Now if someone can just read to her… Ex-radical Ayers distances himself from Obama By DON BABWIN, Associated Press Writer Don Babwin, Associated Press Writer 19 mins ago CHICAGO – Vietnam-era radical Bill Ayers said Friday he doesn’t know President-elect Barack Obama any better than “thousands of other Chicagoans” and the two never talked about Ayers’ anti-war activities. In a television interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the college professor disputed the contention that in the new afterword of a paperback edition of his 2001 memoir “Fugitive Days” he describes he and Obama as “family friends.” “I’m describing there how the blogosphere characterized the relationship,” Ayers said. “I would really say that we knew each other in a professional way, again on the same level as say thousands of other people.” Ayers, an education professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, helped found the radical group the Weathermen that carried out bombings at the Pentagon and the Capitol. His name came up repeatedly in Republican Sen. John McCain’s campaign, with McCain wondering about the closeness of the relationship. McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, talked about how Obama would “pall around with terrorists.” In fact, Ayers said he didn’t even know Obama when he hosted a coffee early in Obama’s political career at Ayers’ home in the Chicago neighborhood where the two live. Ayers added that he agreed to have the meet-the-candidate event after a state senator asked him to. “I think he was probably in 20 homes that day as far as I know,” he said. “But that was the first time I really met him.” Ayers and Obama also served together on a Chicago school reform board and a foundation board, but their discussions were limited to the issues before those boards. “The truth is we came together in Chicago in a civic community around issues of school improvement, around issues of fighting for the rights of poor neighborhoods to have jobs, housing and so forth,” Ayers said. Ayers said his name was brought up in the campaign as “this character that was created in this election” to make people fear Obama, but that the election showed the nation rejected what he saw as a tactic. Ayers also defended his own actions during the Vietnam war. “Let’s remember that what you call a violent past that was at a time when thousands of people were being murdered by our government every month, and those of us who fought to end the war were actually on the right side,” he said. “I never hurt or killed anyone,” he said. Maybe we can finally move forward!

He failed to disclose info that is documented on a few of the individuals that he had planned on killing. And as for all those who jumped on the bandwagon with foolish folly in criminalizing Sarah over something she didn’t do, need to buck up and apologize….But I have a feeling that won’t happen,LOL.

I think the media has a lot of apologizing to do to Gov. Palin. It is too bad the media is concentrating on her clothes instead of her reputation as a fighter against corruption, an expert on energy, and a voice for modern American women balancing work and family.

And there you go….another example of why McCain did not win. Look at who was handling his campaign. I consider myself to be VERY informed in terms of politics and especially in regard to the presidential campaign. I can not think of any media outlet, commentator or even inconsequential blogger that blamed Sarah Palin specifically for the purchase of the clothing. To my knowledge, everyone was placing the blame squarely on the shoulders of the RNC and in doing so, questioned their judgment (or lack there of) given the contradiction in image they were attempting to push as it relates to Palin’s persona. If she had come on the scene with a polished, sophisticated, clothes mean everything to me type of persona, the fact that the RNC spent that amount of money on her and her family (in my opinion) would have been a “so what” event. But the fact that they were painting her as a Walmart, soccer mom who shops at thrift shops and rarely spends money on herself, to go out and lavish $150,000 on clothes…..what did they expect to happen? Rick Davis and everyone else associated with McCain’s failed campaign needs to get on with their lives and just zip it!

Elaine Al Meqdad is truthful, “…as for all those who jumped on the bandwagon with foolish folly in criminalizing Sarah over something she didn’t do, need to buck up and apologize….” Julie Smith is truthful, “I think the media has a lot of apologizing to do to Gov. Palin.” I will be equally truthful. There is more than a need for the many of our American mainstream media to apologize to Palin, there is an expectation on my part for those of our mainstream media to apologize to America then resign their positions within our media industry. As Elaine writes, this “won’t happen.” Our American mainstream media is no longer interested in performing a service for America through factual unbiased reporting to help Americans become well informed. Today, our mainstream media is only interested in boosting audience ratings, most often, through sensationalism and gossip. This is intellectually insulting. Our mainstream media views all Americans as gullible gits whose only interest is learning of dirty laundry. Our media views us as mindless cattle to be trained to buy whatever story is being spun and, more important, to buy their advertisers’ products. Look at all this gossip reporting about Sarah Palin. Our media, CBS, NBC, ABC, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, on and on, our mainstream media had Palin doing “things” she never did. “NEWS FLASH: Palin Spotted In Tiffanys Buying Diamond Encrusted Breast Pump For Her Whoring Pregnant Daughter With Tax Payer Money!” This type of deceit is not limited to just Palin nor politics. This type of deceit is widespread and is found in all news topics. Written before here and elsewhere, these days I turn to foreign news sources for higher quality and more truthful news reporting. Most ironic I find our traditional “enemies” to be a more reliable source of objective truth. These days I actually turn to Al Jazeera and Russian news sources to determine if what I am reading and hearing from our American mainstream media is truth, or media hype. However, the best source of truth comes from our small town newspapers and small town radio stations. Part of my parsing of news sources is to first spot tags, CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX and big name newspapers and magazines, such as the New York Times along with Time, Newsweek and The Hill. I skip over those and go right straight to little known, little town new sources, which I know can be more trusted to be truthful. Yeah, I am third in line to call for an apology from our mainstream media to Palin, and an apology to all Americans for assuming us to be gullible gits, but this “won’t happen.” I am first in line to shout at our mainstream media, “You’re Fired!” Okpulot Taha Choctaw Nation

Here is a prime example of our American mainstream media simply lying to America. Our friend up there, Tee Zee, quotes the Associated Press on Bill Ayers. This is the same Associated Press who declared Sarah Palin a racist because Palin referred to Obama as being a “socialist.” Clear on this? Should you use our word “socialist” when discussing Obama, the Associated Press will declare you a racist. Huh? So, the Associated Press spins this big story there is nothing to this Bill Ayers connection to Obama. AP spins Ayers as a truth speaking political activist who would not even step on a kitchen cockroach. Not a single mention by AP this Bill Ayers is directly contradicting his own words of record and directly contradicting his actions of record. With only a few minutes of casual research, you will discover Ayers is directly contradicting his past words. Go on, research a bit. You will discover Ayers is lying through his teeth. All of this is a matter of historical record which can independently verified by any person. No need to take my word for this. I invite you to assume me a liar then perform a bit of research to compare Ayers’ previous words with Ayers’ current words. Go on, research and discover your own truth. AP labels Palin a racist for her labeling Obama a socialist. Now AP is spinning Ayers to be an American hero, contradicting Palin’s words about Ayers. Associated Press, alleged to be one of the most reliable and truthful news sources. Reality is Associated Press is one of the most unreliable and most deceitful of news sources. Obama is a socialist. OH NO! I am a racist! Huh? Why is this Americans believe everything they read? Okpulot Taha Choctaw Nation