Comments on: McCain says “Ayers”, Obama says “Keating 5″ http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/mccain-says-ayers-obama-says-keating-5-2 Control Congress is a multi-partisan, issue-oriented political forum that brings together the Left, Right, and everyone in between. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:46:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: David O'Rear http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/mccain-says-ayers-obama-says-keating-5-2#comment-80484 David O'Rear Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:55:04 +0000 http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/mccain-says-ayers-obama-says-keating-5-2#comment-80484 "Walter Annenberg, a lifelong Republican and former ambassador who was appointed by Presidents Nixon and Reagan, funded an ambitious program to reform urban education in many cities in the mid 1990s. Ayers was an important member of the group that developed and wrote the grant proposal to the Annenberg Foundation. Regardless of his background, it was never a problem for anyone — including Republicans and Chicago’s most powerful business leaders — to work with Ayers on Chicago’s public schools. In fact, Ayers is widely respected in the field of urban education." That particular slur against Sen. Obama dies, now. “Walter Annenberg, a lifelong Republican and former ambassador who was appointed by Presidents Nixon and Reagan, funded an ambitious program to reform urban education in many cities in the mid 1990s. Ayers was an important member of the group that developed and wrote the grant proposal to the Annenberg Foundation.

Regardless of his background, it was never a problem for anyone — including Republicans and Chicago’s most powerful business leaders — to work with Ayers on Chicago’s public schools. In fact, Ayers is widely respected in the field of urban education.”

That particular slur against Sen. Obama dies, now.

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