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To: TimF who wrote (64062)	5/7/2008 1:01:52 PM
From: KonKilo	Respond to of 543083

If a Republican politician was an associate of an unrepentant Klan member he probably couldn't run for dog catcher in most places. I think the difference in public perceptions of a white GOP politician and a black Dem politician associating with an ex-Klan member would be considerable, for obvious party and racial identity reasons, fair or not.

To: TimF who wrote (64062)	5/7/2008 2:03:19 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543083

Yes, I got the analogy of the farthest left Ayers to the farthest right Klan. But terms like MONSTER are definitely dramatic writing. I understood Ayers himself is the farthest thing from Klan. It would seem that Ayers now is the "associate" of a whole lot of respectable people (although I understand the right's belief that academia is not at all respectable or even sane). I also will say that if a real connection, not a vaguely "run in the same circles" political one, is made, it becomes more relevant, and would give me pause.