Ayers on GMA tomorrow morning

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Registered: 10-12-2008
Ayers on GMA tomorrow morning
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Thu, 11-13-2008 - 9:49pm

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6243589


In his first post-election television interview, Chicago activist Williams Ayers, who became a center of controversy during the presidential election, breaks his silence in an exclusive interview with Chris Cuomo on Friday's "Good Morning America."


Bill Ayers

On the left, photo of Bil Ayers in 1980 and on the right from 2001.
(AP Photo/Landov)

Ayers, a leader of the '60s radical group the Weathermen, became a political lightning rod because of past associations with President-elect Obama.


In his first exclusive interview, Ayers talks about the reissue of his 2001 memoir, "Fugitive Days," and his journey from privileged youth to '60s radical.

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Registered: 11-12-2008
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 2:42am
Sure...now the media is interested...no bias there.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 6:55am
Ayers refused to talk to reporters during the campaign. It was not that the press was not interested. Also, I read plenty of stories about Ayers. The info about his case and his past is not exactly secret.
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Registered: 11-13-2008
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 1:44pm
You're kidding, right? The press was totally uninterested in pursuing this during the campaign, the bias was obvious when they were trying to make sure he beat Hillary, and obvious when they were trying to make sure he beat McCain. They ignored this story.
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Registered: 12-19-2006
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 2:32pm
Are you kidding? Ayers was brought up by every media channel every day for weeks! It was also brought up during a debate the reason it didn't
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-13-2008
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 4:47pm
He lost the election because of the economy and because Obama promised a tax cut to "95%" of the American people. He also lost the election because there is a large number of Republicans who do not like him. I did the phone bank for him calling only Republicans, I know.


Edited 11/14/2008 4:48 pm ET by hothothot2008
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Registered: 11-13-2008
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 4:52pm
The media did not pursue this story. They ignored it as much as they could and downplayed it for the benefit of Obama. Now suddenly they are interested.... It's pretty obvious the agenda...
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Registered: 07-04-2008
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 4:58pm

From the Wall Street Journal: I'll post the whole link below:

William Ayers gave a lengthy interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today about his relationship with President-elect Barack Obama and the role that tie played in the 2008 presidential campaign. Ayers has broken his silence since Obama won the presidential election last Tuesday. During the campaign, Ayers had refused all interview requests.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/11/14/ayers-speaks-out-on-campaign-08-and-his-tie-to-obama/

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Registered: 12-19-2006
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 5:08pm

I couldn't disagree more, it was in the media for weeks every single day. I was sick of hearing about it. Obama addressed it and McCain would not leave it alone. The media covered it every day. I feel like for a non story like that it was overcovered in the media. I am so sick of Republicans blaming the media for them losing the election. Obama's message appealed to more people and McCain did not run a good campaign. Quit blaming the media, even McCain doesn't blame the media.

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Registered: 11-12-2008
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 5:11pm
I didn't see much interest from the press...except to dismiss his connections to Obama.
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Registered: 12-19-2006
Fri, 11-14-2008 - 5:12pm

One of the main reasons McCain lost was the economy specifically his handling of the economic crisis. There were other factors as well including choosing Sarah Palin.


Why put 95% in parenthenses? That is what he said hundreds of times, let's wait until he gets to office before we decide he can't do something okay.

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