And so it starts....Obama/Ayres...

[HardWorkingDem]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9730.html

What every Dem follower should realize, so many of the most damaging aspects of presidential campaigns start with a scalpel and not a meat cleaver. Recall, during the Dukakis campaign, it was Al Gore that first brought up Willie Horton. During the Gore campaign it was fellow Democrats that brought up Gore's ill-perceived problem with telling the truth. Then it was Kerry's own words about 87 billion.

Now we have a conservative asshole that started this with a whisper into golden boy George Stephanopolus' ear to ask about this guy during the ABC debate. And now it starts and will continue to grow. Here is what Obama's main campaign man had to say...

"David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist, says in the forthcoming issue of Newsweek that the campaign is planning to expand its research and rapid-response team in part to counteract charges about Ayers."

Jesus. No shit.

People here attacked me as being a tool of the right wing machine, a freeper and a chicken little for asking about the Ayers story. One of the main reasons I asked was I had never heard about this guy and it was brought up by a HRC supporter. I am still stunned at some of the statements people made. It's like we never learned anything from the Gore or Kerry campaign about how vicious the right is when it comes to presidential politics.

People, this story HAS legs. In the climate of irrational fear in the US it is naive to think the right is going to go lightly into the night on this story.

So, with that...who does McCain associate with that can embarrass him?

I'll start...even though they are different, it is obvious the Keating Five issue greatly angers McCain, so that needs to be brought up every single time this Ayers name is uttered.