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Of Ayers
October 8th, 2008Much has been said about Barack Obama’s association with William Ayers, a certified terrorist who in the 1960’s sought to blow up offices and employees of the U.S. government. Most speculation has been about Obama and his views on Ayers.
Obama claims he knew nothing about Ayers unsavory past despite having sat on boards of directors together and Ayers having made his own living room available to launch Obama’s initial campaign into politics. It is conceivable (though barely) that Obama was ignorant of Ayers’ violent past and revolutionary disgust for the U.S. Obama’s assertion is greatly diminished by the fact that there are no strangers in Chicago politics. Everyone advances through connections. A Chicago candidate doesn’t stand a Chinaman’s Chance of winning an office without connections.
What pundits and politicos have failed to articulate is that it is Ayers’ view of Obama that is important. Ayers gave his time, money and home to insert Obama into the political mainstream. Ayers wanted Obama to succeed. This says much about Obama because Ayers would not risk his Chicago political credibility on someone that wasn’t going to push Ayers’ agenda.
Ayers hates America, tried to violently overthrow it, and from all reports has not materially changed his attitude in 40 years. This means Ayers’ believes Obama will help achieve what Ayers and the Weathermen were unable to do with explosives.
Obama might not know Ayers … but Ayers knows Obama. Now we know the game in play.
