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- tcbishop12, on 10/05/2008, -0/+1The McCain -Palin failin' campaign, desperate to smear Barack and try to build on their lies about his religion, insinuate that Barack Obama has a deep relationship with William Ayers. William Ayers was once a member of a radical group in the 1960s.
The Truth: Barack Obama lived in the same area of Chicago as Ayers, and Ayers has been a politically active member of that community for years. Considering that, it’s actually remarkable how little the two have to do with each other.
Early in Barack Obama’s career, he attended one reception in his honor at Ayers’s house.
They also were separately asked by a charitable organization - comprised of prominent Republicans and Democrats -- to serve on that organization’s board.
And that’s it.
There’s no friendship between the two, no relationship, no history of working together.
This whole manufactured issue was already hashed over in the primary, but the Republicans, desperate to change the subject from the state of the United States and the unpopularity of their policies, are trying to revive this discredited attack once again.
A shady Republican front group even ran ads trying to tie the 60s-era activities of Ayers to Al Qaeda today.
If you believe we should get beyond the battles of the 60s to meet the challenges of the 21st century, reject these tired attacks and spread the truth. Forward this message on!
http://www.truthfightsback.com/site/smear/253/
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