re: #458 SanFranciscoZionist

OK, so you’ve established that they had contact, and that Ayers offered his home for a campaign event. This was never in doubt.

Now, getting back to my initial question—are you under the impression that Barack Obama has grown in office to the point that he would no longer accept Ayers’ justifications for the planned Fort Dix attack, whereas he would have before taking office? Seriously. You appeared to say that the President was not only a casual acquaintance of Ayers, but a believer in the righteousness of the Weathermen.

My conjecture is that over the years Obama never thought much or probably asked/cared about the Weathermen stuff at all. Ayers was a neighbor, colleague, and friendly acquaintance. The couple socialized occasionally and attended events that (I’m guessing here) the Obamas may wish they hadn’t attended. Now that Obama is CIC, I’d guess he has a less-rosy, perhaps even quite negative, view of Ayers and the Weathermen.

I never said they were BFF or anything like that…but there was a relationship, and the knee-jerk screaming when it’s mentioned, especiallly in the context of my musing that Obama is probably kinda displeased with some of his old Chicago cohort, is silly.

Who hasn’t had a weird friend they’ve cringed over? Are you all saying you never have, and that Obama never could have either?

Bill Ayers is still liked and respected by folks in Chicago, and within the educational community. All I said was that I doubt he is still liked and respected by President Obama.

And the Obamas had a civil/cordial relationship with Farrakhan in the past as well. That is apparently no longer the case. That’s not a criticism, by the way.