Obama`s Campaign tries to silence talk radio show!

[johnwk]

Here is an example of the Democrat Party’s game plan ….shut down talk radio which questions the leadership of the Democrat Party!
Obama Campaign Tries to Shut Down Chicago Radio Show


August 28, 2008
By Warner Todd Huston

Members of Barack Obama’s campaign HQ in Chicago tried to shut down a local radio show on the City’s most powerful radio signal, WGN 720, because they didn’t like a conservative guest that was on going on the air to discuss Senator Barack Obama’s ties to local terrorist William Ayers. This is a shocking attempt at stifling political free speech and a bald attempt to quash debate by the office of the Democratic Party’s nominee

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So, for the Obama campaign to act as if this particular show is an affront to reasoned debate is an outrageous charge. Just as outrageous is the Obama campaign’s obvious desire to destroy free political speech. It makes one quake to wonder what sort of oppressive climate an Obama presidency would impose on the country?

Hey Obama, when was the last time your read our Constitution which prohibits your attempt to silence political speech?

Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

I can’t believe that so many hard working Americans would fall for Obama, who in fact is a domestic enemy of our constitutionally limited system of government!

JWK

If we can make 51 percent of America’s population dependent upon a federal government check, we can then bribe them for their vote, keep ourselves in power and keep the remaining portion of America’s population enslaved to pay the bills ____ our Marxist Democrat Party’s game plan, a plan to establish a federal plantation.

[johnwk]

Sad to say that so many believe it is a non-story when Obama’s campaign tries to shut down a radio talk show discussing Obama’s various connections to a unrepentant terrorist William Ayers

There may be some agreement that it is not a big story that Ayers and his wife hosted meetings in their home to introduce Obama to neighbors during Obama’s first run for the Illinois Senate. But I would say it is a very big story when the Obama Campaign engages in a Gangland Assault on Free Speech

Why has the big media not covered this story?

JWK

Hey Joe Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of such strong arm tactics?

[Dacabeti]

Its not that it was a non story, its that we dont have any more to add. We've had the Fairness doctrine threads in the past. This is just another step by the wanna be President.

[johnwk]

Originally Posted by Dacabeti

Its not that it was a non story, its that we dont have any more to add. We've had the Fairness doctrine threads in the past. This is just another step by the wanna be President.

The scary thing about this whole thing is, if it wasn't for the internet and talk radio, hardly anyone would know anything about Obama's attack on political speech! You can bet your bottom dollar if Obama ever gets elected he will use the IRS, the Department of Justice, and any other government tool at his disposal to attack every media source and every individual, which exposes his doings, and would especially attack conservative talk show hosts such as Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennet, Mark Levin, Chuck Baldwin and others.

This attack on political speech by Obama, as opposed to Obama’s connections to William Ayers, is the big story and needs to be front page news across the country. Do we really want this kind of person as the leader of the free world? We are being attacked from within …. wake up America, do not allow these kinds of scoundrels to seize control over your government!


Why hasn't the big media covered this story?


JWK


Hey Joe Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of such strong arm tactics?

[Dacabeti]

Originally Posted by johnwk

The scary thing about this whole thing is, if it wasn't for the internet and talk radio, hardly anyone would know anything about Obama's attack on political speech! You can bet your bottom dollar if Obama ever gets elected he will use the IRS, the Department of Justice, and any other government tool at his disposal to attack every media source and every individual, which exposes his doings, and would especially attack conservative talk show hosts such as Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennet, Mark Levin, Chuck Baldwin and others.

This attack on political speech by Obama, as opposed to Obama’s connections to William Ayers, is the big story and needs to be front page news across the country. Do we really want this kind of person as the leader of the free world? We are being attacked from within …. wake up America, do not allow these kinds of scoundrels to seize control over your government!


Why hasn't the big media covered this story?


JWK


Hey Joe Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of such strong arm tactics?

Of course Biden approves.

[Spâtha]

Know Enough About Barack and The Terrorist?

[johnwk]

Here is the e-mail Obama sent to supporters attempting to have WGN cancel Kurtz appearing on the show.

August 28, 2008
In the next few hours, we have a crucial opportunity to fight one of the most cynical and offensive smears ever launched against Barack.

Tonight, WGN radio is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist smears. He's currently scheduled to spend a solid two-hour block from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. pushing lies, distortions, and manipulations about Barack and University of Illinois professor William Ayers.

Tell WGN that by providing Kurtz with airtime, they are legitimizing baseless attacks from a smear-merchant and lowering the standards of political discourse.

Call into the "Extension 720" show with Milt Rosenberg at (312) 591-7200

(Show airs from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. tonight)

Then report back on your call at Barack Obama | Change We Can Believe In | Obama Action Wire

Kurtz has been using his absurd TV appearances in an awkward and dishonest attempt to play the terrorism card. His current ploy is to embellish the relationship between Barack and Ayers.
Just last night on Fox News, Kurtz drastically exaggerated Barack's connection with Ayers by claiming Ayers had recruited Barack to the board of the Annenberg Challenge. That is completely false and has been disproved in numerous press accounts.

It is absolutely unacceptable that WGN would give a slimy character assassin like Kurtz time for his divisive, destructive ranting on our public airwaves. At the very least, they should offer sane, honest rebuttal to every one of Kurtz's lies.

Kurtz is scheduled to appear from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the Chicago market.

Calling will only take a minute, and it will make a huge difference if we nip this smear in the bud. Confront Kurtz tonight before this goes any further:

Barack Obama | Change We Can Believe In | Obama Action Wire

Please forward this email to everyone you know who can make a call tonight.

Keep fighting the good fight,

Obama Action Wire

In fact, the station did offer Obama or a surrogate an opportunity to appear on the show to back up the smearing of Kurtz engaged in by Obama in the email he sent out. But just as Obama avoids going head to head with McCain in town hall meetings, or appear on the Bill O’Reilly show or Sean Hannity’s show, Obama chickens out when his request was agreed to by WGN.

Seems to me that Obama is great at making accusations, calling other people names, engaging in character assassinations, and other adolescent name calling conduct, but when given the opportunity to back up his claims, he runs and hides and changes the subject.

As I have correctly stated, the scary thing about this whole thing is, if it wasn't for the internet and talk radio, hardly anyone would know anything about Obama's attack on political speech! You can bet your bottom dollar if Obama ever gets elected he will use the IRS, the Department of Justice, and any other government tool at his disposal to attack every media source and every individual, which exposes his doings, and would especially attack conservative talk show hosts such as Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennet, Mark Levin, Chuck Baldwin and others.

This attack on political speech by Obama, as opposed to Obama’s connections to William Ayers, is the real story and needs to be front page news across the country.


Do we really want this kind of person as the leader of the free world? We are being attacked from within …. Wake up America. Do not allow these kinds of scoundrels to seize control over your government!

Why has the big media not reported Obama’s latest attempt to silence those who work to expose the real Obama?

JWK

Hey Joey tight lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

[gettyleigh]

What’s up with the LA Times? It seems bloggers are wasting their time posting comments on their site. That’s right the LA Times is currupt, the LA Times has gone so far to the left that they will not even let your post hit their comments section if it doesn’t agree with their point of view. Recently, I have tried numerous times to rebuke leftist views in sensible tones, no trash talk or swear words, yet the moderators of their comments section disallowed my views to be posted.
In a recent article that was written by Carolyn Russell, I questioned her lack of objectivity, and because the comment was discrediting to her concept of fair practices in journalism, she rejected my post. Likewise, in another blog, written and moderated by Kate Linthicum, concerning the Campbell Brown and Tucker Bounds interview I again tried to post my point of view to no avail. If you are from the conservative side of the ticket don’t waste your time buying a LA Times Newspaper, it’s nothing more than a biased rag that reflects the opinions of west coast liberals.
This lack of objectivity is a direct representation of the LA Times and the quality of the news they report. Newspapers such as those cannot be trusted as an important and reliable source of news. The first amendment was not put into play so that the news could be skewed to represent the political affiliations of the writers that are on staff. Apparently, the LA Times doesn’t feel they need to play by the rules, and is a direct reflection of the credibility of its news.

[Registered_Democrat]

Originally Posted by gettyleigh

What’s up with the LA Times? It seems bloggers are wasting their time posting comments on their site. That’s right the LA Times is currupt, the LA Times has gone so far to the left that they will not even let your post hit their comments section if it doesn’t agree with their point of view. Recently, I have tried numerous times to rebuke leftist views in sensible tones, no trash talk or swear words, yet the moderators of their comments section disallowed my views to be posted.
In a recent article that was written by Carolyn Russell, I questioned her lack of objectivity, and because the comment was discrediting to her concept of fair practices in journalism, she rejected my post. Likewise, in another blog, written and moderated by Kate Linthicum, concerning the Campbell Brown and Tucker Bounds interview I again tried to post my point of view to no avail. If you are from the conservative side of the ticket don’t waste your time buying a LA Times Newspaper, it’s nothing more than a biased rag that reflects the opinions of west coast liberals.
This lack of objectivity is a direct representation of the LA Times and the quality of the news they report. Newspapers such as those cannot be trusted as an important and reliable source of news. The first amendment was not put into play so that the news could be skewed to represent the political affiliations of the writers that are on staff. Apparently, the LA Times doesn’t feel they need to play by the rules, and is a direct reflection of the credibility of its news.

Why don't you start a thread about the LA times rather than posting the same thing in every thread?

[johnwk]

Originally Posted by Registered_Democrat

Why don't you start a thread about the LA times rather than posting the same thing in every thread?

Exactly, and thank you for saying so!

Back to the topic:


Fair and Balanced Fox News reports Obama`s attack on WGN


SEE:Rev. Jeremiah Wright Is At It Again

Monday, September 01, 2008
By Brit Hume
Fox News

Intimidation Tactics?
The Obama campaign had its supporters confront WGN Radio in Chicago last week for having a critic of the Democratic presidential nominee on its air.

The Chicago Tribune reports Obama supporters besieged the station with thousands of phone calls and e-mails in an effort to force the cancellation of an interview with columnist Stanley Kurtz. The campaign e-mailed supporters saying: "WGN Radio is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist fears... pushing lies, distortions and manipulations about Barack and University of Illinois professor William Ayers."

A producer at WGN Radio said, "I got the feeling they were trying to intimidate us." It didn't work. The interview aired.

Kurtz — a Harvard PhD who is now a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford — has written for The Wall Street Journal and The Weekly Standard. A recent article he wrote for The National Review drew the ire of the Obama campaign because it examined Obama's ties to Ayers, a 1960s and '70s terrorist leader whose followers — among other things — tried to blow up the U.S. Capitol.

This attack on political speech by Obama, as distinguished from Obama’s connections to Bill the-bomb-maker Ayers, is a very big story and needs to be front page news across the country.


I’m hoping Sean Hannity or Bill O’Reilly does a segment on Obama’s attempt to silence talk radio!

Regards,

JWK

Hey Joey tight lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

[Blondie]

Originally Posted by johnwk

The scary thing about this whole thing is, if it wasn't for the internet and talk radio, hardly anyone would know anything about Obama's attack on political speech! You can bet your bottom dollar if Obama ever gets elected he will use the IRS, the Department of Justice, and any other government tool at his disposal to attack every media source and every individual, which exposes his doings, and would especially attack conservative talk show hosts such as Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennet, Mark Levin, Chuck Baldwin and others.

This attack on political speech by Obama, as opposed to Obama’s connections to William Ayers, is the big story and needs to be front page news across the country. Do we really want this kind of person as the leader of the free world? We are being attacked from within …. wake up America, do not allow these kinds of scoundrels to seize control over your government!


Why hasn't the big media covered this story?


JWK


Hey Joe Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of such strong arm tactics?

These attacks just show how desperate the Obama campaign and the Democratic party are. When the goin' gets tough the Dems get nasty.

[samspade]

Originally Posted by johnwk

Here is the e-mail Obama sent to supporters attempting to have WGN cancel Kurtz appearing on the show.




In fact, the station did offer Obama or a surrogate an opportunity to appear on the show to back up the smearing of Kurtz engaged in by Obama in the email he sent out. But just as Obama avoids going head to head with McCain in town hall meetings, or appear on the Bill O’Reilly show or Sean Hannity’s show, Obama chickens out when his request was agreed to by WGN.

Seems to me that Obama is great at making accusations, calling other people names, engaging in character assassinations, and other adolescent name calling conduct, but when given the opportunity to back up his claims, he runs and hides and changes the subject.

As I have correctly stated, the scary thing about this whole thing is, if it wasn't for the internet and talk radio, hardly anyone would know anything about Obama's attack on political speech! You can bet your bottom dollar if Obama ever gets elected he will use the IRS, the Department of Justice, and any other government tool at his disposal to attack every media source and every individual, which exposes his doings, and would especially attack conservative talk show hosts such as Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennet, Mark Levin, Chuck Baldwin and others.

This attack on political speech by Obama, as opposed to Obama’s connections to William Ayers, is the real story and needs to be front page news across the country.


Do we really want this kind of person as the leader of the free world? We are being attacked from within …. Wake up America. Do not allow these kinds of scoundrels to seize control over your government!

Why has the big media not reported Obama’s latest attempt to silence those who work to expose the real Obama?

JWK

Hey Joey tight lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

Yes Obama prefers others to do his dirty work and I doubt he will ever show up on any of those shows. He has proven to be a liar from day one.

[johnwk]

Originally Posted by Blondie

These attacks just show how desperate the Obama campaign and the Democratic party are. When the goin' gets tough the Dems get nasty.

Obama has shown us he has something very much in common with Hitler’s book burners. Do we really want this kind of person, one who has proven he will use resources at his disposal to silence political speech, as the leader of the free world?

Obama’s orchestrated attempt to silence political speech, as distinguished from Obama’s association with Billy the-bomb-maker Ayers, is a very important story and needs to be front page news across the country.

JWK

Hey Joey tight-lipped Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

[johnwk]

Has anyone seen THIS

SHUT UP, THEY EXPLAINED (AGAIN)
By Charlie Sykes
Story Created: Aug 28, 2008
Story Updated: Aug 28, 2008

Truly extraordinary story about the Obama campaign's attempt to intimidate and bully WGN into not airing a segment with writer Stanley Kurtz, who has been documenting Obama's ties to the unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers.

Question is, is Obama’s Intimidation Tactics used to silence talk radio not a very good indication that if he were to get elected he will use the IRS, the Department of Justice, and any other government tool at his disposal to attack every media source and every individual which exposes his doings, and would especially use the force of government to mount a deadly attack on conservative talk show hosts such as Larry Elder, Ken Hamblin, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennet, Mark Levin, Chuck Baldwin and others?

I believe it’s quite clear that Obama has shown us he has something very much in common with book burners of the past. Do we really want this kind of person as the leader of the free world, one who has proven he will use resources which are at his disposal to silence political speech?

Obama’s orchestrated attempt to silence talk radio, as distinguished from Obama’s association with Billy the-bomb-maker Ayers, is a very big story in and of itself and needs to be front page news across the country!

JWK

Hey Joey tight-lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

[johnwk]

Great News! The Washington Times has mentioned Obama’s attempt to silence political speech being aired on WGN! See: First Amendment targeted

Mark Hyman
Wednesday, September 3, 2008

"When the heavy hand of the state is imposed on the press, all of us lose," Barack Obama told a group of Kenyan journalists during an August 2006 trip to Africa.

Snip……..

Mr. Obama's remarks implied he supports the First Amendment. His comment that "Democracy can't function properly without a free press," suggested he understood the importance of robust scrutiny of elected officials. Yet, when given the opportunity, Mr. Obama's recent actions have contradicted his own statements.

Snip…..

Another Obama target is Chicago radio station WGN. The source of Mr. Obama's ire is talk-show host Stanley Kurtz who is no Friend of Barry. The Obama campaign has urged supporters to attack WGN for permitting Mr. Kurtz to practice his profession.

NOTE: Milt Rosenberg was the host and Kurtz the guest.

Give your support to the Washington Times and Fox News for pointing a just finger at Obama’s attempt to silence political speech.

It’s sad to say that our establishment big media [NBC, CBS, ABC CNN, MSNBC , The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc., ] have ignored this story, which ought to be front page news across the nation as it exposes the real Barack the-silencer-of-political-speech Obama.

You can bet your bottom dollar that if it were Sarah who attempted to silence political speech, the establishment media would be all over her.


Just keep in mind if it wasn’t for the internet we would not be having this discussion about how and where Obama launched his political career from [the house of Billiy-the-bomb-maker Ayers], the whole discussion would be controlled and manipulated by the establishment media [NBC, CBS, ABC CNN, MSNBC , The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc., ]

I wonder if Bill O'Reilly or Sean would have Kurtz on to give us the inside stuff about Obama’s relationship with Billy the-bomb-maker Ayers?


JWK

Hey Joey tight-lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

[harveywallbanger]

Liberals don't want free speech, they don't want debate. They want power because they don't believe we are capable of running our own lives.

Any liberal, not democrat, that makes a complaint about free speech usually means we want you to hear our side not yours. Remember that "kill Michelle Malkin" video. Everytime she would try to speak they would quite deliberately try to drowned her out. They do this practice on radio and TV talk shows aswell.

[Blondie]

Originally Posted by harveywallbanger

Liberals don't want free speech, they don't want debate. They want power because they don't believe we are capable of running our own lives.

Any liberal, not democrat, that makes a complaint about free speech usually means we want you to hear our side not yours. Remember that "kill Michelle Malkin" video. Everytime she would try to speak they would quite deliberately try to drowned her out. They do this practice on radio and TV talk shows aswell.

I kindly disagree. Yes, they want power but in my opinion they know we can run our own lives. They know we are perfectly capable of living without their "enlightened" guidance. If they didn't think we could run our own lives why are they reacting so strongly to Palin? Liberals pretty much run Congress, if they didn't think we could live by ourselves their reaction to someone like Palin would be "Who cares? We own Congress. What's she gonna' do?"

[johnwk]

If you think that Obama’s attempt to shut down a radio talk show is insignificant and not a story which ought to be front page news, you may want to read JOHN FUND’S article in the Wall Street Journal:

Obama Should Come Clean On Ayers, Rezko And the Iraqi Billionaire


August 30, 2008; Page A11

Team Obama has launched an offensive against WGN, the Chicago Tribune's radio station, for interviewing Stanley Kurtz. Mr. Kurtz is a conservative writer who this week forced the University of Illinois to finally open its records on Sen. Obama's association with William Ayers, the unrepentant 1970s Weather Underground terrorist.

An Obama campaign email to supporters called Mr. Kurtz a "slimy character assassin" whose "divisive, destructive ranting" should be confronted. WGN producer Zack Christenson says the outpouring of negative calls and emails is "unprecedented." He also notes that it is curious -- because "we wanted the Obama campaign's take" on Mr. Kurtz's findings, but the campaign declined to put anyone on air.

Hopefully Fox News, perhaps Sean Hannity or Bill O’Reilly will do a show on Obama’s attack against WGN, intended to prevent WGN and Milt Rosenberg, the station’s host, from having Dr. Kurtz on as a guest who has been writing on Obama’s history in Chicago politics and his association with Billy the-bomb-maker Ayers.

Do we really want a person elected to be the President of the United States who is willing to use available resources to shut down the free exercise of political speech?

JWK

Hey Joey tight-lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

[Susanna]

Originally Posted by Blondie

I kindly disagree. Yes, they want power but in my opinion they know we can run our own lives. They know we are perfectly capable of living without their "enlightened" guidance. If they didn't think we could run our own lives why are they reacting so strongly to Palin? Liberals pretty much run Congress, if they didn't think we could live by ourselves their reaction to someone like Palin would be "Who cares? We own Congress. What's she gonna' do?"

Yes, I agree, they know we can run our own lives; they just want to take away our opportunity to do so.

[johnwk]

Could the following article be one of the reason why Obama keeps attacking talk radio and attempting to shut talk radio down? He doesn’t want the people to find out what he is really all about. See: Obama’s International Socialist Connections

Obama's socialist backing goes back at least to 1996, when he received the endorsement of the Chicago branch of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) for an Illinois state senate seat.
Later, the Chicago DSA newsletter reported that Obama, as a state senator, showed up to eulogize Saul Mendelson, one of the "champions" of "Chicago's democratic left" and a long-time socialist activist. Obama's stint as a "community organizer" in Chicago has gotten some attention, but his relationship with the DSA socialists, who groomed and backed him, has been generally ignored.
………
The international connection is important and significant because an Obama bill, "The Global Poverty Act," has just been rushed through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with the assistance of Democratic Senator Joe Biden, the chairman, and Republican Senator Richard Lugar. The legislation (S.2433) commits the U.S. to spending hundreds of billions of dollars more in foreign aid on the rest of the world, in order to comply with the "Millennium Goals" established by the United Nations

Maybe this is also the reason why our establishment big media [NBC, CBS, ABC CNN, MSNBC , The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc., ] will not report on Obama’s continued attacks against talk radio …our big media supports world socialism, the American Taxpayer being enslaved to finance it, and, Obama is very much in line with their thinking.

JWK

And what should we think about Obama`s 'Global Poverty Act' which is designed to establish global socialism with the American Taxpayer picking up the tab?