Sarah Palin's remarks brought forward an issue that has been long festering within the 2008 presidential campaign - how well does Barack Obama know Bill Ayers? To what degree does he share Ayers violently anti-American views? Why will neither individual comment on their relationship?
It is well-know that Obama launched his Illinois State Senate campaign in Ayer's home.
It is less well-know that they collaborated educational funding projects while Obama Chairman of the Board of that Chicago Annenberg Challenge - a foundation that Ayers founded and continues guide and which funded several of Ayer's projects during Obama's tenure.
What is less well know is that fact the the University of Illinois at Chicago which houses both the foundation and it's archives has suppressed these archives and denied media members wishing to research the issue access.
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Just what are Ayers, Obama and the University trying to cover up?