Somebody’s pal
Mr. Ayers might not be the Democratic candidate’s pal, but he certainly is someone’s pal. City Journal reports some of his recent comments:
“the profound educational reforms under way here in Venezuela under the leadership of President Chávez. We share the belief that education is the motor-force of revolution…I look forward to seeing how you continue to overcome the failings of capitalist education as you seek to create something truly new and deeply humane…Venezuela is poised to offer the world a new model of education—a humanizing and revolutionary model whose twin missions are enlightenment and liberation…Viva Presidente Chávez! Viva la Revolucion Bolivariana! Hasta la Victoria Siempre!”
“Viva Presidente Chávez! Viva la Revolucion Bolivariana! Hasta la Victoria Siempre!” We think any fellow who talks about the “motor-force of revolution” and shouts “Hasta la Victoria Siempre!” and who hosts campaign events for a non-pal is usually just “a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who’s a professor of English in Chicago.” Certainly a candidate wouldn’t “know the history” of such a man, even if he was so very public about his views. All that time serving on boards together and so forth, they were probably just talking about the Cubs or whatever.