Posted on 04/30/2008 10:41:15 AM PDT by Sergeant Tim
As the association between Obama and Ayers came to light, it would have helped the senator a little if his friend had at least shown some remorse. But listen to Ayers interviewed in the New York Times on September 11, 2001, of all days: “I don’t regret setting bombs. I feel we didn’t do enough.” Translation: “We meant to kill that judge and his family, not just damage the porch.” When asked by the Times if he would do it all again, Ayers responded: “I don’t want to discount the possibility.”
At the conclusion of his 2001 Times interview, Ayers said of his upbringing and subsequent radicalization: “I was a child of privilege and I woke up to a world on fire.”
Funny thing, Bill: one night, so did I.
(Excerpt) Read more at city-journal.org ...
Note: My wife was born, raised, and lived just a few blocks from the Murtagh's house. They attended the same neighborhood church and her sister attended school with one of Murtagh children. She remembered it instantly this morning when I mentioned it and spoke with disdain of those who attacked that family (it was the talk of the neighborhood and my wife's father was then a NYC Police Officer).
Ping!
Search has been a little balky of late...
So I suppose in President Obama’s Cabinet Ayers will be Director of Homeland Security
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I actually searched FR before I posted this.
Search worked under “fire,” “night,” and “weathermen” (all separately).
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