andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 10/14/2008
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I think Obama's relatively weak but nonetheless real interactions with William Ayers are a legitimate campaign issue. But Obama's best response, after telling the facts of the relationship, is to point out who else supported him . Republican machers Walter and Leonora Annenberg gave the former ...
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republicansforobama.org - 10/14/2008
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republicansforobama.org —
The more the McCain campaign tries to tie
Barack to William Ayers, the more ridiculous they look....
But hey-- at least the economy is doing well! After his stupid, youthful days with the Weather Underground organization, William Ayers became a ...
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William Ayers: Funded by Republicans
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The Moderate Voice —
... — and my current comments on the subject noted above — I agree with Mr. Sullivan that these issues are all appropriate to question, parse, and consider in the context of a campaign for elected office. But what continues to be inappropriate are the less-than-subtle suggestions that either issue makes the presidential candidate in question the de facto enabler of or equivalent to terrorists and purveyors of fraud. If every association made us the same as those with whom we associate — to any degree, at any point in our lives — ...
The End of the Road for the “Straight Talk Express”
The Moderate Voice —
... There is new information on the recent ties of John McCain and the Republican Party to Walter and Leonora Annenberg (who have funded Ayers and given money to Republican candidates including McCain) as well as ...
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