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Republicans beat Ayers drum

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor  October 13, 2008 04:33 PM
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The Republican National Committee is getting even tougher in its language attempting to link Barack Obama to 1970s domestic terrorist William Ayers.

A new web video emphasizes incendiary quotes from Ayers, plus his hosting an event where Obama was introduced to Chicago political bigwigs as a state senator's chosen successor.

It approvingly quotes a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that says it's not "guilt by association" -- as Obama's defenders complain -- but "guilt by participation."

The presentation in the video suggests that the people were killed at the Capitol and Pentagon, but no one was hurt in those bombings. A 1970 pipe bomb did kill one police officer and injure another, but most of the Weather Underground's victims were its own members: an accidental explosion killed three.

And the video concludes by saying of Obama: "Career first, country second" -- drawing a direct contrast with John McCain, whose campaign slogan and vow is "Country first."

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Glen Johnson Glen Johnson is Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for "Political Intelligence." He moved to Massachusetts in the fourth grade, and has covered local, state, and national politics for over 25 years. E-mail him at johnson@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globeglen.
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