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Where there is smoke ...
QandO — ... It gets worse. Today they’ve gone after Chicago’s WGN radio station because they’re having Stanley Kurtz on: ...

As nation watches Denver, Obama campaign muscles Chicago station over ex-radical Ayres
Top of the Ticket — ... boxes." Christenson also stressed that the Obama campaign was invited to send a representative to appear on the show to balance the discussion of the newly-opened documents. But the campaign headquarters just down Michigan Avenue from the station refused the request. This is not the first time Obama's organization has sought to steer supporters to influence a broadcast outlet airing criticism. Our colleagues John McCormick and Steve Schmadeke have more details on this brewing controversy at the Swamp. --Andrew Malcolm ...

Another Obama Attempt At Silencing Critics
Rhymes With Right — ... to silence anyone who dares criticize the newly-minted candidate -- especially over his oh-so-cozy relationship with an unrepentant terrorist. Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is organizing its supporters tonight to confront Tribune-owned WGN radio in Chicago for having a critic of the Illinois Democrat on its air. "WGN radio is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist smears," Obama's campaign wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "He's currently scheduled to spend a solid two-hour block from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. pushing lies, ...

Do Not Blaspheme, Non-Beleivers
Confederate Yankee — ... asking Obama supporters to deluge Chicago-based broadcaster WGN with complaints to pressure the radio station to cancel an appearance by Stanley Kurtz, a writer with National Review who is researching the documents of the Chicago Annenburg Challenge. The Challenge, co-founded by Ayers and chaired by Obama, took tens of millions dollars in grant funds and public and private matching funds with the stated goal of increasing the quality of education in Chicago. The program was utterly ineffective, and some critics are suggesting that the challenge was little more than a slush ...

Obama Campaign Trying to Muzzle Critics
Little Green Footballs — ... The Obama campaign is asking supporters to bombard Chicago radio station WGN-AM with complaints, because they interviewed writer Stanley Kurtz about Obama’s many documented, factual connections to Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers: Obama campaign confronts WGN radio. ...

Obama Campaign Trying to Silence Discussion of William Ayers
Little Green Footballs — ... The Obama campaign is asking supporters to bombard Chicago radio station WGN-AM with complaints, because they interviewed writer Stanley Kurtz about Obama’s many documented, factual connections to Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers: Obama campaign confronts WGN radio. ...

Obamunists Attack Radio Station for Shining Light on Bill Ayers
Moonbattery — Another little foretaste of what an Obama victory would mean for freedom of speech: Sen. Barack Obama's campaign organized its supporters Wednesday night to confront Tribune-owned WGN-AM in Chicago for having a critic of the Illinois Democrat on its air. "WGN radio is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist smears," Obama's campaign wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "He's currently scheduled to spend a solid two-hour block from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. pushing lies, ...

Obama sends minions to beseige Kurtz/WGN Radio on Ayers connection
Flopping Aces — ... Ayers’ crimes, committed when Obama was just 8 years old.” Obama lawyers have also sent a letter to the Justice Department demanding a criminal investigation of the American Issues Project, the conservative group behind the ad, for potentially violating campaign finance laws. The Obama campaign ignored host’s offer to have an Obama representative present to offer counterpoints. According to a a post on today’s Chicago Tribune blog, The Swamp: Zack ...

Barry Insane Obama Asked Supporters To Confront Radio Station Hoping To Silence Interview About Ties To Ayers - With Interview
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — ... and here. Click here to listen to the interview with Kurtz.Barry Insane Obama emailed his supporters yesterday asking them to flood radio station WGN-AM in Chicago with calls and e-mails of hatred for and removal of a talk show interview with Stanley Kurtz. The 2-Hour show was devoted to interviewing Kurtz about his recent national review article regarding Barry Insane’s ties to Weather Undergound Domestic Terrorist William Ayers. This from The Swamp: DENVER — Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign organized its ...

When conventions were fun…
The Anchoress — ... (and even media intimidation ) in America. McCain has his weaknesses, and they are many and some are pretty troubling, but he also has ...

On Annenberg, Arrogance and Obama’s Acceptance Speech
Patterico's Pontifications — ... have actively pursued the connections between Obama-Ayers while Obama’s campaign has worked to limit these efforts, including organizing supporters to confront WGN-AM radio in Chicago for giving Kurtz air-time. The Obama campaign’s rapid and strong response suggests it learned a lesson from John Kerry’s experience with the Swift Boat Vets 4 years ago. ...

Conservative Stanley Kurtz Targeted By Obama Campaign
Gateway Pundit — The Swamp reported: Sen. Barack Obama's campaign organized its supporters Wednesday night to confront Tribune-owned WGN-AM in Chicago for having a critic of the Illinois Democrat on its air. (Listen to the interview.) "WGN radio is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist smears," Obama's campaign wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "He's currently scheduled to spend a solid two-hour block from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. pushing lies, distortions, and manipulations about Barack and ...

Obama’s “Brain”
Chicago Boyz — ... highbrow Extension720 WGN-AM radio show and discuss his research and Rosenberg’s switchboard and email system was instantly flooded and essentially shut down by an orchestrated wave of Obama supporters. While something of a local legend, Rosenberg’s radio show is, in the national media scheme of things, a fairly obscure program. Sort of a conservative NPR, except a lot smarter and writ small. ...

It can't happen here?
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — It can't happen here? It happened in Cuba, it is happening in Venezuela, and it is happening in Ecuador, but they tell us it can't happen here. DENVER -- Sen. Barack Obama's campaign organized its supporters Wednesday night to confront Tribune-owned WGN-AM in Chicago for having a critic of the Illinois Democrat on its air. (Listen to the interview.) ...

Obama's Lawyers sue LA Talk Station, claiming "Bias"
The Discerning Texan — ... (and University of Chicago professor) Milt Rosenberg has not seen in his 30 years on the air. Constant emails and phone calls -- jamming the lines at a minimum and perhaps trying to chill free speech. Would Barack Obamam the "consitutional law professor" (lecturer, actually) approve of this message -- that free speech should be harassed into silence? (Update: a podcast of the complete show is available here. ) The Los Angeles Times and The Swamp blog of the Chicago Tribune weigh in. ) I thought ...

Obama's Lawyers sue LA Talk Station, claiming "Bias"
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... (and University of Chicago professor) Milt Rosenberg has not seen in his 30 years on the air. Constant emails and phone calls -- jamming the lines at a minimum and perhaps trying to chill free speech. Would Barack Obamam the "consitutional law professor" (lecturer, actually) approve of this message -- that free speech should be harassed into silence? (Update: a podcast of the complete show is available here. ) The Los Angeles Times and The Swamp blog of the Chicago Tribune weigh in. ) I thought ...

It’s the free speech, stupid
neo-neocon — ... The Left has not in general been known for its devotion to freedom of speech, unless that speech is from the Left. This is true not only in this country but around the world. Obama is more consistent than any other candidate I can recall in trying to stop the opposition by silencing it; either by legal means (his specialty), by smearing those who would speak out, or by organizing call-ins to shows featuring journalists such as Stanley Kurtz, whose only crime was to try to get the truth out about the Annenburg Challenge. ...

Talk Radio Faces Potential Venezuela-Like Future
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney — ... JENNINGS: Considering how Obama treated opposition media during his campaign (WGN), I have come to the conclusion he doesn't want opposition. The FCC can define "public interest obligations" pretty much anyway it wants and if we examine Obama's background, he wants his far left agenda to permeate America. ...