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April 25, 2008 5:34 PM

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., continued to try and use the Weather Underground to rain on Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., telling conservative bloggers in a conference call today that Obama needs to repudiate William Ayers, apologize to Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., for comparing him to Ayers (as an example of a friend with whom Obama disagrees), and to apologize to the American people for his relationship with Ayers, "an unrepentant terrorist."

The presumptive GOP frontrunner expresses surprise that the media is making more out of Obama's relationship with Rev. Wright than his relationship with Ayers.

Town Hall, the American Spectator, Human Events, Commentary and others are up and running with the comments.

McCain -- unlike the husband of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., who commuted the jail sentences of two members of the Weather Underground -- seems eager to bring this subject up, as he did on This Week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday.

- jpt

UPDATE: Obama spox Bill Burton writes to say, "We want to take Senator McCain at his word that he wants to run a respectful campaign, but that is becoming increasingly difficult when he continually tries to use the politics of association and makes claims he knows not to be true to advance his campaign.  This type of politics of division and distraction, not only lead to a campaign not worthy of the American people, but also has failed to help our families for too long."

McCain spox Brian Rogers responds: "Senator Obama was introduced to the local political scene at the home of an unrepentant terrorist, William Ayers, with whom he has had a friendship for many years. Mr. Ayers was a leader of the Weather Underground, a terrorist group responsible for countless bombings against targets including the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon and numerous police stations, courthouses and banks. In recent years, Mr. Ayers has stated, 'I don't regret setting bombs . . . I feel we didn't do enough.' Then last week, Senator Obama went so far as to compare this unrepentant terrorist to Senator Tom Coburn, a physician who goes home to Oklahoma on the weekends and brings babies into life. Surely the American people agree that judgment matters in our next president. Senator Obama's long association with an unrepentant terrorist is an issue of judgment, and it will absolutely be an issue in this election."

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Hey Calli,

I'm sure you have not seen the interview!

Lets be responsible

You are being blinded by fear

Posted by: eli | Apr 26, 2008 9:59:37 PM

I'm sure that anyone suspicious, or who lives in Chicago, not matter what, whatever connection, even if it is parking his car close to someone suspicious, this someone's relashionship with be so magnified tha we couldn't even attempt to understand the truth. Look how the media portrayed Obama badly bacause of his pastor. See the interview at PBS with Bill Moyers, you will understand.

Posted by: eli | Apr 26, 2008 9:56:38 PM

lily writes:
"So what do we do with all these people then."

Just don't put 'em in the White House. The country might not be READY -- just a guess -- for a neo-Stalinist president who also claims to be "post-partisan". (Eight years of know-it-all totalitarianism from BushCo hasn't worked out all that well, has it?)

Posted by: Belle Starr | Apr 26, 2008 9:29:59 PM

I guess anyone who has ever been associated with Ayers should be shunned and hung out to dry. Maybe the University of Illinois should just be shut down. Oh, maybe that won't be enough for some people. So what do we do with all these people then.

Posted by: lily | Apr 26, 2008 7:37:32 PM

The relationship with Ayers is a lot serious than the one with Wright. Both shows bad judgment, though. So I am also surprised and pondered why the media is not making the case at all out of this while they talked little too much about Wright. The relationship with Wright to certain degree can be forgiven, but with Ayers? We shouldn't forgive!

Posted by: dragon | Apr 26, 2008 7:26:00 PM

It took Mccain 40 yrs to recognize Rev Martin Luther king and acknowledged that his vote against him was wrong. What a hipocrite. How can this man be called a man of honor? What about William Ayers?

Posted by: Churchill | Apr 26, 2008 7:10:25 PM

It took Mccain 40 yrs to recognize Rev Martin Luther king and acknowledged that his vote against him was wrong. What a hipocrite. How can this man be called a man of honor? What about William Ayers?

Posted by: Churchill | Apr 26, 2008 7:10:19 PM

It is so amazing what an ignorant society we live in. The politicians know this and they play on the ignirance of people.

William C. ("Bill") Ayers (born 1944) is a Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has worked on school reform in Chicago. He was a 1960s-era radical and a founder of the Weatherman group, which later became the Weather Underground.

Now, I hope you obama haters would ask all those who graduated from Bill Ayers class to return their certificates. I also suggest that their fees be refunded by The University of Chicago.
Also, they must be made to rufund any salaries they may have earned with their degrees.
If you think education is expensive, illiteracy and Ignorance are deadly.

Posted by: Churchill | Apr 26, 2008 6:11:26 PM

Wisdom how selve serving and condescending of you to think people are envious of Obama, now that's an elitist's attitude if I ever read one. Just the reason the other half of the democratic party won't drink the kool-aid. You Obamanites just don't get it do you? You come flamming on with your high and mighty rhetoric thinking everyone should be thinking just like you. Well guess what, look at the numbers you only have a mandate from HALF the electorate, not 60,70,80 or 90%,HALF! That means HALF don't agree with your candidate,sheesh! You people sound like he is running away with the popular vote and he is NOT. Wisdom what an oxymoron, without the oxy.

Posted by: Average Joe | Apr 26, 2008 5:42:53 PM

Wisdom, I, for one, don't hate Sen. Obama. I believe he is very charismatic and certainly a decent person. But I believe he is too inexperienced and that he has used poor judgement when it comes to the people with whom he has associated over the past 20 years. However, my main objection to Sen. Obama is based on his ideology. He (and Sen. Clinton) propose wealth redistribution, doing away with our ownership society and giving goverment more control over our lives. If his (or Sen. Clinton's) plans for womb-to-tomb health care are ever implemented, eventually private medical insurance will be eliminated and the federal government will take full control over our nation's health care system. Then the federal bureaucracy in charge of the health care system will mandate what we can or cannot eat and drink, as well as what products we can or cannot purchase all in the name of preventative health care.

Posted by: James Danley | Apr 26, 2008 5:41:08 PM

It is your patriotic duty to question the people who want to lead our great nation, not follow blindly like they are some rock star and you are some groupie.

Hitler lead while his followers went along blindly.


"Those who fail to learn history's lessons are destined to repeat its mistakes"

Posted by: Mel | Apr 26, 2008 5:35:50 PM

Whoever has the most delegates will win the nomination. So it's really up to the superdelegates at this point

Posted by: erin | Apr 26, 2008 5:29:20 PM

wisdom
and so are your words
it is so interesting to me how obama supporters cannot talk about the issues of this election.
because they do not know what the real issues are.
I wish obama would stop preaching to you all and start telling you exactly what he is going to do for you.

a vote for obama or mccain
is a vote to have a welfare, and soup line coming soon near you.
if you want healthcare for all
and affordable college and this economy back on track vote for Sen. Clinton.

Posted by: jgaw | Apr 26, 2008 5:24:56 PM

jgaw:

vote for whoever you want to......

once again, your words are void of substance...

Posted by: Wisdom | Apr 26, 2008 5:20:36 PM

Senator Barack Obama may not have the experience of a governor or someone who has been a U.S. senator for mulitiple terms.....And no, he did not reach the rank of general in the U.S. Army, Marine, etc...etc.....

But, he does not need to be a governor to be president.....There are plenty of governors he can draw from...He does not have to be a general to be president, he will have military advisors....

The presidency is not a one man show.....Anyone who tries to do this job without seeking out others may get stuck in another type of Vietnam and Iraq.......dumb wars...

So, senator Obama is well qualified to be president....In fact, some of you may also potentially have what it takes......So, stay in school, do your job well, and do whatever else you are led to do.....You'll get help along the way......Only one person can be president at a time....and the time is right for Obama in 08.....

Posted by: Wisdom | Apr 26, 2008 5:18:30 PM

Mel:

folks like you amaze me......He is touched, and so are others through his message of hope, change, and unity....

You just can't seem to get it, huh?

Posted by: Wisdom | Apr 26, 2008 5:10:05 PM

Wisdom,

Inspired is one thing.

Fanatical is a WHOLE other story.

Obama is not the one I would consider "touched".

Posted by: Mel | Apr 26, 2008 5:07:23 PM

I think so may folks out there are envious of senator Obama.....Remember, what he has is God given.......Please stop hating the man because so many people are drawn to his message of change and his charisma and personality.....He is intelligent, capable and smart. It would nice to have a president who is so well spoken and smart.....Now, I do enjoy seeing presient Bush dancing with indigenous "people groups" from different areas of the world....but, that's not enough!!!

Senator Obama will bring prestige and value to the office of president......I just believe there are so many envious folks that they can't seem to help themselves.....

I guess you folks who are so envious can only imagine what it would feel like to have so many people show up at a meeting where you are speaking, right?

Stop being envious and spewing out your hateful words and go do whatever God has called you to do....

Posted by: Wisdom | Apr 26, 2008 5:02:36 PM

Mel:

stop giving yourself away with that silly, worn-out "kool-aid" cliche.....please

Posted by: Wisdom | Apr 26, 2008 4:53:33 PM

Belle Starr:

anything else?

Posted by: Wisdom | Apr 26, 2008 4:50:58 PM

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