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Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:25:45 +0000

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By: daveinboca

daveinboca — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:17:04 +0000

I once met Ayers and his quondam girl-friend Diana Oughton [she was gorgeous, he should have been in that Greenwich Village townhouse] during a flirtation with SDS in Ann Arbor. If Obama were serious about a national political career, he should not have been so naive as to associate & continue to associate with Ayers & Dohrn. What is the statute of limitations on a self-confessed terrorist who only regrets he didn't do more [ironically in an NYT article on 9/11/01]? This after the Obamas became friends with the Ayer household. Obama might say he was unaware of Ayers' felonious actions [thrown out of court by a leftist judge], but then he would appear naive.

I know the superior intellects of the MSM elites will dismiss this association, as well as that with Rev Wright, as "trivial," but it appears from the latest Gallup poll that Hillary has picked up momentum nationally and will be harder to discard by the superior intellects of the DNC & Dr. Dean.

A lot of people don't think associating with "former" terrorists who regret not having blown up more US installations is "trivial." Perhaps a majority of voting Americans will feel that way the first Tuesday in November.

And even a union official might have understood that in the general, HRC might have a better shot at the WH than Obama.

By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:52:48 +0000

pacatrue – While it may be true that a union head is not a member of the Clinton campaign, the broader concern is that Clinton has given her sanction to these sorts of attacks. From the question about the Weather Underground during Wednesday's debate:

“Well, I think that is a fair general statement, but I also believe that Senator Obama served on a board with Mr. Ayers for a period of time, the Woods Foundation, which was a paid directorship position. …So it is — I think it is, again, an issue that people will be asking about. And I have no doubt — I know Senator Obama's a good man and I respect him greatly, but I think that this is an issue that certainly the Republicans will be raising.”

Throughout the debate she had the opportunity to state that these lines of attack are inappropriate, but instead she gave her approval to them. Similarly, her current TV ads that are beating the “bitter” comments to death show a willingness to embrace these types of distractions. As a result, it seems fair to lay some blame on Senator Clinton when these attacks continue and are expanded on.

By: pacatrue

pacatrue — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:11:10 +0000

Well, I agree with the sentiment, but a high-ranking member of the Aerospace Workers union isn't particularly high in the Clinton campaign rankings. It seems like good evidence about the bitterness with which many supporters operate, but I can't blame Clinton too much for this. Or should I?

By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:14:28 +0000

Since the polls show that these attacks don't help Hillary, and may actually be hurting her, this strategy confuses me. Andrew Sullivan (who admittedly froths at the mouth every time Clinton's name is mentioned) has claimed it is a part of a strategy to ensure McCain beats Obama, opening up a chance for Hillary to run again in 2012, but that reeks a bit too much of conspiracy theories to seem likely.

As a result I'm left wondering what the goal of the attacks is. While Hillary may not be the most trustworthy person ever to take to the campaign trail, she's definitely one of the smarter ones to do so, so there has to be a reason behind the current strategy. If anyone has any idea what that might be I'd be interested in knowing.