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Originally Posted by Kevin
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. . . .
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See, this is where you're losing me. How can he be influential (very or just plain influential) without shaping Obama's views (
i.e., exerting influence)?
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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.
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Apparently, neither were the Annenbergs or others associated with the Annenberg Foundation. Neither was former Illinois State Diana Nelson (R), who said "It was never a concern by any of us in the Chicago school reform movement that [Ayers] had led a fugitive life years earlier." (She added that fellow Republicans "might snort when they hear the name Bill Ayers, because they know he comes from a wealthy family, they know he became a radical activist early in his life . . . but beyond just snorting, I don't think anyone gives it another thought.")
Indeed, based on what I've seen and what Sen. Nelson says, no one was bothered about it before Hillary Clinton's campaign.