Respected? By whom? Pat Caddell is no more of a Democrat than you are. He's a right-leaning gun-for-hire, who has made a comfortable living by pretending to be shocked by "his fellow Democrats" for nearly a decade now. For the right price, he'll say anything you want. Here's a bit of background on him. http://mediamatters.org/items/200409160005?src=item200702260002 His analysis on polls and campaign issues often puts him at odds with the current leadership of the Democratic Party. He has been criticized as often attacking Democratic politicians and predicting the downfall of the Democratic party.[5] Critics point out that he has defended the Bush administration by claiming that Republicans did not exploit the issue of gay marriage in the presidential election of 2004. He also referred to Democrats in the House who voted against the Palm Sunday Compromise, which sought to reinstate Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, as "cold blooded" and denounced them.
Since both have worked their asses off for and given their wholehearted support for Obama, no, I don't think they give a rat's ass about Ayers, who is not a friend of Obama.
IF, and that's a big if, Sirhan Sirhan wasn't just a pawn for right-wingers, in his mind he was defending Israel. The AIP are traitors who hate America, deny they are part of America, and thumb their noses at any and all laws of America. If they ever get big enough to be taken seriously as a threat to America I expect America will kill or imprison them, and rightly so.
Nonsense. Obama is the most open book I've ever come across in politics. In fact, he wrote a couple books. McCain, on the other hand, has told me next to nothing about himself in any of his many campaigns, other than gross distortions about him being a "Maverick" and shamelessly milking the happenstance that he was a POW. Everything Palin has said about herself has already been proven to be lies, even being a hockey mom.
It's an idiot's diversion, and the weakest weapon one can hold in any debate. The wider one's associations are, the fuller one's understanding is. I'll associate with practically anyone. I'm very interested in people and how their minds work, or in many cases, malfunction.
For the 10th time, the New York Times retracted their front-page smear on Palin and the AIP. Stay ignorant, whoever it was that posted about it. http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/...a-member/?scp=2&sq=alaska independence&st=cse
One more thing on Obama writing two books about himself. Why does he need to write two books about himself before the age of 45. What had he accomplished to get an advance for two books, one of which was in 1995? Who is backing this guy?
