[okie01]

I don't think this is going to go anywhere though. It would be hard enough to prove that Ayers himself wrote the book. If the text is similar, it would be far more likely that they used the same ghostwriter.

There is a coincidental factor, though. Obama claims to have written the book in Bali, over a six-month time frame.

Who else was in Bali at the time?

[Vince Ferrer]

If he claims he was in Bali, then I doubt anyone else was there helping him write a book. The ghost writer was back in Chicago, and he was taking time off, but not being around anyone so that no one could see he wasn’t at a word processor all day. I don’t know the contents of the book, but if I was writing about my life in Chicago, I would be in Chicago writing it, in order to verify facts, and locations.

[buwaya]

They wouldn’t have had to be in Bali at all. Even if Obama was necessary for interviews/checking drafts, etc., it could have been done remotely. Bali has long-distance phone service and I believe DHL delivers.