Posted on 08/25/2008 3:22:21 PM PDT by kristinn
The campaign of Democratic presidential nominee in waiting Barack Obama is threatening TV stations that dare to run a controversial ad that questions Obama's friendship with unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers.
Politico quotes an Obama aide as saying this afternoon, "The Obama campaign plans to punish the stations that air the ad financially, organizing his supporters to target the stations that air it and their advertisers."
Politico has posted copies of letters the Obama campaign has sent to station managers and a letter the campaign has sent to the Department of Justice demanding a criminal investigation of the group that is running the ads, American Issues Project.
At the same time, the Obama campaign has released an ad respoonding to the Weathermen ad claiming Ayers' acts of terrorism happened when Obama was a child and that he has denounced the actions of Ayers.
The Obama campaign claims its supporters have sent 93,000 e-mails to the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is airing the Weathermen ad. Sinclair faced similar threats in 2004 when it announced plans to air a critical documentary about John Kerry.
The Obama campaign is unleashing an unprecedented attack against First Amendment rights personally directed by a leading presidential candidate. Should he become president and actually have the power to carry out these threats, the Nation will be pushed to a perilous precipice.
Obama camp...go tell yo mamma you stankie.
http://www.americanissuesproject.org/
The American Issues Project is a 501(c)4 organization representing a coalition of conservative activists committed to raising important issues that deserve deeper examination given their impact on policy. In accordance with federal law, the American Issues Project only solicits and accepts contributions from individuals and not from any business corporation.
Typical left wing fascist tactics.
If he can’t take a TV ad, what’s he going to do if he’s elected POTUS? Call out the National Guard? Arrest people and put them in “re education camps” until they learn to think and behave properly?
He’s a commie fascist.
I can’t believe any freedom loving person would vote for this egotistical little creep. Biden has his head up his own ass . He doesn’t care as long as he gets a little power.
Dirt, dirt everywhere you look there’s DIRT in Denver..
What a WONDERFUL tagline!!!
Yes and they will run it as a news story, just like they did the Kerry ad. During the news moring afternoon and nite!
“SINCLAIR” Broadcast Group - LOL
It’s from that twister they had yesterday, just south of town about 20 miles...
Kerry did this with the Swifties, too- threatened the stations.
I wish I were in a position to say, OK, I’m punished and contrite. From now on nobody on my station will run any of your ads, or speak your name, unless it’s prefaced with the words “the failure” and ended with a giggle.
Fair?
Simpler...the keyword is “obama” and that’s what it all boils down to — in simple terms.
Let them bring it on.
How does one do that exactly?
Even without running the ad, Fox news staff in Denver are already treated like dung and are about as popular as a fellow wearing a Gore200 teeshirt at a gunshow.
I was wonder when this was going to make FR. I saw it first on a Hillary PUMA site.
Cheers!
Lot of delusional posts on that thread.
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