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Shutting Down Free Speech
american spectator ^ | 5/3/10 | Mark Hyman

Posted on 05/03/2010 3:54:11 PM PDT by Nachum

Popular speech and political dissent have proved troublesome to President Barack Obama since the very beginning of his term in office. The Obama Administration began waging war on the minority of media outlets that did not worship at his altar immediately after he was sworn in. Just three days into his presidency Obama warned Congressional Republicans against listening to radio host Rush Limbaugh.

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KEYWORDS: down; free; shutting; speech

1 posted on 05/03/2010 3:54:12 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum; governsleastgovernsbest; MindBender26

Wasn’t Mark Hyman the CEO or head of Sinclair Broadcasting at one time (about 2004)?

And didn’t he knuckle under when protests started about Sinclair Broadcasting airing Stolen Valor?


2 posted on 05/03/2010 4:03:10 PM PDT by sauropod (Ill behaved women rarely make dinner.)
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To: sauropod

Sinclair? That reminds me....


3 posted on 05/03/2010 4:09:28 PM PDT 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: Nachum

“The Obama Administration began waging war on the minority of media outlets that did not worship at his altar immediately after he was sworn in.”

Actually, broadcasters were threatened long before Obama was elected. As long as the FCC is not a truly independent regulatory agency, it can and WILL be used for political censoring purposes.

Articles referring to “Kenyan-born” were being scrubbed as early as 2007 and some that could be found in early 2008 disappeared by the time of the party conventions.

One can still find magazines and newspapers in Africa whose archives contain articles which clearly state that Barak Hussein Obama II was born in Kenya.


4 posted on 05/03/2010 4:22:47 PM PDT by SatinDoll (NO Foreign Nationals as our President!!)
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To: Nachum

5 posted on 05/03/2010 4:35:18 PM PDT by Bean Counter (We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office -- Aesop)
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