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Republican Surrogate on 'Hardball' did not know that Ayers was a 'Weatherman"
Republican consultant Mike Paul was on the attack on 'Hardball' and kept repeating his linkage of Obama to "a radical who blew up government buildings in the 60s."
When Chris Matthews acknowledged that yes, okay, Ayers "was a Weatherman," Mike Paul looked right past him, then said, "Yes, that's nice -- AND he blew up government buildings in the 60s and 70s."
It took me a few seconds before I realized he was just spewing what someone had written for him on his notecards.
He did not know that Matthews was referring to Ayers' membership in the Weather Underground (aka 'Weathermen') group.
He believed that Matthews was indicating that Ayers had served at some point as a meteorologist!
The ignorance bar is set high if you're a Republican consultant!!!
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