Victory! University of Illinois to release Chicago Annenberg Challenge records

Well, I wonder what happened? Did the University of Illinois feel the heat--and perhaps threats of donors withholding money, and decide to track down the mysterious donor who is said to control access to the records of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge?

Whatever occurred, my alma mater relented and will release all 132 boxes of records from the Chicago Annenberg Challenge on Tuesday.

The Chicago Annenberg Challenge donation of $49 million was the largest private gift ever received by the Chicago Public Schools.

But by the looks of the final report, that money was wasted. Obama was the group's first chairman. Former Weather Underground member Bill "Bomber" Ayers was instrumental in securing the financing for this endevor.

My guess, and I'm not alone in this thought, is that the records will show that not only did Obama and the unrepentant Ayers work closely together on this project, but that Obama flopped in his first big-money venture.

The biggest-money venture on the planet is the United States goverment--which Obama hopes to lead in five months.

Hat tip to Mr. Right.

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