Who is Bill Ayers? (poll)

Bill Ayers "spent 10 years as a fugitive in the 1970s when he was part of the 'Weather Underground,' an anti-Vietnam War group that protested U.S. policies by bombing the Pentagon, U.S. Capitol and a string of other government buildings. Nobody was hurt in the attacks by the defunct organization, which the FBI labeled a 'domestic terrorist group.'"

This relationship became known to the public during last Wednesday's presidential debate; it was brought up by Senator McCain.

Senator Obama and Bill Ayer's relationship consist(ed) of:

• "In the mid-1990s, Ayers and Dohrn hosted a meet-and-greet at their house to introduce Obama to their neighbors during his first run for the Illinois Senate. In 2001, Ayers contributed $200 to Obama's campaign. Ayers also served alongside Obama between December 1999 and December 2002 on the board of the not-for-profit Woods Fund of Chicago. That board met four times a year, and members would see each other at occasional dinners the group hosted."
• "Ayers and Obama interacted occasionally in their roles with the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, a not-for-profit group charged with spending tens of millions of dollars it obtained through its affiliation with a school-improvement foundation created by late Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. Obama chaired the Chicago Annenberg Challenge's board of directors. Ayers served on the Chicago School Reform Collaborative, which made recommendations to the board on which organizations should get grants. The groups worked on school-reform efforts between 1995 and 2000."

So, do we worry about this relationship that Obama has with a former "terrorist?" Or do we remember that this was a previous relationship and forget about it? What do you think... (see poll)

Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/902213,CST-NWS-ayers18.article

-Ariella