What is Obama so afraid of??? Ad about Ayers met with call by Obama to Justice Dept. for investigation.?

Question

A Legal 527 runs an ad about William Ayers an unrepentant Terrorist who bombed the Pentagon and Capital Building in the 1960s and 70s and got off on a Technicality. Ayers is a friend of Obama and has served on the same boards and live in the same neighborhood. Obama's campaign said they were friendly.

Ad highlighted this relationship. Not only did Obama send out a response Ad to this 527 ad (not McCain), but now Obama as a Senator has asked the Justice Department to investigate this 527 and it's donor(s). He didn't complain to the FEC or FCC but Justice. WHY? What is it about mentioning Ayers made Obama so nuts to go after this 527 using our nations legal system? What is it that Obama is so afraid of coming to light? What is the truth to what every pundit says is a total overreaction?

Can anyone please explain why would he go to Justice Dept and not make a complaint to the Federal Election Commission. Can anyone tell me what is it that is spooking him so much to want to intimidate anyone who dares speak of Ayers and Obama's connections?

Answer 1

You do realize that Obama was 8 years old when the Weathermen were active.

Answer 2

Hey dude Me'un Slick don't care

Plus what does a friend mean ...  Bush is friends with Satan and no one cares about that.

Answer 3

Because revealing Obama's associations damages his chances of winning.

Answer 4

Intimidation. Ayers and Obama are two peas in a pod. They hate our Military, they hate our police and most of all they hate those who really work for a living.

They believe in the "Grey Poupon" world. Not in ours

Answer 5

Liberal facism. It's frightening isn't it?

Answer 6

just the fact that he had him attempted to be investigated is illegal to use your position like that.he knows that he was vetted at the ayers home.there is no spin just threats of intimidation.anyone who loves free speech should be horrified at obamas implications here.no wonder he signed hr1955 that takes our rights as citizens.

Answer 7

if it actually occurred, I'd guess because it was probably illegally funded by McSame.

You don't support McSame doing something illegal, do you?

Answer 8

Obama is not a "friend" of Ayers.  Their association is about as tenuous as mine is with Bill Clinton -- I met him at a social gathering over 14 years ago.

Given that the "ad" makes gross misstatements of fact, he may well be considering libel charges against the publishers of the ad and their financial backers.  He has the legal right to do this.  Making libelous statements can be a crime and is can also result in civil claims.  That would explain why Justice is involved.

Answer 9

He is who he was preached to.  Government is the answer.  He does not have to explain it - he just file a legal action and let the government decide.  That is most likely be his position on issues.

Answer 10

NPR had a good piece on that this evening. If I recall correctly, his campaign has actually fought back in three ways: with counter-advertising, with the complaint to the justice department and one other that I can't remember right now.

If I got the gist of the justice department thing, it is because not only did ONE man donate all the money to the 527, but that 527 actually got its 501(c)4 status by taking over a defunct 527. BUT that old 527 had NOT been established as a political entity, so the NEW 527 has to show that it doesn't exist just to be political--and it has to do so not just up through Nov 4. Chances are, it won't/can't comply to that requirement, so the Obama camp is complaining.

Oh, I jsut remembered the third. Some other group is also filing for an injuction because of some unfairness having to do with the 527 getting penalized later for breaking rules, but it is using that rulebreaking to do harm NOW.

Sorry, I'm doing this from memory, so it isn't clear, I know. But anyway, the isues are far more complicated that you may think.

BTW, the same guy funding this 527 is the one who gave 3 million dolllars to support the Swiftboaters in defeating Kerry in 04.