We have not tried to connect Obama with Bill Ayers and events that happened over 40 years ago.

We’re connecting him from the period Obama got involved in politics in the Chicago area from 1996 until 2005, when Obama says he quit texting and having phone conversations with Ayers.

We’re sorry for any confusion.

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Smear groups and now the McCain campaign are trying to connect Obama to acts Ayers committed 40 years ago – when Barack was just eight years old. Here’s what the New York Times reported on the connection (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/us/politics/04ayers.html)

But the two men do not appear to have been close. Nor has Mr. Obama ever expressed sympathy for the radical views and actions of Mr. Ayers, whom he has called “somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8.”

Barack has publicly denouncedAyers’ radical actions from the 1960′s (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/obamas_weatherman_connection.html):

Senator Obama strongly condemns the violent actions of the Weathermen group, as he does all acts of violence. But he was an eight-year-old child when Ayers and the Weathermen were active, and any attempt to connect Obama with events of almost forty years ago is ridiculous.

Providing information about the Obama-Ayers association a smear?

Citing the AP or NY Times gets no points.

“Senator Obama strongly condemns the actions of the Weatherman group…”?

Seems the strongest condemnation would have been not to accept the job Ayers hired him for (Chicago Annenberg Challenge), don’t announce your campaign from his home and don’t work with him for over six years dispensing money for him.

“Just a guy in my neighborhood”, “just one of thousands of people I know”, “crossed paths” (NY Times): all dishonest characterizations of a another Obama anti-American associate.

None of this likely matters to you PC, but there are others who may not no any better.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and comment.

Saying something over and over doesn’t make it true. Smear groups and now the McCain campaign are trying desperately to connect Obama to acts Ayers committed 40 years ago – when Barack was just eight years old. Here’s what the New York Times reported on the connection (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/us/politics/04ayers.html)

But the two men do not appear to have been close. Nor has Mr. Obama ever expressed sympathy for the radical views and actions of Mr. Ayers, whom he has called “somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8.”

Barack has publicly denounced Ayers’ radical actions from the 1960′s (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/obamas_weatherman_connection.html):

Senator Obama strongly condemns the violent actions of the Weathermen group, as he does all acts of violence. But he was an eight-year-old child when Ayers and the Weathermen were active, and any attempt to connect Obama with events of almost forty years ago is ridiculous.

Obviously the press is talking about it again because of McCain’s new round of attack ads. You are faulting them for reiterating the truth.

I saw your comment and checked the spam queue: it got caught in it. I’ve “de-spammed” it and it should now appear….

It happens from time-to-time to a lot of posters. Sorry for any inconvenience!

Suffice to say, they have NOT endorsed Palin. This lady was speaking only as a private citizen, not on behalf of the LA chapter.