Obama going after the 1st ammendment now

[yeahYeah]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-obama-wgn,0,3744149.story

Obama's e-mail about WGN-AM

Text of the e-mail the Obama campaign sent to supporters:

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

How dare ANYONE speak ill of the messiah

[Son of Norway]

Obama hates God.

[XDConvert9mm]

Originally Posted by yeahYeah

http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-obama-wgn,0,3744149.story

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How dare ANYONE speak ill of the messiah

As much as I don't care for the sentiment in this story they are well within their free speech rights to ask their supporters to do this. The question now is whether the station will buckle under and allow this expression of anti Obama opinions to be supressed.

The onus here is on WGN, not the Obama campaign. If they choose to cancel this for this or any other superfluous reason they can dream up then shame on the station.

[yeahYeah]

Originally Posted by XDConvert9mm

As much as I don't care for the sentiment in this story they are well within their free speech rights to ask their supporters to do this. The question now is whether the station will buckle under and allow this expression of anti Obama opinions to be supressed.

The onus here is on WGN, not the Obama campaign. If they choose to cancel this for this or any other superfluous reason they can dream up then shame on the station.

good point...we shall wait and see.

[ScottyT]

Originally Posted by Son of Norway

Obama hates God.

Pretty sure the feeling is mutual...

[trik396]

It amazes me that his supporters do not care that Obama is friends with a domestic terrorist who is responsible for several deaths. It amazes me that his supporters do not care that Obama is friends with radical racist pastors. It amazes me that his supporters do not care that Obama is friends with a convicted imprisoned felon who stole taxpayer money by the truckload.
What exactly do these supporters actually support Obama for?
I am disgusted that America has come to this... I am disgusted that the masses are so ignorant. I am disgusted that the Supreme Court had to vote on the validity of the Second Amendment. I am disgusted....

[Frenchy]

Originally Posted by XDConvert9mm

As much as I don't care for the sentiment in this story they are well within their free speech rights to ask their supporters to do this. The question now is whether the station will buckle under and allow this expression of anti Obama opinions to be supressed.

The onus here is on WGN, not the Obama campaign. If they choose to cancel this for this or any other superfluous reason they can dream up then shame on the station.

Yup!

[eric_t12]

Originally Posted by yeahYeah

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How dare ANYONE speak ill of the messiah

goes well with mccain-feingold.

another infestation on the 1st.

[AZXD]

Originally Posted by trik396

It amazes me that his supporters do not care that Obama is friends with a domestic terrorist who is responsible for several deaths. It amazes me that his supporters do not care that Obama is friends with radical racist pastors. It amazes me that his supporters do not care that Obama is friends with a convicted imprisoned felon who stole taxpayer money by the truckload.
What exactly do these supporters actually support Obama for?
I am disgusted that America has come to this... I am disgusted that the masses are so ignorant. I am disgusted that the Supreme Court had to vote on the validity of the Second Amendment. I am disgusted....

Fear not ... Canada is reporting news you might find favorable.

Obama and Domestic Terrorist: Ad Campaign Examines the Relationship

By Jim Kouri Saturday, August 30, 2008


While GOP Presidential hopeful John McCain introduced his new running-mate, Gov. Sarah Palin, American Issues Project wrapped up its first phase of a television advertising and issue campaign, which called into question the long-standing relationship between Barack Obama and unrepentant 1960’s domestic terrorist, William Ayers.

"American Issues Project clearly has struck a nerve inside the Obama campaign, but even more important is the reaction of the American people, who are starting to question why Sen. Obama would have such a close relationship with an unrepentant domestic terrorist,” said Ed Martin, American Issues Project president.

“The heavy-handed response of the Obama campaign definitely misfired. The more the Obama campaign has tried to bully the ad off the air with its spurious legal threats and intimidation, the more voters have wondered what he has to hide,” he said.

The made-for-television ad examines the connection between Sen. Obama and domestic terrorist William Ayers, cofounder of the violent, radical Weather Underground movement that “declared war on America” and successfully bombed the US Capitol, Pentagon, a police station in New York and other targets across the nation.

Ayers has not only trumpeted his role in the bombings, he is unrepentant. On September 11th, 2001, the New York Times reported him saying, “I don’t regret setting bombs… I feel we didn’t do enough.”

The ad drew a massive and disproportionate response from the Obama campaign, which demanded the Department of Justice prosecute the organization and its donors, threatened stations running the ad in an attempt to compel them to pull the spot and other efforts to “kill the messenger.”

Notably, the effort was unsuccessful in getting a single station to pull the ad. The Obama campaign sponsored its own paid ad in response, which fails to dispute a single fact the American Issues Project has put forth.
Sen. Obama defends his friend Ayers as “respectable” and “mainstream.” The two worked closely together on several boards including for an organization that Ayers founded and Obama chaired. Sen. Obama’s political career was even launched at an event hosted by Ayers in his own home.

American Issues Project has as one of its primary purposes protecting America’s role in the world and assuring a strong national defense. The Ayers-Obama connection raises an important issue that is directly related to AIP’s purposes and which AIP will continue in coming months, and years, to promote.

[trik396]

I'm glad it's being reported somewhere but I'd be happier if every major paper in the country printed something similar to it.... guess I'm just asking for too much, huh?