Dear Mr.. Taylor,

Am I correct that the Globe and Mail article you cited added the claim that Ayers was refused entry in 2005? I don't think that was in the original article.

Also, can you show me an article in a major paper that confirms from Canadian government sources that Ayers actually was refused entry?

What I have seen is customs saying they can't comment for privacy reasons.

The papers may all be taking it for granted that this happened.

I have not seen a government source confirm that they refused Ayers entry.

Thank you.

Yes, it does. My brother, let me share with you a parable.

Over a decade ago, I was working as a temp. The manager of the office received an email about how Nutrasweet causes lupus and other serious illnesses. She posted copies of the email throughout the office.

I read it and sighed. It was obviously an urban legend. But she was the boss and I would leave it be.

One day, I was sitting in the cafeteria, drinking a Diet Coke. Someone saw me and gasped. “Don't you know Nutrasweet causes lupus?”

Irritated, I went online, found proof the lupus story was an urban legend, and took it to the manager.

“It's an urban legend,” I said, and handed her my print out.

“I know,” she admitted. Turns out that after she put up the posters, she found out it was an urban legend, and was too embarrassed to admit her error. So she just left the posters up and kept her mouth shut.

“Can I make copies of my findings and post them up?” I asked.

She agreed to it. And I did.

A few days later, a few of us were chatting, and someone said in passing, “Well, I'd never use Nutrasweet because it causes lupus.”

Irritated, I explained to him he was wrong. Our manager fell for an urban legend and I did research and debunked it. Didn't he remember any of this?

He paused for a moment, and then said, “Oh, you can use the Internet to prove anything, nowadays.”

Everyone (besides me) nodded in agreement.

And I was overwhelmed with a great and horrible despair for the future of all of humanity.

Allow me to rephrase my OPINION:
Does Ayers have anything constructive (within the notable limitations of my poor insufficient brain) to offer our educators? My gut says no. {Rick breaks wind}

Come on now. Sure, Mr. Ayers' CV is not on my reading list. Perhaps you know far more about him than I do. Agreed? Agreed. This fact(?), in itself, adds nothing to the discussion. I voiced an opinion. Opinions are formed with or without in-depth knowledge of a subject. Lack of knowledge on a subject does not serve to discount one's opinion. One's opinion is what drives democracy. Yes, it's true. People vote without knowing much about anything.

What seems to have been overlooked is that you and I shared similar thoughts on the subject of why Ayers was denied entry. So I guess I was only talking out of my ass when the words disagreed with yours? Thanks, at least, for saying it is a “little” round hole. You could have instead called me a big a–hole. And I would agree with you.

Post your opinions. People will read them. But please…put your daggers away. It scares the kids.

http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=ca&...

The above link will get you roughly 95 news stories about Bill Ayers being refused entry into Canada. A few of those stories include reports from Canada Customs. They admit they turned Ayers away at the border, but claim they are not allowed to say why they did so.

Here's a lesson for you regarding your future existence as a human being: if you don't know something, don't assume you know something. Do some research, and find out the truth.

You're welcome.

Nik

In fact, there's a lot the American people want — yet, strangely, the people they elect won't give them those things. Why is that?

Here's my best guess — electing a representative every four years doesn't really get you democracy. It gets you someone who acts in their own best interest, and then justifies it at the next election.

I am amazed at disturbed at a lot of the comments on this blog which indicate a love of authority and representatives acting “in our best interests”. Being conservative used to mean a desire for less government interference, and not a yearning for more.

YOU are your own authority. That representative you elected? You can be sure that person is only going to act in your best interest if you are standing in the room, watching their every move.

Did they see your post about Ayers article and change their article?

Still, like I said–Billy Ayers may very well be making up all these stories about being refused entry.

You really have to ask the Canadian government because he tells the most breathtaking lies.

I don't know what is true, but try to find out if he actually was refused entry.

He is a terrible person and a psychopath, but don't you only have his word for it that Canada denied him entry?

Has the Canadian government admitted he was kicked out?

Billy Ayers is quite a drama queen, you know. He might be fabricated this incident and the incidents he describes in his 2005 blog.

You should ask your government if this even happened.