Stanley Kurtz's Fairness Doctrine Preview (Obama's Stormtrooper Tactics at WGN)

NRO ^ | 8/28/2008 | Guy Benson

[JOHN W K]

Washington Times reports Obama’s attack against WGN and political speech

Great News! The Washington Times reports on Obama’s attempt to silence political speech being aired on WGN! See: First Amendment targeted

Mark Hyman

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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"When the heavy hand of the state is imposed on the press, all of us lose," Barack Obama told a group of Kenyan journalists during an August 2006 trip to Africa.

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Mr. Obama's remarks implied he supports the First Amendment. His comment that "Democracy can't function properly without a free press," suggested he understood the importance of robust scrutiny of elected officials. Yet, when given the opportunity, Mr. Obama's recent actions have contradicted his own statements.

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Another Obama target is Chicago radio station WGN. The source of Mr. Obama's ire is talk-show host Stanley Kurtz who is no Friend of Barry. The Obama campaign has urged supporters to attack WGN for permitting Mr. Kurtz to practice his profession.

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NOTE: Milt Rosenberg was the host and Kurtz the guest.

Give your support to the Washington Times and Fox News for pointing a just finger at Obama’s attempt to silence political speech.

It’s sad to say that our establishment big media [NBC, CBS, ABC CNN, MSNBC , The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc., ] have ignored this story, which ought to be front page news across the nation as it exposes the real Barack the-silencer-of-political-speech Obama,

JWK

Hey Joey tight-lipped Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?

[mojito]

Thanks for these updates.

Steve Diamond has had several important blog updates on Annenberg-Gate at his website. Please scroll down to catch all of them.

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[JOHN W K]

Wall Street Journal reports Obama`s attack against WGN

If anyone thinks that Obama’s attempt to shut down a radio talk show is insignificant and not a story which ought to be front page news, they may want to read JOHN FUND’S article in the Wall Street Journal:

Obama Should Come Clean On Ayers, Rezko And the Iraqi Billionaire

August 30, 2008; Page A11

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"Team Obama has launched an offensive against WGN, the Chicago Tribune's radio station, for interviewing Stanley Kurtz. Mr. Kurtz is a conservative writer who this week forced the University of Illinois to finally open its records on Sen. Obama's association with William Ayers, the unrepentant 1970s Weather Underground terrorist.

An Obama campaign email to supporters called Mr. Kurtz a "slimy character assassin" whose "divisive, destructive ranting" should be confronted. WGN producer Zack Christenson says the outpouring of negative calls and emails is "unprecedented." He also notes that it is curious -- because "we wanted the Obama campaign's take" on Mr. Kurtz's findings, but the campaign declined to put anyone on air."

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It’s sad to say that our establishment big media [NBC, CBS, ABC CNN, MSNBC , The New York Times, The Washington Post, etc., ] have ignored this story, which ought to be front page news across the nation as it exposes the real Barack the-silencer-of-political-speech Obama.

Keep in mind if it wasn’t for the internet we would not be having this discussion of how and where Obama launched his political career [the house of Billiy-the-bomb-maker Ayers], and the whole discussion concerning Obama’s past would be carefully controlled and manipulated by the establishment media

Hopefully Fox News, perhaps Sean Hannity or Bill O’Reilly will do a show on Obama’s attack against WGN, intended to prevent WGN and Milt Rosenberg, the station’s host, from having Dr. Kurtz on as a guest who has been writing on Obama’s history in Chicago politics and his association with Billy the-bomb-maker Ayers.

Do we really want a person elected to be the President of the United States who is willing to use available resources to shut down the free exercise of political speech?

JWK

Hey Joey tight-lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?