I have posted a link above which leads to the biography of Bill Ayers, in which you can also read his curriculum vitae.

It is a wretched, pathetic campaign to use fear mongering and outright lies to link Barack Obama with terrorist activity. Sarah Palin does NOT “represent the very best America has to offer”. She represents what America should be very ashamed of: trying to irrationally exacerbate our fears to capitalize on them in getting elected.

I will state that the radical activism of the Weathermen was abhorrent, and they went far past the line of acceptability in rightly fighting the Vietnam War. Ayers was not convicted of a single crime connected to terrorist activities. This doesn’t mean he is free from criticism. He did some very dastardly things of which any person should be supremely ashamed of. In all fairness, he might not show enough remorse for these actions. However, these actions have NOTHING to do with Barack Obama, and they happened when Obama was 8 years old.

What Palin fails to tell you is that Ayers, in his adult life since his early transgressions, has built his life around servitude of the public good and in helping to make real educational progress. His resume is long and impressive in the POSITIVE things he has done for his community, state and nation.

I would hope that we are mature enough to realize the measure of a man is the sum of his deeds. For the few truly awful actions this man did in his youth, he has done far more in his maturity to make the world better. The Bible gives us the story of the Prodigal Son. Whether or not Ayers is a prime example, I am not here to argue. However, Palin would have you rush to judge Barack Obama in negative light and fear based on his very brief work with Ayers on an educational reforms committee. This is work for which both men should be applauded, not condemned. It is quite sad that Palin thinks people are stupid enough not to realize the difference. Even more depressing is that she might be right.

I encourage you to visit the site hosting Ayers’ biography and resume. Do not allow yourself to be made fearful by this zealot who wants nothing more than to turn your fears into her own power.