Ayers Surfaces in Washington
"Everyone of us is a full human being deserving of our respect and our rights," ...quote Bill Ayers on Nov.17, 2008. Outrageous, isn't it? We will hear a lot more from Ayers and his ilk. Erase the fact he had a friendship of some to degree with Obama. This terrorist finds no shame in having a book signing in Washington this evening with a re-issued edition of "Fugitive Days." Mr.Ayers has benefited plenty from this capitalistic republic...Redwine
Monday, November 17, 2008
Ayers Delivers Speech at Georgetown Law
Posted by: Amanda Carpenter at 4:41 PM
Domestic terrorist William Ayers spoke about his “brush with celebrity" and the criminal acts he committed as an anti-war activist with Georgetown Law School Students Monday afternoon.
That "celebrity," of course, is President-elect Barack Obama whom Ayers worked with on social justice issues in Chicago. This relationship became a major point of contention from the GOP during the presidential election.
"I can't watch the crap," Ayers said of the media's attention to their friendship. "And I certainly can't watch anything about myself."
Ayers encouraged the audience to clap to celebrate Barack Obama's election, calling his November 4 acceptance speech "an extraordinary event" that was "not only unforgettable, but inevitable." He described the feeling in Grant Park on Election Night as "overwhelming joy and a large dose of relief."
He spoke on a variety of current events, saying it was time to "get rid of the insane metaphor of the war on terror" to close Guantanamo Bay, to "fight for gay rights in California and everywhere else."
During the question and answer session of the event a student who identified himself as someone pursuing a career in the military asked Ayers "Do you wish harm on me? Do you wish to kill me?" The student, named Luke, told Ayers it was a "disgrace" he was allowed to speak on campus.
"It's not a sad comment on the university to allow me to speak here," Ayers answered. "You cannot move forward as a society unless you engage in a dialogue with people you disagree with...you have to be willing to accept there are a range of opinions across the board." Ayers said it would be a "disaster" for the university to sanction student groups from allowing him on campus. He said most of his opposition was comprised "mostly of middle-aged men who are ventilating on their computer in their mothers basements who are sweating profusely."
(The event was hosted by Georgetown Law National Lawyers Guild as a part of the groups “progressive speaker series.” A National Lawyers Guild organizer introduced Ayers as a person who has “maintained his commitment to social justice in different ways, in different contexts.”)
As for the charge about him being dangerous Ayers responded, "If you ingest way too much Fox News you are going to be confused by a lot of things." He said former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's charge Obama "palled around with terrorists" was a "lie on every level."
"I am a little bit stunned that the grown up media didn't put an end to and that was the guilt by association," he said. "It doesn't matter who you talk to."
Ayers denied ever committing any terrorist acts. "Not only did I never kill or injure another person, but the Weather Underground in its six years did not injure or kill another person." He said he did things that were "certainly illegal, but to call it terrorism stretches the door to mean anything you don't approve of."
He expressed no remorse of his actions. Of the extreme, violent actions he and his colleagues committed Ayers said, "I don't think anyone was brilliant and I don't think anyone was horrible. Each one did what they did."
Rather, Ayers said US actions in Fallujah and Vietnman were acts of "terrorism."
Ayers was booked to discuss his forthcoming book “Race Course Against White Supremacy” authored with his wife Bernadine Dohrn, whom he described as "cute" for visiting with convicted inmates for their research.
Security was high at the event, with police guarding all exits. Roughly 80 people attended. Two male students Austin Tice and John Masslon, stood in the back of the room with their backs turned to Ayers in silent protest of the speech. The men were among several members of the audience who were angered Ayers was speaking on campus.Ayers opened his discussion by talking about the serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Ayers said he was disturbed by the media hysteria celebrating his court-ordered execution. “There was something about it that was sickening to me, there was something about the glee….what were we being happy about?" This, he said, is part of what inspired him to begin opposing capital punishment.
Ayers called for a more "balanced view of justice."
"Everyone of us is a full human being deserving of our respect and our rights," said the man who helped plan the bombings of several federal buildings.
This is the second major appearance Ayers has granted, breaking his silence since Barack Obama was elected president. In a reissued edition of his tome, “Fugitive Days” Ayers describes the President-elect as a “family friend.” Last Friday, Ayers granted an interview to Good Morning America to discuss his reissued book
Ayers is also scheduled to attend a book signing at a liberal Washington bookstore and bar, Busboys & Poets, Monday evening.
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