Listen to the video in its entirety because Matthews describes further how VERY near he was to where that bomb went off. And Ayers (of course, this was not discussed today) is a free man solely because his attorneys managed to prove the FBI improperly conducted wiretaps. (I have MUCH MORE TO SAY about this below, and ask you to read along and then share YOUR reactions and add your own knowledge and your own impressions of what occurred, shamefully, on MSNBC.)

I can only imagine what Concerned Mother would have to say about this travesty.

It is unconscionable to me that we and the MSM constantly RAGE about O.J. Simpson, who murdered two people, but not reject Barack Obama, a presidential candidate, now president-elect, who has associated freely and over a long time with a man who could have killed dozens and dozens of people.

On his remarkable radio show a few weeks ago, Nocturnal Warrior made a brilliant point about PEBO’s selection of numerous former Clinton White House and cabinet members. Warrior said that PEBO has to select such people because he has almost no FRIENDS or LONGTIME ASSOCIATES to appoint to any serious jobs in his administration. This is a situation that has NEVER occurred in the history of the presidency of the United States. Heretofore, every U.S. president has had a rich collection of friends, associates, and allies from whom he could select many qualified for high-ranking administration positions. But not Barack Obama. You faithful readers of No Quarter know of many of Obama’s real longtime associates: Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, Father Michael Pfleger, William Ayers, Allison and Cullen Davis, Penny Pritzker, Bernardine Dohrn, and on and on, only a very, very few of them suited for any respectable position at any level in an administration. (I’ve clicked several Categories to provide you with a list.) And now, this week, we learn more about other Obama longtime associates like Rod Bagojevich and his wife.

William Ayers’ Crimes, and Additional Perspective History

The SOLE reason no one died is because Ayers et al. were piss-poor bomb makers. What is the sentence range these days for an attempt to commit murder? And don’t forget all the other bombs that nearly killed many others. Including the judge, his wife, and his children — while they slept — simply because that judge was doing his job: Handling the trial of a Black Panther. I’m not generally in favor of the death penalty, but Ayers’ and the Weather Underground’s attempts, repeatedly, to kill as many people as possible in the Capitol, the Pentagon, police stations, and a judge’s home are the works of people so dangerous that those people should never be freed, and may be eligible to be charged with a capital offense.

Ayers has famously said, “Free as a bird, guilty as hell, ain’t America great.” (From Larry Johnson’s must-read article, “A Statement by a Retired FBI Agent Re William Ayers.”)

Dear readers, please understand this: All that, to Matthews, is just some history. It has some import to Matthews, given that he might have been blown up himself, but apparently not much since the conversation flows easily and reasonably amicably, and Matthews, at the end of the interview, gladly flogs Ayers’ book. THEN, after this interview, Matthews has his panel on. Matthews asks Joan Walsh, Salon’s editor, why Ayers — who appeared today to be “confessional” in his tone — didn’t do that during the campaign. Ms. Walsh LAUGHS with a SMIRK on her face, and says, “I think he wanted to stay out of it entirely, and not dignify what the McCain campaign and others were doing.”

Thank you, Ms. Walsh. We now know who the real criminals are. Shame on you, John McCain. Shame on you, Sarah Palin.

Ms. Walsh, please share your opinions with John Murtagh. Well, of course. That’s unfair. You don’t know who John Murtagh is.

Uppity Woman can tell you, in her story, “When This Man Was 9 Years Old, Ayers Bombed His Home.”

If I may, I will contrast the actions of William Ayers and the rest of the sociopathic members of the Weather Underground to the actions of a man who — unless you’re my age and you closely followed anti-war activities during the Vietnam War — you’ve probably NEVER heard of, and will not hear of in the MSM.

After all, he didn’t make bombs. He didn’t befriend a future president and excite the easily excitable rightwing. He simply did the hard work of truly changing history and he paid the price that true, albeit boring, heroes do, in anonymity.

His name is David Harris.

He was the resident counselor in the boys’ dormitory across the street from my girls’ dorm. Many of us sat at his feet as he modestly told us his stories about traveling to the South in summers past to try to help black people get the right to vote. He also shared with us the music he’d learned about in the South — the blues. He told us about Muddy Waters and more. We were entranced. With him, with his stories and the very REAL danger he was in during those summers when white racists wanted to kill him and every white college kid who dared to fight for blacks’ right to vote.

He ran for student body president and I worked on his campaign. He ran on the sole condition that, if elected, he would not serve. He won in a landslide. And did not serve.

Then his draft number came up. (My memory is vague these days, but I believe he tried all the normal routes available back then, such as conscientious objector status, and so on. All of those routes failed.)

So he went to prison. Leavenworth. About seven years ago, I did a search on him, curious what his life had been like. I discovered that he had written a book about his time in Leavenworth, along with his then-wife Joan Baez. I bought the book, and read it. It was a heart-wrenching account. I had no idea that being an inmate in Leavenworth was such a horrific, maddening, insane experience.

It is a simple story, really.

He refused to fight for a war he did not believe was right.

The U.S. government tried him and sentenced him to prison.

He served roughly three years, as I recall.

You may disagree with his decision, but he decided to take the punishment like a man.

He had a father who, as I remember it, was an attorney in Fresno, California. His father surely had some means, but not enough to prevent his son from going to prison.

Bill Ayers had a father who was Chairman of Commonwealth Edison and a mover/shaker in Chicago politics, the arts and education. His father had the means to hire a cadre of attorneys who successfully prevented his son from spending a single day in prison.

David Harris did not build bombs.

He tried to help blacks in the South get to vote, at great risk to his own life.

He helped educate and watched over younger students attending the university, which was often a tedious task, listening to those 18-year-olds’ angst and fear and uncertainty and their various problems with and anxieties about their classes.

He helped the students with the difficult reading for the required freshman class, The History of Western Civilization, because he had read all of those works, including all of Plato, Socrates, and more, and he could — and did — explain those works to those anxious students. He spoke with them patiently and kindly and always very softly.

He was a hulk of a man with broad thick shoulders and a large angular head and a blond mustache but he was, as they say, a gentle giant.

He did not teach the younger students to build bombs or burn down buildings.

He taught the students about giving black people the right to vote and about the blues and about philosophy and about literature and about political thinking and about peaceful protest and about Martin Luther King and Gandhi.

He marched and sang folk songs with his wife, who bore their son.

What a dull man.

Doubtless, Chris Matthews will never invite David Harris for a feature interview.

If only he’d built bombs and then buddied up with a future president, he’d be a sought-after guest.

At least he has an entry in Wikipedia.

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Via Google News results:

Matthews to Ayers: ‘I Agitate My Way, You Agitate Your Way‘ – NewsBusters

Chris Matthews invited on Bill Ayers on Wednesday night’s “Hardball,” and actually confronted him about his bombing of Capitol Hill during his days as a member of the ’60s terrorist group Weather Underground, as the former Capitol Hill police officer emotionally observed: “I was a Capitol policeman at the time, so I was one of the guys that could have been killed obviously at the time you put that, your guys put that bomb in there. So I have a little personal interest. It wasn’t just vandalism. To me it was life-threatening to the guys I worked with. And there were some pretty good guys working there.”

However Matthews, who paradoxically may not even be alive to conduct this interview today if the Weather Underground’s bombs were more devastating, devoted most of the interview tossing softballs Ayers’ way, as the two often agreed with each other on Barack Obama and Iraq policy as the “Hardball” host pointed out they only really differed on how to spread their points of view: “Well, Mr. Ayers, with all due respect, you agitate your way, I agitate my way.

Matthews, who back in October dismissed Sarah Palin’s mention of Ayers, as “the politics of distraction,” began the interview by setting up Ayers to play down any association he had with Obama: …

READ ALL: Matthews to Ayers: ‘I Agitate My Way, You Agitate Your Way‘ — NewsBusters

AND READ MORE of NoQuarter’s treasure trove of materials on the bombings conducted by William Ayers.

From the GOSPEL OF THE LIGHTBRINGER. This is the only known gospel in which the ONE speaks to us in the first person.

Chapter 6
Verses 66-666

So, my children is has come to passeth that I have it sowneth up
(except if you count today’s Gallup poll.)
I have now purchaseth mucho airtimeth on all the media outlets
For 30 minutes I will speaketh of why I am the one who is to be your leader
and YOU will listen
For the kingdom of heaven belongeth to those who come with me

to the promised land of “cool”
For I am cool.Since the time of my birtheth in Hawaii or Kenya
The wise men have come to worship at my altar.
Look to Ayers, and Rezko
and Wright and Olberman
Are they not wise men?

Look to the Democratic Socialist of amerika
And Frank Marshall Davis
Are they not wise?

Look to Odinga and Huffington
and Hamas and Oprah and Soros
All have endorsed me.

For we must taketh the wealth of the middle and give it to the rich
while we sayeth we are giving it to the poor.

For we must say we are leaving Iraq
While we stay in Iraq.

For we must bring Israel to heal
and spliteth Jerusalem
As my squire Joe Biden has warned.

For now is the time for all to come together
FOR ME.

I am the Truth and the Light and the Way
No one shall come before me and expect to be rewarded
I say unto you: It shall be easier for Bill O to get into MY Lincoln bedroom
that it shall be for a man who does not follow me to get into heaven.

So you much watch my show on Wednesday
and you must be hypnotized by my greatness.

Thus speaketh the Lord.

Now I must go out back for a smoketh.

***Photo: The People’s Cube

The People’s Cube.

Blogger Zombietime wins the prize!

Go there as soon as you can and see WAY more than I am posting here, including photos of the actual book pages from Bill Ayers’ and Bernardine Dohrn’s Communist Manifesto entitled, “Prairie Fire“.

Here are some clips from this book written by “Just a guy” Bill Ayers. I know these excerpts will make you feel warm, fuzzy and comfortable, especially since it sounds so much like Now! Especially the comments on the Middle East if you are Jewish.

When you are done, pick your chin up off the floor and go see Zombietime’s analysis work work on this book–and more photos besides. Don’t miss it! After all, we are talking about the future of America under Barack Obama who held characters like Bill Ayers and Uncle Frank Davis as his personal mentors, whether his Personal PRAVDA press cares to cover it or not..

It hardly seems like the 70s are long gone these days. Just saying.

Here’s a Real Shocker. Sound familiar?????

Not only has Barack Obama destroyed any progress that was made on both fronts, but he also seems to have had a lifetime attraction to the most dangerous people of that time.

Is it really any wonder that Obama has “bumped into” Bill Ayers along the way?–an obvious fact no matter how often he denies it. Who with a brain cannot see that Barack Obama’s ability to shoot America back to the radical past can only be the result of influences of people like Ayers and Dohrn? From Frank Davis to Ayers is almost a *natural* progression for him.

The concept that these two people are old and therefore harmless is just plain ludicrous. They still have the same attitudes toward America and they still want the same goals achieved: The Overthrow of Democracy and Capitalism. To be sure, the learned a lot from their “mistakes” back in their Days Of Rage when their Declaration of A State of War was announced. Now they have a fresh new batch of naive American children to help nourish their hatred of this country–all of them ready to do their Comrade Barack Obama’s bidding.

Barack Obama has been endorsed by every single suddenly-revived radical fringe party and movement from the 60s and 70s. Does anybody really think this is a coincidence? Really?

Blogger Quipster has assembled a delightfully frightening trip down memory lane on Bill Ayers and Berdardine Dohrn–bringing us to the here and now, where it becomes horribly obvious that nothing has changed in the minds of these two people, and both of them are two of a number of influences upon the mind of Barack Obama.

Two terrorists lying in Wait. Then and Now. The following is a cross-post from Quipster’s site..

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Chucky and Tiffany”
Image courtesy of http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh247/mizzpixiedust/chucky.jpg.

What a wonderful opportunity to listen and see William Ayers and his wife Bernardine Dorhn, then and now. The Ayers and Dorhnof the old Weather Underground. The 1960’s radical leftist group responsible for bombings at the Capitol and the Pentagon. The Ayers that remained unremorseful of the bombings, and did not rule out the possibility of doing it again, as of 2001.

Sound clips from then and now, 1970’s and 2007 courtesy of Powerline Part 1 and Part 2.

• The audio linked below falls into two categories: First, a number of “terror era” comments from Ayers and Dohrn from the late 1960s and 1970s emphasize how truly radical, violent, and virulently anti-American they were. The second batch comes from a recent reunion of aging radicals in November 2007. These clips show that Obama’s pals are as unhinged as ever, and they severely undermine Team Obama’s spin that Ayers and Dohrn are now “respectable” members of the political “mainstream.”
• The Friends of Barack Obama, Part 1
• The Friends of Barack Obama, Part 2

Videos and commentary from McNorman, Uppity Woman, and No Quarter.

• MSU SDS Reunion: Bernardine Dohrn speaks (1)
• MSU SDS Reunion: Bill Ayers speaks (1)
• MSU SDS Reunion: Bill Ayers speaks (2)
• Barack Obama Saul Alinsky Louis Farrakhan Tony Rezko Bill Ayers Bernardine Dohrn Reverend Jeremiah Wright SDS Weather Underground Malcolm X David Axelrod – “The Obama Nation” Jerome Corsi Ph.D.

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Image courtesy of http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2097817/posts.

From David Horowitz’s FrontPageMag.com/DiscoverTheNetworks.org:
March 6, 1970: “three members of the Weather Underground accidentally killed themselves in a Manhattan townhouse while attempting to build a powerful bomb they had intended to plant at a social dance in Fort Dix, New Jersey – an event that was to be attended by U.S. Army soldiers. Hundreds of lives could have been lost had the plot been successfully executed.“
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6808

“The bomb was intended to be planted at a non-commissioned officer’s dance at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
The bomb was packed with nails to inflict maximum casualties upon detonation.“
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weatherman_(organization)#Chronology_of_events

See:

• http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/August-2001/No-Regrets/. No Regrets. August 2001.
• http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E1DE1438F932A2575AC0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1. No Regrets for a Love Of Explosives; In a Memoir of Sorts, a War Protester Talks of Life With the Weathermen. September 11, 2001.
• http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTViMGRmMmYxZTgwZTFjYmFjODU5YzM4Y2MwM2ViMjY. Obama’s Challenge. The campaign speaks to “Radicalism.” September 23, 2008.
• http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/04/020358.php. The Friends of Barack Obama, Part 1. April 22, 2008.
• http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2008/04/020362.php. The Friends of Barack Obama, Part 2. April 23, 2008.
• http://mcnorman.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/ayers-and-dohrn-still-radical/. Ayers and Dohrn Still Radical. October 8, 2008.
• http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/what-ayers-and-dohrn-have-to-say-about-america-today/. What Ayers and Dohrn Have To Say About America Today. October 8, 2008.
• http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/10/09/what-ayers-and-dohrn-have-to-say-about-america-today/. What Ayers and Dohrn Have To Say About America Today. October 9, 2008.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2yYXVmrj5A
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP15wJl9YPo
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNzYDnlpBDc
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voBBx9EaEGA

Obama has a friend or associate that is questionable.

Video or articles surface of Obama thanking them, supporting them, writing a blurb for their book, organizing events for them, campaigning for them, campaigning with them, playing poker with them, serving on boards with them, buying homes with them, dining with them, praising them, using them to prove his christian faith, or hiring them.

Obama then denies their tight relationship – brushes the association off as *a guy in the ‘hood*, claims they are someone who doesn’t advise him, minimizes the actual number of times he attended church, says he can’t vet his vetters, or flat out lies.

Obama THEN completely denies any knowledge of who they really are, denies ever knowing who they were, what they said, what they did, how corrupt they were, any fraud they were up to, and what they were preaching.

People – this isn’t a coincidence. One or two nefarious associations can be examined and written off. But there is a looooooooong list of people that Obama is close to – whether they be family members, business partners, friends or co-workers who are either radicals, criminals, racist, or anti-American.

This list, compiled by The Daily Antikos, is great, but forgot a few people/organizations (that I added at the end):

Jeremiah Wright – Obama’s Pastor for 20 years. Obama did not distance himself until it was political.

Father Pflager – Speaks at Obama’s former Church (only after embarrassment) and Obama gave him money & here they are in 2000.

Bill Ayers – Terrorist. Member of the Weather Underground. Killed Americans. Launched Obama’s Political Career.

Tony Rezko – bought land and sold it to Obama at a discount. Oh yeah, and he is a convicted felon.

Raila Odinga – Defeated in his bid for the Kenyan Presidency. Led Supporters in a Violent Uprising. Obama Campaigned for him in 2006. (at tax payer expense)

Khalid Abdullah Tariq Al-Mansour – I can’t even get started. This is Obama’s Political Grand-father, and his intentions do not seem to be too honorable.

Franklin Raines – Cooked the Books at Fannie Mae. Obama hired him as an advisor on Housing and Urban Affairs.

Frank Marshall David – Communist Obama Mentor.

Emil Jones, Jr. – Ugh… Just Read It.

Rev James Meeks – Spiritual Mentor

Rashid Khalidi – PLO Terrorist.

Here are a few more:

Larry Walsh is the Will County (IL) County Executive, good buddy, political confidante, and frequent poker player with Barack Obama. He is currently being investigated by the FBI.

Kwame Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit, convicted felon, has been charged with 10 felonies including perjury, obstruction of justice and assaulting a public safety officer. He will be sentenced October 28th. In June, Kwame Kilpatrick gave Barack Obama his endorsement as a Democratic Party Superdelegate.

Gov. Blagojevich, who is under investigation.

Marilyn Katz, a former member of the ’60’s anti-war group SDS, led protestors against the police outside the Democratic Convention in 1968. Protestors threw nails in the street to impede the police and clashed with police on this occasion and others. Katz has said of her activities that she wanted the U.S. to become a socialist paradise. She is a close friend of Barack Obama. Katz is a member of Obama’s national finance committee.

James Johnson, Former Fannie Mae executive who was vetting candidates for Obama for his VP but had to resign. Johnson is drawing fire over his jumbo home loans from Countrywide Financial, a major actor in the subprime mortgage mess, that may have been below market rates.

Louis Farrakhan, leader of the NOI. Obama helped to organize his Million Man March in ‘95, and he is tight with Reverend Wright and Phleger.

Fannie Mae and Freddi Mac – Obama has recieved the most donations, second only to Dodd, from these companies, and also was thanked, in part with the Congressional Black Caucus, for *being like family* with Fannie and Freddi.

ACORN – Obama is the former Director of Illinois Project Vote, and they have been raided and charged for fraudulent voter registration practices. They are also linked to some of the above associations of Obama’s.

Michelle Obama. *First time in my adult life, I am proud of my country.* Nuff said.

How does someone hang out with that many people, who are, as I said, criminals, radicals, racists or just plain anti-American, and not share some of those characteristics?

And the best excuse Obama can ever come up with is *they aren’t the person I thought I knew* or *I never heard them say those things* or *I did not know they were a domestic terrorist when I was having my first fundraiser in their living room*.

Are we to believe that he truly didn’t know, that he is that uninformed, that naive, that, dare I say, stupid? Or is he just lying?

Why would someone who associates with all those people WANT to be President? And more importantly, why would anyone WANT him to be President?

I just don’t get it.