TPM: Palin Drops Reference To William Ayers From Stump Speech

[maddezmom]

Palin Drops Reference To William Ayers From Stump Speech
By Greg Sargent - October 8, 2008, 2:48PM
After attacking Barack Obama's association with William Ayers for several days running, including yesterday, Sarah Palin made no mention of Ayers in her speech at a joint appearance with McCain in Pennsylvania that ended moments ago. Neither did McCain.

The missing Ayers reference suggest that the Ayers attacks may have backfired, and that the Obama campaign's counter-attack -- that the McCain team wants to use slimy negative attacks to distract from a discussion from the economy -- may have been effective.

It's also possible that Palin dropped the reference today because unlike in the past few days, she's appearing jointly with McCain. But even if that's so, it suggests that the McCain team doesn't want McCain directly associated with the Ayers reference.

more:
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/palin_drops_reference_to_willi.php

[Starry Messenger]

1. More jello that didn't stay nailed to the wall. Lol.

[goodgd_yall]

2. Interesting

To see if it does have to do with joint appearances. We'll have to see if she brings up Ayers again once she's back on her own. I've always thought Sarah is being used to do the diry work to allow McCain to look "honarable."

[ericgtr]

3. And with that the well runs dry

What do they have left, being civil? Can't hurt.

[yourguide]

4. They released a statement today

by one of the victims son's "blah blah blah, obama's friend tried to kill us." or some nonsense.

they are still all over it. They just dont want mccain linked to it.

[VolcanoJen]

Yep. And Sarah only incites the racism and xenophobia of her fanbase....

... when she thinks nobody is watching. She and McCain knew the cable networks were going to cover that rally live, and she doesn't want the whole world to know what kind of sleaze she's throwing around.

[ingac70]

5. If skank says it...

McCain is directly associated with it.

[patrice]

6. I swear there was an Annenberg:Ayers connection posted on this board a short while ago.

Can't find it now.

[prolesunited]

7. Yep

Annenberg, who sat on the same board with Obama and Ayers, is backing McCain.

[patrice]

10. I LIKE your screen-name!

Yep, that's it. Didn't Annenberg even FUND the boards that Obama and Ayers served on?

[stillcool]

12. Yes they did..

They also fund Factcheck.org..and curiously I couldn't find anything about William Ayers on that site..

http://www.factcheck.org/

In the 1990s, Ayers was instrumental in starting the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which was awarded nearly $50 million by a foundation to help reform Chicago schools. Ayers is now a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ayers and Obama also served together on the board of the Woods Fund, a Chicago-based charity that develops community groups to help the poor. Obama left the board in December 2002.

The Annenberg Challenge, meanwhile, was funded by billionaire Republican Walter Annenberg, who during his life played host to Presidents Ford, Reagan and George H.W. Bush at his "Sunnylands" estate in California.

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/08/walter_annenberg_was_friend_to.html

[JimDandy]

11. Annenberg is very right wing. n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

13. Here is a link to the post.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7371767

[patrice]

14. Thank You, BrklynLiberal!

:hi:

[wildflower]

8. Perhaps it was because they were on TV? n/t

[DainBramaged]

9. McPain and Failin can reference this.......