Posted by
Conservative Ponderer on Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:38:39 AM
On December 5, 2008 William Ayers wrote an op-ed in the New York Times entitled The Real William Ayers.
In it he writes,
"The Weather Underground crossed lines of legality, of propriety and perhaps
even of common sense. Our effectiveness can be — and still is being — debated.
We did carry out symbolic acts of extreme vandalism directed at monuments to war
and racism, and the attacks on property, never on people, were meant to respect
human life and convey outrage and determination to end the Vietnam war. Peaceful
protests had failed to stop the war. So we issued a screaming response. But it
was not terrorism; we were not engaged in a campaign to kill and injure people
indiscriminately, spreading fear and suffering for political ends."
Really. Extreme vandalism? That's what you call it?
On Wednesday, December 10 just five days after his op-ed, William Ayers came out of his shell even further this time to speak with Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball. Matthews actually challenged Ayers on his claim of "extreme vandalism." (The dialogue begins about four minutes in on the video which is located at www.conservativeponderment.com.)
MATTHEWS: Because you know back, I have a little history on this. I, I was taken by your comment about it being, you know, "empty offices." You know the bomb that went off in the U.S. Capitol in early, well actually late winter of 1971, went off in a bathroom in the Capitol Building, the old part of the Capitol it was, goes all the way back to the beginnings of our republic. And there were police officers in that area. In fact one I knew at the time, had just been in that bathroom in only a second or, actually about a minute later had checked in there, checked in the door there. So we knew he had been in that bathroom within a minute or so of the bomb going off. What do you make of that? It isn't just vandalism. There is people involved when you try to blow up a Capitol Building.
AYERS: Well it's horrific. Absolutely terrible, if someone were to be hurt. But let's again, remember the context. We had, we had created conditions where the majority of the people who were opposed to the war in Vietnam, every month that the war went on 2000 Vietnamese were killed, murdered.
MATTHEWS: Yeah.
AYERS: Innocent people. And, and what could we do to stop that, that terrible destruction? And I'm not claiming that what we did was terrific. But then again those who demonstrated, which I did, we didn't, we weren't that effective either. Those who went into the Democratic Party and tried to create a peace wing, they weren't that effective either. So the dilemma remains. Who did the right thing? I'm not so sure and I don't, again I don't want to defend what we did but nor do I think it was completely insane.
So which is it Mr. Ayers? Being that no one was murdered you have the luxury to claim your intent was only "extreme vandalism" and the attack was not directed at people.
A police officer was in the bathroom only a minute before the bomb exploded. If it really was not directed at people, why not a far off corner of the Capitol or another part of the building that was not being utilized?
You placed a bomb in a bathroom and claim it was not directed at people.
You are a liar.
And the ironic thing is, you still in your own sick mind attempt to justify your actions.....
"Well it's horrific. Absolutely terrible, if someone were to be hurt. But let's
again, remember the context...."
I am sorry sir, there is no appropriate context for bombing federal buildings.
And Florida State University is still rolling the red carpet out for this "reformer". Even worse, they are in their own minds justifying it as well.
“He is the leading voice on education reform” says a spokesman for the Institute for Liberal Studies, the student organization sponsoring the Ayers visit.
"We’re using controversy to help bring about good" admits the director of the Institute.
If you disagree with Florida State University using public funds to pay a terrorist (who still justifies his actions) to come on campus and speak about education reform, please make your voice known. Let T.K. Wetherell, his administrative staff, and the rest of the FSU Administration know how you feel.
In addition, you can also do the following:
1) If you have not done so already, please sign the petition.
2) Exercise your free speech by withholding future monetary support from FSU. Feel free to talk about it as well- in the petition, at church, with coworkers.
3) Email this post to five of your friends and encourage them to follow these steps too.