The “I had no idea” excuse isn’t working out so well for Barack Obama. Even CNN admits Bill Ayers was quite open about who he was and what he did. Aside from the national notoriety of Bernadine Dohrn, which John points to, Ayers was quite a topic of conversation in Chicago where Obama lived and worked. It’s just inconceivable that Obama was surprised to learn that Ayers was a Weather Underground member. Not even usually sympathetic reporters are buying this.

Will this matter? With the stock market tanking and the economic crisis transcending all other issues it may not. But getting the attention of the voters and convincing media outlets that Obama is lying about his relationship with the terrorist couple isn’t a bad first step.