Bill Ayers: Obama Presidency Gets ‘Failing Grade,’ He Should Be Tried For ‘War Crimes’

[Cali_Democrat]

Bill Ayers believes President Obama gets a “failing grade” for his presidency, and should be tried for “war crimes,” along with all living presidents who have engaged in acts of “terrorism” abroad.

Sitting down for an episode of RealClearPolitics’ “Morning Commute,” Ayers told host Charlie Stone that, on policy, Obama receives a “failing grade” along with the “F-minuses” he’s given previous presidents like George W. Bush and Richard Nixon.

“I don’t think he’s let anybody down,” Ayers added, pointing to how during the 2008 presidential campaign then-Senator Obama consistently declared himself to be a “middle-of-the-road, pragmatic politician.” Ayers also described his favorable opinion of Obama’s personality and the fact that he is “interested” and spends a lot of time reading.

Stone pointed out that Ayers views presidents like Lyndon B. Johnson, Nixon, and Bush “with disdain” for their “terrorist” actions, and then asked whether Obama is on that same level for his executive use of drone strikes abroad.

“Of course,” Ayers replied.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/bill-ayers-obama-presidency-gets-failing-grade-he-should-be-tried-for-war-crimes/

[Politicalboi]

1. Who cares what this asshole says

If we ever have a round up he should be FIRST on the list.

[LWolf]

8. Maybe the people that attended the

"meet the candidate" fundraiser event he hosted for Obama in 1995.

[HiPointDem]

29. yeah, funny that ayers helped get obama elected. funny that ayers left his 'terrorist' past

behind (after wrecking the most effective anti-war student organization in the country) & walked into a decently paid prestigious job too. son of commonwealth edison ceo.

meanwhile, some of his compatriots still rot in jail.

[Comrade Grumpy]

12. Well, at least we know who to appoint Stasi chief now.

[pscot]

15. Spoken like a Reagan Democrat

[Buzz Clik]

2. Do you agree with Ayers?

[Cali_Democrat]

10. I do not think Obama gets a failing grade and I do not think he should be tried for war crimes. n/t

[Buzz Clik]

18. Many people assume...

... that when an article is posted without comment, the author of the post endorses the article.

[Cali_Democrat]

19. Assumptions are the mother of all....

[Buzz Clik]

20. I guess that's why I asked.

[Cali_Democrat]

21. NP. I'm more than happy to clarify.

[Little Star]

3. Guess Obama won't be paling around with him any more. n/t

[HeroInAHalfShell]

6. My thoughts exactly!

[uponit7771]

4. dems eat their own....

[jehop61]

5. BILL WHO?

[allin99]

7. says the terrorist.

[bullwinkle428]

9. Surely this will be Hannity's lead story tonight.

[Puzzledtraveller]

11. LOL

Yep, he's totally obsessed with Ayers.

[premium]

13. Coming from him,

this is laughable.
Pres. Obama is not a war criminal and I still support him, I may disagree with some of his policies, but I still overall support him.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

14. Guess who's not going to be "palling around" with Bill Ayers any time soon (nt)

[treestar]

16. Right Wing Melt Down About to Commence

This is the guy who influenced Obama so much it explains why Obama is a commie.

[Initech]

17. So by his "logic", or complete lack thereof:

Obama should be tried for war crimes, despite that none were committed on his watch, when the real crime was that he ended the 10 year war for profit that should have ended 6 fucking years ago?

[former9thward]

22. He ended the Afghan war?

First I've heard about it.

[Initech]

24. I meant Iraq.

[former9thward]

25. I know you did.

Just being sarcastic. But the Afghan war is every much a war for profit. Our mission accomplished was at the end of 2001 when the Taliban were driven from power. We should have left then.

[Wait Wut]

23. Ugh.

I found out a couple or so years ago he's a distant cousin. Along with some other questionable and infamous relatives, he can go fuck himself. How does one commit acts of terrorism and then whine about war crimes?

Let's talk about failures, shall we, cous'?

[graham4anything]

26. I would love Bill Ayers to have been picked for SCOTUS to be on the court that decided 2000

the interesting thing about Bill Ayers is, the same people who didn't like Obama back then, don't like him now just shifting their talking points

I always liked Bill Ayers and don't jump ship because of a conversation he had.

Like sure, ya, the people putting Obama down would want Ayers on the US Supreme Court.

like ya, that's the ticket.

But I would

and note-Ayers likes Obama and says it right there.

SO really folks, nuance it please.

[liberal N proud]

27. When will bu$h and Cheney be checking themselves into prison?

The only wars we are fighting are the ones his boys bush and cheney got us into.

[SamKnause]

28. Bill

I agree wholeheartedly !!!!

I wish we would apologize to every country that we have invaded, occupied and droned.

I wish we would apologize to the countries where we overthrew their duly elected governments.

I wish we would close our bases around the world.

Bring our troops homes.

Give them decent paying jobs rebuilding this crumbling country.

Get our idling manufacturing base humming at full speed turning out single family wind turbines and single family solar systems.

Plant hemp from north to south and east to west.

Legalize cannabis.

Reboot our educational system.

Pay people who perform manual labor, service labor, repetitive motion, assembly line tasks, etc. People who work with their hands. People who build and create. People who sweat from a hard days labor deserve good pay and respect.

Our priorities are misplaced.

We value people who move money from point A to point B.

We don't value the people who built everything that enabled the money movers to do their jobs.

Crack down on crime in this country, real crime.

Go after Wall Street, go after the crooked politicians, go after the corrupt abusive police gangs, go after the corrupt judges and district attorney's, go after the corporations that are breaking the law, go after corporations that are abusing their work forces, go after the drug companies and hospitals that are robbing us blind, go after the corrupt prison system. GO AFTER THE REAL CRIMINALS WITH A VENGENCE !!!! Double their penalties to set an example that the era of CORRUPTION and GREED is OVER !!!! For those whose crimes were theft; confiscate all their ill gotten gains. A man can have his home taken away for growing an herb, but you can crash the global economy and get a raise and bonus. Does anyone think this is sane ? I can't be the only one who thinks this way.

Reverse the destructive laws that have been passed in this country;

NAFTA
CAFTA
All Free Trade agreements
Repeal the Patriot Act
Retire Homeland Security
Reinstate Glass Steagall and pass new stricter legislation
Start reining in the power of corporations; corporations are not people, they never have been, they never will be. Just because a court ruled they are is just insane.

The possibilities are endless at what could be accomplished. Things that benefit the people, the planet, not a select few that have taken nearly the entire pie.

That's my dream for this country,

But alas, it is only a dream.

[BeyondGeography]

30. The best summary of the Weathermen ever

This is still you, Bill (RIP Fred Hampton):

[struggle4progress]

31. RealClearPolitics is a rightwing site, which suggests that Ayers is politically clueless