What he says:

Ayers called Republicans' portrayal of him, particularly by Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a "profoundly dishonest narrative" and called the "creation of me as a fearsome person" as entirely false.

"Somehow I've been violent," he said. "Somehow I've killed people. All of it false."

Ayers has previously admitted he participated in the 1970 bombings of New York Police Department headquarters, of the Capitol in 1971 and the Pentagon in 1972. Ayers, as part of a group called the Weathermen, claimed responsibility for 12 bombings.

And the historical record is pretty clear on that matter. The Weather Underground was a violent organization, one which engaged in acts of terrorism, and one which killed and injured innocent people to further its goals. Whatever tenuous statements of regret he may have put forward in recent years, it is impossible to conclude anything other than that William Ayers is a terrorist and a liar, whatever other contributions he may have made over the last three decades.

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