Durbin goes after MoveAmericaForward

MAF NewsLetter ^ | 10/10/05 | Howard & Melanie

[neverhome]

*ALERT*

The U.S. Senator who smeared U.S. Troops with claims that they were barbaric torturers akin to "Nazis, Soviets with their Gulags, or some mad regime like Pol Pot or others" is now trying to silence Move America Forward [website: http://www.MoveAmericaForward.org ], a pro-military not-for-profit organization.

In keeping with his outrageous conduct, U.S. Senator Richard Durbin's office intimated to an Illinois newspaper that the IRS should shut down Move America Forward, telling the newspaper:

"Have you ever seen that H&R Block commercial where the guy leans in and says, 'I see an audit'?"

One of the grounds used to threaten impeachment of President Richard Nixon was that he politicized the IRS and tried to use IRS audits of his political enemies to shut them down or silence them. That is precisely what Senator Durbin's office is doing now! There is no place for that in American politics, and Senator Durbin must be held accountable.

In another effort to shut down the voices of American military men and women who rely on Move America Forward to defend them, it looks like Durbin's office has also called the television stations in the state and pressured them not to run the television commercial calling him to task.

Already, two television stations have buckled under his pressure: the ABC affiliate in Chicago (WLS TV 7) and the NBC affiliate in Chicago (WMAQ TV 5), are refusing to run the ad critical of Durbin. The CBS affiliate in Chicago has withstood Durbin's pressure, and Move America Forward has already aired the ad during their news broadcasts.

The TV Ad Senator Durbin seems so frightened of can be seen here:

http://www.moveamericaforward.org/Video/MAFO-7449-HI.wmv

[neverhome]

This is from the moveamericaforward newsletter. Looks like Durbin is at it again.

[coconutt2000]

Darth Durbin has a ring to it... ;-)

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[M. Thatcher]

10/10/05?

[Waco]

Turban Dick has a ring too.

[dread78645]

10/10/05?

Plenty of time for 11/04/08

[beyond the sea]

Somebody is seeing into the future.

;-)

[ncountylee]

Ah....still the victim Dick?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[BallyBill]

"Dirk Turban", he can't even identify the REAL enemy. He sees an enabler every time he shaves.

[wmileo]

I just listened to the Move America Forward.com commercial. There is nothing inflammatory about Durbin in the commercial . They only quote his statement and then the ad recommends support for our troops.
I do not see how Durbin can justify keeping this off the NBC and ABC Local Networks. I don't see how he expects, given the current alternate media explosion, to keep a broadcast like this one a secret with networks like FOX around. Senator Durbin is to be pitied but shame on the MSM for their complicity.

[prairiebreeze]

Dick Durbin. Pussy.

[Peach]

This should be major activism time for freepers, imo. Threatening to use the IRS in this matter is disgraceful.

[neverhome]

OOPS!!!
Hey, I'm old and tired, and it was late.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :P

[neverhome]

Darth Durbin??? Shazzam! You gave me an inspiration!

[editor-surveyor]

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"Darth Durbin Dirtbin has a ring to it... ;-)"

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[Just A Nobody]

This should be major activism time for freepers, imo.

Yes, it should ... but not because a threat of the IRS, or pressuring lamestream media outlets to squash FREE SPEECH, or the complicity of said communist media enabling their minority communist US SINators, but because of what this pos SAID IN THE WELL OF THE US SENATE!!!

I am sick of these 3rd grade playground hissy fits, with no results.

[Syncro]

Link To Ad

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Doubt it took a lot of "pressure" to convince WLS and WMAQ to quash the ads.

If it is acceptable to intimidate political organizations with IRS audits is it acceptable to confront TV stations with challenges to their FCC license renewals?