Stating that Ayers was Obama's mentor doesn't make it so. Where is your evidence? Wishing it so, as does most of the far right, does not make it so. It just gives them an excuse to stop thinking for themselves. [See quotes on propaganda] I have to agree that using his middle name is meant to make a political statement. If the quotes used here are going to be "weighted" for political impact, I will unsubscribe. Let the quotes speak for themselves without the political commentary, however subtle, left or right.