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Ayers and Obama crossed paths on boards, records show (CNN: Obama is a liar)
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Posted on 10/09/2008 5:49:45 PM PDT by Chet 99

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But the relationship between Obama and Ayers went deeper, ran longer and was more political than Obama -- and his surrogates -- have revealed, documents and interviews show.

A review of board minutes and records by CNN show Obama crossed paths repeatedly with Ayers at board meetings of the Annenberg Challenge Project.

The Annenberg Foundation gave the project a $50 million grant to match local private funds to improve schools, and Ayers fought to bring the grant to Chicago, according to participants and project records.

The project's organizing committee asked Obama to serve as the board chairman in 1995. Annenberg Project Executive Director Ken Rollings said Ayers was not a member of that ad hoc group when the decision was made.

For seven years, Ayers and Obama -- among many others -- worked on funding for education projects, including some projects advocated by Ayers.

"The specific job of the board of directors was to give out the money," said Stanley Kurtz, a conservative researcher for the Ethics and Public Policy Center and frequent Obama critic.

"Instead of giving money directly to schools, they gave money to what they call external partners and these partners were often pretty radical community organizer groups," said Kurtz, who also has been reviewing the Annenberg Challenge's recently released records.

The board, for example, gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to Bill Ayers' small schools project. The project promoted alternative education, including projects like the Peace School -- where the curriculum centered on a United Nations theme -- and another school where the focus was African-American studies.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2008; ayers; billayers; cnn; election; electionpresident; elections; liar; msm; nobama08; obama; obamatruthfile; radicalleft; terrorist; unrepentant
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To: Chet 99

I am betting that Obama met Ayers in 1981 in New York, while attending Columbia.


21 posted on 10/09/2008 6:11:35 PM PDT by Recon Dad (Marsoc Dad)
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To: Chet 99

Not when Bill and Hillary are in charge.


22 posted on 10/09/2008 6:12:11 PM PDT by CommieCutter (I'm voting for Sarah.......and that other guy.)
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To: tsmith130
I read this post this morning and called it the best article of the day. This Purdue Prof is really good, everyone should read it.

Wouldn't you like to put Obama on a lie detector.

23 posted on 10/09/2008 6:14:20 PM PDT by Recon Dad (Marsoc Dad)
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To: Recon Dad

I’m with you on that one.


24 posted on 10/09/2008 6:14:24 PM PDT by xmission (WHERE THE HELL IS JOHN GALT?)
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To: Chet 99

Maybe some in the press realize the huge mistake they made. It might be too late, but I saw a story on Drudge from a CBS reporter saying the Obama plane stinks (Obama -> typical of the low class leftwing base of the Democratic Party -> smelly and unwashed) and they treat the elite journalist poorly (poor baby, he is too white. Get used to it.).


25 posted on 10/09/2008 6:15:55 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (NOBAMA - it is for our future)
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To: CommieCutter
Look Barack Obama in 1995 had no Major accomplishment ( in the real world , maybe in the Ayers world) at 34 he was selected to head a 100 Million dollar program without personally having a relationship with Bill Ayers.

I didn't ride into town last night in a watermelon truck.

26 posted on 10/09/2008 6:17:01 PM PDT by scooby321 (Cai)
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To: Iron Munro

Maybe, they see that a government run press won’t need so many reporters and they are now waking up their own dire future?


27 posted on 10/09/2008 6:18:13 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (NOBAMA - it is for our future)
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To: Taggart_D

Actually, this is the clintoons working behind the scene.


28 posted on 10/09/2008 6:20:16 PM PDT by LakeLady (I was my mama's October surprise!!!! /Defeat Nobama /Bidet)
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To: Iron Munro
There has been a BIG, BIG change in their overall commentary in just the last week.

I noticed that as well however their bias panel covering the debates haven't gotten the memo yet. Begala/Carville should be banished for suggesting race riots and burning will occur O should lose.

29 posted on 10/09/2008 6:20:25 PM PDT by StarFan
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To: Chet 99

Now the question they need to ask is “Why did B. Hussein Obama try to hide his relationship with Ayers?”

A. He knew he was associating with a terrorist and didn’t
want to hurt his chances at getting elected.

B. He knew he was associating with a terrorist and didn’t want to hurt his chances at getting elected.

C. Both A and B.


30 posted on 10/09/2008 6:22:04 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: omega4179

They want not only Change and Hope, they want our money!


31 posted on 10/09/2008 6:26:24 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: Recon Dad
Wouldn't you like to put Obama on a lie detector.

I'd rather put him on a slow boat to China.

It is a fascinating article that I started this morning and just finished.

Especially interesting was the part where he described Ayer's short stint as a merchant seaman. He list all the 'nautical' terms that appear in both Ayer's book and Obama's. Understandable for Ayer's to use them in his book, but no reason that Obama would...had he written it himself.

32 posted on 10/09/2008 6:27:35 PM PDT by tsmith130
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To: umgud

Obama, the end is near.


33 posted on 10/09/2008 6:33:07 PM PDT by somebodynobodywants
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To: Chet 99

CNN calls Hussein Obama a liar. Surprise, surprise!


34 posted on 10/09/2008 6:38:30 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: Chet 99

Will this ever hit the airwaves or just sit out on an internet server?


35 posted on 10/09/2008 6:40:01 PM PDT by gotribe (The right pick!)
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To: tsmith130

Google Cashill


36 posted on 10/09/2008 6:45:44 PM PDT by StAntKnee (Why'dja say I was a community organizer? You know how I always wanted to pretend I was a soldier.)
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To: tsmith130

He’s just a guy from Obama’s hood, who coincidentally wrote one of his books.


37 posted on 10/09/2008 6:47:16 PM PDT by omega4179 (Capitalism 2008!)
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To: WestCoastGal; LucyT

To quote Cher........”and the beat goes on”......


38 posted on 10/09/2008 6:54:45 PM PDT by Rushmore Rocks
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To: gotribe

It aired on CNN Anderson’s Cooper 360.


39 posted on 10/09/2008 7:00:33 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: Boiling Pots
Too bad only 17 people watch CNN.

Yes, but 4 of those 17 are people we're trying to reach! :-)

40 posted on 10/09/2008 7:01:21 PM PDT by ConservChristian
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