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AP: Bill Ayers A 'Former' Radical
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| Mark Finkelstein
Posted on 02/23/2010 7:08:26 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
At age 51, Bill Ayers called himself a "radical" and a "communist." As recently as 2001, Ayers let himself be photographed for a magazine story trampling an American flag. But that's not good enough for the Associated Press. In an article today, AP describes Ayers as a "former radical."
AP's de-radicalization of Ayers appeared in an article about a forthcoming biography of Barack Obama, entitled The Bridge, by New Yorker editor David Remnick. Here's the line [emphasis added]:
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: associatedpress; barackobama; billayers; davidremnick
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AP whitewashes Obama mentor Bill Ayers. Ping to Today show list.
To: governsleastgovernsbest
“AP whitewashes Obama mentor Bill Ayers.”
Give them time, and the Marxist media will have Obambie
as the son of God.
Oh wait...I think they are doing that now.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:13:22 AM PST
by
AlexW
(Now in the Philippines . Happy not to be back in the USA for now.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
People tend to dump “journalists” in with used car salespeople. I went out used car shopping with my son and they seemed pretty honest and professional.
I imagine they are offended being lumped in with “journalists.”
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:14:42 AM PST
by
bwc2221
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Is that like a “Former Rapist” or “Former Murderer”?...................
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:14:52 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Education makes people easy to lead, difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Former radical... like michelle the wookie has a small a$$, he is a former... that bastard said just a year ago that he wished that he and his wife had done more in domestic terrorism.
LLS
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:17:08 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
radical -
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist. a person who advocates fundamental political, economic, and social reforms by direct and often uncompromising methods.
It is not that Ayers has moderated his political views that make him a former radical, but instead that the political left has joined him.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:24:53 AM PST
by
Between the Lines
(AreYouWhoYouSayYouAre? Esse Quam Videri - To Be, Rather Than To Seem)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Their point is that "radical" is a relative term. Now that we have a terrorist-loving socialist in our White House and nearly half of the country still supports that druggie and sees nothing wrong with socialism, it's hard to categorize a little bit of domestic terrorism and continued pride in those bombings as terribly radical. The New Yorker may be making the right call - this unrepentant anti-American terrorist is now mainstream, at least compared to their readers.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:27:27 AM PST
by
Pollster1
(Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
If it weren’t for the daily hit pieces on the Catholic church in the media, how would us non Catholics ever know that it was the Season of Lent?
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:29:18 AM PST
by
Between the Lines
(AreYouWhoYouSayYouAre? Esse Quam Videri - To Be, Rather Than To Seem)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
The waning power of propaganda enabling the POS domestic enemy. Thanks for watching and reporting, Mark.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:36:14 AM PST
by
PGalt
To: LibLieSlayer
that bastard said just a year ago that he wished that he and his wife had done more in domestic terrorism.
??????????
I wish he would have too, he would be in jail like he should have been the first time he was arrested
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:44:06 AM PST
by
South Dakota
(Drill baby, drill)
To: South Dakota
Yes... he is an enemy of us all.
LLS
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:45:03 AM PST
by
LibLieSlayer
(hussama will never be my president... NEVER!)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Now he is a free radical and a free range chicken. The solvent cage of the US could not contain him and his pecking order.
To: governsleastgovernsbest
OK he is a former radical.
ozero was his former student.
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