O-Banished!... Dear Leader Purges Plane Of Media Defectors
Gateway Pundit — The Purge Continues... First it was unfaithful TV stations who asked hard questions. Now, the Obama Camp is banishing newspapers that endorsed McCain from his plane. And, he's replacing them with more sympathetic publications: Obama purges plane of Newspaper reporters who work for papers that endorsed McCain. They may be replaced with reporters from black magazines including JET and Essence. Drudge reported: The Obama campaign has decided to heave ...

Obama's Media Purge Begins
JammieWearingFool — If you don't properly suck up to The Messiah, don't expect any access . The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states -- and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president ! The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS have all been told to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs -- and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and JET, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Despite pleas from top editors of the three newspapers that have ...

Matt's Last Gasp (Not Really)
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com — ... Semi-defanged Internetist's fifth-to-last refuge: complaining about how Obama treats the media.       ...

Beg for Forgiveness
Vodkapundit — Before Drudge deletes the page , as he always does: PURGE: SKEPTICAL REPORTERS TOSSED OFF OBAMA PLANE Fri Oct 31 2008 08:39:55 ET NY POST, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, WASHINGTON TIMES TOLD TO GET OUT… ALL 3 ENDORSED MCCAIN **Exclusive** The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states — and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president! The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS have all been told to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs — and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ...

Dissent Not Tolerated: Reporters Thrown Off Obama's Plane
Confederate Yankee — Dissent Not Tolerated: Reporters Thrown Off Obama's Plane Drudge is running this at the top of the page . As he doesn't keep permalinks like blogs, I'm replicating the whole thing below. PURGE: SKEPTICAL REPORTERS TOSSED OFF OBAMA PLANE Fri Oct 31 2008 08:39:55 ET NY POST, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, WASHINGTON TIMES TOLD TO GET OUT... ALL 3 ENDORSED MCCAIN **Exclusive** The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states -- and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president! The NY POST, ...

Off the plane
Ben Smith's Blog — ... Obama spokesman Bill Burton confirms Drudge's report that two right-leaning papers, the Washington Times and the New York Post, have lost their seats on the Obama plane, along with the Dallas Morning News. ...

Blasphemers Cast out of The One's Presence
Ace of Spades HQ — Blasphemers Cast out of The One's Presence Barack Obama's campaign made a few last-minute changes on the campaign plane and oddly enough, all of those left without chairs were from papers that endorsed John McCain ...

A Taste Of Things To Come - Obama Campaign Boots Papers That Endorsed McCain
Say Anything — ... Drudge is calling it what it is - a purge. Not only that, they’re namaing some names of possible replacements: ...

If Only
Daily Pundit — DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2008® The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states — and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president! The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS have all been told to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs — and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and JET, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Despite pleas from top editors of the three newspapers that have covered the campaign for months at extraordinary ...

McCain Endorsing Journalists Thrown off Obama’s Campaign Plane!
Stop The ACLU — -By Warner Todd Huston ALERT! Senator Obama has thrown off his campaign plane the members of the press representing the New York Post, Washington Times and Dallas Morning News — papers that endorsed John McCain for president. According to an exclusive from Drudge ...

McCain Endorsing Journalists Thrown off Obama's Campaign Plane!
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Promoted from Diaries. - Moe Lane ALERT! Senator Obama has thrown off his campaign plane the members of the press representing the New York Post, Washington Times and Dallas Morning News -- papers that endorsed John McCain for president. According to an exclusive from Drudge this happened yesterday night, Oct. 30. As Drudge has it, some are saying that the Obama campaign is trying to "make room" for network bigwigs and a documentary crew attempting to cover Obama's last remaining days on the campaign trail. Now, let me recap a paragraph from Obama's plea to the ...

Obama kicks dissenting reporters off plane
Hot Air » Top Picks — Obama kicks dissenting reporters off plane posted at 10:25 am on October 31, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Remember the outrage when John McCain’s campaign kicked Maureen Dowd off of his airplane in Pennsylvania?  I wonder whether the same defenders of Truth and Journalism will bother to squeak up now that Barack Obama has cleared his own plane of dissenters .  Reporters from the New York Post, Washington Times, and Dallas Morning News have been declared persona non grata after their editors endorsed McCain: The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three ...

Obama: Hope, Change And Get Off My Plane!
Ace of Spades HQ — Obama: Hope, Change And Get Off My Plane! What do the Dallas Morning News, The NY Post and The Washington Times have in common? First, they each endorsed McCain. Now they each share the honor of being kicked off Obama's plane. Some told the DRUDGE REPORT that the reporters are being ousted to bring on documentary film-makers to record the final days; others expect to see on board more sympathetic members of the media, including the NY TIMES' Maureen Dowd, who once complained that she was barred from McCain's Straight Talk Express airplane. After a week of quiet but desperate ...

Endorse McCain, off the Obama plane!
Rathergate.com — Obama’s campaign has thrown the reporters from the Dallas Morning News , New York Poast , and the Washington Times off the Obama campaign plane, Drudge tells us . Hopefully, there was a big bale of hay on the ground. Maybe not. Really, Drudge reports that these offending reporters were told to get off the plane by Sunday in order to “to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs — and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and JET.” Drudge tells us that these reporters were tossed off so that “more power players can document the final days of Sen. Barack Obama’s historic ...

The Purge has begun
Babalu Blog — ... coming from a campaign of "Interview Nazis," the sheer brazenness of this move should send chills down the spines of all of us who value one of the cornerstones of this country's foundation: the freedom of the press. Obama's campaign, of course, does not see this as a purge, but rather, they are just making room for some other journalists. Which begs the question: In an Obama presidency, just how much room will there be for a free and unfettered press? You can read about the purge, HERE , and ...

Daily News in plane limbo; Dowd's not flying
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Contrary to reports, Maureen Dowd will not be taking one of the seats on the Obama plane opened up after the campaign cut off the New York Post, Dallas Morning News and Washington Times for space reasons, according to a campaign source. ...

The Obama Thugocracy has arrived early
Pundit Review — The Obama Thugocracy has arrived early October 11, 2008 By Michael Barone The Coming Obama Thugocracy Attempts to shut down political speech have become routine for liberals. Obama supporters who found the campuses congenial and Obama himself, who has chosen to live all his adult life in university communities, seem to find it entirely natural to suppress speech that they don’t like and seem utterly oblivious to claims that this violates the letter and spirit of the First Amendment. In this campaign, we have seen the coming of the Obama thugocracy, suppressing free speech, and we may see its flourishing in the ...

Do not endorse Obama, do not keep your seat on the Obama Express
RedState: Conservative News and Community — It's like Monopoly, but more monopolistic The Obama campaign has bumped representatives from three major newspapers that endorsed John McCain for president over Obama off of its campaign plane for the final days of the race. The Dallas Morning News, Washington Times, and New York Post "have all been told to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs -- and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and JET," according to Drudge. The Times confirmed the move in a report filed today, which said in part: ...

Obama Chucks Dissenting Voices off His Campaign Airplane
The Sundries Shack — While Kimberly Strassel appears in the Wall Street Journal to give Republicans sage advice on how to further build the “Big Tent” for which it’s known, the Obama campaign is giving media outlets the bum’s rush. It has thrown reporters from the Washington Times , New York Sun, and Dallas Morning News off the campaign airplane. The campaign says it just doesn’t have room for them now. Coincidentally, all three newspapers have endorsed John McCain. I hope you’re not terribly fond of your First Amendment rights for the next four years, Obama fans. Sphere: Related Content Other Posts of Interest:

Kicked Off the Plane?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... The Drudge Report is running a story about three newspapers having been kicked off the Obama campaign plane for the last 72 hours of the race— the Dallas Morning News, the NY Post, and the Washington Times, all of which endorsed McCain on their editorial pages. ...

The price of vigilance
Classical Values — ... to tell us this? What else are we going to learn about Obama after we elect him? And will we learn it from our own ever-vigilant press, or must we rely on the kindness of foreigners? While "ever-vigilant" drips with sarcasm, the fact is that there are still certain segments of the press that have tendencies to occasionally ask other than softball questions of the Obama campaign. But there's a penalty to be paid. When they do, they are dropped from the campaign , and good luck covering anything after that: The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its ...

Off The Plane
Balloon Juice — In general, I think this kind of thing is petty and stupid, just like I did when the McCain crew did it to Joe Klein: The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states—and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president! The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS have all been told to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs—and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and ...

MIDDAY ROUNDUP
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room — MIDDAY ROUNDUP Barack Obama’s decision to air television ads in John McCain’s home state earns him plaudits from liberal bloggers this morning, while conservatives accuse the Democrat of favoritism after a report that several publications have lost their seats on his campaign’s plane. Obama is stretching the electoral map just a little bit more by starting to run ads in Arizona along with new buys in Georgia and North Dakota, Steve Benen writes at Political Animal. Obama has a shot of winning McCain’s home state, kos asserts at Daily Kos upon releasing a new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll that shows the ...

‘WE DIDN’T KNOW” WILL NOT BE AN ACCEPTED EXCUSE
Right Wing Nut House — This will be the 12th presidential election that I have followed closely in my lifetime. As a 10 year old growing up in suburban Chicago, I got hooked on politics watching the conventions that summer – two of the most dramatic party conclaves of the 20th century. For Republicans, there was the utter bewilderment and anger as the establishment couldn’t understand what was happening when Barry Goldwater’s insurgency overwhelmed the Rockefeller wing of the party and began the long slide of GOP liberals and moderates into oblivion. For you younger folk, yes indeed there was such an animal as a “liberal” Republican. And to their ...

Newspaper: 'No Evidence' Reporter Booted Over Endorsement
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room — Newspaper: 'No Evidence' Reporter Booted Over Endorsement The Dallas Morning News is disputing a claim that the newspaper lost a seat on Barack Obama's campaign plane Friday because it's editorial board endorsed John McCain. In an online story posted Friday, the paper noted it was previously alerted that it would lose the seat due to spacial constraints. "Obama aides told the DMN last Saturday that the paper would lose its seat on the plane on Wednesday," wrote Ryan J. Rusak , the News's government editor. Though the deadline for the paper's last day had been delayed, Rusak said the paper would leave after ...

… I mean, a free press is the foundation of democracy!!!
The Poor Man Institute — ... UPDATE: Drudge corrects - ’twas the Moonie Cult Newsletter, not the WaPo.  An understandable oopsie-doodle.  However, we can confirm that Obama is black, and all that entails.  His middle name is Hussein, even.  Via the invaluable ...

Newspapers Not Endorsing Obama Kicked Off Obama Plane
PoliGazette — The Drudge Report, one of the most visited websites in the world, reported Friday that journalists working for three major newspapers who did not endorse Barack Obama, were told to get off the campaign’s plane this weekend. Reporters working for Dallas Morning News, the Washington Times and the New York Post were all told that their seats would be taken by others. According to Druge, they may be replaced by documentary film-makers and / or reporters working for two ‘black’ magazines, Essence and Jet. ...

The Obama Bubble
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Can't the Thinking Man's Candidate Brook Some Disagreement? There may be some things we don't know about Barack Obama, but there are some aspects of his personality we've heard a lot about. He's got a first class temperament. He is a man who listens, learns, and manages well. He's demonstrated nimbleness and judgment, with a willingness to reach out to those with whom he disagrees. Set aside the endorsements, he's shown an exceptionally thin skin, and has little tolerance for those who won't join his throng of cheerleaders: The Obama campaign has ...

Get offa my cloud: Reactionary Obama ejects oppo media from his plane
Roger L. Simon — ... ” in an Obama administration was just a paranoid fantasy–they couldn’t be that extreme–but when I read today on Drudge that the Obama people have ejected the New York Post, Dallas Morning News and the Washington Times from their campaign plane, I knew it was time to reconsider. (Drudge is confirmed by the Wash Times ...

The Politics Of Shunning
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — So, there was a big to-do a couple of weeks back concerning the McCain campaign's decision to kick Joe Klein off the campaign plane--presumably, because Klein has written not-so-flattering coverage of the campaign. Needless to say, this brought all sorts of scorn from the other side of the partisan divide. Wonder what the scornful will make of this : The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states -- and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president! The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and ...

His Way Or The Highway
small dead animals — His Way Or The Highway I wonder if any of the Obamamedia section of the plane considered the message that was delivered today to each and every one of them? And what it means for the future of their profession? Or what remains of it. Posted by Kate at October 31, 2008 10:08 PM

The Politics Of Shunning
RedState: Conservative News and Community — So, there was a big to-do a couple of weeks back concerning the McCain campaign's decision to kick Joe Klein off the campaign plane--presumably, because Klein has written not-so-flattering coverage of the campaign. Needless to say, this brought all sorts of scorn from the other side of the partisan divide. Wonder what the scornful will make of this: The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states -- and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for ...

Woman In Chains
Wizbang — When word got around that the Barack Obama campaign had decided to make room on the official plane for some new journalists, from Ebony and Jet, by booting off the reporters from three newspapers who -- by an astonishing coincidence -- had recently endorsed McCain, a thought that had been bouncing around the back of my mind finally jelled: now we're finally seeing the true face of the Obama campaign -- and administration. The message being sent: you're either with us or you're against us. Ever since he first announced his candidacy, Obama has enjoyed tremendous support from the press. They've touted him, glorified him, praised ...

There’s no such thing as free speech
protein wisdom — …which, for Democrats, is a feature! Fresh on the heels of Obama’s decision to have several newspapers who endorsed McCain removed from his plane , there’s this: ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/1/2008
Gates of Vienna — Barack Hussein Obama has received the most important endorsement of his campaign thus far. With this one he is all but guaranteed to win the election. Make sure you read “Tariq Ramadan: a Hope Named Obama”. If Taqiyya Ramadan says the O-Man is OK, it’s good enough for me! Thanks to Abu Elvis, C. Cantoni, ESW, Insubria, JD, RRW, Srdja Trifkovic, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold. - - - - - - - - - ...

Snakes on Obama's Plane?
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — Why did Obama boot reporters from the New York Post, the Washington Times, and the Dallas Morning News last week? It's not quite the uniting move, but at this stage the demand for seats is at a premium so some folks just had to go. All of these papers' editorial boards have endorsed John McCain, so it may or may not be a coincidence, but either way, Drudge pounced on the move to swap reporters out for "network bigwigs," instead of adding a second plane. It may not matter a lick in the long run, but Fox et al are outraged. At this point the angry right is grasping ...

An open letter to our fellow Catholics on Election Eve
Hot Air » Top Picks — An open letter to our fellow Catholics on Election Eve posted at 12:15 pm on November 3, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Our Faith Begins At Life by Edward Morrissey and Elizabeth “The Anchoress” Scalia Many of our Catholic friends support Barack Obama in the upcoming election, despite being the most radically pro-abortion presidential candidate in American history.  Other Catholics have publicly declared support for Obama as Catholics , arguing that their faith leads them to choose Obama over the pro-life candidate, John McCain.  We believe that they have overlooked in their ...