The McCain campaign is now broadening their attack on Obama's past association with William Ayers to include Michelle Obama -- even though McCain has repeatedly said spouses should be off limits during the campaign. The attack? Bernardine Dohrn, Ayers' wife and fellow former Weatherman, went to work in 1984 for the major Chicago-based national law firm of Sidley & Austin, and three years later, Michelle joined the mega-firm as well. That's the basis of the entire attack. In a statement in June, the McCain campaign said "Senator McCain agrees with Senator Obama that spouses should not be an issue in this campaign and he has state that position frequently."
The attack was issued by John Murtagh, an official in the McCain campaign during a conference call. Murtagh didn't even bother alleging that the two even knew each other, instead suggesting that they might have. If so, he said, the Obamas have known the two longer than suspected. "If it is true" that the two women knew each other, Murtagh said, "the relationship is almost a decade older than Senator Obama has acknowledged. And that can very easily be resolved by Senator Obama, by Mrs. Obama, by Mr. Ayers and by Ms. Dohrn."
"And incidentally, I would emphasize that we've all been focusing on Senator Obama," said Murtagh. "I think we need to speak to his wife."
So while McCain is seen yesterday trying to tamp out some of the inflamatory rhetoric of his campaign, his campaign is fanning new flames. Does John McCain even have control of his own campaign?
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Before we make a choice we may regret for the next four years, the accusations against Barack Obama should be carefully considered, as they are here.
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