Wright preaches a message of hate and entitlement based on separating whites from blacks. Dr. King sacrificed his life to achieve integration. Dr. Wright has wasted his life encouraging segregation. And who did Barack choose?
The Republicans don’t have to make up a thing come the fall. If they can morph the image of Senator Max Cleland into the face of Osama Bin Laden–an accusation without foundation or a shred of truth–what do you think they will do with the real ammunition that Barack’s careless associations has provided? If you think they’ll leave Barack the golden child alone I have a bridge to sell you.
Thomas Ayers died last year. I believe he was living with Bill Ayers at the time. Now let’s play the guilt by association with some others based on Thomas Ayers and Bill Ayers.
Weather Underground sympathizers based on Thomas Ayers membership:
Commonwealth Edison
G.D. Searles
Northwestern University
Sears Roebuck
Zenith
The Tribune Company
First National Bank of chicago
Chicago Urban league
Chicago Symphony orchestra
In addition Commonwealth Edison during Ayers reign was very aggressive in the nuclear power industry so it can logically be said that the WU supported nuke plants, hey and maybe they were seeking to turn the spent rods over to the WU so they can have dirty bombs. It might be time to take preemptory action against Commonwealth edison.
I think we are getting silly on the Bill Ayers connection
How many times do you intend to post this same thing? Every place? As many times as you can? See the thing is, we’re not talking about Thomas. We’re talking about ole “Bombin’ Bill.”
What is obvous is that in order to Fast track his political career..OBAMESSIAH went to the Chicago political machine that is ( far left any cause ) to jumpstart his path to power. He is in a hurry. He exploits a complacent press. He devides a political party. He lies. He is a New Left Puppet and his Movement is beginning to look fascist.
Okay. The Hyde Park political scene is not the fabled Chicago Political Machine; they are mostly in opposition. New Left puppet + Daley machine = Does Not Compute.
There is Daly’s machine and the Left machine
These ABC contacts were posted at Big Orange - by a guy who
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The hoards will be contacting them to rant about the ABC debate.
Please let them know
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How much money did Bill raise for Thomas? How many boards did they sit on together? How much money did Bill contribute to Thomas? Are all Obama supporters as dense as you?
http://www.upstatefilms.org/weather/sandiego.html
According to Fact Check, Ayers contributed 200 bucks to Obama in 2001.
They also said THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP.
No, that is not what they said … that is what you are saying.
and exactly how does “no relationship” comport with ayers having a fundraiser for obama at his house?
I will forgive Bill Ayers’ involvement with the Weather Underground as an undertaking reflective of the divisive and extraordinary times that were the 1960s and ’70s. Further, I will rightly acknowledge and applaud his laudatory efforts as a thoughtful and forceful advocate for at-risk urban youth in America over the past two decades.
However, I will neither trivialize nor forget that Ayers was one of the pricipals whose youthful overzealousness in 1970 helped set in motion a tragic chain of events that would eventually cost three of his young friends their lives.
And as I would hope that Sen. Obama would not be so dismissive of that mournful fact, I’d also wish that Ayers would show far more contrition than he has thus far, for what at the very least was his then-reckless indifference to human life.
And he repeated the insult not seven years ago. He’s had a hell of a long time to reflect on those who were killed. I don’t hear any regret. Do you?
I think Ayers shouldn’t be looked at as a separate piece, and his current activities should be scrutinized.
When Ayers combines with Khalidi, and Davis, and Auchi, and god knows WHAT Rezko has in his closet, along with Wright, Hamas, and Qaddafi, and Farrakhan, well, it paints a different picture of Obama, particularly as the finances here are all connected, in one way or another.
And the picture of Rezko, from the Chicago trial is disgusting.
Even for a corrupt fuck up he was incompetent, he seemed to be ripping off even his fellow crooks.
Which must make people certain people unhappy…
you know, he was frantic that someone went into his passport files for some freaking reason … no one is more terrified of being “outed” more than he is.
His grades are not available. None of his friends ever speak about him. He is the man without a history — except for what he spins and packages and sells in his books.
Below is an excellent article. A reminder for all voters to read.
http://savagepolitics.com/
Sorry I’ll shut up and let you girls have some fun
Apparently ALL Obama supporters are sexist pigs just like he is.
I’d rather have a sex change (to be a woman), than vote for Obama.
Yes, being a woman is so horrible to contemplate that your potential sacrifice is duly noted.
Unconscious sexism abounds on the “progressive” blogs.
Some people have a really difficult time pulling their asses out of any given decade.
It’s a killer, in the end.
Heh.
Thank you. Or. At least bring us girls something good to the party.
I think the party will find a way to give the nomination to Obama no matter what and it will be the biggest loss since Mondale in ‘84. Ayers is only one of his problems. Obama has given the Republicans a treasure trove of issues to take him apart with. And take him apart they will. It astounds me that BO’s fanboiz think what happened last night is a big deal. It is nothing.
But they don’t care. It’s obvious now that all they want to do is destroy the Clintons.
Do you think that the reek and file BOBO fanboiz have given any thought to November? They think this is the NFL …. They think they WIN when he’s on the ballot. They don’t know any better because they’re too young to remember a Democrat winning …. Thank you so much Odonna Brazile.
Do you suppose there were folks like us “worried” in Berlin 1933… I know it sounds a little paranoid, but aren’t things kinda lookin similar…
If you’re serious… no, it doesn’t at all. However, Godwin’s Law is once again proven true.
Yep, I’m frightened. But a big part of the problem is the attitude of many Obama supporters. They’re acting like thugs. I’m reading that this man must “win at all costs” and “there is no price too big to pay to get Obama elected.” Those are the kinds of words you hear from extremists. Throw in some death threats and whispers of possible riots and it’s a potentially scary situation. There’s a lot of rage in the country right now, mostly because of the Bush administration, and all that anger has nowhere to go.
Exactly. Instead of behaving as a leader and quelling the rage…he stokes it. It’s the same type of “leadership” this country has been cursed with for the past 7+ years.
fooj , you got it. Politics of fear. So set on this obssesion, he suffer Ahab’s obbsession.
Does it goes deeper than the Obama supporters we hear from on these blogs and the call in radio programs? The DNC adopted new rules in 2006 which has language about Affirmative Action & Delegate Apportionment so the African American communities would be disproportionately represented in this nomination process. Did the DNC make these rule changes to insure that Obama would be our nominee? You combine these DNC rule changes, the Cable News networks sweeping all of Obama’s sins under the rug, the over-sampling of African Americans in the polls, the threats being made to super delegates, the threats to reporters and bloggers and columnists that dare criticize their man, voter intimidation at the caucuses, promises of revolts and riots in Denver … A paranoid person might see a pattern to this madness. Not saying I’m paranoid but …
It’s not quite Berlin 1933, more like pre- revolution South America with those giant posters of Obama hanging in bus stops. It reminds me of martyrs and dictators.
A little twist to this…a thought entered my mind today about Cuba beginning to gradually allow Cubans a view of the world outside of Cuba via the internet.
Could they be hoping their youth sees youth HERE pushing for the Hope & Change nonsense in an effort to make Cuban youth think WE actually would like to have their kind of gov’t?
*sigh* I was really looking forward to getting bush out of office, but I think the thought of obama for president is scarier than george W. as a lame duck.
You may be right, but I think she has an excellent chance of winning the nomination.
One thing that does bother me, though, is Obama’s Daddy Longlegs (although maybe “Daddy Warbucks” is more apt): why is Soros funding Obama’s campaign? What has Soros got against the Clintons? Can anyone enlighten me with their theory on this? Thanks in advance.
Oh, and it bugs me that the learned, academically inclined, Harvard-educated Obama twice said during the debate: “…[Ayers is not] someone I exchanged ideas from…“ The proper form is to exchange ideas WITH, not FROM. A small thing, I know, but still…
Don’t let Harvard fool you. It’s really not what it’s cracked up to be, academically. WAY too much inbreeding.
The 4 year college is the real thing. The grad schools are scattershot. Doesn’t Bill O’Reilly have a degree from their teachera college?
This concerns me, too, as everything connected to Obama seems corrupt.
I thought Soros was a little better than this.
And Harvard?
The degree means nothing, if once they get out, they can’t produce, well, that degree doesn’t mean a thing.
Look at Bill Kristol, look at the mess the neocons made, look at Obama.
All undistinguished, if not downright failures.
Didn”t Soros fund Kerry”s campaign? The democratic party that i knew since 1960 is gone. The republicans could not have done a better job of destroying then Dean ,Pelosi , and Brazile.
I’m also worried about Republicans who changed party affiliation for the specific purpose of voting for Obama, and who will change back to Republican for the General Election.
A couple of months ago, the proprietor of the Big Orange blog announced the PA cut off date for anyone who wanted to change party affiliation and vote in our primary there.
Sorry I’ll shut up and let you girls have some fun
Here we go with the sexism again. “Girls” as insult. It never occurs to them that they’ll need Clinton votes against McCain. Which, of course, in my case at least, they won’t get.
Another Unity Thug for Obama.
This is why I am suspicious of the caucus “wins.” I think his caucus people lied, cheated, and intimidated their way to those wins.
Girls” as insult.
Raymo,
Stop being silly. It isn’t an insult. Nor do we need Hillary in the fall.
The further away she goes with her baggage, the better off we are.
No. You as a girl is an insult. Actually, you BEING here is an insult.
Beehop,
This isn’t your blog so STFU about who is here.
There has never been a candidate with the baggage that Obama brings. Starting with lying about his past, his relationship with unsavory characters, his arrogance, and lack of basic political instincts. Where do you what to start Cee when you come to a gun fight don’t bring a knife.
F**k you and the horse you rode in on.
His caucus wins were because of those tactics!!! In Texas his people called all the Hillary Delegates telling them either that they were signed up as an Obama delegate so if they were for Clinton they didn’t need to show up, or they said it was canceled or moved to a different place. They bullied many Hillary people, and didn’t follow the rules of the caucus!! They really need to get rid of this system!!!!
True….Over 2000 complaints of voting fraud and intimidation…..Chased one poor precinct captain to the police station…It was a mess.
At my precinct caucus in Texas, there were 76 Obama voters vs. 75 Clinton voters. The Obama folks controlled the sign-in sheets (with a fair amount of hollering and shoving). After the results were announced the next day, the precinct had magically gone 2/3rds for Obama.
Have you noticed that things have gotten awfully quiet re: Texas?
Did Obama get “busted” for his “win at any cost” brand of “new” politics?
Did you read about that poor woman in I think it was Spring Tx. She showed up to caucus and she saw OBAMATRONS pushing some white woman out of the door ( she was an HRC supporter )and then blocking it. The young womn turned around and left. She was pretty badly shaken. Also I think the New Math for Texas 40% = majority that they quit counting and just gave OBAMESSIAH his delegates was pretty digusting.
They aren’t bright, what you see with that group is what you get.
Dont expect something other than the stupid you see.
Really.
Which says to me they’re being trolled by someone.
I am blown away by this…..i have never heard any of these complaints before– I think the media is controlled by his thugs too. If hillary’s peeps did that, it would be all over the place. He scares me so much
If he thinks that his relationship is not an issue, he could just face it head on and give a substantial explanation why it is so.
He couldn’t do that. He only has himself to blame.
I think I heard Obama say that when he moved to Chicago he was told to “look Ayers up”. By whom?
It sounds like Obama sought out Ayers and cultivated a relationship with him. Surely knowing he had political abmitions, he would have taken the time to research the man he was seeking a friendshp with. It does not matter if Ayer’s crimes were committed 40 years ago, Obama must have had some knowledge about his friends past. Did a politician never talk about political beliefs with a friend?
And you know, I wonder if it’s Obama’s first instinct to ignore this matter, in the hope it will go away, it’s so distasteful to him.
I mean, does he think the press, the MSM is indicative of our law enforcement, the people who protect this country?
What a stupid group of men, I wonder if they’re all as intellectually vapid and pretentious as k##? Or even Bill Kristol, for that matter…
Heh.
apparently not … some troll just posted a link to the campaign releasing the rehash of Bill’s commuting those two sentences.
A “normal” person would probably leave it alone and not poke at the hornet’s nest … but this is the guy who just flipped Hillary the finger today, so thugs don’t think like the rest of us.
The two women who had their sentences commuted by Clinton had already served six years. Didn’t they only transport something in a car? They both apologized I think. This is completely different that hanging around with someone who got off because of a technicality and has never paid his debt to society or even said he was sorry. I don’t see where one thing has anything to do with the other.
I offended people by using the term “girls” it was wrong and I am sorry. Although not preplanned I see the sexism of it and I apologize.
To the party I request to add this.
I grew up on the south side of Chicago and if the Khalidi grant is to the IMAN group located at 63rd and Western. They are a pretty good group. They run a clinic among other functions and they are just publishing a grant from the Doris Duke foundation.
I admit Obama has his problems, but guilt by association doesn’t make this Berlin 1933.
Again my apology.
Actually, Pat you brought up a lot of good information in terms of whom Daddy Ayers was connected to, so thanks.
thanks Simon
the old man was a lion the son during the last decade generally an a hole
OT but OK on the Newshour today they’re talking about how negative the questions were last night.
Can we nominate somebody this delicate?
Off Topic:
Pa. woman who grilled Obama during debate explains why she finds him annoying
I only have one thing to point out here. Don’t think even for a minute that the little bit Hillary has said about Obama’s background is what will defeat him. She has actually said very little of what is out there. Even her campaign surrogates have said very little in proportion to what is easily available.
But the Republican attack machine has resources we have never fathomed, because if all else fails, they will steal their information. Wiretaps… no big deal. Breakins… no big deal. Hacking… just the newest potential addition to their toolbox. It’s their history, their normal MO.
I know they are already hard at work on this, and anyone who believes otherwise has his head inserted in an anatomically difficult place.
You’re absolutley right. The thing I found laughable today is the exploding heads at the Orange Satan who were upset that Hannity gave George S. the idea to ask about Ayers.
As IF all of the D.C. wonks don’t know about that connection already. I think Obamacrats are quite naive.
Just received a little action alert. ABC’s number was published by the Orange menace and they are being bombarded with hate calls by Obama supporters. It would be nice if we left them some positive feedback and let them know we appreciated them making Obama play fast pitch instead of slow pitch.
I spoke with a nice lady who said she couldn’t take it anymore and so gave me the direct line to the comments voicemail but you can use the first number to talk to a real person…let them know some of us think they did a good job. She says positive comments are in the minority…so help out if you’d like.
Live person: 1-818-560-1000
Direct to comments for news specials:
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Option 2
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That will let you leave a 30 second comment on a news special.
At last night’s debate, Senator Obama’s true color became obvious.He ignored to answer truthfully the question asked of him regarding his association to the shady characters, like “Rev.”Wright,Rezko,Ayers, Khalidi. Instead, he turned to make negative charges to Senator Clinton, who was humble & intellectual in her answers.She even apologized for her Bosnia gaffe. Did Obama expressed any apology to his several mistakes, intentional or not? NO!!
I DO NOT TRUST SENATOR BARRY OBAMA!!
VOTE SENATOR CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT!!!
What do Blowing up buildings and anarchy have to do with anything?
Can we please get back to important issues?
WTF?
I’m going to guess bobert is being sarcastic.
But I had to laugh, I got nearly that same comment in another group and it was delivered in all seriousness.
Yeah, that’s going to be a hell of a come back in the general election. I can just picture Obama trying that weak excuse, “Wahhhh, I shouldn’t be judged by the company I keep. Can we please forget about my shady friends and talk about the real issues?”
definitely sarcasm
Maybe I’m late to the party, but did you see Obama flip-the-bird to Hillary in his speech today? 1:19 in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlR9DNfqGD4
YES YES YES …. What a fuckhead he is. Mr. I’m never negative …. BOBO the clown is not nearly as adorable when he’s not wearing his red nose.
Excuse me for veering off topic: does anyone know why Obama has gone from proposing 24% tax on cap gains, divs & interest up to a roarin’ 28%? Has he offered any explaination?
Numbers. Just numbers.
Hey, he’s got a lot of graff to pay out.
IL has the highest tax rate in the nation, due to Obama’s homeboys.
Who did you think was going to pay for it, silly?
Why, the taxpayers…
Heh….
Illinois has a 3% nearly flat tax, and ranks 22nd among states in tax burden.
http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxburdens.html
It’s not guilt by association…the relationship between
Ayers and Obama is real.(like the relationship with Rezko
and the toast to Auchi.)
anyone who cares to post over on TalkingPointsMemo (I know, I know) should know that they have the facts wrong on Ayers in what they claim is a fact memo.
They claim Obama was introduced to Ayers by the State Senator
he was replacing. People who were involved then say Ayers introduced Obama around.
also, Obama and Ayers have appeared together on forums, even one at U. of C. organized by Michelle (apparently, cause she works there) and including Bernardine Dohrn. did Dohrn have any involvement in Juvenile Justice reform? why did Barack not want penalties to increase for juveniles? Please publish his voting record in the State Senate. Soft.
do as i say not as I do Obama’s style, time to post on it at
TalkingPointsMemo. tell the truth Obama.
Yes, she runs the juvenile justice legal clinic at Northwestern; it’s been her career for the last decade or so.
Okay, let’s disaggregate this silly “Ayers, Wright, Rezko, and Khalidi” grouping. He had a close connection to Rezko, and it’s going to be an issue in the general election, no doubt. He is close to Rev. Wright (while disagreeing with him), and that will hurt him even more in the general election. There’s a good reason to push Obama on these, since he has real and politically unfortunate connections with them.
But Ayers and Khalidi? The connection is not that they are “not just some guy who lives in Barack’s congressional district”, correct. But they are just some guys who are part of the political landscape of Hyde Park. Did anyone actually read the original Ben Smith Politico piece, or Cass Sunstein’s quote? Ayers and Dorhn are not forgiven their pasts, but they are very much part of the–not just crazy liberal, but the fairly mainstream academic/nonprofit community. I helped organize a conference in Chicago on the history of juvenile justice a few years ago for a wonderful elderly Social Service Administration professor, Peggy Rosenheim and guess what? We had coffee one morning at Medici with another organizer of the conference, Bernadine Dorhn. And yes, I found and find her 1960s and 1970s politics odious–heck, even unrepentant radicals do far more than wince when they think back to her central role in destroying the SDS from within with narcissistic infighting. But did I send faxes to her assistant at Northwestern to help arrange things for the conference? Why, yes I did.
The point is, Ayers and Dorhn are part of the political community in Hyde Park, and to simply attend a gathering at their house doesn’t imply either sympathy to their past or any notable level of friendship. If you want, I can gather the list of people who attended that conference; it included a number of prominent judges and I believe the head of the Carnegie Endowment. Being on a board, accepting a $200 check all rise to the same level: not a meaningful relationship.
I have to go now, but I’ll post about Khalidi later. And yes, as a graduate student in History at the University of Chicago, I worked tangentially with him, too.
So you are a dem in Chicago.
Well I guess we’ll keep that in mind.
I don’t live in Chicago anymore, but yes, I’m a Democrat. (Aren’t we on a site devoted to electing Clinton?)
I appreciate all the info. But there is no way in hell, if I were running for office, that I would accept money, help, or hospitality for someone that plotted to blow up an Officer’s Club and kill people, get off on a technicality, then speak unrepentently about it. It’s a matter of values for most peoople. Most people climb the stairs to become president, Obama took the escalator, and it’s coming back to haunt him.
Khalidi was a former press OP for the PLO.
AAN (Arab Action Network?) still sends money to to Palestoine (isn’t Auchi connected to this)
and did, I believe, as Ayers and Obama gave them 100,000, through Woods. Didn’t Alison Davis also get a grant?
For starters.
All of these links, this money activity, is very current.
I swear, I can’t tell who is being trolled here, the desperate Obamabots can’t seem to see the bigger picture.
this kind of funneling money to terrorists usually ends people up in guantanamo. how did obama avoid this?
Simple: Dean, Pelosi and Reid.
Well…..I just threw up in the trash can….Oh well, being informed is important if sickening.
But you aren’t running for president — and neither is teh head of Carnegie. I think this shows that Obama is either really stupid or really arrogant because all associations come out in a presidential campaign. He could have smartly spoken out against Ayers’ unrepentant comments and gone on the record to say he passionately disagreed with him on the issue of violent revolution. Heaven knows he loves a chance to make a speech. He could have made a big deal about NOT attending a function at Ayers house. In my opinion, he is so narcissistic and cocky, he thinks he can play ball with anybody and not be considered part of the game. That’s what bugs me the most about him.
Look, I’m obviously not saying that Obama should have anything to do with Ayers or Dorhn. I’m just saying that noone is well-served by overemphasizing the extent or nature of the connection. It is nothing like Rezko or his pastor.
He has spoken out against Ayers and the Weather Underground, immediately and forcefully, but in my opinion not forcefully enough. Instead, he’s somewhat understandably emphasizing his distance from them and the issue, with his “I was only 8 when it happened” line.
His spokesman said: “Senator Obama strongly condemns the violent actions of the Weathermen group, as he does all acts of violence. But he was an eight-year-old child when Ayers and the Weathermen were active, and any attempt to connect Obama with events of almost forty years ago is ridiculous.”
The much-ballyhooed meeting at Ayers house happened in 1995, before Obama was elected to anything. He was being introduced by the current state senator from the district (who obviously didn’t have a problem with it) as her chosen successor. He wasn’t anywhere near running for president at the time, Ayers hadn’t published his stupid memoir or made those stupid NYT comments. Since then, they served on an eight-person charity board together, Ayers gave $200 to Obama’s reelection campaign, and they were on an academic panel together. That doesn’t even rise to the level of “hanging around with”, but (as I attempted to show in my earlier post) a reflection of Obama being the state senator from a small district and academic community where Ayers/Dorhn were accepted members of the community.
Again, I think the Obama campaign could do a better job emphasizing the “of course Obama loathes what the Weather Underground stands for” than the “what’s the deal here?” side of their statement. But I also agree with the “what’s the deal here”…
Tomchaps….It is the chain of associations which are increasingly mak