Sotomayor Tied To Bill Ayers In New Ad By Conservative Group

This latest development may be breaking new boundaries in guilt-by-association political attacks.

The conservative judicial activist group Committee for Justice released an ad on Tuesday connecting Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the '60s radical and Obama campaign scourge Bill Ayers. The ad begins with a shot of Ayers, but it quickly traverses to the current Supreme Court confirmation process.

"Remember Barack Obama's buddy Bill Ayers? The unrepentant terrorist who bombed American buildings in the 70s? Turns out President Obama has done it again, picking someone for the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who led a group supporting violent Puerto Rican terrorists. Is this radical judge the type of person America needs sitting on our highest court? What is he thinking? What was she thinking."

It's hard to imagine that this type of argument is one that will derail Sotomayor's nomination. Raising the possibility of a connection between Ayers and Obama, after all, did not hamper Obama's election. And Ayers has no tie, whatsoever, to the president's Supreme Court nominee. If anything, this may end up being the type of ad that Republican senators hope won't make much of a ripple, lest they be asked if they support the message.

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[GTFOOH]

Yeah, tie her to Bill Ayers...Ca­use that worked so well the first time around!

[JudgeCCrater]

More clownish, wasteful ads like this one, please. Keep taking those contributions from the shrinking white minority and frittering them away.

[Tex1969]

It's amazing to observe the collective neocon IQ drop with each passing moment.

[Moabkid]

If you play an audio snippet of Sotomayor backwards it sounds like Acorn! Very scary!

[CigarGod]

I hear Kevin Bacon is also tied to Ayers.

[sydneymoon]

You are too quick. That is funny!

[MajorKong]

Bill Ayers should be charging these people royalties.­....

[gloriousbeing]

Well, yeah, of course, because that worked so well during the Presidential Election! LOL!!!! The definition of insanity.

[kinoptikation]

It honestly made me laugh... that "remember Obama's [buddy]?".­.. hilarious

[TruEngineHearing]

GOP thug thinking is all that's left of the Republican party. Remember - when you see a nice lady with a GOP sticker on her car - she's not a nice lady. Act accordingly.

[BlueOnBlue]

One more degree and they'll be able to tie Sotomayor to Kevin Bacon.

[CigarGod]

oh...you beat me to it.
Have a cigar.

[BlackJAC]

That's easy: Sotomayor's being questioned for the job by Al Franken, whose sitcom LATELINE guest-starred Jim Lovell, who had a cameo in APOLLO 13 which starred Kevin Bacon.

[Witkacy]

I KNEW it! Bill Ayers was behind this, too!

Did you know that it was *Bill Ayers* who first packaged subprime mortgages into investment vehicles? That's right - he drew it up as he circled in a black helicopter over Waco...FAC­T

[lol]

[realpolitic]

According to conservatives, Bill Ayers, Sotomayor, ACORN, and a few other shadowy groups are plotting the takeover of the country. Highlights on Fox news tonight!

[RaderBarbarian]

Those Democrats and liberals are in trouble now! This ad will really do some good! And tying that ethnic woman judge to Ayers is sure to help the Republicans as much as it did President McCain.

[randman2009]

Its not that big of a stretch. Sotomayor was appointed by Obama who socializes with terrorists. There you have it.

[Fingerbo]

Jesus, they really are PATHETIC.