The other “nuance” is that ghost-writes do NOT get royalties... as he so glibly states he will share. He got paid cold cash, no doubt.
RE: “The other “nuance” is that ghost-writes do NOT get royalties... as he so glibly states he will share. He got paid cold cash, no doubt.”
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Yes, he got cash and it was EONS ago — I doubt there’a any paper trail........... Ayers can say whatever he wants and he loves messing with people. But I do believe he is telling the truth in saying he wrote the book — he knows how many believe it already; and he’s probably getting antsy being kept hidden away so much. They all do turn on each other eventually.
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But maybe Obama did not pay in cash and made the mistake of paying Ayers with several checks.
If someone could find some Obama checks with Ayers' name on them---or somehow examine Obama's past bank account to see if Obama has paid Ayers money in the past---then this question of who actually wrote Obama's book could get interesting.
Of course, someone could ask Obama's wife if Ayers wrote or helped Obama write his book.
Her answer could be very interesting indeed.
I also think that Obama's experienced editor and publisher know for sure if Obama received any help in writing his book, even if Obama did not come right out and tell them.
I would think that an experienced editor and publisher would know who wrote what, especially when a first time author claimed that he wrote a first book all by himself.
Someone should put pressure on the editor and publisher to publicly confirm that Ayers---or any other ghost writer---did or did not help Obama.