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Is America Ready To Send Its Political Opponents to Jail?
The Virginian ^ | 8/27/2008 | Moneyrunner

Posted on 08/27/2008 7:20:17 PM PDT by moneyrunner

You can expect hardball in a presidential campaign, especially one in a country as divided as ours seems to be. But the kind of hardballs being pitched is an indication of the people and policies that an incoming administration will be employing.

That is why it’s particularly troubling that the Obama campaign has filed a criminal complaint against the people behind an ad being run that links Obama to avowed terrorist William Ayers.

Per Ben Smith's Blog at Politico:

It's worth noting that this isn't the first time Bauer has called for criminal investigations and prosecutions into the donors to independent groups critical of Obama, including one supporting John Edwards and another supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton. His words did have the effect of scaring their donors and consultants, but haven't yet appeared to result in any prosecution.

So it appears to be a standard strategy of the Obama team to threaten their political enemies with prison for being disrespectful of Obama. This is a tactic that is reminiscent of third world countries like the ones the Obama relatives are involved with in Africa.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: campaignfinance; electionads; law; obama

1 posted on 08/27/2008 7:20:18 PM PDT by moneyrunner
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To: moneyrunner

Whinners don’t win.


2 posted on 08/27/2008 7:23:56 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: moneyrunner

I would expect that a President Obama would find new uses for laws enacted under the patriot act, RICO statutes, banking “know your customer” laws, and internet “net neutrality” regulations.


3 posted on 08/27/2008 7:26:55 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Without the second, the rest are just politicians' BS.)
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To: moneyrunner

The Messiah is capable of do this.


4 posted on 08/27/2008 7:27:06 PM PDT by ncfool (Making Obama look patriotic is above my pay grade)
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To: moneyrunner

Remember also Obama’s waffling around on the issue of war crimes trials once he pulls out of Iraq. He was unclear as to who would be put on trial.

I see a pattern emerging.


5 posted on 08/27/2008 7:28:16 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: moneyrunner
Dignity Battalions.

Young Pioneers.

Hitlerjungen.

Obamakorps.

6 posted on 08/27/2008 7:31:04 PM PDT by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: moneyrunner

Communists act like communists.


7 posted on 08/27/2008 7:42:43 PM PDT by devere
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To: moneyrunner
Barry Soetoro learned his lessons in the political environment of Indonesia.
8 posted on 08/27/2008 7:48:37 PM PDT by ricks_place
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I think he’s using Ronnie Earle as a role model - except taken to this level Ronnie Earle will seem like a piker.


9 posted on 08/27/2008 7:53:36 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (Leftism is a mental disorder)
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To: moneyrunner

Notice that they aren’t disputing the allegation.


10 posted on 08/27/2008 8:06:00 PM PDT by Ajnin (Neca Eos Omnes. Deus Suos Agnoset.)
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To: moneyrunner

Paging Claire Wolfe: It’s time.


11 posted on 08/27/2008 8:19:27 PM PDT by Noumenon (Time for Atlas to shrug - and pick up a gun.)
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To: Ajnin
Notice that they aren’t disputing the allegation.

An excellent point.

12 posted on 08/27/2008 8:42:22 PM PDT by T. Buzzard Trueblood (Low information voter.)
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To: moneyrunner

NKVD (People's Committee for Internal Affairs) Logo

13 posted on 08/27/2008 8:48:21 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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