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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
I never said otherwise, did I? No, I didn't. Clearly, since I've read several of Horowitz's books written since his conversion, I am quite aware of his "repudiation of radical action." Also, since my college campus was impacted in 2001 because of his actions, I think I'm pretty familiar with his MO.
Anyway, back to the point at hand. I actually think the extreme right, in a period of weakness and desperation, is grabbing at whatever will shock Middle America. Like it did 6 or so months ago when Hillary's camp brought it up, this revival of the Ayers story isn't going to last long.
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No, I think your analysis is pretty solid on that topic, and I didn't mean to imply otherwise.
What was your point again? That some people would think Horowitz was okay just because he was conservative? As opposed to thinking he might be okay because he was never involved in the same level of stuff AND that he's disavowed the involvement he did have? I think I must have missed something here.
I think that the Ayers story has play beyond the far right, but maybe I'm wrong. The difference to me is that the media won't pick up the story the same way they would if it were about Palin or McCain. Case in point, most of the main stream coverage on the story focused on Palin's racism in making the connection, which I don't remember happening when Clinton brought it up.