1. Did the pastor preach his views in church? If they were not expressed in that forum, he could be right in not knowing them. Or perhaps Obama didn't pay attention in sermons? Or perhaps he felt the pastors views were irrelevant to his own campaign?
2. Maybe Obama forgot he served with him? Or perhaps since Obama was a child during the 1960's, it didn't occur to him who he served with if they didn't discuss other stuff other than board related topics. I'm on a local friends of the library group - I have no idea of the pasts of the other members and I'm not originally from here.
3. Yes, I agree both are terriorists. The 60's were different times than today though. Those terrorists started opposing the US Government because of the Vietnam war. Didn't most of their activity end in the 1970's once the US exited the war and it ended? Al Queda opposes the US for no reason than it exists I think.
4. If Ayres is unrepentant as you say, it's really his problem not Obama's. As far as I know the two of them are at most accquaintances, not best friends nor is Obama seeking advice from him. I probably have accquaintances myself who have done or do things I don't approve of.
5. The Obama - Acorn thing could be a case of bad judgement on his organizations part. Or someone COULD know someone. It isn't great, but not the most horrible thing done wrong ever.
Just to be fair the Democrats have dug up irrelevant stuff on McCain and Palin (especially since she has a short record). They brought up the fact Ms. Palin attended 5 colleges and McCain was at the bottom of his class at the Academy. Ms. Palin did graduate college and anyone who is accpeted to the Naval Academy has to be fairly intelligent, you do earn your way into it, and I believe it is well respected academically.
I still can't get why McCain chose Palin. I still think there were women in the Republican Party that would have helped his campaign much better than her - Olympia Snow (Maine Senator), Christie Todd Whitman (ex-NJ Governor) , Meg Whitman (eBay), Carly Fiorina (HP), Condoliza Rice etc.
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We always disagree politically but anyway...
Date: 2008-10-14 07:59 pm (UTC)1. Did the pastor preach his views in church? If they were not expressed in that forum, he could be right in not knowing them. Or perhaps Obama didn't pay attention in sermons? Or perhaps he felt the pastors views were irrelevant to his own campaign?
2. Maybe Obama forgot he served with him? Or perhaps since Obama was a child during the 1960's, it didn't occur to him who he served with if they didn't discuss other stuff other than board related topics. I'm on a local friends of the library group - I have no idea of the pasts of the other members and I'm not originally from here.
3. Yes, I agree both are terriorists. The 60's were different times than today though. Those terrorists started opposing the US Government because of the Vietnam war. Didn't most of their activity end in the 1970's once the US exited the war and it ended? Al Queda opposes the US for no reason than it exists I think.
4. If Ayres is unrepentant as you say, it's really his problem not Obama's. As far as I know the two of them are at most accquaintances, not best friends nor is Obama seeking advice from him. I probably have accquaintances myself who have done or do things I don't approve of.
5. The Obama - Acorn thing could be a case of bad judgement on his organizations part. Or someone COULD know someone. It isn't great, but not the most horrible thing done wrong ever.
Just to be fair the Democrats have dug up irrelevant stuff on McCain and Palin (especially since she has a short record). They brought up the fact Ms. Palin attended 5 colleges and McCain was at the bottom of his class at the Academy. Ms. Palin did graduate college and anyone who is accpeted to the Naval Academy has to be fairly intelligent, you do earn your way into it, and I believe it is well respected academically.
I still can't get why McCain chose Palin. I still think there were women in the Republican Party that would have helped his campaign much better than her - Olympia Snow (Maine Senator), Christie Todd Whitman (ex-NJ Governor) , Meg Whitman (eBay), Carly Fiorina (HP), Condoliza Rice etc.