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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.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 07:07 AM

    If only I could imagine my republican friends being able to think for themselves, instead of regurgitating the campaign propaganda they were lapping up;

    then I would feel encouraged to send them this article so they could be informed about the real meaning of what they were saying. It's so ironic that these people can talk down to us while casting a shadow of evil that harkens back to the Nazis. Does humanity always have to carry these currents pride and hatred?

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