Comments on: Hinz on Obama/Ayers http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/10/13/hinz-on-obamaayers/ Illinois, From Misery Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:34:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ArchPundit http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/10/13/hinz-on-obamaayers/comment-page-1/#comment-18377 ArchPundit Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:43:21 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=10497#comment-18377 Small problem--the people directly involved in the Annenberg Challenge directly contradict Steve Diamond. And Diamond has never appeared to have spent any time in Chicago or anywhere, but the coasts, so exactly how is he any sort of source? More to the point, Ayers wasn't on the board nor was he any sort of fiscal agent named by the Annenberg Foundation so for anyone who understands how such grants work, it's simply laughable to claim that he had the ability to make broad programmatic or even personnel decisions. This entire conspiracy theory belongs with the 9-11 truthers, not in a campaign for President. Small problem–the people directly involved in the Annenberg Challenge directly contradict Steve Diamond. And Diamond has never appeared to have spent any time in Chicago or anywhere, but the coasts, so exactly how is he any sort of source?

More to the point, Ayers wasn’t on the board nor was he any sort of fiscal agent named by the Annenberg Foundation so for anyone who understands how such grants work, it’s simply laughable to claim that he had the ability to make broad programmatic or even personnel decisions.

This entire conspiracy theory belongs with the 9-11 truthers, not in a campaign for President.

]]> By: Justthe Facts http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/10/13/hinz-on-obamaayers/comment-page-1/#comment-18374 Justthe Facts Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:44:59 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=10497#comment-18374 "On top of all of this, it appears the right wing narrative includes that Obama was somehow paid for his work on the Annenberg Challenge. He was not." He used the position and referred to it on TV(now on You Tube) as a qualifier for his State Senate run. Thats more important than a check. (as reported in great depth by Steve Diamond) The position and Bill Ayers who put him in it, launched Obama's political career more than the 2nd most infamous Tea Party did. When most americans think of people working on education, they think of math, science, english, ect. When education work is in political activism that is radical and misrepresented by using "education" as the sole discription. If Obama does'nt think it was radical why is he running away from it now that he is on a national stage, while he embraced it in his first run for State office. “On top of all of this, it appears the right wing narrative includes that Obama was somehow paid for his work on the Annenberg Challenge. He was not.”

He used the position and referred to it on TV(now on You Tube) as a qualifier for his State Senate run. Thats more important than a check.
(as reported in great depth by Steve Diamond)
The position and Bill Ayers who put him in it, launched Obama’s political career more than the 2nd most infamous Tea Party did.

When most americans think of people working on education, they think of math, science, english, ect. When education work is in political activism that is radical and misrepresented by using “education” as the sole discription.

If Obama does’nt think it was radical why is he running away from it now that he is on a national stage, while he embraced it in his first run for State office.

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