Annenberg Papers: Putting On Ayers?

INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY ^ | August 27, 2008 4:20 PM PT | Editorial

[balls]

Election '08: The Obama camp tries to suppress a campaign ad and university archives linking the candidate to a '60s terrorist who hosted his first campaign fundraiser. Is he being "swiftboated," or is this a cover-up?

When Obama's association with William Ayers was raised at a Democratic debate this year, Obama replied: "This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood. . . . He's not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis."

[balls]

This is a must read/hear. It has a link to a podcast if you want to listen to it.

[marron]

There are several points embedded in the whole Ayres story. One is that he has been caught in another lie. Another is what he does to people who ask questions he doesn’t want to answer; he stone-walls, then he sends his mobs after them and asks Justice to prosecute them.

It won’t get any better after he is elected, and Justice and IRS answer to him.

[Right Wing Assault]

"This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood. . . . He's not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis."

Ranks right up there with, "I did not have relations with that woman."

[ken21]

grants like this are usually

full employment and better

for socialists.

[capydick]

The only thing needing investigating is why Obama is trying so hard to hide his past.

No worries - I'm sure Chris Matthews and the rest of our responsible media will right on top of this. As soon as they are done looking into 22 year old DUI convictions.

[Roccus]

"This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood.

....and my wife just happened to work at the same law firm as his wife....at the same time.....

[Tublecane]

Why can’t Obama have the courage of his convictions and say he’s a socialist? I mean, we can all tell he is by his policy proposals. But why can’t he mouth the words? What is he afraid of?

Oh, right, know one would elect him if they knew what his life has been building towards.

[LegalEagle61]

he won’t be elected, not if we can help it

[Red in Blue PA]

The media will be on this after they are done looking for expired fishing licenses.

[XavierLarry]

I agree it is a must read. And it was. Last week. No offense intended but it’s a little stale. I’m looking forward to hearing from Mr. Kurtz when he finishes his review.

[ETL]

The Center for Public Intellectuals & The University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC)
April 19th-20th, 2002, Conference
[Participants include: William/Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, Sen Barack Obama]

April 19th-20th, 2002
Chicago Illini Union
828 S. Wolcott

This conference is part of the Center's mission of helping to create a more engaged civil society, working towards social change, fostering coalitions between theorists and activists, and combating anti-intellectualism in contemporary culture. It will be both a celebration of ideas and a rigorous examination of the roles and responsibilities that intellectuals play in society.

I. Why Do Ideas Matter? (a keynote panel)

We introduce the “meta” theme of the conference by hearing “success stories” from diverse voices discussing their experiences intervening intellectually.

Timuel Black, Chicago activist; Prof. Emeritus, City Colleges of Chicago
Lonnie Bunch, President, Chicago Historical Society
Bernardine Dohrn, Northwestern University Law School, Children and Family Justice Center
Gerald Graff, UIC, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Richard Rorty, Stanford University, Philosophy

III. Lunch and Public Encounters

Alternative breakout tours led by Chicago activists. Tours of Bronzeville and other communities, and visits to organizations that are working on partnering theorists with activists.

IV. Intellectuals in Times of Crisis
Experiences and applications of intellectual work in urgent situations.

William Ayers, UIC, College of Education; author of Fugitive Days
Douglass Cassel, Northwestern University, Center for International Human Rights
Cathy Cohen, University of Chicago, Political Science
Salim Muwakkil, Chicago Tribune; In These Times
Barack Obama, Illinois State Senator
Barbara Ransby, UIC, African-American Studies (moderator)

The Center for Public Intellectuals
University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC):
http://www.uic.edu/classes/las/las400/conferencealt.htm

________________________________________________________

Voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA [Maoist]
Revolution #63, October 1, 2006
Interview with Bill Ayers:
On Progressive Education, Critical Thinking and the Cowardice of Some in Dangerous Times
http://rwor.org/a/063/ayers-en.html

[realcleanguy]

“This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood. . . . He’s not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a regular basis.”

LOL, He’s your friend, you were on committees together, and he served on your state senate campaign.

[balls]

agree it is a must read. And it was. Last week. No offense intended but it’s a little stale. I’m looking forward to hearing from Mr. Kurtz when he finishes his review.

I did a search and can't find a previous post. It's just as important now as it was last week.

[Mensius]

Mr. Kurtz when he finishes his review.

When and how did he get access?

Thanks

[petercooper]

bttt

[cookcounty]

Obama the CAC didn’t exchange ideas with Ayers, while they were spending $100 million+ on a failed project. Maybe that’s why they failed?

Either way, Obama looks like a gullible careless idiot, which is why the MSM has received their orders from David Axelrod to do the suck-up thing and just walk on by.

[Travis McGee]

I hope that somewhere in those files are picturs of BO and BA together, gripping and grinning.

[Roccus]

When and how did he get access?

The Daley Library finally released the papers on 8/26/08. Of course there was plenty of time for them to be Bergerized.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Thank you for update.

It was new to me: particularly the 2002 conference Obama shared with Ayers AND Dohrn, paid for by your friendly neighborhood the taxpayers of the US.. (er, local community organizer groups).

[balls]

I just read the article you referenced. Ayers’ views on public school education are identical to those being espoused by BHO, only, unlike Ayers, he doesn’t come right out and say he is a good communist. This is really scary.