Posted on 09/27/2008 11:58:20 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, September 27, 2008 Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290 Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement
JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.
“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.
“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.
“This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election.
“Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”
Oooooooooooooooooooooo
Smack Barack...
Well said by Gov. Blunt!
Brownshirts
Blackshirts
Stasi
KGB
Gestapo
Red Guards
It can happen anywhere. We are not immune.
Wow. Good on Gov. Blunt.
Ping!
AWESOME! Oh please Drudge post this!!!
“This was not the Truth Squad I knew....”
BTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
Boy,. that’s gonna hurt, he sure gives it to them and names names to boot.
Onward to victory ‘08’
Just got my McC/P yard signs and stickers,
the Carrol County Republicans has a booth set up
at the intersection of 61 and 78 here in Villa Rica,
they will be there next saturday too.
I gave them some donations and at least ten people came by just while I was there.
What are other Missourians saying about this? Do you think it will turnout voters against Obama in huge numbers?
Good on the Gov.
That's entertainment!
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
They were street rabble back then now they and their university and MSM supporters have their own "political" party, the Rat Party (formerly the traditional, patriotic Democratic Party).
It's who they are, it's what they do.
WOW. That’s a great statement, and I wish it would make the national news (hahahahaha.)
Der Ebonite Fuhrer..
Der Ebonite Fuhrer..
My God! What in the Hell is happening?!
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How about prosecuting these clowns, or at least getting an investigation going? It sounds like what they're attempting is a violation of federal civil rights laws.
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