[sunmars]

So in reality its looking like Obama met Vera Baker through Ayers.

Was Rick Ayers, Vera Bakers girlfriend at Mills?

[livius]

Who is Rick Ayers?

[i_dont_chat]

Maybe this is a dumb question, but who is Rick Ayers?

[i_dont_chat]

I thought Vera Baker worked for or with Joe Biden in a campaign, and that’s how Biden got on the ticket. It’s not who you know — but WHAT you know. Or maybe WHO AND WHAT you know.

Don’t cha know!

[NetSurfer]

Uh, I thought Mills was an all-female school? Is/was Rick really Rikki or something? I’m lost.

[mass55th]

Article from 2006 with picture here:

Rick Ayers Bids Goodbye To Berkeley High School

[Rudder]

What is this post about? Who is Vera Baker? It seems this post is written for those who already know the story.

Even for a newbie, you should have some idea of how to post here, or are you looking for a ZOT?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Here is one of them. yearbook Anyone got $60 for a gamble?

[cookcounty]

Rick Ayers is an Adjunct Professor in Education at University of San ... He received his Masters in Education at Mills College (1997) and ..."

[smokingfrog]

Since Sunday, many web links to Vera Baker have been removed. Her personal website, and the website of her consulting company, Cape Caribbean, LLC, have been removed. This could simply mean that she does not want to be harassed.

The UK’s Daily Mail is running as story about a relationship Barack Obama had with an aide during his 2004 Senate campaign. Of course this is an MSM source, and it may or may not be true. Bloggers have named the person as Vera E Baker. If anything occurred, it would have happened four years ago. Vera Baker is now about 33.

According to FEC Senate campaign records Baker was paid under the job title National Finance Director for Obama’s campaign. However, Claire Serdiuk was usually listed as the campaign Finance Director. So Vera Baker’s position had a confusing job title, but that may mean nothing.

When Vera Baker’s consulting website was functioning, it stated, “Previously, she served as the National Finance Director on Senator Barack Obama’s 2004 Senate campaign. She also served as the Deputy Political Director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.”

Baker, who now lives mostly in Fort de France, Martinique, in the Caribbean, has denied any claims of a relationship, or that Michelle Obama expressed any issue with her. It would be a real shame if Vera Baker had no romantic involvement with Obama, but got pulled down into tawdry innuendo.

Democrats are claiming this is a smear campaign from the Republicans, but this story first surfaced near the end of the Hillary Clinton - Barack Obama race. At present, the primary sources for this story seem to be from Democrats.

(source: http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2008/10/16/open-thread-461/comment-page-4/)

[mabelkitty]

This is like reading Ted Casablancas from E!
What the hell are they saying? Vera Baker has two kids in the Caribbean, that I get; but the other?

C’mon. Out with it.

[kcvl]

Vera Baker

Rick Ayers (brother to TERRORIST Bill Ayers)

Rick Ayers has taught at Berkeley High School since 1995. He is cofounder and has been the lead teacher of Communication Arts and Sciences (CAS) since 1997.