in spring of 2007, the New York Times published "a 2,593 word
story (with additional reporting from Kenya!) about Rev. Jeremiah Wright and his relationship to Barack Obama," and mentioned there the Black Liberation theology, Wright's provocative comments and Obama having to distance himself from him.
June of 2007...Rezko was blowing up all around him
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/14/us/politics/14rezko.html?pagewanted=all
That long story notes the Chicago Tribune reported on the connection back in
2006.
Ayers was talked about in 2007, but Obama had only won Iowa, then after the NH primary in Jan. and on the eve of the big 22 state primaries, Feb 2, a huge piece on Ayers broke -
The Black Kennedy: But does anyone know the real Barack Obama?
Then got picked up by many other MSM sources. Then, a few months later:
"Now, along with Mr. Obama’s former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr
., Mr. Ayers has become a prime exhibit in the effort by Mr. Obama’s presidential rivals to highlight what could be politically radioactive associations."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11chicago.html?pagewanted=all
That, along with a ****ton of other media scoping into all aspects of his Kenyan dad, his drug use, Michelle's thesis, his freakin' parking tickets...!
(yes, I'm not kidding on that...
and of course the ...
he isn't legitimate ! one (where had had to produce his damn birth certificate) is conveniently forgotten -- for one prime reason.