Obama Fails Detest: Speech excuses America-haters
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
by Daniel Clark

During a debate this past April, Sen. Barack Obama distanced himself from Weather Underground founder William Ayers by saying, “the notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8 years old, somehow reflects on me and my values, doesn’t make much sense.â€