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Obama Campaign Threatens Jihad Against TV Stations That Air Weathermen Ad
Monday, August 25, 2008 | Kristinn

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.


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To: kristinn

bttt


21 posted on 08/25/2008 3:34:32 PM PDT by firewalk
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To: kristinn
Well, isn't that special...


22 posted on 08/25/2008 3:36:55 PM PDT by GalaxieFiveHundred
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a tiny bit off topic, however I really really wonder why there are no audio tapes of Obama’s constitutional law class?

I remember we had a few students who were obsessive about taping every single class.

It would be interesting to see Obama’s views on the first and second amendments.
In light of this and the recent USSC cases.

Hard to believe he has anything to do with anything.


23 posted on 08/25/2008 3:36:56 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: kristinn

Jihad?


24 posted on 08/25/2008 3:38:11 PM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
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To: kristinn
"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."

Can we ask for a criminal investigation of Ayers and his Weather-Underground-forming wife?

Just askin'...

25 posted on 08/25/2008 3:38:25 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: kristinn

Hmm, it seems that one of the American issues that the American Issues Project is addressing with these advertisements are the unconstitutional restrictions on the exercise of free speech and free press that are embodied in the various statues and regulation the Obamaites cite in their letter to the DOJ.

Given that it’s being run by a fellow with very deep pockets, I suspect the AIP has some very good constitutional lawyers on retainer.


26 posted on 08/25/2008 3:40:00 PM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
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To: kristinn
"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."

Nothing wrong with boycotting businesses that do things you don't like. If that is all they are doing then this is no big deal, but I doubt that, likely there are far more serious threats being made.....Got Thugs?

27 posted on 08/25/2008 3:42:02 PM PDT by HerrBlucher (Obama Bin Biden.........thank you Lord, thank you thank you thank you.)
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To: kristinn
organizing his supporters to target the stations that air it and their advertisers."

Have to love those secondary boycotts.

28 posted on 08/25/2008 3:42:49 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (The Great Obamanation of Desolation, attempting to sit in the Oval Office, where he ought not..)
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To: kristinn
A criminal investigation of the group.?????? What ever happened to free speech?
29 posted on 08/25/2008 3:44:04 PM PDT by jerod (They were pro-abortion, for gun control & wanted a cleaner environment at all cost - The NAZI party)
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Here is the Weather Underground/anti-Obama ad from YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m89m0pC_bpY

I posted it earlier in the thread but didn't make clear what it was.

30 posted on 08/25/2008 3:44:24 PM PDT by ETL (Lots of REAL smoking-gun evidence on the ObamaRats at my Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl)
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To: kristinn

threatens jihad.

LOL!


31 posted on 08/25/2008 3:45:51 PM PDT by lainie (Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
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To: longtermmemmory

There are tapes, but they are blank. Professor NObomba’s classroom wasn’t equipped with teleprompters.


32 posted on 08/25/2008 3:45:58 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: kristinn

Thanks for this post, kristinn. The true fascists of today are on the left. This is really scary, especially if they control all three branches of government, including a 60-member Dem Senate.


33 posted on 08/25/2008 3:46:18 PM PDT by doug from upland (8 million views of HILLARY! UNCENSORED - put some ice on it, witch)
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To: kristinn; PhilDragoo; doug from upland; Cindy; pissant; PJ-Comix; nw_arizona_granny; ken21; ...
More Orwellian stuff from the Leftists....including this:

Iraqi Billionaire Threatens Reporters Investigating Rezko Affair

34 posted on 08/25/2008 3:46:21 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: Southack
Can we ask for a criminal investigation of Ayers and his Weather-Underground-forming wife? Just askin'

Supposedly the little creep escaped justice because of "government misconduct" and that is why he is free now. Unfortunately the "misconduct" wasn't an ass whuppin...oh well.....

35 posted on 08/25/2008 3:46:40 PM PDT by HerrBlucher (Obama Bin Biden.........thank you Lord, thank you thank you thank you.)
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To: kristinn

Through the Looking Glass . . . at what an Obama administration would be like. Scary stuff.


36 posted on 08/25/2008 3:47:30 PM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: kristinn

I watched the ad running in VA on you tube and very time these obama wacko radicals come on denoucning ity I aske dhtme what is not true

guess what I am still waiting for an answer

Of course they tried the old tricks like I suppose the simple will believe this or the reatards will always believe anything when they don’t have a brain

and again when asked what part of the video is not true they do not come back with an answer

Head in the sand , these obama supporters would give an ostrich a run for their money for keeping their head in the sand


37 posted on 08/25/2008 3:47:49 PM PDT by manc (marriage is between a man and a woman, MA has a sham perverted sick version)
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To: Numbers Guy

me too!

I am on that damn spam list now, though!


38 posted on 08/25/2008 3:48:27 PM PDT by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty; The Pendleton 8: We are not going down without a fight)
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To: kristinn

Isn’t that censorship? My, my...how unDemocratic.


39 posted on 08/25/2008 3:48:31 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (I am still bitter.)
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To: kristinn

Obama’s letter says the ad makes a false link between ‘The One’ and acts of terrorism. The ad does no such thing. It simply asks why does he think such terrorists are ‘mainstream’ and what does this say about his judgment ....


40 posted on 08/25/2008 3:48:46 PM PDT by dodger
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