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I have never heard Liddy be anything even remotely resembling  
repentant. He had a radio show on in DC in which he frequently and  
vociferously attacked John Dean for being a traitor and a turn coat to  
the Republican cause.
Ayers, on the other hand, seems to have redeemed himself (to my  
satisfaction). And Obama is by no means the only politician who has  
worked with Ayers. In fact, it was a Republican sponsored effort upon  
which he worked with Ayers.






On Oct 17, 2008, at 1:11 PM, EarthNSky wrote:
> I think and for me, the difference is someone who is repentant and
> served their time.
> By our current definitions, both Liddy and Ayers would probably be  
> dt's.
> Liddy served time and has been apologetic.
> Ayers prouldy confessed his crimes,  but charges were dropped because
> the FBI illegally wiretapped him.  He was convicted of possession of
> explosive, but did no prison for the offense.  He was a fugitive for
> years and has since been unrepentant.  In his mind, he did nothing  
> wrong.
> Had Ayers, over 40 years, come out and say, I was young and stupid and
> my actions were terrible, horrible acts of violence against innocent
> people, but today I realize that change should be affected through
> non-violent means only, then I might feel differently about the guy.
> IMO, just because the guy has not committed an act in some many years
> does not make him any less dangerous, in fact, if there has been no
> mental reversal, it may have him more dangerous.
> The other difference is that McCain and Liddy have had a relationship
> that is 'airways-open' for 'inspection', so to speak, and McCain has
> addressed that and not lied about it.
> Obama on the other hand, lied about his connections to Ayers, at first
> saying he didn't know him-only a guy from his neighborhood.  Now, he
> gives us Ayers' resume and says Ayers doesn't advise him.  I  
> personally
> don't think he is telling the truth, and that is certainly not the
> extent of the relationship.  Why is he hiding or avoiding talking  
> about
> the nitty gritty details?
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