The fact is that I’m also friendly with Tom Coburn, one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States Senate, who during his campaign once said that it might be appropriate to apply the death penalty to those who carried about abortions. Do I need to apologize for Mr. Coburn’s statements?
The comparison has drawn understandable objections from a number of conservative bloggers. Hot Air's Ed Morrissey put it thusly:
And what was Obama’s response? He compared Ayers to Senator Tom Coburn, who opposes abortion. Of course, Coburn hasn’t bombed abortion clinics, but Obama can’t tell the difference between a Senator and a terrorist. That won’t help him in Middle America either, and Coburn may have a few words for Obama after this night.
Although that does not appear to be the case. As a call to Dr. Coburn's office by CQPolitics reveals, neither the senator nor his press staff are willing to publicly comment on Obama's comparison.
However, the Obama campaign is commenting. On their website, the campaign has listed a "fact check" on Obama's relationship with Ayers. The page seeks to note that Obama was 8 when the Weathermen were active and posts several clips downplaying the relationship between the two men:
Noam Scheiber Of TNR: "I Don't See Evidence Of Any Relationship" Between Obama And Ayers. Noam Scheiber of The New Republic wrote, "Ben says Ayers and Obama were, at best, casual friends. Even that seems to overstate things, though. I don't see evidence of any relationship. The only concrete connection we know of is the meeting, which was attended by a number of local liberals; their contemporaneous membership on the board of a local organization; and a $200-donation by Ayers to one of Obama's state senate campaigns. (Obama also once praised something Ayers had written about the juvenile justice system.) I'm not saying they couldn't have been casual friends;
However, a CQPolitics passes along this link toa November 4, 1997 University of Chicago panel featuring, Ayers and Obama.
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Funny how BHO only uses news articles for the "debunking."
How about a direct statement from Barack that Ayers is scum?
Oh, that's right, BHO thanks this guy is swell!!!
Posted by: mockmook
| April 17, 2008 10:32 PM
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