Here is what Dickerson wrote:
When asked about Ayers in a debate, he said he was "a guy who lives in my
neighborhood." This is true, but misleadingly so and has a whiff of the
big weasel. The two men served together on the board of an anti-poverty
group, and Ayers contributed $200 to Obama's re-election campaign for
the Illinois state senate in 2001.
Actually, Obama said more than that and it is Dickerson's weasel parsing of the debate transcript that is merely techincally true, but utterly misleading (in others words, a lie). Here is the full quote:
George, but this is an example of what I'm talking about.
This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood, who's a professor of English
in Chicago who I know and who I have not received some official
endorsement from. He's not somebody who I exchange ideas from on a
regular basis.
And the notion that somehow as a consequence of me knowing somebody
who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8 years old,
somehow reflects on me and my values doesn't make much sense, George.
This was in a debate with Hillary Clinton, who immediately responded by noting that Obama and Ayers were on a board of a nonprofit, the Woods Fund, together.
Obama replied by stating: Look, I'm going to have to respond to this just really
quickly, but by Senator Clinton's own vetting standards, I don't think
she would make it, since President Clinton pardoned or commuted the
sentences of two members of the Weather Underground, which I think is a
slightly more significant act...
Let me state emphatically: John Dickerson is a liar. A fucking liar. A god damn fucking liar.
Obama admitted far more than Ayers merely being a person in his neighborhood. He admitted knowing Ayers and, when pressed by Clinton, noted, in not so many words, that being on the board of directors with someone is not as damning as aquitting convicted terrorists. This was more than half a year ago.
Let me repeat one more time: John Dickson is a liar. A fucking liar. A god damn fucking liar.
It has been public knowledge, and Obama has not denied it, since, at least , April 16, 2008, that Obama served on a board of a non-profit with Bill Ayers. Anyone who says otherwise, whether McCain, Palin, or the likes of Dickerson, is a fucking god damn liar. The simple truth is out there and all one needs to do is read the transcript of the debate.