Biden / Palin VP Debate, Oct 2nd @ 9PM EST

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

True, but some nuts are more validly associated with the candidates. While you can't possibly say Anne Coulter, for example has anything to do with McCain, you can definitely say that Bill Ayers at least appears to be a very influential figure in Obama's political life.

No, Kevin, you can't definitely say that, at least not with any credibility. That's not what any of the reports I've seen suggest. I've served on boards and been in the homes of many people over the years, and been supported by some of them on one thing or another, without them being "very influential figures" in my life. Some of them I could barely tolerate, but sometimes you work with people you barely tolerate in order to achieve what you're trying to achieve.

I realize hyperbole is the political currency of the day, but it's not buying you much in this instance.

Originally Posted by Kevin

It's great that the next President already has his own version of the Hitler Youth

Sorry, Kevin, but I'm invoking Godwin's Law on you. You lose, but thanks for playing.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

No, Kevin, you can't definitely say that, at least not with any credibility. That's not what any of the reports I've seen suggest. I've served on boards and been in the homes of many people over the years, and been supported by some of them on one thing or another, without them being "very influential figures" in my life. Some of them I could barely tolerate, but sometimes you work with people you barely tolerate in order to achieve what you're trying to achieve.

I realize hyperbole is the political currency of the day, but it's not buying you much in this instance.

Watch this story done by CNN's Drew Griffin, cataloging the Bill Ayers-Obama connection and see if you continue to believe as you do. Bill Ayers recruited Obama to administer a 50-million dollar grant from the Annenburg Foundation (and Ayers was not a hands-off sort of guy). This relationship was instrumental in helping Obama make the leap from community organizer to legitimate state politics.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblog...n_ayerso_1.asp

I suppose "very influential" is a bit of a subjective term, but I fail to see how one could possibly brush aside Ayers presence in Obama's life as not being substantial.

Sorry, Kevin, but I'm invoking Godwin's Law on you. You lose, but thanks for playing.

Damn you.