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During Anderson Cooper’s show, CNN researchers concluded: “But the relationship between Obama and Ayers went much deeper, ran much longer, and was much more political than Obama said.”
As the CNN piece points out, claims that Bill Ayers is a ‘former radical’ are incorrect. He may not use force any longer, but he is still a radical. Only a few years ago he told the New York Times that he did not regret his past terrorist activities and that he believes he and his friends ’should have done more.’ Additionally, in April of 2008, Ayers published a blogposting in which he ranted against capitalism, describing it as a tool for oppression, thuggery and slavery.
“But the relationship between Obama and Ayers went much deeper, ran much longer, and was much more political than Obama said,” the CNN concluded about the relationship.
“One place where their paths repeatedly crossed according to a CNN review of board minutes and other records, was Chicago’s Annenberg Challenge project.” The report went on to say that “according to program participants and records Bill Ayers fought to bring the Annenberg grand to Chicago.” The Annenberg grand was “a $50 million grand” which would be used to “match locally raised funds to improve schools.”
Barack Obama was, CNN points out, “recruited as the chair” of Ayers’ organization that aimed to bring the Annenberg project to Chicago schools in order to ‘improve’ the system (more on the ‘improvements’ later). “For seven years, Bill Ayers and Obama, among many others, worked on funding for education projects including some experiments supported by Ayers.”
The piece was filed by Drew Griffin, for CNN’s Andersoon Cooper 360 show.
That was not all, CNN found. They also served “on the board” of a second organization, the Woods fund. “Among its recipients: Jeremiah Wright’s Trinity Church where Obama attended and a children and family justice center where Ayers’ wife worked.”
Lastly, “for Obama, the chairmanship of the $100 million Annenberg board helped volt him from southside Chicago lawyer to political player and that too has another connection to Bill Ayers.” In 1995, shortly after joining the Annenberg board, a female state senator appointed Barack Obama suddenly as her apparent political heir. “Where was that introduction made?” CNN wondered? Simple: “in the home of the 60s radicals Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn.”
Again, as CNN pointed out in the piece, the Obama campaign pretends it does not matter in any way. A spokesman for Obama told Drew, on CNN, it is bad journalism to delve into the Ayers-Obama connection, and serves no other purpose than destroying Obama’s image. Drew responded by saying that Palmer, the state senator, told him that she had not organized the meeting in which she was to appoint Obama as her political heir “in any way.” Rather, it was organized for her, on her behalf, one could say. Furthermore, a doctor (who attended the meeting) said “it was indeed Barack Obama’s political coming out party and it was hosted by Bill Ayers.'
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Obama is such a pandering liar it is unbelievable. He is spewing mis-information that he was instructed to spew by his puppetmasters that has been proven to be a lie numerous times. He really needs to retire to the mansion that he stole from the taxpayers with the help of Tony Rezko, not to the White House.
Obama will lie about health care the 850 Billion took care of his Health Care spiel.
McCain should hit him with and where is the money going to come from to pay for your plan.
He called him that one. Because he knows Obama is a fraud just like anyone who is honest enough to admit it.
I can't frigging even look at this. Obama is such a sleazy, lounge lizard like liar. He should be a casino greeter in Vegas. Not president.
Obama did associate with Mr. Ayers and had him in his home and no amount of damage control will change that.
Mr. Ayers is a card carrying terrorist, and no amount of damage control will change that either.
This could be a moment where he mans up, but I doubt that, don't you?
is a card carrying idiot and drug addict. The card he carries is the Joker, A valueless card in anyone's deck.
Obama wants to stop spending money on the war and use it at home. Democrats love to cut the military and spend the “peace dividend” but this idiot wants to do it when we’re not at peace. Let’s wipe out terrorism before you even start talking that BS.
Pretty stupid retort from and Ivy League educated redneck!
October 6, 2008 (Abridged)
Convicted political fixer, and Obama’s personal real estate fairy, Antoin “Tony” Rezko is talking, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which reports:
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to indefinitely postpone Tony Rezko’s sentencing on corruption charges — admitting for the first time they are undergoing discussions with the political fund-raiser.
In a motion filed today, Assistant U.S. Attorney Reid Schar asked a federal judge to strike the Oct. 28 date as prosecutors continue discussions with Rezko that could affect his sentence. Schar asked for a status hearing in the case for sometime in December.
The Associated Press adds:
The motion filed Monday afternoon signals the key fundraiser for Governor Rod Blagojevich and other Illinois politicians may be telling the government what he knows about corruption in state government.
It asks U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve to delay the sentencing indefinitely “while the parties engage in discussions that could affect their sentencing postures,” all but an acknowledgment that Rezko is talking.
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What a jokeOct 8th, 2008 - 01:45:18
McCain is so outdated it is unbelievable. He is spewing mis-information Caribou Barbi spewed forth the other night and was proven to be a lie numerous times. He really needs to retire to the Sedona Ranch, not to the White House.
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