When you basically run a months-long PR campaign for an otherwise obscure (and acquitted) former terrorist, he all of a sudden gains prominence and an increased degree of public interest.
Tomorrow’s lesson: when you pour water on things, those things get wet.
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I actually read the comments, (wiping keyboard) and think that the FBI should do some looking into Ms. Malkin’s readers (gun) closets. (Now wiping monitor).
And that Ms Malkin should learn the English language - there’s a difference between elude and allude - doncha know?
Now I told you twice
I was only trying to be nice
So sorry baby…
I didn’t mean to turn you on
I can’t believe that by essentially describing this man as the second most dangerous terrorist in the world (bin Laden’s still #1 baby) that people would be interested to hear from him. I would advise he not do the interview strapped to the nines with C4. Tact, Mr. Ayers, tact.
This is why we largely ignore that Anti-American terrorist known as Ann Coulter.
Was Ayers acquitted, or was he never charged in the first place?
Was Ayers acquitted, or was he never charged in the first place?
He was essentially acquitted on a technicality, thanks mainly to the incompetence of COINTELPRO. Plus ca change…
Next in truisms: frequently linked-to, go-to reactionary websites seem to rarely stop posting dumb things in response to increased liberal traffic which produces the occasional uncensored comment.
If anyone hasn’t already seen the documentary on the Weather Underground, I would highly recommend it. It’s available as an instant-play on Netflix.
Man, Mr. Merle is like the purest essence of concern troll. I see him popping up on a lot of liberal blogs, getting all grumpy that people are interested in discussing things.
Actually, my local militia really likes Mr. Ayers and is trying to get him to come speak here.
He wasn’t acquitted. The charges were dropped because the federal prosecutors had engaged in serious misconduct in trying to bring their case against him. He was guilty, but they had to let him go. Which is what should happen, when the government misbehaves - but let’s not kid ourselves. He was involved in those bombings and was, in his own words, guilty as hell.
Why does Michelle Malkin put pictures of people standing on the flag on her website? My children saw it and were horrified for the future of America. I have half a mind to sue Ms. Malkin.
Which is what should happen, when the government misbehaves - but let’s not kid ourselves. He was involved in those bombings and was, in his own words, guilty as hell.
I will cut Ayers this one bit of slack—while he was involved with the group, the only thing they blew up was property (like statues) after giving plenty of warning. The only people they managed to kill were three of their own members. Unlike some right-wingers I’ve seen, I don’t think that blowing up a statue or an empty building is the same thing as targeting people.
And though it shouldn’t have to be said, the interview with him that was published on 9/11 where he said he didn’t regret the bombings was done before 9/11 happened. It was just a really bad coincidence that it ran the same day as the attacks.
Overall, though, Ayers is just another spoiled rich boy who decided to play revolutionary and went running to Daddy when he got into more trouble than he thought he would. And Daddy’s money fixed it all for him.
You know, at least Ayers wasn’t standing passively by while we were killing millions of Vietnamese.
But were more citizens today equally prone to vandalism for causes such as that.
I was recently talking with some people who had been somewhat acquainted with Ayers, over a long period of time. A mixed picture of the man seemed to emerge. Most were impressed with his seriousness, and the work he had done for the cause of education for the past thirty years. Some expressed frustration with Ayers, because they felt that he was too self-involved, and was a “legend in his own mind”. Interestingly, opinion was more unanimous about his wife, Bernardine Dohrn. Everyone in the group thought she was great.
That was a buncha activist types in Chicago, so your milage may vary.
If anyone is truly interested in getting a better view of Ayers, this is not too hard, in fact you could probably ask him yourself; Ayers has a blog and posts regularly. Comments are apparently fairly open.
Malkin and Ayers deserve each-other. How’s that for “fair and balanced”?