Va. GOP chief: Obama ("is a terrorist") remark was stupid; no apology [View All]

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Source: AP

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Republican Chairman Jeff Frederick says it was stupid to suggest Barack Obama is a terrorist, but he defends the comment as true and won't apologize.

During the campaign, Frederick told a small group of Republican volunteers that "both Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden have friends that have bombed the Pentagon."

The remark was a reference to Obama's ties years ago to 1960s-era radical William Ayers. It was published in Time magazine and provoked condemnation from Democrats and Republicans.

Before a panel of Associated Press newspaper editors Tuesday, Frederick was asked about it. He said it was "a stupid joke" but also added that "what I said was true."

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