Obama: Palin 'terrorist' jab 'offensive'

upi ^ | Oct. 5, 2008 at 11:08 AM

[Red Steel]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A allegation by Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin that Barack Obama has ties with terrorists is "offensive," an Obama spokesman says.

Palin, governor of Alaska and running mate of Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain, Saturday accused Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois and McCain's Democratic opponent, of associating "with terrorists who targeted our own country."

It was an apparent reference to Obama's dealings with University of Illinois at Chicago Professor William Ayers, who in 1969 co-founded the militant anti-Vietnam War group Weather Underground.

Obama campaign spokesman Hari Sevugan told CNN Palin's comments were "offensive" and "not surprising" given the McCain campaign's statement that "they would be launching Swift Boat-like attacks in hopes of deflecting attention from the nation's economic ills."

CNN said its own investigation of Obama's links to Ayers found they were confined to the two men working together on a non-profit group to raise funds for a Chicago school improvement project and a charitable foundation, adding there was nothing to suggest anything inappropriate.

"What's clear is that John McCain and Sarah Palin would rather spend their time tearing down Barack Obama than laying out a plan to build up our economy," Sevugan told CNN.

[Mamzelle]

Huh—this is turning out to be more effective than I thought it would be.

[cp124]

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[South40]

I’m offended that the POS Obama is friends with America-haters like terrorists, Jeremiah Wright, Michele Obama, etc...

[teletech]

Hey Obama, WE are the ones who are offended! We don’t want a president palling around with terrorists!

[The Bronze Titan]

[palomonte]

“offensive” is the new code word for “racist”.

[FlingWingFlyer]

As an American, I find Barack HUSSEIN Obama “offensive.” I just prefer an American to be president. Obammie ain’t one of them.

[pray4liberty]

“Tearing down Barack Obama”??? With the treatment Gov. Palin’s been getting for the last month, that remark is the ultimate in cheek.

[Gil4]

...launching Swift Boat-like attacks

Translation: "How dare they tell the truth about me."

[CedarDave]

CNN said its own investigation of Obama's links to Ayers found they were confined to the two men working together on a non-profit group to raise funds for a Chicago school improvement project and a charitable foundation, adding there was nothing to suggest anything inappropriate.

My gosh! The information is out there in plain sight. CNN should merge with Soviet era Pravda. The Communist News Network is a more appropriate name for CNN.

[impeachedrapist]

It was an apparent reference to Obama's dealings with University of Illinois at Chicago Professor William Ayers, who in 1969 co-founded the militant anti-Vietnam War group Weather Underground.

It wasn't an apparent reference, UPI. Gov. Palin made it very clear which terrorist she was referring to.

Oh, and militant = terrorist

[bitterdfwrepub]

“CNN said its own investigation of Obama’s links to Ayers found they were confined to the two men working together on a non-profit group to raise funds for a Chicago school improvement project and a charitable foundation, adding there was nothing to suggest anything inappropriate.”

Did the Obama campaign buy knee-pads for Campbell Brown or did she have to pay for them herself?

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

So Barry doesn’t think Ayers and the Weather Underground were terrorists? Are black politicians now going to play the “offended” card? The “racist” one doesn’t seem to be working.

TC

[Natural Law]

"A allegation by Republican...."

Shouldn't it be "an" allegation?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

The best defense, is to be offensive.

[Brookhaven]

A nerve has been hit and the Obama campaign is flailing around throwing out everything they can think of in hopes that one thing sticks.

[bahblahbah]

Keep pushing...

bring up astroturfing
stop calling him a terrorist... call him a far-left wing radical and that obama endorsed his views... bring out more details... drip drip drip... use the media against itself...

[Non-Sequitur]

Obama: Palin 'terrorist' jab 'offensive'

Better call a whaaaambulance.