Bill Ayers Again Jokes and/or Admits (!) That He Wrote Obama’s Memoir
- Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:04pm by
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Several years ago veteran writer Jack Cashill began developing a hypothesis that Bill Ayers was the secret writer behind Barack Obama’s memoir Dreams From My Father. I’ve interviewed Jack a number of times over the years and found his research on the subject to be thorough and compelling.
He has a new book, Deconstructing Obama, that explores this thesis and some closely related ideas.
Ayers has been asked about this in the past and has claimed credit for the book, though he does it in a mocking way that gives him wiggle room on his intent. Is he just joking…or telling the truth in a joking manner?
His latest comments came just a few days ago during a talk at Montclair State University:
Cashill writes in American Thinker:
Unprompted, Ayers also noted that while Dreams deserves its praise, Obama’s second opus, Audacity of Hope, is “more of a political hack book.”
Not surprisingly, Ayers retreated into irony as he ended the session. “Yeah, yeah,” he said after confirming again that he wrote Dreams, “And if you help me prove it, I’ll split the royalties with you. Thank you very much.”With his final comment, the Ayers-friendly audience laughed in relief. The media will laugh nervously upon seeing the video as well. The White House will not.
This was not the first time Ayers made such a claim. Backyard Conservative reported October 4, 2009, after meeting Ayers at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.:
Then, unprompted he said–I wrote Dreams From My Father. I said, oh, so you admit it. He said–Michelle asked me to. I looked at him. He seemed eager. He’s about my height, short. He went on to say–and if you can prove it, we can split the royalties. So I said, stop pulling my leg. Horrible thought. But he came again–I really wrote it, the wording was similar. I said I believe you probably heavily edited it. He said–I wrote it. I said–why would I believe you, you’re a liar.
He had no answer to that. Just looked at me. Then he turned and walked off, and said again his bit about my proving it and splitting the proceeds.
Critics of Cashill’s theory try to discredit the debate by simply saying that Ayers is ridiculing right-wing speculators. They rarely debate any of the points that Cashill or others have made.
Cashill’s theory took on new life with the publication of “mainstream” profile of the Obama’s marriage:
Christopher Anderson, in his 2009 book “Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage,” reported that a desperate Obama in the mid-1990s, facing a second canceled book contract, sought the help of Ayers.
“In the end, Ayers contribution to Barack’s “Dreams from My Father” would be significant,“ Anderson wrote on page 165 of ”Barack and Michelle,“ ”so much so that the book’s language, oddly specific references, literary devices, and themes would bear a jarring similarity to Ayers’ own writings.”
Anderson credited Ayers with providing the assistance Obama needed to complete his unfinished autobiography.
“Thanks to help from the veteran writer Ayers, Barack Obama would be able to submit a manuscript to his editors at Times Brooks,” Anderson continued on page 166. “With some minor cuts and polishing, the book would be on track for publication in the early summer of 1995.”
Anderson likely did not realize that he‘d wandered into a literary hornet’s nest until this interview with Sean Hannity (relevant portion begins around 2:15):
A few weeks ago I interviewed Jack Cashill while I was filling in on the Quinn & Rose “War Room” program on WPGB-FM in Pittsburgh. (Side note — Rose Tennent and I will be among the speakers…along with Dick Armey and Mary Katherine Ham…at the Restoring America Rally in Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening March 29th.) In this segment we discuss what impact Jack’s hypothesis might have had in the last election. Listen for Cashill to quote Obama biographer David Remnick:



















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Comments (122)
teddrunk
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:05pmThis traitorous murderer is forever linked to that scum president we have, as are the Democrat trolls that come in here.
Report Post »tiredofprogressives
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:05pmSo the 1960′s was such a fun and eye opening era eh? This is the product of that dope induced era.
These clowns are getting up in years and will soon die and then we can regain our country.
Report Post »TheAmericanRifleman
Posted on March 29, 2011 at 2:58pmNow that’s what I call hope.
Report Post »Arc
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:03pmJust a bit more cultivation and this story will grow by leaps and bounds, the most interesting of which will be Obama’s explaination. From “ just some guy in my neighborhood” to a relationship intimate enough to “ghost write” something as personal as “dreams”
film at 11
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:02pmThe whole thing is not too shocking, of course. And, DRUM..that was hilarious!
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:55pmthe article fails to mention that Obama was given an advance to write a book on racial relations –
but instead decided to write a book about himself = autobiography based on FALSEHOODS.
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:55pm“He has a new book, Deconstructing Obama, that explores this thesis and some closely related ideas.”
Hey guys, it really isn’t that complicated. When ‘deconstructing Obamo’, all you have to do is ‘unhook’ neuron #1 from neuron #2 and you are done. Easy as pie — finished in a flash!
Report Post »jackal2026
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:50pminsert annoying don smith spam here.
Report Post »ldpeters
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:48pmBill Ayers is a mental vacancy and a void on the earth.
Report Post »mcFirst
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:47pmparasite on campus.
All the lib professors were drolling.
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:45pmWhen these clowns finally die, we need to bury them 12 feet deep. Because deep, deep down, they are good people.
Report Post »Bushie
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:01pmThey should bury him with his A$$ sticking up out of the ground so the true Americans in this country can stop by ans give him a good kick.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on March 29, 2011 at 3:33amThanks for the laugh, DRUM MAN.
Report Post »Bushie
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:44pmWhy hasn’t someone killed this A$$ yet???????????
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 5:03pmgo away troll reported
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:40pmayers & boy pres obama
both JOKES
Report Post »santramir
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:40pmdon’t hide yourself any longer. http://www.jewishjustice.org/story/2011-03-08/jfsj-raises-questions-about-fox-news-comments-glenn-beck
Report Post »cruzinbill
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:38pmhe’s a real winner. real nut job award is what he should get.
Report Post »***** joe
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:37pmWhy is this turd still breathing?
Report Post »cruzinbill
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:40pmaholejoe reply- because of polical correctness.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:33pmFrom what I heard during the campaign, Michelle told him all the time what to do. Just listen to him without his teleprompter and you know that he can’t think for himself, not intelligently anyway.
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:31pmBrad O‘Leary’s book – AUDACITY OF DECEIT – is very telling about Obama.
Report Post »Truth Budinski
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:30pmAnyone who doesn’t believe that these Progressive-Socialists know each other and have communed for the purpose of furthering the Progressive-Socialist cause on to strong man dominance probably also can’t smell the coffee in the morning. Stay alert Americans, or we will soon find ourselves looking like Greece with riots in the streets by the “gimme more” crowd. Well, “more” comes from the working man’s taxes, and I‘m TKO’ed… taxed kompletely out.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:22pmGOLD COIN
I plan on watching the boy pres tonight
the though of it makes me sick
but some times to fine out how uninformed he is
Report Post »you have to watch him DAMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CatB
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:44pmI can’t STAND his voice and PHONEY candence
Try it with the SOUND OFF and closed caption on … you can do like I do and “concentrate on reading” and try not to look at him also .. his SMUG mug is disgusting.
Report Post »Bushie
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:49pmYour better off watching Sponge Bob Square pants. You’ll learn more.
Report Post »Uncle Crusty
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:07pmThe Obumbler is a marxist muslim bobblehead, put a grass skirt on him, whala, stick him on your dashboard!
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:18pmHa ha ha medal
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:33pm…….or “mental” award
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:17pmWhy aren’t Ayers and his wife in jail? Why are they out walking around? This little spoiled brat just had to spill the beans about his Obama involvement. FOLKS: AYER’S WIFE BERNADETTE DORHN worked for the same Law Firm (albeit a para-legal since she was a convicted felon) as Michelle Robbinson before she became Michelle Obama. DUH. Then Obama comes to work for the firm…this was 1989. DUH DUH. These are life-long Socialist Marxists ANTI-AMERICAN Freaks using the FREEDOM of AMERICA to play their SOROS GAME. (Soros just wants to destroy anything decent in his path….just like Satan…hey! do you think Soros could be …. ?) IF there is still anyone out there that doesn’t believe that this entire HEALTH -CARE/ GOVT. TAKE OVER is ‘just by chance’ I would like to award you the DUMBEST HUMAN ON EARTH award metal…
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:45pmYikes Patty I didn’t know that info about Ayers wife working for Meechelle
Report Post »Thanks!!!!
The speech tonight will contain no LESS than 5 “LET ME BE CLEAR” isms
Well-Armed-Lamb
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:11pmSoros and Satan do have a lot in common don’t they? I think you’re onto something here.
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:16pmQuite practiced at the art of deception
Report Post »AmericanHorse
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:16pmYeah, Ayers just a guy from the neighborhood. Whatever you say, Barry
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:35pmI would love to see OBummer’s school records……..
Report Post »Want to bet he wasn’t the brightest bulb?
CatB
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:45pmBrightest bulb? I bet it was a black out … he is one of those “guys” I encountered in college .. they get a rep. for being smart and then they do NOTHING .. but the Profs give them a pass.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:14pmayers,would sell his mother to make a dime,he already sold himself to soros, he can only blame himself when at the end of his worthless life,will he be confronted by god at the pearly gates,and then he will answer for his evil ways,lying ,thieving,cheating ways,i just hope i am not behind him when god opens the doors to hell,it will be really hot,
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:51pmSOROS owns them all. From the Bush’s to the Clintons and Obamas.
“Soros and Mrs. Clinton in particular held one another in the highest esteem. In November 1997, when Hillary was in Central Asia for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly built American University of Kyrgyzstan, she delivered a speech in which she lavished praise on Soros’s Open Society Institute, which had financed the school’s construction.One source close to Mrs. Clinton’s inner circle, Center for American Democracy director Rachel Ehrenfeld, reports that Soros visited Hillary at the White House during the Bill Clinton impeachment proceedings of 1998-99, when the First Lady was receiving only her most trusted confidantes.161 A few years later, at a June 2004 “Take Back America” conference in Washington, Mrs. Clinton introduced Soros as a courageous man who loved his country deeply. “[W]e need people like George Soros,” she said, “who is fearless, and willing to step up when it counts.” Soros, in turn, indicated that he was “very, very proud to be introduced” by someone for whom he had such “great, great admiration.” He described Hillary as someone who had been “more effective than most of our statesmen in propagating democracy, freedom, and open society.”
Isnt it disgusting? We dont even have a legitimate government anymore. It has been hijacked. We are under King Soros.
See Soros’ Puppets below:
Apart from the more than $5 billion that Soros’ foundation network has donated to leftist groups like those cited above, Soros personally has made campaign contributions to such notable political candidates as Charles Rangel, Al Franken, Tom Udall, Joe Sestak, Sherrod Brown, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Ken Salazar, Patrick Leahy, John Kerry, Charles Schumer, Howard Dean, Bill Clinton, Tom Harkin, Jon Corzine, Joe Biden, Richard Durbin, Lane Evans, Dennis Kucinich, Maurice Hinchey, and Al Gore. He also has given large sums of money to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and the Democratic National Committee Services Corporation.
Better keep your powder high and dry — I fear that this is gonna get a whole lot uglier before it gets better, sad to say. But in the end, the Soros Communists will be tried for high crimes and America will heal.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:08pmObama is just a dumbazz tool. He cannot think for himself, others need to wind him up and point him where they want hm to go. Why do you think he spends his time playing golf and B-ball, going on vacations, and addressing the least pressing problems…He has no clue what is really going on, he only knows what they choose to tell him.
Why would his book be any different?
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:12pmAgreed. Obama is a tool. Look what he did during Japan and all the turmoil in the Middle East, nothing. I can‘t wait to hear Obama’s speech tonight, I think it will be the biggest joke of his presidency. What can the man possible say?
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:13pmExactly! Let’s best honest here, it‘s not just Obama’s memoirs that were written for him. His speeches (the ones he reads of a teleprompter) were, too: http://www.battlefield315.com/2011/02/barack-obama-explained.html Obama’s always had people pulling the strings for him. He’s a phony.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:21pmi believe cashill,heck obamas wife can not even cook for herself,why would obama be able to do anything else without soros help and string pulling he is a soros puppet.
Report Post »TheEmperorHasNoClothes
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:21pmagree, he golfs to fill his time. He does not have a clue what Soros is going to tell him to say next.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:22pmWhat a cowinkadink , Jack Cashill was right . For those that missed it , he was just featured on Cspan discussing this and also on S.E. Cupp’s show on the IE .
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:29pmObama: Functionally literate, uncultured, affirmative action hoax and handbook commie.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:37pmI’ve believed that Ayers wrote it all along. Obama just ain’t got that much smarts!
Obama is a community organizer. That is all he knows how to do. He is not a writer. He is a liar.
Report Post »joe conservative
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:39pmI thought he was just a guy in the neighborhood? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=619wI12Ky20
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:39pmWriting styles are not hard to identify and compare. If Ayers ‘ghost-wrote‘ Obama’s book, then that just points to what many people suspect: There is something not quite right about Obama’s resume. If Obama published a book, took full credit for it, and it was partially (or fully) written by another person, then anything else he says about his life is open to doubt.
Ayers may be joking about it only as a decoy because he would never admit to it. Lefties are known for speaking before thinking, so maybe the truth will come out eventually. We can only hope!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:41pmTomorrow ….
University of Maine … no mention of terrorist past.
http://inside.umf.maine.edu/2011/03/23/university-of-maine-at-farmington-hosts-presentation-by-william-ayers-educator-author-and-activist—march-30/
Report Post »sleazyhippo
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:45pmSome of the language in here is fast and loose in regard to President Obama and his associates. If your beautiful, trusting 11-year old daughter asked you to explain this story, would you be so insulting to (the office of) our elected President?
Please consider how much better you look as a mature conservative when you are being respectful of the establishment.
There will be a Presidential election in 2012, and your choice might win. Then you would want everyone to be happy and support your choice!
Report Post »JoeBtfsplk
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:48pmAGREED!
Obama seems to be so much out of the LOOP that it’s PATHETIC!
Report Post »GreatAmericanBeckFan
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:53pmYou know that Ayers wrote that book, Obama is too stupid to do anything.
Report Post »tarpon
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:54pmBest comment …
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:55pmAs far as his marriage is concerned, I hope that when we finally get rid of Obama and try him for treason, that Michelle isn’t as shallow as the one video makes her out to be.
We’re not about destroying marriages. Granted, since he is conspiring to destroy America, the fallout among his radical cronies of his failure (hopefully) to do so, will be on him alone.
Report Post »BruH
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:55pmGold Coin…is response to your question, “What can the man possible say?” NOTHING without a teleprompter.
Report Post »Uncle Crusty
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:57pmahhh ha ha ha ha ha ha, Bill Ayers, you are a traitor and a joke…bring on your little rebellion stupid one! If you do start or participate in any revolt with violence against America, then I will make it my life’s goal to track you down and bring you to justice, you will serve time in jail for what you will do, and don’t bet against me pal. You think you are some big man, killing innocent people, with your murderous wife Bernadine Dork…you both should be in jail today for what you did, but you got off on a technicality…but do keep up the communist revolution rhetoric fella, time is running out for your fellow communists, the TEA is going to vote your minions out of office everywhere, and there is nothing you can do about it – other than to actually revolt…if you do, then we gotcha! Do you feel me William? I sure hope so.
Report Post »exdem
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:20pmAyers wrote his book, Soros finances his campaigns, MSNBC,CNN,NBC,CBS,ABC are his propaganda machines,Creamer writes his healthcare legislation, Van Jones’ Apollo Alliance wrote the stimulus package,and Andy Stern and Richard Trumpka do his commie dirty work. Hussien Obama- the token black puppet President.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:38pmSLEAZY, you’re right. We Conservatives need to be mature and polite when discussing our Fine Young President, with whom we simply disagree. And we take yo at your word that when a Republican wins the White House in 2012, you Liberals will return the courtesy……. BAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAH!!!!!!!
Report Post »avenger
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:45pmtrojan horse president…
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:52pmIf you’ve ever spent any time around a real “writer”…you’d soon learn that they are very disciplined in their thought processes and demeanor…Obama is neither…Writing also requires a tremendous sacrifice of time…again, hardly something that Obama would engage in…He obviously provided the content by relaying his personal history…but…there is no way in h*ll that he is the author…no way!
Report Post »Blackhawk1
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 4:52pmWell of course Ayers probably wrote it. Obama has other people write all his stuff. Still waiting to see anything Obama wrote in the Harvard Law Review except his Sole Article Promoting Abortion. Obama is an empty suit with an empty head on top of it.
Report Post »joe3
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 5:13pmwe all know obama is a puppet being used to destroy this country and turn over the world to china. forget the scare mongering beck uses about protesting, what do you think the tea party is? its a popular revolt. obama is weak NOW. dems are taking a hard look at who they elected. all of you post about how much you hate what obama is doing to you, well stand up and take to the streets. becks all worried about the commies and pinkos taking over threw revolt, well beck you with all your exposure, are a liar and a fool. we have over a hundred million americans who are armed, even if the military staged a communist ( never would see that happen) coup, we would easily overthrow them. every country in the UN could invade the USA and still would get slaughtered. why do you think hitler never attempted a land invasion of the usa? we have guns, and as the communists like obama know, power comes from the barrel of a gun. now is the time to peacefully protest and restore the constitution. the traitors are not playing fair, and will not give us a chance to restore the constitution threw the ballot box. rise up, peacefully, speak softly and demand, we have the big stick that speaks for itself, our firearms, they know it and will step down. there is no need for violence, and when we rise up, the left will attempt to cause violence, threw unions, threw paid anarchists with their masks, we need to denounce violence and anarchy. we need to rise up and make it clear that those who attempt to smear our uprising with violence will be opposed by the large numbers of we the people. in other words, if you come to our protests to make us look bad, we will remove you on camera and turn you over to the police. beck is loosing his ratings because he does not go all the way, he will not tell the whole truth, and he is attempting to quell the popular revolt, by telling only as much truth as he needs to have the cred to smear the real leaders and real revolt. what do we have to loose, were going to loose everything if we stand by making posts on the blaze whale soros pushes us into a communist one world china slave hell hole. these tyrants respect one thing, force. are you afraid to die if these tyrants crack down? were all going to die, die standing up. fear is a disease, fear is the path to the dark side, which is the path we are on. do not be afraid to speak out and call for rebellion. it is what our founding fathers intended. it is our power. god bless america, communism is satanic.
Report Post »Gas137
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 5:18pmThere is a problem with thinking that BO is a mindless tool. We have control over the president, but we do not have the ability to influence the backroom players. I should say, backworld players. We can use Obama, the mindful tool, to save our republic. His base is fickle and we should work them with the media before it is controlled completely by the radical left.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 5:36pmThis is EXTREMELY funny because “Dreams From My Father” reads like it was written by a 4th grader. It’s horribly written. Who would want to claim it?
Report Post »Noonien_Soong
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 5:57pmIt’s no wonder that Obama has limited interaction with the press for fear he may stumble too much when questions start to fly. I twas clear to me Obama was not initially comfortable in the first days on the job.My instinct told me he was just skimming along with no firm grasp of the responsibilities he was confronted with.
Joe Biden would be completely embarrassed if the truth were let out into the open. Biden must know by now how inept Obama is right now and is just holding on for the sake of his party. Soon there will be no reason to keep this charade going.
Well, so much for the first citizen, unprepared, president in the history of this country.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 6:40pmWhen watching the “ONES” speech tonight count how many times he says“let me be perfectly clear”, seems he says this all the time and is never clear about anything. Empty suit.
Report Post »sooner12
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 10:02pm@ A Doctor’s Labor……..
Moochelle is a co-conspirator with Obozo in all he does. They both deserve each other and the fate that awaits.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on March 29, 2011 at 1:48amBlackhawk1: “Still waiting to see anything Obama wrote in the Harvard Law Review except his Sole Article Promoting Abortion.”
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That article was submitted by an anonymous writer, and Obama later claimed it was his. See the pattern?
jzs
Posted on March 29, 2011 at 9:06amYou guys simply can‘t be so dull witted that you’re unable to understand sarcasm. The guy was joking and the audience laughed at the absurdity of the comment. Tell me your not serious!
Report Post »freeus
Posted on March 29, 2011 at 11:35amWhy didn’t someone “pie” this idiot?
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