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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Obama Trying to Quiet Radio Station...Again

For the second time in two weeks, the Obama campaign is trying to intimidate Chicago-based radio station WGN for having conservative columnist Stanley Kurtz appear on the program to discuss Obama's past association with William Ayers.

"The author of the latest anti-Barack hit book is appearing on WGN Radio in the Chicagoland market tonight, and your help is urgently needed to make sure his baseless lies don't gain credibility," an e-mail sent Monday evening to Obama supporters reads.

"David Freddoso has made a career off dishonest, extreme hate mongering," the message said. "And WGN apparently thinks this card-carrying member of the right-wing smear machine needs a bigger platform for his lies and smears about Barack Obama -- on the public airwaves."


Once again, the supposed party of free speech wants anything but...