A new low in moral equivalence courtesy of Tom Hayden

Wikipedia says,

Moral equivalence is a term used in political debate, usually to criticize any denial that a moral hierarchy can be assessed of two sides in a conflict, or in the actions or tactics of two sides. It could be considered a form of the rhetorical fallacy of equivocation

In this case, we are talking about comparing John McCain’s military service in the United States Air Force with Bill Ayers “military service” in the Weather Underground. What you say, nobody could possibly be that moronic? Meet washed up, burnt out 60’s counterculture creature Tom Hayden. He’s IS that moronic.

USA TODAY: Obama dogged by links to 1960s radical

Tom Hayden, an anti-war activist who met Ayers in the 1960s and later was elected to the California Legislature, says Ayers’ past should be forgiven.

“I have met and like John McCain, but he bombed, and presumably killed, many people in a war I opposed,” Hayden says. “If I can set all that aside, I would hope that Americans will accept” that Ayers has changed, too.

Memo to Tom Hayden: Hey man, like, no way is this,

the same thing as this,

One more point for Tom Hayden, Bill Ayers has NOT changed. He is proud of who he was and what he did. His biggest regret, according to the September 11, 2001 New York Times, “I wish we had bombed more”

2 Responses to “A new low in moral equivalence courtesy of Tom Hayden”

1. What Lives in Grant Park? « New Wineskins says:

   October 23, 2008 at 8:28 am

   [...] The chants of the protestors shifted from “Hell no, we won’t go” to “Pigs are whores.” . Tom Hayden, one of the leaders of Students for a Democratic Society, encouraged protesters to move out of the park to ensure that if they were to be tear gassed, the [...]
2. Tracy says:

   November 16, 2008 at 10:58 pm

   Hayden’s worth 20 mill, has a young wife, and still plays sandlot hardball at the age of 68. What he said about McCain is true. If dropping bombs on women and children from the safety of the sky above makes a man a hero - well then the old coot and losing candidate in the recently completed Presidential election is quite a guy. Of course, those villagers are only “gooks” to you, so keep on admiring him, shit-for-brains.