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Monday, November 17, 2008 12:00 AM

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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  • Monday, November 17, 2008 08:13 PM

    This is about how discredited the media is and how disgraceful this article by Walter Shapiro is.

    AJCalhoun said:

    “You actually listen to nuts like that when composing your desperate and foolish attempts to discredit, prematurely, the President-elect?”

    Actually I wish well to the President elect because of my own self interest. This is about how discredited the media is and how disgraceful this article by Walter Shapiro is.

    McCain, Palin, the Bushes, the Saudis et al have been discussed thoroughly by the media.

    Obama has not.

    Farrakhan is he not a friend of Wright? Is he not a friend of Pfleger? Has he ever endorsed Bush? McCain?

    So in endorsing Obama the following characters collide: Castro, Chavez, Amedinayad, Pfleger, Wright and Farrakhan calls him The Messiah and these endorsements were not and are not relevant for the liberal media.

    However the alleged friendship of the Bushes with the Saudis has been widely reported.

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