Obama Moves to Silence All ACORN Critics

Heritage Foundation ^ | 10/20/2008 | Conn Carroll

[markomalley]

Want a preview of what an Obama Department of Justice would look like? Look no further than Obama for America General Counsel Bob Bauer’s letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey from last Friday. Bauer wants the Special Prosecutor investigating the U.S. Attorney firings to start investigating John McCain, Sarah Palin, and other Republicans including Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI). Their crime? Calling on our nation’s law enforcement officers to investigate wide spread reports of voter fraud. Bauer writes:

As Election Day approaches - just as in 2004 and 2006 - Republican Party officials and operatives nationwide, including the candidates themselves, are fomenting specious vote fraud allegations, and there are distorting indications of official involvement or collusion.
…
Accordingly, I call on you and Special Prosecutor Dannehy to expand her investigation to include these matters, all of them entirely consistent with the pattern of misconduct already within her charge.

Heritage fellow Hans von Spakovsky replies:

The Obama campaign’s Stalinist-style demand that a special prosecutor at the Department of Justice criminally prosecute any candidates, party officials or congressmen who discussed their concerns over voter fraud is an outrageous attempt to use the power of the federal government to intimidate and persecute political opponents. It is almost as if Senator Obama wants to reinstitute the Alien and Sedition Acts and it brings into sharp focus the issue of whether he understands the protections of the First Amendment and the importance of fair and secure elections.

[markomalley]

[GOPJ]

Obama's a thuggy guy.

All charm if you're with him - all fist if you're not.

[madinmadtown]

Unfortunately, these people are already entrenched in our court system and elsewhere, especially in the media.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“Obama Moves to Silence All ACORN Critics”

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=nxJ7t3U3TDg

“Send in more troops Herr Minister of Defense, we have uncovered more disloyal citizens.”

[LRS]

Consider vote fraud as a part of reparations. It makes up for the 2/3rds provision that the Constitution originally contained.../s

[Marauder]

Their crime? Calling on our nation’s law enforcement officers to investigate wide spread reports of voter fraud.

That's the Democratic way. I recall the same kind of thing happening with Henry Cisneros while he was Clinton's HUD Secretary, when he went after someone for saying something publicly that he and Clinton didn't like.

So if this commie b@st@rd is elected, we'd best watch what we say, because election fraud isn't the only thing they take from Joe Stalin's playbook.

[DustyMoment]

Wow, now this is a new twist - a Dem who wants to silence critics.

Gotta love their interpretation of the First Amendment.

[Rearden]

I’m a critic. I call foul and fraud on the part of ACORN and I call collusion on the part of Obama’s campaign.

Now come and silence this voice. Go ahead, I dare you, please make my day!

Welcome to the Obama department of Justice

[saganite]

Can’t wait until an Obama administration decides to attack hate speech on the internet and brings it’s legal guns to bear on sites like this. By the way, Dem definition of hate speech is merely disagreeing with them.

[shezza]

[AmericanVictory]

Marxists and fascists are so close; it kind of reminds you why Mussolini modeled himself on Lenin.

[GOPJ]

Can’t wait until an Obama administration decides to attack hate speech on the internet and brings it’s legal guns to bear on sites like this. By the way, Dem definition of hate speech is merely disagreeing with them.

One look at Obama's friends - the people he says he's not that close to - and you know it's true. His minister was the quintessential anti-American bully - his friendship with Nation of Islam thugs - and the Hyde Park/Ayers connections - it's all a network - and a really thuggy one at that.

[LRS]

D’OH! Pre coffee brain freeze.

Consider vote fraud as a part of reparations. It makes up for the 3/5ths provision that the Constitution originally contained.../s

[GOPJ]

bump

[RJS1950]

Send in the Brownshirts. He’s following Hitler’s cult of celebrity scenario pretty closely. His stage on the last night of the convention had similarities to the Nuremburg rally. All he needs is an equivalent of the burning of the Reichstag to dissolve the republic and the constitution and declare himself the benevolent dictator for life. Hey, maybe that is the crisis biden was babbling about. Maybe the Capitol will mysteriously burn.

[purplelobster]

The Obama campaign clearly has a contempt for free speech. The average voter doesn’t understand the implications, but will if an Obama White House is enabled. After the Supreme Court is packed with Justices enacting speech codes, hate crime legislation and Obama rubberstamps congressional pork for armies of clipboard carrying surrogates under the guise of “non-partisan” organizations like ACORN and the “Fairness Doctrine” is instituted, the average Voter will finally get the picture, but it will be too late for Buyers Remorse.

[GOPJ]

He’s following Hitler’s cult of celebrity scenario pretty closely. His stage on the last night of the convention had similarities to the Nuremburg rally.

You're right - it's one more "tell".

[soycd]

[Issaquahking]

It's not the color of his skin. It's the color of his politics. This is who he reminds me of





Like I said, color of politics, not skin.

It's not the color of his skin. It's the color of his politics. This is who he reminds me of





Like I said, color of politics, not skin.

It's not the color of his skin. It's the color of his politics. This is who he reminds me of





Like I said, color of politics, not skin.

[Reagan Man]

More promises of gestapo and KGB tactics from Obama's campaign. Wonderful!

Appearances can be deceiving. Eyes wide open.