Posted on 04/16/2008 6:41:18 PM PDT by kristinn
In tonight's Democratic presidential debate between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on ABC TV, former Clinton staffer George Stephanopoulos asked Obama about his association with the former Weather Underground terrorist, Bill Ayers.
Stephanopoulos noted that Obama had attended a 1995 political meeting (which kick-started Obama's political career) at Ayers' home and that his campaign had said their relationship was 'friendly.'
Obama complained that he was being held accountable for the actions of a man that occured "40 years ago when I was 8 years old" and said that Ayers was now a university professor.
Besides his participation in waging war on the United States in the late Sixties and early Seventies by setting off bombs at the Capitol and Pentagon (among several dozen bombings,) Ayers was quoted in the New York Times on Sept. 11, 2001 as saying that he did not regret the bombings and wishes he had done more.
Clinton mentioned that Obama also served on a board with Ayers for three years.
The actions of Ayers and his unrepetenence should make any patriotic American flee from any association with him. Yet Obama wants us to believe that he should not be judged by his friends and political associates.
The question that should be asked of Obama to get to the heart of what his standards are is this:
Sen. Obama, would you have the same relationship with Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers if he were instead an unrepentent Klansman who just a few years ago said he doesn't regret lynching Blacks and wishes he could have lynched more?
“The fact is that I’m also friendly with Tom Coburn, one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States Senate, who during his campaign once said that it might be appropriate to apply the death penalty to those who carried about abortions. Do I need to apologize for Mr. Coburn’s statements?”
He still is
Keep in mind the relationship is one where they exchange ideas, ....but not on a regular basis.
If I were Hillary, I wouldn’t get in too deep with the Bill Ayers controversy. Wasn’t it her husband who pardonned him in the final days of his term? Whoops!
AM bump.
This one can’t be allowed to wither away and die.
I just heard the Ayers question segment on Hannity. I sure wish I had seen it. Does anyone have a video link to that clip of the debate? Could not find it right off on youtube.
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