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Did threats silence media on Obama probe?
WND ^ | March 07, 2012 | Bob Unruh

Posted on 03/07/2012 7:44:33 PM PST by Smokeyblue

The lead investigator in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s review of the authenticity of Barack Obama’s birth certificate today unloaded a bombshell about the case: that he was told by sources members of the media were threatened with federal investigations should they continue to report on the birth certificate issue.

Lead investigator Mike Zullo told WND that as he was preparing information to be presented to the public “it was clear that the mainstream media was not going to be in attendance” at the sheriff’s scheduled new conference, where he revealed facts suggesting both fraud and forgery in the image of a Hawaiian birth certificate that the White House released as “proof positive” of Obama’s eligibility for office last year.

“During our investigation, we actually were told [that media] had been threatened with FTC investigations. Commentators [had been] threatened with their jobs,” Zullo said. The threats were so intimidating that some individuals quit their positions over safety concerns for their families, he said.

So the problem became to get the information to the American public in spite of an intentional media blackout, since citizens still must make critical leadership decisions about their government through the election process.

(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: abuseofpower; arizona; arpaio; bananarepublic; birthcertificate; certifigate; naturalborncitizen; obama; zullo
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"The threats were so intimidating that some individuals quit their positions over safety concerns for their families, he said."
1 posted on 03/07/2012 7:44:42 PM PST by Smokeyblue
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“Zullo told WND that he had no interest in working on an ebook, but was faced with the question about how to get the information to the American people absent national media coverage.”


2 posted on 03/07/2012 7:45:33 PM PST by Smokeyblue
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"members of the media were threatened with federal investigations.."

Why would anyone in the media feel threatened by an investigation? They are all clean and law abiding citizens with no embarrassing moments in their past, I would assume.

3 posted on 03/07/2012 7:48:53 PM PST by Baynative (Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
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To: Smokeyblue

Abuse of power not befitting the Office of the President of the United States.


4 posted on 03/07/2012 7:49:01 PM PST by nolongerademocrat ("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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To: Smokeyblue

Isn’t this the same thing that happened in 2008 as reported by Canada Free Press?


5 posted on 03/07/2012 7:49:10 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Smokeyblue

In all seriousness, just how credible is WND these days ? I know their history and I read Poe’s book a long time ago and they’ve been right in the past but how about now ? Their site seems to go for the sensational but also often has some pretty whacky stuff too.


6 posted on 03/07/2012 7:49:47 PM PST by 1066AD
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To: Smokeyblue

Makes the timing and nature of Andrew Breitbart’s untimely passing all the more curious.


7 posted on 03/07/2012 7:51:22 PM PST by GBA (Natural Born American)
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To: 1066AD
In all seriousness, just how credible is WND these days ?

Compared to who?

8 posted on 03/07/2012 7:53:21 PM PST by ILS21R (Never give up.)
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To: Smokeyblue
This has been rumored/claimed/supposed since 2008.

No one has actually stepped up and verified that this happened to them or produced anything to support or verify that it happened.

Just the usual anonymous sources saying things and stuff..

9 posted on 03/07/2012 7:54:53 PM PST by El Sordo (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.)
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"told by sources members of the media were threatened with federal investigations should they continue to report on the birth certificate issue. "

Yup. That's how Stalin did it.

10 posted on 03/07/2012 8:01:24 PM PST by YHAOS (you betcha!)
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To: 1066AD

“In all seriousness, just how credible is WND these days ?”

I agree — there’s some very interesting theories out there about why WND has a seat in the WH press pool.


11 posted on 03/07/2012 8:04:04 PM PST by Buttlefry
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To: Smokeyblue

I didn’t know that when Barry the Kenyan Guy said he was going to “fundamentally transform” this country that he meant he was going to turn it into a fascist police state. We’re in a heap of trouble.


13 posted on 03/07/2012 8:09:43 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (It's time for the DemocRAT voter base to start paying their "fair share" of taxes.)
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To: Smokeyblue

I believe it. It is not JUST the MSM as though the MSM is one single entity. The MSM is comprised of print, audio, and visual as in Newspaper/magazine, radio, and television as well various and assorted new media resources. This comprises millions of people that have to be kept in line to tout the Leftist propaganda, and not vary from that which is demanded of them.

It would take extreme measures to keep that many people in line to present, and promote the lies they subject us to daily. No defectors means they are afraid for their lives IMO.

I’d still like to know who is on the other end of that telephone line to Chucky Schumer every single morning of the year. Who is that person telling Schumer what the days mantra, the days talking points are?


14 posted on 03/07/2012 8:10:32 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: patriot08

Thanks for that link.


15 posted on 03/07/2012 8:12:10 PM PST by ILS21R (Never give up.)
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To: rockinqsranch

The talking points come from lucifer.


16 posted on 03/07/2012 8:12:56 PM PST by tractorman (I never miss a chance to tweak a liberal.)
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To: Smokeyblue; RitaOK; KansasGirl; georgia girl; butterdezillion; bitt; Mountain Mary; Kaslin; BobL; ..

” - - - “During our investigation, we actually were told [that media] had been threatened with FTC investigations. Commentators [had been] threatened with their jobs,” Zullo said. The threats were so intimidating that some individuals quit their positions over safety concerns for their families, he said.”

Will the FBI turn into the modern day equivalent of the Gestapo?

Will there be another “Fast and Furious” style plan this time to forcibly control the MSM?

Were Eric-the-Holder’s ATF merely the shock troop trainees for 5 more years of Obamanation?

What a great time to be a truth-searching Journalist! Be the first in your office to discover how the first American Dictator took over America with help from “Both” political parties! Yes, indeed!

BTW, since the MSM has ALWAYS been the number one fan of Bolshevik Chairman Obama, why would Obama dictate that the MSM be silenced?

Oh! I forgot: Obama thinks that he is a Dictator, and that is what Dictators are supposed to do. My bad!

BTW, BTW, did you notice in the latest MSM poll that Obama received a 54 % job approval vote from women?

I guess that American Women love to be dictated to. (They have sure fooled me!)


17 posted on 03/07/2012 8:14:08 PM PST by Graewoulf (( obama"care" violates the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND is illegal by the U.S. Constitution.))
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To: El Sordo; Smokeyblue; LucyT

Right, it just sounds like that coming out of your mouth!!!


18 posted on 03/07/2012 8:14:46 PM PST by danamco (-)
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To: Smokeyblue

Sadly, I beleive it.


19 posted on 03/07/2012 8:17:56 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: YHAOS
Yup. That's how Stalin did it.

Except Stalin didn't threaten; he "disappeared" people. Or you could just be crossing the street, walking home late at night, and drop dead on the sidewalk.

That kind of thing would never happen here.

20 posted on 03/07/2012 8:18:14 PM PST by ponygirl (Be Breitbart.)
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