Even if we can assume that Ayers was pulling Leary’s leg, a distinct possibility that she, herself, addressed in the blog, I cannot believe that members of “Team Obama” can be too pleased that Bill Ayers broke his silence even to joke about the subject. In doing so, he broke the “Code of Silence.”
Either she’s a very poor writer, or this conversation never took place. I expect both.
I believe the technical term is Omerta. :)