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The fall out from the Jeremiah Wright issue is fading for the Obama campaign. However, Obama's connection to Weather Underground terrorist and former fugitive Billy Ayers is a bit more disturbing. Ayers and the Weather Underground declared open war on the US government. Ayers famously declared "Kill all the rich people. ... Bring the revolution home. Kill your parents." Ayers' wife and fellow Weatherman, Bernadine Dohrn reveled in the Manson murders saying "Dig it! First they killed those pigs, then they ate dinner in the same room with them. They even shoved a fork into the victim’s stomach! Wild!” Ayers participated in attacks against the New York City Police Department, the Pentagon and the Capitol Building. Jeremiah Wright may be a kook, despite what Baltimore County Delegate Emmett Burns says, at least he only threw rhetorical bombs. Ayers dealt with real bombs. Indeed, on September 11, 2001 no less Ayers was quoted saying, "I don't regret setting bombs... I feel we didn't do enough." Ayers and Dohrn are now respected academics in the field of education, naturally! As Jonah Golberg noted, "being a radical means never having to say you’re sorry.
Say what you will about Obama's connection with Ayers, I don't think it will amount to much politically. We don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of left wing Chicago politicians who probably made the ceremonial trip to the Ayers home to receive his blessing.
However, what is interesting here is the connection between Ayers and W. Mark Felt, otherwise known as Deep Throat, the formerly anonymous source who helped Woodward and Bernstein write the stories that led to the fall of Richard Nixon. Deep Throat is a hero to the left for his courageous feeding of information to the Washington Post reporters. However, before he revealed his identity W. Mark Felt was a reviled figure by the left. Felt was an FBI agent who authorized illegal break-ins "black bag operations," against the friends and families of Weather Underground members like Ayers and Dohrn. Felt was tried and convicted of violating their civil rights, but was later pardoned by Ronald Reagan.
Topics: Obama , Deep Throat , Weather Underground
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