Saturday, September 25, 2010


Barack Obama's Likely Ghostwriter Bill Ayers Denied Emeritus Status; Robert Kennedy's Son Speaks Out, Saying He Cannot Abide Such An Honor Being Conferred On a Man Who Dedicated Book To His Father's Killer


His father's rightwing, Tea Partier killer, Palestinian extremist Sirhan Sirhan.

Kennedy fils is actually on the university's board of trustees, and voted to deny Ayers the honor.

So here we are: It is "shocking" to some that we deny an honor to a killer. And it's an act of odd, notable courage to speak out against conferring such honors on killers.

Click on the title to read the whole thing.

3 comments:

cjk said...

"So here we are: It is "shocking" to some that we deny an honor to a killer. And it's an act of odd, notable courage to speak out against conferring such honors on killers."

Exactly, couldn't put it better.

Jason Pappas said...
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Jason Pappas said...

The book was written in 1974. It is shocking the was ever hired in the first place. On second thought, it's not shocking ... just disgusting.

Of course, in the 36 years since the book came out, Obama never knew Ayers' views ... just like he never hears Wrights' rants? C'mon! The friends he kept ...