Untrue. In 2008, Kurtz was the only journalist interested in Zero's connection to Bill Ayers, and documented it extensively. It was clear from Kurtz' reports that Zero was an Alinskyite Marxist, a communist and a pathological liar who befriended terrorists. Freepers seemed to be his only readers, and of those in the media, only Mark Steyn, David Goldman, and the Powerline guys gave his reports any mention.
Another journalist wrote in 2008:
“As far as philosophy goes, Senator Obama is convinced that the federal government should be in control of income distribution”