John McCain Watch: The Unrepentant Terrorist and Obama

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The McCain Campaign fires back at Team Obama after Senator McCain calls on Senator Obama to repudiate and apologize about his association with Weather Underground bomber William Ayers.

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers:

“Senator Obama’s political career was reportedly launched at the home of an unrepentant terrorist, William Ayers, with whom he has had a friendship for many years. Mr. Ayers was a leader of the Weather Underground, a terrorist group responsible for countless bombings against targets including the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon and numerous police stations, courthouses and banks. In recent years, Mr. Ayers has stated, ‘I don’t regret setting bombs . I feel we didn’t do enough.’ Then last week, Senator Obama went so far as to compare this unrepentant terrorist to Senator Tom Coburn, a physician who goes home to Oklahoma on the weekends and brings babies into life.

“Surely the American people agree that judgment matters in our next president. Senator Obama’s long association with an unrepentant terrorist is an issue of judgment, and it will absolutely be an issue in this election.”

An issue of judgment, eh?

Are the gloves off?

Or is McCain smarting from GOP criticism over his handling of the North Carolina GOP – Jeremiah Wright ad flap?

Let’s hope the former……

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