McCain Trumpets Endorsement From Figure Of Foundation That Established Ayers Board

[ProSense]

McCain Trumpets Endorsement From Figure Of Foundation That Established Ayers Board

October 8, 2008 11:55 AM

On Wednesday morning, John McCain's campaign released a list of 100 former ambassadors endorsing the GOP presidential nominee.

Second on the list, though her name is misspelled, is Leonore Annenberg, currently the president and chairman of the Annenberg Foundation and widow of ambassador and philanthropist Walter Annenberg. Ms. Annenberg was herself the "chief of protocol" at the State Department under President Reagan.

If the last name sounds familiar, it's because it also graces the name of the Chicago education board where Barack Obama and William Ayers sat in the room six times together.

In recent days, the McCain-Palin ticket (and particularly Palin) has faulted Obama for having served on that board with Ayers, who was a founding member of the radical 60's Weather Underground group when Obama was in grade school.

Since then, however, Ayers has been rehabilitated in Chicago society, carving out a niche in education circles. As a former Republican representative in Illinois told NPR on Monday, smearing Obama for his board association with Ayers is "nonsensical."

"It was never a concern by any of us in the Chicago school reform movement that he had led a fugitive life years earlier ... It's ridiculous," Republican Rep. Diana Nelson said. "There is no reason at all to smear Barack Obama with this association. It's nonsensical, and it just makes me crazy. It's so silly."

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McLiar should give it up, he's a pathetic candidate.

[sakabatou]

1. How many more irony meters will i go through this race?

[The Magistrate]

2. Well, That Settles It, Ma'am: Old Lying John, The Terrorists' Pal....

[SunsetDreams]

3. K&R

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Like he cares? Good find. ProSense n/t

[emulatorloo]

5. False Outrage + Hypocrisy. The 'winning' formula

thanks for posting this

[Hepburn]

6. LMFAO!!!

....:rofl:

Should this go to Keith and Rachel??? :hi:

[SunsetDreams]

9. yessss indeed :)

[ProSense]

11. Still laughing. n/t

[LiberalAndProud]

7. So that makes him a friend of a friend of a terrorirst or something.

(yawn)

[ProSense]

10. No, it make him a hypocrite. n/t

[mod mom]

8. I wish a repoter would ask McCain if the Annebergs, too are terrorists by association.