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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I saw that on CNN last night, and yes, I continue to believe that it does not support saying Ayers was "a very influential figure in Obama's political life." That different from saying, say, that they had many political connections.
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Again, I'll admit that "very influential" is a very subjective term. My interpretation of the information I have has led me to believe that Ayers was an influential, if not very influential person on Obama's political career.
As to whether Ayers shaped Obamas views, I doubt that, but perhaps the adage about birds of a feather flocking together might at least be a reasonable interpretation on what's going on. At no point in Obama's career that any of us are aware of (the Presidential race excepted), has Obama repudiated any of Ayers [alleged] domestic terrorist history. Obama didn't seemed the least bit bothered that he was meeting his ends as a community organizer by conspiring with a known domestic terrorist.
Perhaps that doesn't bother you, but it bothers me.
On a side note, one of my father's high school/college/law school friends was an FBI agent who went undercover with the Weather Underground. Those were some crazy mother-effers.