Comments on: Beware The Man Behind Obama http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/10/08/beware-the-man-behind-obama/ Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cajunfit http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/10/08/beware-the-man-behind-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-74202 Cajunfit Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:30:24 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/10/08/beware-the-man-behind-obama/#comment-74202 Wasthington Post online just released another article titled "The Problems With The Ayers Attack". After reading it, and especially a few pages of the replies, you start to feel that this issue only really mattered months ago. Now is not the time to come out of the box with Palin and National Ads going after this. The connection is legitimate to raise an eyebrow for sure, but McCain's camp has dropped the ball on the message. Interestingly, I think the ACORN fraud charges/FBI investigation could have a bigger impact turning voters away from Obama. Wasthington Post online just released another article titled “The Problems With The Ayers Attack”. After reading it, and especially a few pages of the replies, you start to feel that this issue only really mattered months ago. Now is not the time to come out of the box with Palin and National Ads going after this.

The connection is legitimate to raise an eyebrow for sure, but McCain’s camp has dropped the ball on the message.

Interestingly, I think the ACORN fraud charges/FBI investigation could have a bigger impact turning voters away from Obama.

]]> By: George Shadroui http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/10/08/beware-the-man-behind-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-74182 George Shadroui Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:05:53 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/10/08/beware-the-man-behind-obama/#comment-74182 I am certain that Obama has no sympathy with Ayers'past terrorist acts. Nevertheless, Ayers is a radical of the most extreme kind whose desire to indoctrinate students, destroy capitalism and cavort with leftist tyrants is well documented. At the very least, he should be asked if he shares Ayers views on any of these issues -- of course not, he will respond. So you are on record, then, opposing the indoctrination of students by leftist radicals? yes. Okay, then do you support such groups getting any sort of federal support or aid? Of course not. Very well. We will hold you to this should you get elected. I think the association is fair game, certainly more relevant than most of the nonsense the Democrats have tried to dredge up on Sarah Palin, but I also think McCain and Palin have a responsibility to frame the issue the right way so that inflammatory accusations leveled by supporters or even over the top commentators are treated with disdain. Like or Obama or not on the issues, claims that he is sympathetic to terrorism are over the top and he has been clear in denouncing such acts. But the question of whether the ongoing perspective Ayers and others advocate shapes his policy views are totally in play and should be explored. I am certain that Obama has no sympathy with Ayers’past terrorist acts. Nevertheless, Ayers is a radical of the most extreme kind whose desire to indoctrinate students, destroy capitalism and cavort with leftist tyrants is well documented. At the very least, he should be asked if he shares Ayers views on any of these issues — of course not, he will respond. So you are on record, then, opposing the indoctrination of students by leftist radicals? yes. Okay, then do you support such groups getting any sort of federal support or aid? Of course not. Very well. We will hold you to this should you get elected.

I think the association is fair game, certainly more relevant than most of the nonsense the Democrats have tried to dredge up on Sarah Palin, but I also think McCain and Palin have a responsibility to frame the issue the right way so that inflammatory accusations leveled by supporters or even over the top commentators are treated with disdain. Like or Obama or not on the issues, claims that he is sympathetic to terrorism are over the top and he has been clear in denouncing such acts. But the question of whether the ongoing perspective Ayers and others advocate shapes his policy views are totally in play and should be explored.

]]> By: Ivan Ivanovich http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/10/08/beware-the-man-behind-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-74142 Ivan Ivanovich Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:50:35 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/10/08/beware-the-man-behind-obama/#comment-74142 Thank you for reminding me of a good book I read many years ago by Paul Theroux. Now that I have finished Gulag Archipelago and I've started on The Red Wheel I can appreciate your warning. Thank you for reminding me of a good book I read many years ago by Paul Theroux. Now that I have finished Gulag Archipelago and I’ve started on The Red Wheel I can appreciate your warning.

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