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[Elphaba]

Think Progress Right Wing Falsely Asserts Right Wing Boogeymen Bill Ayers And Jeremiah Wright Visited The White House

Early this evening, the White House voluntarily released nearly 500 visitor records of “individuals visiting the executive mansion between Inauguration Day and the end of July.” The easily-searchable list includes some famous names like Michael Jordan, Michael Moore, William Ayers, and Jeremiah Wright. Of course, the mere suggestion of Ayers and Wright has sent the right wing into a tizzy.

The Weekly Standard's Joe Goldfarb:

What a Friday afternoon news dump. . . . I tried to warn you America. Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers."

. . . .

Conservative blogger Ed Morrissey:

Jeremia Wright has visitied the White House more than McChrystal and Patreus combined.

But as the original post by White House ethics counselor Norm Eisen makes clear, the “William Ayers” and “Jeremiah Wright” on the list are actually different individuals who merely share the same name:

Given this large amount of data, the records we are publishing today include a few “false positives” – names that make you think of a well-known person, but are actually someone else. In September, requests were submitted for the names of some famous or controversial figures (for example Michael Jordan, William Ayers, Michael Moore, Jeremiah Wright, Robert Kelly (”R. Kelly”), and Malik Shabazz). The well-known individuals with those names never actually came to the White House. Nevertheless, we were asked for those names and so we have included records

Elphaba Edited November 1, 2009 by Elphaba

[BenRaines]

Is it transparency or double talk? Hmm. I guess only time will tell.

Personally, and again this is only my personal conservative opinion. When elected president he can have anyone he wants come to visit him.

Ben Raines

[miztrniceguy]

they probably come in a side door and don't sign the guest book.!!

[beefche]

What I want to know is if Santa Claus will sign the guest book????

[miztrniceguy]

which wing is he?....right or left?

[Just_A_Guy]

The list must have been produced by ACORN.

(/cheap shots)

[rameumptom]

Wow, imagine there are so many people with the names William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright. Coincidences like that are amazing, aren't they? I suppose they've had a lot of John Smiths and Macy Grays also, so you can never be sure just who is slipping into the WH.

[Palerider]

The Liberals will cry too when the next Republican Pres has someone over they don't like. Both parties cry about everything....

[jadams_4040]

Think Progress Right Wing Falsely Asserts Right Wing Boogeymen Bill Ayers And Jeremiah Wright Visited The White House

Early this evening, the White House voluntarily released nearly 500 visitor records of “individuals visiting the executive mansion between Inauguration Day and the end of July.” The easily-searchable list includes some famous names like Michael Jordan, Michael Moore, William Ayers, and Jeremiah Wright. Of course, the mere suggestion of Ayers and Wright has sent the right wing into a tizzy.

The Weekly Standard's Joe Goldfarb:

. . . .

Conservative blogger Ed Morrissey:

But as the original post by White House ethics counselor Norm Eisen makes clear, the “William Ayers” and “Jeremiah Wright” on the list are actually different individuals who merely share the same name:

Given this large amount of data, the records we are publishing today include a few “false positives” – names that make you think of a well-known person, but are actually someone else. In September, requests were submitted for the names of some famous or controversial figures (for example Michael Jordan, William Ayers, Michael Moore, Jeremiah Wright, Robert Kelly (”R. Kelly”), and Malik Shabazz). The well-known individuals with those names never actually came to the White House. Nevertheless, we were asked for those names and so we have included records

Elphaba

The right wing needs to come down to earth and back to reality.:)

[Palerider]

The right wing needs to come down to earth and back to reality.:)

you must have the kool aid hooked up to an IV....if you think the Libs are righteous...you are very lost....the Dems wouldn't know reality if it slapped them across the face....

[rameumptom]

Reality is, Pres Obama claimed he no longer had anything real to do with either Rev Wright or Bill Ayers. Now we see that both are going to the White House. We are judged by the friends we keep. And rightly so.

Obama's friends list is implemented by the list of radicals he's called to be czars. No one can pretend that Van Jones is an outstanding member of society. He would easily have failed an FBI background check, had the Whitehouse and Obama not taken that responsibility away from the FBI. Convenient, isn't it?

We're talking character issues here. Obama said he would listen to people like Warren Buffet to fix the economy. Let me tell you, he HASN'T listened to Warren Buffet. Buffet is very concerned with the things DC has been doing to "fix" the economy. Once again, it has to do with who one hangs out with.