August 26, 2008
The ad Obama doesn't want you to see
Did you see this TV ad? Probably not, thanks to the panicked efforts of the Obama campaign. The folks at Power Line have been all over the story.
We noted here efforts by Barack Obama's campaign to shut down his critics' free speech. In particular, Obama obviously doesn't want the public to know about his long-term, cozy relationship with proud-to-be-a-terrorist Bill Ayers. Now, Obama himself has upped the ante by demanding that the conservative who funded the Ayers ad be criminally prosecuted:
Obama general counsel Bob Bauer today sent a second, sharper letter to the Justice Department, directly attacking the Dallas billionaire funding a harsh attack ad, Harold Simmons.
"We reiterate our request that the Department of Justice fulfill its commitment to take prompt action to investigate and to prosecute the American issues Project, and we further request that the Department of Justice investigate and prosecute Howard (sic) Simmons for a knowing and willful violation of the individual aggregate contribution limits," he wrote.
Obama's suggestion that it is illegal for a 501(c)(4) entity to fund issue ads that are negative toward him appears ludicrous. Here's the real question, though: if Obama is elected President, will he appoint an Attorney General who will carry out politically-motivated prosecutions like the one he is now demanding? ... [W]hy wouldn't he? If he demands criminal prosecution of free speech that opposes his political interests when he's a candidate, why wouldn't he order it as President?
Hey, civil libertarians and First Amendment defenders -- I'm talkin' to you, ACLU! -- if the idea of politicians seeking criminal prosecutions of the opposition doesn't send a chill down your spine, then you must be a fan of one-party rule, of strong leaders demanding obedience, of the individual submitting to the will of the many.
Does that sound like America?
Why does Obama hate freedom of speech?
Posted by Mike Lief at August 26, 2008 07:02 PM
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