It's getting closer to Nov.

[MrLabGuy]

I've not been in Ayres living room for a meeting...Have you?

That shows more of a connection than they lived in the same neighborhood.

[Eric5273]

Originally Posted by MrLabGuy

I've not been in Ayres living room for a meeting...Have you?

That shows more of a connection than they lived in the same neighborhood.

But it was done because they were serving on the board of a charity. Let me say that again. It was a charity. They weren't meeting to plot a bombing, or to fund terrorists. It was a charity which raised money for the public education system in Chicago. Last I checked, serving on the board of a charity is a good thing, even if one or more of your board co-members were involved in activities which you don't like.

[MrLabGuy]

Originally Posted by Eric5273

But it was done because they were serving on the board of a charity. Let me say that again. It was a charity. They weren't meeting to plot a bombing, or to fund terrorists. It was a charity which raised money for the public education system in Chicago. Last I checked, serving on the board of a charity is a good thing, even if one or more of your board co-members were involved in activities which you don't like.

So are you saying it would be OK for McCain to meet with a leader of the KKK in his living room if it was for charity?

[Eric5273]

Originally Posted by MrLabGuy

So are you saying it would be OK for McCain to meet with a leader of the KKK in his living room if it was for charity?

If it was a former leader who was a leader of the KKK more than 25 years ago, then yes.

[MrLabGuy]

Originally Posted by Eric5273

If it was a former leader who was a leader of the KKK more than 25 years ago, then yes.

What if the KKK leader torched the houses of African Americans and placed bombs at the NAACP 25 years ago today had no regrets for his past actions and in fact wishes he did more back then?

[Eric5273]

Originally Posted by MrLabGuy

What if the KKK leader torched the houses of African Americans and placed bombs at the NAACP 25 years ago today had no regrets for his past actions and in fact wishes he did more back then?

Now you are splitting hairs, but if the charity is for a good cause, then I would say it doesn't matter what the guy did in his past or what he says. You are not endorsing his views if you work on the same charity as him. Nor does his views diminish the value of the charity work he is now doing. In this case you have to seperate the two.

And BTW, Ayres was protesting against a war that in the end killed over 2 million people, not lynching people because of the color of their skin. There is a very big difference here and I hope you can see that.

[MrLabGuy]

Originally Posted by Eric5273

Now you are splitting hairs, but if the charity is for a good cause, then I would say it doesn't matter what the guy did in his past or what he says. You are not endorsing his views if you work on the same charity as him. Nor does his views diminish the value of the charity work he is now doing. In this case you have to seperate the two.

And BTW, Ayres was protesting against a war that in the end killed over 2 million people, not lynching people because of the color of their skin. There is a very big difference here and I hope you can see that.

You're right comparing him to the KKK was not quite the same Ayres was a domestic terrorist who used bombs and threats to get his radical point across. I'd say that puts him in the same category as Osama Bin Laden.