Obama's career was NOT launched in Ayers' living room

[kskiska]

McCain misleading public in role Ayers played in Obama political career

Barack Obama continues to be attacked by John McCain and other Republicans for his relationship with Bill Ayers, the former terrorist turned respected Chicago educator. Obama served on civic boards with Ayers and Ayers held a coffee for Obama when Obama first ran for a state senate seat in 1995. McCain said he may bring up Ayers at the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night.

Obama said McCain--running ads featuring Ayers with Sarah Palin making him an issue on the stump--never said anything to his face. Ayers did not came up in the first two presidential debates. If McCain continues to insist that Obama launched his political career from Ayers' Hyde Park living room, he is misleading the public by overplaying the size and significance of Ayers' early support.

*Obama's campaign really was launched when he got the backing of then state Sen. Alice Palmer (D-Chicago), who wanted him to replace her as she was planning a run for Congress. Palmer's backing gave him entrée into local influential political circles.

Obama and Palmer would later have a falling out that continues to this day. Palmer changed her mind and decided to run for re-election after all. Obama got Palmer and his other rivals knocked off the ballot. Palmer ended up backing Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic primary bid.

*Obama's formal kick-off to announce his run for state senate was at the Hyde Park Ramada Inn on Sept. 19, 1995. Obama was introduced by Palmer in a room filled with supporters at the Ramada, fronting Lake Michigan on South Lake Shore Drive, a stroll from the Museum of Science and Industry.

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http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/ayers_alone_did_not_launch_oba.html

[rsmith6621]

1. But...But....Isn't The Ramada Inn a Haven For.......

......terrorist....:sarcasm: :banghead:

[mr1956]

2. Important story

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. perhaps everyone should write letters to the editors of the media on this fact?

[kansasblue]

4. Ayers was schedule to speak at Univ. of Nebraska in mid Nov.

Cancelled.

[LynnTheDem]

5. Anyone who truly bothered to check already knows this.

Even the US "media" has printed this fact.

But the rightwingnut noise machine and pundits will continue -knowingly- to lie and decieve their supporters.

As usual.



What does it say about a party that can't afford to simply tell the truth?