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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 09:02 PM

    Neocon Wing Nut ? sticks and stones....

    Walter_Map

    This wing nut just read Vets Under Siege published 2007 by Martin Schram.

    The only ones I know who brainwash students are people who talk to students in K-12 schools about their preferred candidate , their preferred propositions. Keep public education free from the influence of the Right and the Left.

    Teachers I know say Yes we can Yes we can...Others say Yes on Proposition 8-I say put a big wide piece of duct tape over their mouths. Let a kid learn grammar , math,history and problem solving and to DECIDE for themselves. Teachers have a huge influence over kids. Kids want to please their teachers, in any way they can, even agreeing as 10 12 year olds with Change- yes we can... Can what?? Teach them a preposition not a proposition.

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