Obama Praised 'Searing and Timely' Book by Ayers

[CrimsonWhite]

More shit that doesn't matter, but that doesn't make it less interesting.

Barack Obama, who has consistently downplayed his relationship with William Ayers during his presidential campaign, once gave a glowing endorsement of a book by the former domestic terrorist and was mentioned by name in the book itself.

A blogger unearthed the Dec. 21, 1997, endorsement in the Chicago Tribune and posted photographs of the praise for Ayers' book on Zombietime.com Saturday.

Featured next to a smiling photograph of himself, then-State Senator Obama called Ayers' book, "A Kind and Just Parent: Children of the Juvenile Court," a "searing and timely account of the juvenile court system, and the courageous individuals who rescue hope from despair."

The book, which details life at the Chicago Juvenile Court prison school, mentions Obama by name on page 82 when it describes Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood:

"Our neighbors include Muhammad Ali, former mayor Eugene Sawyer, poets Gwendolyn Brooks and Elizabeth Alexander, and writer Barack Obama. Minister Louis Farrakhan lives a block from our home and adds, we think, a unique dimension to the idea of 'safe neighborhood watch': the Fruit of Islam, his security force, has an eye on things twenty-four-hours a day."

The Obama campaign said the blurb was not a full-fledged review of the book.

"He didn't do a review. He provided one line about the book to the Tribune," campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt told FOXNews.com.

Obama Praised 'Searing and Timely' Book by Ayers - FOXNews.com Elections

 

[Larkinn]

More shit that doesn't matter, but that doesn't make it less interesting.

Sure it does. Do you know anyone who writes book reviews? My mom does occasionally, and she does it often for people she doesn't know.

 

[Silence]

so?

it's a book about the juvenile justice system.

 

[WillowTree]

so?

it's a book about the juvenile justice system.

that flew right over yer head didn't it?

 

[Truthmatters]

Im sooo sick of how stupid these people are.


The book can be a good book even if the person who wrote it is an asshole.

Just how do you people even dress yourselves in the morning?

 

[Mad Scientist]

that flew right over yer head didn't it?

Kinda' looks like it.

 

[Truthmatters]

And facts fly right through you guys heads from ear to ear without obstruction.