MSM Exclusive: Katie and Ayers, One-on-One

Just kidding.

Am I the only one who finds it strange that nobody has interviewed Bill Ayers and asked him about his relationship with former neighbor Barack Obama? Find out what it was like to have an accidental brush with a talented Chicagoan before anybody imagined he could run for president? Get Ayers' ironic perspective on the way his practically nonexistent relationship with someone he hardly knew has been blown all out of proportion by the capitalist-controlled media? With Ayers' name on everyone's lips, wouldn't journalists want to get the story? It's a natural!

I wouldn't think getting an interview with Bill Ayers would be hard. He's a public figure, and not just because he was a terrorist in the Weather Underground. He was "Educator of the Year" in Chicago. Was praised by Mayor Richard Daley. Ayers has given lots of interviews, including one right after 9/11 if I'm not mistaken. Had his picture taken in his University of Illinois-Chicago Circle office. Posed with his foot on the American flag. The guy's not unknown and he's not shy. Ayers loves to talk. He's a journalist's dream. The story is ripe for the plucking.

So when are we going to see it?

I did notice somewhere on the web that Ayers has declined to give interviews until after the election. I don't know whether this is true or not, since I haven't tried to interview him myself.

If it's not true, then I repeat my plea to the MSM: what's holding up the Ayers interview?

If it is true that Ayers declines to be interviewed, then I have some other questions.

Like, how do we know it's true? Who has sought to interview Bill Ayers? Has Brokaw invited him to appear on "Meet the Press"? Does Matt Lauer call every day to try to get him on "The Today Show"? Did the NY Times contact him for their front-page story about his non-close-relationship with Barack Obama? And if they did, and Ayers declined to be interviewed, why haven't they reported Ayers' refusal?

And this question: why would Bill Ayers decline interviews? He's not what you'd call a private person. Normally when a figure is in the news but they decline interviews, it means they're hiding something. What could Bill Ayers be hiding? It's not illegal to be on a foundation board. And it's not illegal to be a not close friend of Barack Obama. You'd think the worst that could happen would be that the interview would be boring.

Maybe I've watched too many movies, but if Bill Ayers isn't talking, he thinks there's something he isn't talking about. Therefore, his silence is all the more reason that journalists should want to talk to him. Of course they can't make him submit to an interview. But they don't need his permission to surround his house, follow him everywhere, and shout at the camera about his evasions. Why aren't they doing that? (Not even Fox.)

The public needs to demand an interview with Bill Ayers. Even if we don't get it, we can call attention to the fact that we aren't getting it, and what that implies. And we can also call attention to the fact that the MSM, by all appearances, has collaborated with Bill Ayers in keeping whatever secret he's keeping.

Let's everyone spread this question around the web: When will they interview Ayers? And let's inundate every medium we know of with the question: When will you interview Ayers? When? When? When? We demand to know. We won't stop filling your inboxes until you tell us!!!!!