Clearing the Ayers - Gail Collins, NYT

[steve2470]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/opinion/09collins.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin

John McCain traces the rancorous tone of the presidential campaign back to last summer when he invited Barack Obama to have lots and lots of town-hall meetings with him all around the country. When Obama turned him down, obviously McCain had no choice but to start depicting his opponent as a terrorist-loving advocate of talking dirty to kindergarteners.

Finally this week, the two men did meet in a town-hall showdown, which turned out to be like all other debates, except with much less excitement and much more pacing around. It seems unlikely that many people switched off their TV sets and said: “Gee, I could sit through a dozen of these.”

McCain may feel compelled to go back to his guilt-by-association theme. And this has me feeling very guilty about my associates.

The McCain folks have been obsessed with William Ayers, a neighbor of Obama’s who is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Back in the 1960s, Ayers and his wife, Bernardine Dohrn, were leaders of the Weather Underground, an antiwar group whose penchant for violence was exceeded only by its haplessness. Ayers has since become an education expert and was named Chicago’s Citizen of the Year in 1997. He gave Obama a house party when Obama was running for the State Senate.

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[FrenchieCat]

1. Everyone in the media needs to really put this stupid story to bed....

They are looking just as ridiculous as they did when the cheerleaded us into war.

[No Elephants]

2. So, the worst they have on Obama is sitting on the boards of charities concerned with

educating kids, going to a church with an old time pastor and registering voters? How can any American vote for a man with the stench of democracy and good deeds all over him? Why, why, they must be Democrats, dagnabit!

[blue-kite]

3. Maybe the tactic from Obama side is just to let this run...

Its too early to have a final outcome. People will remember the real issues come the day.
I don't know about you but I'm even bored arguing against it... its all so tedious.
I think many independents are bored with it is well.
Cheers
BK