Just a guy Obama knew from the neighborhood. Who also happened to write the book that so many in the political class, both left and right, swooned over on their way to helping install the least vetted — and most demonstrably leftist — “historical” President in US history. Jack Cashill:
Last Thursday evening at Montclair State University, with a video camera rolling, Bill Ayers volunteered that yes indeed he had written the acclaimed Barack Obama memoir, Dreams from My Father.
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Barack Obama knows what I know and what the people who have read my book, “Deconstructing Obama,” know: Bill Ayers is the principal craftsman behind Dreams. The evidence is overwhelming.
Ayers also established, as I have contended from the beginning, that he is not the author of Audacity of Hope. Although Obama claims unique authorship of this book too, it was, as Ayers suggests, a disingenuous feint to the center written by committee.
Worse for Obama still, Ayers knows that the story he and Obama contrived in Dreams is false in many key details. The fact that Donald Trump has proved willing to challenge that story has got to make the White House even more apprehensive.
As was obvious in his speech at Montclair, Ayers does not like the application of force in Libya, and this may have been his own way of retaliating. Consider it a shot across Obama’s bow. The White House will.
Nothing definitive here. But this isn’t the first time Ayers has shown a strained effort to take credit without taking credit. Guilty as sin, free as a bird.
Here’s the problem for those who trust leftwing ideologues like Ayers, who has never really had to pay for his crimes, and in fact has earned rockstar status on the activist left: while they pretend to be of the people, when push comes to shove, they will go to any length to prove their own internalized sense of superiority, and anyone who gets in the way will be tossed aside, a casualty of the cause.
Live and learn, Barry. Hell, Reverend Wright and half a dozen others have.
(h/t Pablo)
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update: My response to the tut-tutting and sneering here.
The reactionary leftist bus is BIG.
It could even be an…ATOMIC BUS!!!!!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074205/
Does Bill Ayers have a dry funny bone or is this the granite truth that he finally admits belongs to him? I have not read Cashill’s book, which you have presented as well researched and viewed it as an important presentation of CESMI’s faux writing skills. None of that conclusion is hard to accept. Listening to him talking without a script generally makes me conclude that he struggles to present his time worn views, mainly because he seems afraid to express his deep rooted concepts, concerned they will send him back to Chicago and leave him there, attempting to resurrect ACORN.
At least that’s my opinion as to his point of view. What is clear to me is that his so called “deep rooted POV’s” aren’t really for sure, as he twists and mutates according to the lay of the land at any moment. What I have figured out is that he is more of a “self-marketer” than a die hard viewpoint politician. Maybe he is sneakier than I put forth, mainly throwing out public policy blow outs just for moments of hopeful positive response. The fact that his public relations have not been consistent in building his strong support (if also not sure to be reducing his support dramatically, if somewhat eroded) indicate a lack of trust, generally, in his”strong” point of view.
Thus I have no confidence in his writing skills and have always wondered after reading Dreams of My Father how much of it was written by whoever helped him. The idea that Akers wasn’t joking, merely making a quick and light hearted conclusion that he wrote it, is reasonably valid. Perhaps this is an ongoing tough lesson for CESMI: Having the willingness to bump butts with radical leftists also allows them to turn on you on a rusty dime when one decides to tweak the viewpoint in decision making. There have been others starting to shake their fists at him (like Kucinich, Dennis D-My Left Foot) in response to certain centrist notions.
CESMI is set to self destruct himself with his vapid and incoherent political views. His only hope is if the Republicans continue to look at centrist candidates that are not powerful nor stand up nor fiscally knowledgeable. Such a path not abandoned and totally changed may result in CESMI squeaking his way past the white bread dough and eking a ridiculous reelection based upon … not changing for anything better … or better looking.
From which I will spend a minimum of 7 November days throwing up.
(CESMI – Chief Egotist Self Marketing Ignoramus)
Oh, Lazarus! I’ve missed you! How are things with you and your Marine?
Good, BJT, I was just aboard Camp Lejeune, Matt and his wife had a pair of twin daughters about two weeks ago, and my wife is down for a couple of months helping them out.
I don’t know if I had mentioned it, but he made Sergeant already, also.
Frotus picked 4 no. 1 seeds for his bracket. So how do you think he picks his winners and losers when it comes to raining down Obamahawk missiles while he’s on vacation? Do you think he does research and deep thinking when he chooses between Darfur, Bahrain or Libya?
This is Wag the Dog at every level and this idiot makes his picks at the last minute and says “Top seed, top seed, top seed, etc. etc.”
So is it time to unveil the new “Hawkchicken” meme yet?
So he doesn’t know shit about basketball, either?
Tony Rezko could not be reached for comment… Or maybe he *could*. Heh heh heh
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There was something very strange about the way that guy interrupted Ayers to bring up the subject. Has the questioner been identified an any way? Because in spite of the urgency with which he called attention to himself, the question itself (as well as how readily Ayers changed gears to calmly address him) kind of suggest a plant aiding Ayers in something he wanted brought up more so than a right wing interloper acting the way lefties ordinarily do.
when push comes to shove, they will go to any length to prove their own internalized sense of superiority, and anyone who gets in the way will be tossed aside, a casualty of the cause.
The Left is like a black leopard … it looks solid black until the light shines just so and the spots are apparent …
From the Weekly Standard article I linked earlier
What’s apparent from this posting,as with others, is a clear signal that this administration has GOT to be literally discarded. Preferably by elections.
I don’t pretend to be on any sort of intellectual plane as most here but even a bitter clinger can see the reality. Becoming more politically aware has driven home the realization that this ain’t the country I’d previously imagined. Trying, as best as possible, to effect some small change at MY level. Only way I can see to do.
Sometimes it seems a tad daunting, but on we go.
I posited that Ayers may be conducting a shakedown. What more could anyone expect of a known terrorist and bomber who’s responsible for violent deaths?
He’d better keep an eye looking over his shoulder, given Chicago politics. Not that I’d care so much if he gets whacked, just not before he produces the rough drafts of Dreams from some secure locker he’s keeping.
Bill Ayers said it as a joke, but you are right, it was not a joke. It was a signal. I saw him on camera say the same thing once before (he was interviewed at some airport).
If this were really a joke, he would have been telling it a lot sooner.
Kennedy didn’t write his books either, and most of the PT 109 story (which I know by heart because my father shares a name with one of the men who survived, coincidentally the one man Kennedy actually saved from certain death) is myth, but PR is better history than history and JFK was sainted instead of admired. At this point Obama could be proven illiterate and he’ll still be called a success.
Not that I’d care so much if he gets whacked, just not before he produces the rough drafts of Dreams from some secure locker he’s keeping.
Evidence like that is the reason he hasn’t been whacked, I’d wager. Nuclear reactors aren’t the only thing in the world with failsafes built in.
No no, Ayers was just being sarcastic and none of the wingnuts can see it, due to their humorlessness and lack of intelligence.
That nail bomb he planted at a dance? Also sarcasm. The failure of the fuse? Intentional irony. Days of Rage? Performance art. His rich plutocrat father paying for the lawyers that got all the charges dropped? Hilarious. That other nail bomb he designed that blew his comrades to ribbons? A really large whoopee cushion.
He’s a zany funster. Nothing he does or says means exactly what it appears to mean. He got you good. Again.
He made the admission with an affect that would provide plausible deniability. Something tells me, however, that a spoiled brat who played at revolution for a bit and escaped unscathed has enough of an ego to be cornered into a “Colonel Jessup moment” under favorable circumstances.
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That other nail bomb he designed that blew his comrades to ribbons?
That was Ayers way of saying the organization had outlived it’s usefulness, it was the egocentric leftist’s version of a renege.
One thing I’ve noticed about sociopaths – – there’s almost always a tell. At some point, they’ll let you know exactly what they’re up to. You have to be willing to believe the message, though, and people usually dismiss it.
You have to be willing to believe the message, though, and people usually dismiss it.
Are you suggesting that the way to read a sociopath is by being a paranoid kook? Because, fuck that. Whatever is going through the toxic mind of Ayers when he makes a crack like this, it ain’t a winning proposition to read into it any deeper than that he’s a scumbag.
Abe, the question did seem to be planted. It was said in a sarcastic manner to give Ayers cover, but I agree with Jeff it was intended as a threat. Ayers knows if he shoots off the accusation, it only has limited power. Most democrats would not give a shit about it. But in a close election it might sway some weak minded independents. Timing is everything on that one. But Ayers can waive the threat around like a gun.
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It makes sense that it was intended as a threat, Joe. It also makes sense that anyone who believes that is an idiot or a kook. In other words, it’s a circle jerk. But knowing something about the guy who asked the question would certainly tilt things in one direction or the other.
You don’t have to look far to find out what Ayers is up to, as he tends to have little compunction against blurting it right out. This is the guy who told the NYT that he thought they didn’t blow enough shit up, that he wished they’d done more and that he’s “Guilty as sin, free as a bird.” What’s he worried about?
Know your enemy, Abe. The more, the better. Ayers has been teaching this shit for a long, long time.
I don’t think there’s any doubt that Ayers was involved in the writing. It was part of the fashioning of the candidate. As I noted back when this story was hot, it could very well be that Obama simply plagiarized the tropes, or “borrowed” liberally from Ayers. But its certainly no conspiracy to detail the very real similarities — while also noting that Obama and Ayers knew each other, and that Ayers helped launch Obama’s political career. Pretty soon, it seems to me, the persistent dismissal of the evidence — in an effort to avoid looking like a conspiracy kook — is the real conspiracy kookiness.
Nice to see that Rick Moran is still counseling us on how to look refined while we allow the left to run roughshod over us. How’d that work out for McCain again?
As someone who knows a thing or two about interpretation, I don’t need John Hawkins or Rick Moran to point out Ayers’ tone of sarcasm. What I’m interested in is the rather pointed tone of the sarcasm — it’s too deliberate, and the question seems too staged — and suggesting that, while Ayers wants to joke it all away, he also very much wants credit. It’s who he is. It’s who they all are.
*At this point Obama could be proven illiterate and he’ll still be called a success.*
Stop starting conspiracy theories. For gods sake, we know he can read a teleprompter.
I agree, Jeff. My reluctance is in specifically ascribing intent to the comments Ayers made rather than about the provenance of “Dreams. His taunts could be directed towards Obama as a means of expressing his displeasure or, just as easily, at the likes of us. He has the luxury of being able to accomplish both in one shot with the left licking up his milky discharge, but I’d still suggest that it nets out at informed paranoia.
Ayers has plenty of nefarious history, but lying is not his style. He’s quite proud of himself, on his own terms. That sets him apart from Obama, who’s proud of what he’s been able to put over on people who don’t know any better.
If it was a joke, Ayers needs to work on his delivery. Was it a shot across the bow to the Obama administration? Perhaps. The video is certainly no slam-dunk from Cashill’s perspective.
This is an interesting sidenote in the continuing story, imho.
You wingnuts will believe anything. Clearly Ayers is joking. Just ask any progressive.
I think I’ve lost you, Abe. The left is not inclined to love a revelation like this, and the likes of us aren’t all that surprised by it, given the overwhelming preponderance of objective, analytical evidence that he’s telling the truth. Ayers take joy in stirring the pot. Some men just want to watch the world burn. That’s his motivation.
Ayers prolly can’t be too happy with Obama right now. I’m just thinking. After all he did for him.
Do I hear THAT in his joke? I could.
there’s a bit of anger in his sarcasm. If he did write it, would it be anger he would be attempting to contain?
Personally, I’d find it hilarious. The joke would sound jokey.
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I think I’ve lost you, Abe. The left is not inclined to love a revelation like this
No. But he clearly communicated it as though he was mocking the right, which, needless to say, the left would eat up regardless of whether or not he had a separate, veiled intent as regards the oval office.
For gods sake, we know he can read a teleprompter
Can he?… can he really?
I’m having a Lite Beer moment here. I’m just unable to make up my mind whether this whole Bill Ayers thing is “stupid” or “pathetic.” For now, I have to go with pathetic, although I have to admit that there’s strong arguments for stupid as well. Ultimately, it shows that people on the right can be taken in by any flim flam guy whether it’s Jack Cashill, Glen Beck, or Rick Scott.
What’s either stupid or pathetic is your actually taking time to comment here, as if anyone cares a whit about what you might think, Caric.
Enjoying a Lite Beer at an Ultra-Lite University sounds positively refreshing, Ric.
True. None of these men have the stature of a Dan Rather.
Something I’ve noticed about Caric: You only have to see the beginning of a sentence and your mind fills in the rest before you’ve finished reading it. I can’t decide how much of that is because his writing is so labored – like taking a really stubborn dump – and how much of it is due to the fact that even for a lefty he’s such a pedestrian thinker. I suppose I’m having a Lite Beer moment on this.
Abe: I’m not saying this utterance of Ayers constitutes proof. It doesn’t. Viewing it as something more than random noise, but less than proof, does not make one a kook.
I was trying to figure out whether a man being confuzzled by the failure of a serpentine belt that’s been screaming at him for 8 months is stupid or pathetic. I realized it’s both.
Wow. Can’t diagnose the noises his car makes; can’t remember to carry his cell phone with him; can’t figure out how his nephew’s cell phone works; can’t consider the routine kindness of strangers unless it’s actually being lavished on him at the time.
What does it say about me, that this paragon of virtue, subtlety of thought, and human empathy should look down upon me as a simpleton? One day, I hope I can make the pilgrimage to Morehead State to learn the deeper truths of government dysfunction and gender warfare from The Master himself. Until then, I can only hang my head in shame.
Considers routine kindness extraordinary, so he add write coherent sentences to the list of things he can’t do.
I also notice he no longer links to his web site, I wonder whyu?
Then your overall incoherence must not be caused by alcohol after all.
It’s one thing to be dropped on your head when you were a baby. Your parents should have shelled out for a basketball before taking up those nightly games of Horse.
Given caricature’s Micael Moore-ish physique, who thinks he drinks Light Beer? Given the fact he is a greasy poofter, boxed white zinfandel is more likely.
Greasy poofters everywhere are examining their moobs with dismay at the comparison.
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