On November 14, 2008, 10 days after the 2008 presidential election, 1960s radical William Ayers appeared on ABC's Good Morning America. Ayers spoke at length about his relationship with President Barack Obama. Ayers, now a college professor in Chicago, Illinois, claims he was "demonized" in a "dishonest attack" by Republicans seeking to discredit Obama during the campaign.ABC News: Campaign Boogeyman William Ayers Talks to GMA

"I don't buy the idea that guilt by association should have any part of our politics. This idea that we need to know more, like there's some dark, hidden secret, some secret link. It's a myth thrown up by people who want to exploit the politics of fear."ABC News: Campaign Boogeyman William Ayers Talks to GMA