You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind
blows.
– Bob Dylan, "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
That was the line that inspired Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers
and Mark Rudd to drop out of society, go underground and launch
a bombing and terror campaign against the United States of
America.
In 1970, they signed the Weather Underground's "Declaration
of a State of War" on the U.S. government and clearly
articulated their call for a worldwide communist revolution. The
group committed at least 40 bombings between 1969 and 1975. The
targets included the Pentagon, the U.S. Capitol, the State
Department, military bases, police stations and businesses.
Before going underground and just following the mass murders
of actress Sharon Tate and others by disciples of Charles
Manson, Dohrn had this to say: "Dig it. First they killed those
pigs, then they ate dinner in the same room with them, then they
even shoved a fork into a victim's stomach! Wild!" Dohrn went on
to suggest her fellow radical, homicidal maniacs adopt a "fork"
salute to greet one another.
Dohrn also publicly celebrated the group's maiming of Chicago
prosecutor Richard Elrod in the Chicago riots. In 1970, Ayers
explained what the Weather Underground was all about: "Kill all
the rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the
revolution home, kill your parents, that's where it's really
at."
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On March 6, 1970, three members of the Weather Underground
were killed when a bomb they were building exploded in a
Greenwich Village townhouse. The device was made with dynamite
wrapped in roofing nails to maximize casualties. The intended
target of that bomb was a dance for non-commissioned officers at
the Fort Dix Army base.
Dohrn is believed to be responsible for the bombing of a San
Francisco police station in 1970 that killed one officer and
injured two others.
After Ayers and Dohrn turned themselves in to authorities in
1980, they were never prosecuted for those crimes. Instead, they
pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated battery and bail
jumping, receiving probation.
Yet, there is no question they were bombers. In 2001, Ayers
told the New York Times, "I don't regret setting bombs. I feel
we didn't do enough."
I lived through all of this history and remember it well. In
fact, in 1979, shortly before Dohrn and Ayers turned themselves
in, I actually met them in New York. At the time, they were not
using their real names. They were living under the pseudonyms
Christine Louise Douglas and Anthony J. Lee.
In 1980, after they turned themselves in, I fully expected to
be questioned by the FBI about my association with these
dangerous revolutionaries who had broken every imaginable law –
from assault to sedition to murder and mayhem. Shockingly, the
FBI showed no interest.
I suspect that was because the fix was in. Ayers and Dohrn
had powerful support from wealthy people, including Ayers'
father, Thomas, the head of Commonwealth Edison. He served on
many influential boards including G.D. Searle, Chicago Pacific
Corp., Zenith Corp., Northwest Industries, First National Bank
of Chicago and the Tribune Company, owner of the Chicago
Tribune.
In 1984, Dohrn was hired by the prestigious law firm Sidley
Austin by Howard Trienens, a friend of Thomas Ayers. In 1991,
Dohrn was hired by Northwestern University in Chicago as an
adjunct professor of law. Trienens served on the board of
trustees and Thomas Ayers was its chairman. Ayers today serves
as a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Why is all this history important?
Because Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn played a critical
role in shaping the political career of Barack Hussein Obama.
When Obama first ran for Congress in 2000 – just eight years
ago –
he was questioned on a local TV news interview about what
qualifications he had for the job.
"One of the criticisms that arises in connection with your
candidacy is that you haven't been in the (Illinois) Senate very
long, the state Senate," the interviewer said. "You have a
limited track record in terms of time. What is your argument,
based on the one term that you served in the Senate so far, that
makes you prepared for the Congress?"
Obama replied: "I would argue, though, that my experience
previous to elected office equips me for the job. You know, I
have a background as an attorney. I've represented affordable
housing organizations to build affordable housing, something
that is a major issue in the district. I've chaired major
philanthropic efforts in the city, like the Chicago Annenberg
Challenge that gave $50 million to prop up school reform efforts
throughout the city."
And how did Obama become chairman of the Chicago Annenberg
Challenge?
Presumably, he was recruited by Bill Ayers who helped found
it and served as co-chairman of the Chicago School Reform
Collaborative, one of the two operational arms of the CAC.
So who provided Obama with the only executive experience he
has ever had in his young life? Bill Ayers, unrepentant domestic
terrorist, communist revolutionary, husband of Bernardine Dohrn,
untouchable, spoiled rich kid.
Obama has never been forced to explain his association – and
his debt – to Ayers and Dohrn. He claims he doesn't know them
well. He says they're just some people he knows in his
neighborhood.
Yet, he admits the best qualification he had to run for
Congress (and lose) in 2000 was his job giving away money for
the Chicago Annenberg Challenge – a job he got because he was
plugged in to the connections of the two spoiled-brat communist
revolutionaries.
By the way,
thanks to the revelation by WND Jerusalem bureau chief Aaron
Klein that Mark Rudd now serves on "Progressive for Obama" along
with other anarchists, communists and assorted socialists,
we now know there are at least three leaders of the domestic
terrorist group tied to the man who could be the next president.
I no longer expect my colleagues in the press to question
Obama about any of this. They've shown they believe it is
irrelevant to the question of who will become the next president
of the United States. But now you know the truth. Help me spread
it far and wide.