Obama Campaign Trying To Pressure Television Stations Into Taking NRA Ad Off The Air

• September 26, 2008

The Obama campaign is in panic. That’s the only thing that can explain this letter being sent to televisions that are airing NRA ads critical of Obama’s record on guns.
In the letter, it’s claimed that the ad contains falsehoods about Obama’s records, and even cites a Washington Post article giving the ads “three Pinnochios” for being misleading. But David Kopel over at The Volokh Conspiracy takes a look at the ad and finds no inaccuracies, and frankly I trust Kopel’s analysis a lot more than the Washington Post’s.
What I found most interesting in the letter was the Obama campaign’s not-so-subtle mention of the FCC:

Clearly a veiled threat of political and legal action should these ads keep airing. Which is classically liberal, no? If you’re saying something the liberals don’t like, they’ll sic the lawyers and the bureaucrats on you until you shut up. Because it’s in the “public interest” that they not be criticized.
What I’m wondering is why Obama would even acknowledge these ads. Threatening legal/political action only draws more attention to these ads and they just make the campaign look thuggish. Plus, any legal/political proceedings initiated now more than likely wouldn’t conclude until after the election anyway so what good would it do?
They’d be better off ignoring the ads and focusing their attention on something other than Obama’s abysmal anti-gun record.
Here are the NRA’s ads in case you haven’t seen them:

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http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

The Obama campaign has also tried to intimidate radio stations and talk hosts who have critics of Obama as guests.

Between a revival of the “Fairness Doctrine” and the chilling effect on any critical media, an Obama Nation would be exactly that!
http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/ goon

It is very telling way on how a BHO administration would act, instead of counting things you see as false or wrong you unleash the DOJ or a group of lawyers to intimidate people. Very Sal Alinski like, or another example that NOBAMA is a bare Knuckles Chicago Style Politician/Hack. Kind of reminds me of William Jefferson Clinton.
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

Obama wants to be the first dictator of the Free World. Is that the Change and Hope he is hoping for? Yikes!
DBO

Pretty funny that in order to hide his dislike of the second ammendment he is stepping all over the first.
Old Retired Petty Officer

I would say this is proof positive of Obammy’s view of the Constitution. It needs to be done away with or customized to his liking. And if you stand up for it, he will tear you down in any way he can.
To the slug lowlife from Illinois or wherever he says this week.
Golf. Foxtrot. Yankee.
http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/ goon

These comments should make people concerned if you’re a true second ammendment person. If I am a law abiding person I have a right to have a semi automatic rifle like the AR-15 and a AK 47. If you take those away semi automatic shotguns are deer rifles could be next.

They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets.
2Hotel9

All Barri has to do is produce his voting record on the issue of guns. That will settle all this unpleasantness. Just not in Barri’s favor. Hahahahahahaha!!!!
docdave

Clearly a veiled threat of political and legal action should these ads keep airing. Which is classically liberal, no?

Which is classically liberal, yes. The libs go to extremes to try to shield the public from ‘inconveient truth’.
http://magyartruth.blogspot.com/ Chief RZ

Here come the [government] censors. Here come the communist total control of the(ir) media. This concept must be defeated and defeated roundly.
http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

Golf. Foxtrot. Yankee.

Heh.
http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/ goon

I figured that BHO would be doing this since his spokesperson Bill Burton was trying to spin that BHO was pro gun and not for taking gun away.
http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

The Obama campaign is in a panic and rightfully so. Obama has single handedly offended two Huge groups of voters with one little sentence. I too am curious to find out how the Obama campaign has the nerve Pressure Television Stations to take these adds OFF.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

I notice the resident liberals don’t have much to say about this.

There are a lot of ways Obama could have handled this. He could have run ads to rebut the NRA’s claims. He could have held a press conference about it. Request an interview with a media outlet to talk about it.

But he didn’t choose any of those things. He chose intimidation and the threat of lawsuits and big government thuggery.

Telling, isn’t it?

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