Divisive Obama associate heads to FSU

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: William Ayers, a Chicago professor who was a leader of the radical Weather Underground in the 1960s and a flashpoint in the presidential campaign, has been invited to speak at Florida State University.

Ayers was asked to campus by a student organization, the Institute for Liberal Studies, that is paying for and handling all aspects of his visit, FSU officials said. Ayers is scheduled to speak at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Oglesby Union Ballroom.

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FSU students, parents, and Florida taxpayers in general...go see how much of your "increased" tuition goes to SGA and thus ILS....

[LEATHERNECK]

That does it! I'm now a Gator fan!

Just wait till the real terrorist Bush is out of office; I'll be every fascist neo-con org in the nation will ask him for tips on setting up their own corporatocracy.

[RPOF]

OMFG TERRORIST TERRORIST SOCIALIST MUSLIM TERRORIST BLACK PEOPLE COMMUNIST!!!

I'd better vote Republican now, because only the party of televangelists/wife beaters/meth addicts/lobbyists can keep us safe!

[BGS]

Conservatives should be grateful for the opportunity to question Ayers when he comes to Tallahassee. One may find his actions and his ideas repugnant, but an open forum is the best place to challenge these. Two other points should be mentioned here; FSU also has an Institute for Conservative Studies that brings patriots to campus and one should never be afraid to hear, and then challenge if need be, the ideas of the opposition. Protesting free speech is a hallmark of the modern-day left, not the right.

[Hayley]

This is so absurd, Ayers is a terrorist and we're paying him 5 grand to speak about "education reform?"

Most students at FSU are irate about spending tuition money on a man who has said "I don't regret setting bombs, I feel we didn't do enough."

Republicans have destroyed more American lives than all the Wiliam Ayers in the world could have done. Why isn't Bush in jail? Why is he allowed to endorse McCain for President and no one objects? Madness!

[Hayley]

BGS,

There is a difference between the ICS spending money to get Malkin to talk, and the ILS spending money on a terrorist. As a conservative on campus i have absolutely no problem with the ILS getting liberal speakers; I'd be estatic to see Al Franken or someone of that caliber, but when our tuition money is given to a man who supports terrorism, i have a problem.

I agree with your point about how it would be wonderful if conservatives could question Ayers, but sadly i doubt that will happen. The Senate was discussing filtering questions before hand so Ayers wouldn't feel "disrespected." i doubt there will be any sort of tough questions asked to Bill Ayers from the Conservative side, courtsey of the College Democrats and ILS.

The problem that we see with the whole situation is the fact that we're paying this man 5 grand of our tuition money.

Hey Hayley --

Most students at FSU are liberal Democrats and will be lifelong enemies of the Republican Party.

I know they must have the exit polling on under-30 college graduates over at RPOF, but so far this isn't something the Party seems very worried about.

see, see....the little piggies are AFRAID of WORDS and THOUGHTS!!

reminds me of the kerfuffle at halfassU in about 1970 when some "notable radical" whose name escapes me was to speak.

one would have thought the world was coming to end, to listen to the repiglfascists trying to stamp out free speech and thought.

whoever it was DID speak and....DAMN! the world survived!

go back to looking for chicom soldiers in power blue uniforms under your beds, ignorant jagoffs!!

I was not asserting that the majority of students at FSU were Republican. Our University has been seeing budget cuts thus hurting other programs at the University. Students are angry that other programs are getting cut while we are wasting 5 grand on this man.

and fifty years ago, these same folks would be carrying pitchforks to greet a NEEEEEGRA speaker at the u.

what total wastes of air and flesh!!

2:35 this is 2:25. You make a good point, and frankly I agree with you.

I'm just sickened by the hypocrisy that the people shouting loudest about this are in fact the people responsible for cutting FSU's funding to the bone.

He's been speaking up since the election ended and this man is a very insightful guy with a life full of great history. everyone does realize that the FBI dropped ALL charges against him, right? every single one.

Maybe he will toss a bomb at the government buildings on his way in.

2.55:

TRUTH and FACTS dont matter to THIS CROWD.

look to the post above where 38% of these mopes think suzie zamboni is ther number one pick for president.

talk about FREAKINDELUSIONAL!!

THIS is the CORE that thinks the DRUNK will go down in history in a positive way.

GO FIGGER!!!!!!

To call Ayers an associate of Obama's misrepresents their relationship. But I would encourage all ideas to be shared at Florida State University. Diverisity of viewpoints an integral part of education. Bill Ayers is inspiring and much can be learned from his politics. I will definitely be attending, Fugitive Days in hand.

[Pete Nole]

"...reminds me of the kerfuffle at halfassU in about 1970 when some "notable radical" whose name escapes me was to speak."

That was our very own SDS wannabe "Radical Jack" Lieberman.

Ha! Can't believe Lieberman's name has come up on this blog! After 30+ years, he's still quite the activist in Miami, a Dennis Kucinich supporter, and pro-illegal alien supporter. Nothing's changed!

Hopefully his bomb will hit the George Bush Republican Center!

yeppers, jack lieberman...

still doing for the community while i bet most of the douchebags who were in "such a state" are all wormfood!!

justice rolls on and on and on like a river!!

[Steven Connell]

Unfortunately this article failed to mention that Ayers will be speaking about Education Reform. The reason why questions might be screned is because this is an education reform event not about his past. It is hard to argue that Ayers is not a worthy speaker on educations, as he is one of the leadeing education reformers in the country.

Also when Michelle Malkin came to speak, the price for here was over 10,000 dollars and the attendance was roughly 12. That is more absurd and a miss use of funds.

[Gilbert Ford]

I would hope that the first statement out of Mr. Ayers mouth is "I apologize for the pain, hurt and suffering he has caused America".

Then we will go from there Mr. Ayers...otherwise keep your anti-American a** in Chicago!

If the LBGT, wants to protest
something so bad, protest this anti-American SOB!

"I apologize for the pain, hurt and suffering he has caused America".

Who? Nixon? Reagan? Bush? What, because he missed?

[jerry roden]

when I was a student senator at FSU, several of us - including myself - proudly protested & voted against paying for another terrorist - Angela Davis - when it was suggested she speak.

[mickey rodent]

when I was a Young Republican at UF, several of us mindless lemmings - including myself - proudly protested & voted against anything our leaders Norquist and Abramoff told us to.

Bill Ayers is a terrorist and his group killed a police officer.

He should be in a prison awaiting the gas chamber or lethal injection.

2:37 actually, those people carrying pithforks would have been Democrats: like George Wallace.

Remember: Jim Crow was a Democrat.

If the SGA can waste their money on this, that;s one item needs cutting. Charlie, get out your red pen!

Hey, William Ayers, why are Chicago schools 3x as worse today than when you started your program?

7:29 Right you are. Wallace was a Democrat then. So was Bull Connor and all the people turning dogs, water hoses worse on the civil rights activists in the 60's while the Kennedy brothers were too timid to act.

If Mahoney had liked bombs instead of sex he would still be in office.

I also recall when the former and late King Hussein of Jordan came to FSU in 1974 to receive an honorary degree that there were similar protests against his visit and the award.

This guy is a terrorist...an unrepentant terrorist...a terrorist who says he wishes he had set off even more bombs in America...and killed more American citizens...and our publicly funded university is going to give him a forum to spread his anti-American trash....how does this in any way enhance the educational experience? He is an extremist. How does this promote the intelligent exchange of ideas?

[The Conservative Ponderer]

This terrorist is being compensated with public funds. Read more at www.conservativeponderment.com

Hey ponderer, why don't you ponder how Republicans managed to make enemies of an entire generation of Americans:

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1031/young-voters-in-the-2008-election

[Gator(R)]

4:41

Apparently, not all of them. 7% more than last election, 13% more than 2000.

Not necessarily enemies of them,as all of us in our youth we would have been swayed by Obama's relative youth (particularly compared to McCain) and vague promises of change (which are hard to argue against). I am not judging whether right or wrong, just where many of us would have been at that time in our life.

He'll have to produce to keep them (and the rest of us. He has a lot on his plate - the economy, NOW, environmentalists, Iraq, Afghanistan, the World Poverty Fund (or whatever), the deficit, national health care, GLBT, etc. A lot of people to make happy.

Regardless, the youth vote didn't win the election for him. Shifts in many other groups did.

I voted for McCain, but he was 4th or 5th on my list during the primary. I wasn't enthused about him at all, just uncertain about Obama. Hopefully, he will accomplish great things and I will be proven wrong as I frequently am.

hey, gator/r!!

how bout them gators whipping 'bama?!

how about the repiglican base dying off?

more and more oldangryracistwhitemen are becomming wormfood each and every day, and more and more folks arrive at their majority without the slightest idea who ronnie ray-gun was...fortunately!!

and their only memory of a repiglican president being georgewDRYDRUNK!!

OUTFREAKINSTANDING!!!!

buh-buh, dinosaurs!!!!

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