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Bill Ayers talks back

Sarah Palin called him a terrorist, Barack Obama called him an acquaintance. A Salon editor who knew Ayers back when talks to the ex-Weather Underground member turned Republican talking point.

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:31 AM

    And, it is now very obvious that nine out of ten librals...

    ..do NOT have a sense of humor.

    But, since you are all so right in your leftist disgust with the outgoing administration, perhaps you could pull up your socks and let us unwashed, non-librals know a thing or two:

    1. In a post 9/11 world, how could we possibly tolerate the Taliban-Al Queda redoubt in Afghanistan? Isn't it better now? Isn't it better especially for girls and women there?

    2. In a post 9/11 world, how could we possibly tolerate Saddam Hussein's continuing non compliance with UN resolutions? Isn't it better now? Remember the gassed Kurdish villages? The mass graves for Shias? The rape rooms for the female relatives of his enemies? The lopped off hands? Isn't it a good thing that thousands of AQ recruits have swarmed into Iraq, only to die there?

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