Posted on 09/20/2008 7:48:57 PM PDT by reaganaut1
The wholesale descent into Swift Boat campaigning has been blocked — for now — by a federal judge in Virginia. But voters should not rest easy. A group calling itself The Real Truth About Obama is appealing the ruling.
The group aims to block federal regulations so it can spend unlimited money on a commercial smearing the Democratic nominee as a zealous proponent of any and all abortion on demand — “at any time during pregnancy, as many times as a woman wants one.”
If the group were to win on appeal, it would signal open season for countless stealth groups to flood the remaining weeks of the campaign with underhanded attack ads. The courts must uphold the law, heeding the Federal Election Commission’s warning of “serious harm to the public” if the attack group prevails.
Posing as a mere “issue advocacy” operation, the group’s ad attacks Mr. Obama’s character and accuses him of “lying” about his abortion record. In truth, it trashes the candidate’s nuanced position. It even employs an Obama-like voice pledging to make taxpayers pay for abortions, help minors conceal abortions from their parents, and legalize late-term abortions.
To spread these lies, the group wants an injunction against the election commission’s disclosure and spending rules, instituted after the Swift Boaters of 2004 were belatedly ruled in violation of election law.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Of course, the Senator who has worked hardest to silence independent groups at election time is John McCain. Ugh.
By discussing the alleged "smears" the Times may encourage some readers to learn the truth about Obama's positions, helping McCain.
To the drive-by media, if you tell the truth about Obama, you’re lying and if you lie about Palin what you say is fact.
Smearing? Since when is the absolute truth smearing?
He’s nuanced. They are liars - And underhanded too.
Typical op-ed.
Killing a child after it's born. This is an interesting definition of nuanced.
NY Times does not own a copy of our Constitution.
This is exhibit A on why the NYT is slowly going bankrupt, they are in the Free Speech business, that is how they put money in the bank account, and here they are cheerleading limits being put on the very life blood of their franchise.
Media is like no other “business” in the world, cut your own throat then lay off 10,000 people who do the work that allows the enterprise to function.
Good job NYT....morons...
How horrible, citizens exercising their first amendment rights! Mustn’t have that... Issue advocacy should never have been brought within the scope of the campaign finance laws.
The NY Slimes sure knows about smears esp. when about Palin.
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Posing as a mere “issue advocacy” operation, the group’s ad attacks Mr. Obama’s character and accuses him of “lying” about his abortion record. In truth, it trashes the candidate’s nuanced position. It even employs an Obama-like voice pledging to make taxpayers pay for abortions, help minors conceal abortions from their parents, and legalize late-term abortions.
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That’s his record...
“This is exhibit A on why the NYT is slowly going bankrupt, they are in the Free Speech business, that is how they put money in the bank account, and here they are cheerleading limits being put on the very life blood of their franchise.”
The Times knows that Federal judges are not going to slap them down for non-stop propaganda on behalf of leftists. They want to suppress political TV ads and other ways of getting around them. The McCain-Feingold law was so popular with the MSM media for this reason.
New York Times definition of "nuanced": A position we don't want people to take literally, or think about too much.
No, they're not in the tank for Obama. Not at all. </sarcasm>
This is one reason why I’m insisting on candidates for state and fed offices go to using and distributing printed pieces http://www.theusmat.com/home.htm
I think Sandra Bernhart recently said that her wish for Governor Palin to be gang-raped by a group of black men was part of a “nuanced” opinion piece.
I guess THAT clears up what “nuanced” means when it comes to Obama’s position on abortion.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Nah. That’s just projection.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I thought the NY Times supported Obama because he supports unlimited abortion. So, why are they complaining? Isn’t that what they want?
Holy Moses, that woman Sandra Bernhardt looks like she fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. I just googled her and wished i hadn’t.
Brrrrr.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
>>...attacks Mr. Obama’s character and accuses him of “lying” about his abortion record. In truth, it trashes the candidate’s nuanced position.
And now this...after all of his schlepping around to consult with numerous journalists, propaganda experts, and trial lawyers on crafting just the right nuance on when and how it is virtuous to kill babies.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
You would be surprised at how many peple around here in SE Ohio already know about how extreme Obama is on it. This does not sit very well with white working class males at all!
Obama hates the military, wants soldiers to die in defeat, and lacks the courage to serve.
How can he be Swift Boated?
Oh I get it.
When John Kerry did his little salute, in an attempt at using his disgraceful military conduct as qualification to be CIC, any investigation of that service was unfair.
So in response to valid inquires about his leadership, the MSM now defines honest research concerning DNC candidates as Swift Boating.
A military designation of equipment and operations has once again been twisted by partisan media pundits. The same MSM has been attacking the military for decades.
I will now refer to all Vietnam War Protesters as Poll Pot accomplices, genocide advocates, cowards, and deferment junkies.
Exactly which demanded abortion has Obama opposed????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Is the NYT that ignorant? ...........Or are they just that dishonest?
This is my honest belief.
Holy Moses, that woman Sandra Bernhardt looks like she fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. I just googled her and wished i hadn’t.
Brrrrr.
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LOL. She’s an ugly skank lesbo. Should be run out of the country.
“.....a commercial smearing the Democratic nominee as a zealous proponent of any and all abortion on demand....”
Since when is telling the truth “SMEARING”? What Thesaurus is the NYT using?
True, a judge might not, but they also are cutting off a revenue stream, so they have a fuzzy smug feeling, they do not have the cash from Advertisements.
The NYT is garbage and serves as a pasta dinner for the starving liberal wanting his fill of Obama and the goodness of Marxism.
It is a joke and so biased, it makes me scream.
8 pages of Palin smear; front page news on fake Duke Lacrosse rape; no news of Channon Christian...
They are a Communist rag.
Myass.
And then climbed it and fell again.
“ugly tree”.
Heck she hit the whole damn forest!
FOCA is Obama’s 1st priority.
“Obama’s Abortion Bombshell: Unrestricted Abortion Over Wishes of Individual States a Priority for Presidency” By Peter J. Smith http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jun/08061010.html
If I belonged to this group, I’d seriously investigate the possibility of suing the NY Slimes for slander or libel. They really went overboard on this editorial (aka Obama talking points), and should be held accountable.
the group’s ad attacks Mr. Obama’s character and accuses him of “lying” about his abortion record. In truth, it trashes the candidate’s nuanced position...'Nuance':
Politician speak, usually by democrats, that use five dollars words strung ad infinitum in order to lie about, or hide, your true position on a subject.similar to: "I have a plan for 'that', see my website"
Only Democrat's are entitled to "nuanced positions". If Hussein supports a late term abortion bill, but later says that determining when life begins, that's a "nuanced position". If Sarah Palin, in fact, brought action on the "bridge to nowhere" to a halt, she's "lying", unless she also explains that she at one time supported the bill. No nuance allowed for evil Republicans.
True.
Because to the MSM all Democrat Pols have the IQ of Einstein and Stephen Hawking combined. As such they think in the abstract and speak in nuance (or French at home) -- as its the only way the dumb electorate could ever hope grasp their high ideals and goals. (yessa massa. youze be knowin what's best for us)
While republicans are inbred dolts who made their money by shear luck on the backs of the poor, or inherited it and can only count as high as their golf score. They only care about tax shelters and cocktail hour at 'the club'.
(Speaking of Cocktail Hour, is Fatso Kennedy still sucking air?) /s
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