Missouri governor goes nuclear on Obama for using prosecutors on campaign “truth squad”
posted at 6:30 pm on September 27, 2008 by Allahpundit
Oh, now. Would people really refrain from criticizing Obama just because they fear being, er, sent to prison for it?
This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election.
More at the link. Needless to say, no one actually has to be prosecuted for this to work. Prosecution will be impossible anyway in most cases thanks to the First Amendment. The point isn’t to jail critics but merely to price the cost of prospective litigation into their decision on whether to publicly criticize The One. Add this to the threatening letters his lawyers sent to station managers over the NRA ads, the flash-mob smearing of David Freddoso, and the appeal to the Justice Department to prosecute the American Issues Project for its perfectly factual yet devastating Ayers ad. Oh, the fun we’ll have with a deep blue Congress and an Obama-run DOJ and FCC. He promised you a “new type of politics,” didn’t he? Click the image to watch.
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No. And since they are so in the tank, if they did cover any story, it is going to be spun the leftard way.
Blake on September 27, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Hey Obama and your strom troppers this is america not 1937 germany. We don,t have to show our papers.(God help us if this man child ever gets in office)
thmcbb on September 27, 2008 at 9:08 PM
What we really need is some Buddhist nuns or monks setting themselves on fire. [It's a joke!]
Blake on September 27, 2008 at 9:09 PM
What we really need are some Buddhist nuns or monks setting themselves on fire. [It's a joke! For those of you very young, it was all the rage in the 60s.]
Blake on September 27, 2008 at 9:10 PM
…. the NRA has big bucks and also attys on retainer.
Blake on September 27, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Actually, I was thinking more of the millions of big guns and tens of millions of ammo rounds on retainer..
Plus that whole Second Amendment thingy…
- Proud Member
TexasJew on September 27, 2008 at 9:11 PM
I think even Austin is merely moonbat not fascistbat and if so the rest of Texas can fix that pretty quick.
I think Sonora and Chihuahua will make nice additions to Texas….
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:12 PM
Frankly Chakra, I think this is worse. Back in the 60s, the Adults were still in charge. Those adults are gone now, or in their dotage….
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 9:12 PM
Blake on September 27, 2008 at 9:07 PM
You are right unless they are pressured to tell the truth. By that I mean if in contacting our Senators and/or Representatives (at all levels) and demand that they come out in a public forum/press conference and make statements condemming these actions and naming names.
nwsseeker on September 27, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Still hoping some one else living in Missouri is reading this thread and will make themselves known or add useful info or advise.
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 9:14 PM
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:12 PM
LOL
Where do I sign up?
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:14 PM
Throw in the Yucatan peninsula…I love Cancun.
ManlyRash on September 27, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Yo!
kahall on September 27, 2008 at 9:16 PM
I want to know why Obama and everyone in his campaign aren’t being held for violations of elections law. Where the hell is the government to actually do one of the few things that they are chartered to do…protect our free speech.
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Ok, full disclosure. I’m a Redskins fan, but I am quite prepared to cheer for the ‘Boys if I have to. This season my husband and I have begun a training program, just in case O! wins. We cheer for the Cowboys against any non-Skin NFC East team and most AFC teams, except the Saints.
What I liked about Texas (I lived in Houston) is that although we had our share of liberals, they didn’t strut around like the owned the place. Few people shoved their politics down your throat or assumed that you were a liberal… and I was working at a university at the time.
But I wish the weather was better.
Y-not on September 27, 2008 at 9:19 PM
Main Stream Media = Goebbels Propaganda
Liberal College KOS Kids = SA Brownshirts
Nation of ISLAM = SS Storm troopers (Obama’s “Government Funded Private Army” Remember the “Million Man March”? They now have MANY MORE RECRUITS FROM THE PRISON SYSTEM!)
OBAMA Will Outlaw and Regulate All Guns and Ammo out of existence, saying that it’s a terrorism issue!(his brownshirts, will do some “”staged shootings” on purpose , and legislation will be passed by the Democrat Controlled Senate, to get guns GONE! (those people that did the shooting will be made into heroes by the liberal movie makers, for being the catylists for getting the guns removed, that will be their incentive, plus they will choose people who are mentally ill, disabled/unstable easily misled)
It’s coming… it’s just a matter of time..
Chakra Hammer on September 27, 2008 at 9:19 PM
No useful info or advise. I posted it at my own blog and have seen it on other MO bloggers sites such as
kahall on September 27, 2008 at 9:19 PM
crap…. Link
kahall on September 27, 2008 at 9:20 PM
The MSM will be forced to cover this soon enough … I would guess around Monday sometime the blogosphere and conservative radio will have people so up in arms the drive-by’s will have to cover it.
This is absurd!
HondaV65 on September 27, 2008 at 9:20 PM
I sent this video to my elderly aunts earlier today (WWII Rosie the Riveter union types). Life long democrats. They went nuts. “This is not the democrat party we supported all our lives…”.
So, thank you Obama, two more Pennsylvania democrats voting for McCain.
Zorro on September 27, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Nice real estate, but what would we do with all the Mexicans who surrender?
Right_of_Attila on September 27, 2008 at 9:21 PM
No offense taken. ‘Just wanted to be clear that I was not defending Obama.
Y-not on September 27, 2008 at 9:21 PM
What exactly has occurred in the last month that would give you this confidence?
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:22 PM
When law enforcement officials and elected politicians violate human rights then they become common criminals and no longer deserve the respect and compliance of the public. The people must then act to stop such an assault.
rplat on September 27, 2008 at 9:22 PM
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:12 PM
Imagine they’d clean up that little border problem to the South, but they’d be a new stampede from the North.
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:22 PM
They’re Democrats.
It’s busy putting us on te road to serfdom
Next question.
ManlyRash on September 27, 2008 at 9:22 PM
they’dthere’dSaltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Like I said, I don’t know what the 60′s gelt like..
I wasn’t born. yet LOL
Chakra Hammer on September 27, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Damn, Manly…I set you up too well. Still, this crap is getting serious.
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Keep the good looking ones for domestic help. Send the rest to the blue states.
Next question.
ManlyRash on September 27, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Hey there. Any suggestions? I’m in St. Louis. Of course, taking to the streets is not generally what conservatives do. We’re known to write letters, emails, make calls, etc. What a lousy feeling this is.
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Oh please, please, please…
arrest someone that runs a “misleading” ad.
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:24 PM
Actually, I’m sure the Obama administration will assign someone to do these jobs.
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:25 PM
Take the conservative hat off, and put on the revolutionary one.
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:27 PM
The late 60′s sucked. The 70′s were even worse. The 80′s? Ah…now THAT was a decade. Longest period of uninterrupted peace-time prosperity in our history. Reagan was in the White House. Thatcher was prime minister. Soviet Russia was on the retreat. The music – o man – the music was phenomenal. There were some awful tunes, to be sure, but for the most part it was a great decade for music. And motion pictures. And cute, Jersey-girl mall rats with designer jeans and big hair.
*sigh*
ManlyRash on September 27, 2008 at 9:28 PM
I’d let in anybody who had a military id or old dd214 myself. A six-pack of coor’s for every foreign national scalp without documentation and Texas’d save a lot of costs on a border patrol.
“Border Patrol” would be the national sport.
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:28 PM
Not if Cancun is part of the Republic Texas.
ManlyRash on September 27, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Then it’s time for conservatives to change the way they do business.
rplat on September 27, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Ethics laws? Perhaps they should apply them to the Strib first.
unclesmrgol on September 27, 2008 at 9:31 PM
Well in 1967, I was all of eight years old. Its important to remember that the people making all the trouble including the “original hippies” were a tiny but vocal minority.
Its hard to get a clear understanding of those times because of all the romanticizing often by people who were also too young to remember….
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 9:31 PM
That’ll be for when Barry “does have the votes”….
I think 45 million armed pissed off Americans saying come and take ‘em will calm Barry down when the time comes.
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:32 PM
I’m in Springfield. I just go off on Rush like rants whenever I can get someone cornered. So no, I have no ideas other than to just share the story with anyone who you happen to have an e-mail address on and if they don’t like it, too bad.
kahall on September 27, 2008 at 9:34 PM
You know, come to think of it…
time to pour a ton of money into running every possible “misleading” ads in Missouri.
With all those arrests, maybe the “misleading” information would finally get vetted in the national spotlight.
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:35 PM
It won’t happen and they know that. Sure they’ll be a few hard a$$es who’ll physically fight it, but you won’t organize all of these gun owners. Hell, you can’t even get all of them out to vote.
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Thanks kahil.
I’m out for a short walk. I’ve bookmarked you blog. Be back in a few…
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Good idea!
Y-not on September 27, 2008 at 9:38 PM
They did it “down under” a few years back if I remember.
And everybody complied without so much as a whisper.
It can’t happen here,
It can’t happen here,
I’m telling you my dear,
that it can’t…happen here.
Frank Zappa
Over.
1GooDDaDDy on September 27, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Obama and the other Dems are so disengenious. The mystery to me is why any reasoning person would be swayed by their lies. I suppose the answer is that Obama supporters are not reasoning persons.
docdave on September 27, 2008 at 9:39 PM
TexasJew on September 27, 2008 at 9:11 PM-slightly off topic, but this IS a thread about free speech. We just finished watching the never broadcast “Kinky Friedman at Austin City Limits” DVD which was filmed in 1975. If there was ever a proponent of Free Speech, it is the Kinkster. Let’s just say that your screen name caught my eye. Shalom, Y’all.
Doug on September 27, 2008 at 9:39 PM
I’m out for a short walk……
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 9:37 PM
Or yeah, walks on a beautiful evening also help.
kahall on September 27, 2008 at 9:40 PM
This is all very serious stuff, IMO. And it is like watching a train wreck…horrible and fascinating at the same time. What a time to be alive.
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:41 PM
I just don’t buy it, and I won’t. Too many ex-mailitary and current military who when asked stated rather forcefully they would NOT disarm Americans. There will be a new civil war, and since there is not a nice geographic split this time it will balkanize the US which is probably what Soros really wants.
50 years or more of wacky north american hijinks and the EUtopian Union gains power and prestige back to pre WW1 levels.
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:42 PM
In the words of Zapata”Better to die standing than to live on your knees”
prairiedog on September 27, 2008 at 9:44 PM
I love the way you think, but you’re wrong. Everyone will talk about it and hope it happens. In the end, how many will choose to put the lives of their families at risk? Now is the time to fight it.
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:45 PM
They wont have to disarm people IF you can’t but ammo or guns..
Chakra Hammer on September 27, 2008 at 9:45 PM
Yeah, right AP. And gun control is impossible in most cases thanks to the Second Amendment.
Hussein is dangerous, and if he gets into power, he will use it to suppress his enemies. Some of the “ideologically pure” and easily offended on here will think, “Maybe I should have supported McCain after all.”
Tommygun on September 27, 2008 at 9:47 PM
A couple hundred thousand people showing up for an armed candlelight vigil at the Washington Monument for the 1st and 2nd Ammendment would really freak them out.
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:47 PM
William Ayers knows the 60′s well, he started riots, and blews sh*t up! Obama’s friends with him! LMAO
Chakra Hammer on September 27, 2008 at 9:49 PM
And if we can’t organize enough people to fight it now when there is no risk (other than the threat of lawsuits) what makes you think we will be able to organize people then. Remember, its just an election now. We are free to criticize the candidates all we want. If they are elected, then we will be plotting against a sitting government. Now is the time
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:50 PM
Plenty thought the same of our founding. Americans won’t wilt. Not in our makeup.
Texas at a minimum will leave, they’ve been looking for an excuse for 30 years.
I can make my own guns and ammo if need be. Lots of people can, further the warsaw ghetto uprisings started with knives. If this country is smart enough to elect Barry and then do the supine rectal thrust for his tender mercies it deserves EVERYTHING it gets.
I’ll be down in Mexico where the one party rule is at least often overtly codified into law then. I prefer my tyranny without the garnish of hypocrisy. The reversal of attitudes by Mexico on illegal immigration will be funny to watch.
Within a generation we will own Sonora and Chihuahua.
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:50 PM
A couple hundred thousand people showing up for an armed candlelight vigil at the Washington Monument for the 1st and 2nd Ammendment would really freak them out.
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:47 PM
That would be so cool. A peaceful, polite protest by armed, law abiding citizens.
JellyToast on September 27, 2008 at 9:51 PM
I challenge you to find 10 people to go to Austin with you and stand in protest for an hour.
genso on September 27, 2008 at 9:53 PM
JellyToast on September 27, 2008 at 9:51 PM
*saltysam quickly turns lights off, disconnects from the internet and pulls the shades*
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Let me wait on five of the ten coming back from Sadr City and I’ll take that bet….
sven10077 on September 27, 2008 at 9:55 PM
It won’t happen and they know that. Sure they’ll be a few hard a$$es who’ll physically fight it, but you won’t organize all of these gun owners. Hell, you can’t even get all of them out to vote.
genso on September 27, 2008
I tend to think you are right,, but then,, you just never know. Look at the things that took place in Eastern Europe before the wall fell down. Normal people risked their lives and brought about change.
You know, there was also a Christian element to what took place in Eastern Europe. I remember watching the MSM and seeing crowds of people in the streets defying their communist leaders. What the MSM didn’t show you,, that I saw later on the 700 club news, were those same people,, those same crowds in those same streets kneeling down in prayer for their nation! it was as much a religious movement as it was a revolution against tyranny.
JellyToast on September 27, 2008 at 10:04 PM
I am located just south of ST. Louis and the St. Louis, Mo. county line. I went on the STL Today web site, which is the site of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, a miserable, liberal rag, and went over the news stories for the last 7 days. No mention of the “Missouri Obama Truth Squad.
My county’s sheriff is supposed to be part of this “squad” and my county is democrat and represented by Carnahan so I wouldn’y doubt it.
I have emailed the editor of the web site and asked him about this and will let you know if he responds.
Vince on September 27, 2008 at 10:08 PM
mo_gunslinger on September 27, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Sorry, just now saw this, thank you for your service. Please take care of yourself.
Cindy Munford on September 27, 2008 at 10:09 PM
How did he get actual government attorneys to do something so stupid?
Oh, wait. They’re elected Democrats…aren’t they? I don’t remember anyone mentioning a political party.
Jaibones on September 27, 2008 at 10:17 PM
Vince on September 27, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Hey Vince. I’m in Maplewood. Of course you know the Post-Dispatch won’t report this. This is the world we find ourselves in… Perhaps I should join you in you efforts anyway.. You listen to 97.1?
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Hitler.
Storm Troopers.
Shock Troops.
Hitler.
Storm Troopers.
Shock Troops.
Hitler.
Storm Troopers.
Shock Troops.
madmonkphotog on September 27, 2008 at 10:20 PM
*saltysam quickly turns lights off, disconnects from the internet and pulls the shades*
Saltysam on September 27, 2008
Sorry, you lost me there,, have not a clue what you mean.
I’ll say this,, we get the government we deserve. I don’t have a lot of answers. But when you’ve got what amounts to law enforcement goons going out to intimidate political speech,, this isn’t debate,, this isn’t even a bunch of nutroots protesting on some guy’s sidewalk. These are groups of so called law enforcement and lawyers actively working for a political candidate ready to attack any private citizen that writes or speaks something that contradicts their political candidate, who happens to be Obama. By their very nature and actions,,, they are saying,, Obama is the only truth. There is no truth but Obama’s truth. This is very very dangerous. This is so crossing the line.
This is Fascist! In other words, they are saying, you cannot disagree with any statement Obama makes. Or they will attack you with the full weight of their positions within government and law enforcement.
All they are missing are the brown shirts and the swastika armbands!
JellyToast on September 27, 2008 at 10:20 PM
*saltysam quickly turns lights off, disconnects from the internet and pulls the shades*
Saltysam on September 27, 2008
Sorry, you lost me there,, have not a clue what you mean.
JellyToast on September 27, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Hes a conservative republican, hiding from the enemy…
stlpatriot on September 27, 2008 at 10:28 PM
this is a game changer of the highest order.. it needs to get airplay bigtime…
stlpatriot on September 27, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Sounds like Obama has taken the CAIR tactics for his campaign.
Geronimo on September 27, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Make Cancun part of Texas? I am packing now to move to Texas!
sheebe on September 27, 2008 at 10:49 PM
All they are missing are the
brownpowder blue shirts and theswastika“O” circle armbands!America has 30 days to get it.
Mojave Mark on September 27, 2008 at 10:56 PM
Well…. for those of you following, on my walk I decided to by some gin. Now I’ve made myself a humumgous martini. By the way, did I tell you I’ve lost the drinking habit. oh well…
For those of you who are not up to speed.
The current Governor of Missouri, Matt Blunt is the son of prominent Republican, longtime Congressman, Roy Blunt. A quite young, first term Governor, our Matt Blunt, year or so ago, in a political atmosphere, increasingly hostile to republicans following the ’06 elections, announced that he would not be seeking a second term. This opened the way for long time democrat Attorney General Jay Nixon, to run for Governor. Nixon is very well known and expected to win. His opponent, Kenny Hulsof, is trailing by something like 20 points. Few have ever believed he can win.
Blunt’s expressed outrage is nice, but as he is something less than merely lame-duck, his political sway,at the moment is something less than overwhelming here abouts.
That should explain the boldness of this move by the Obama camp. The attorney general of Missouri, as are the whole of the democrat nation is anticipating a coronation for the main official, best in position to apply appropriate oversight.
oh yeah… and I’m blitzed now…
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 10:59 PM
the dems in st. louis are slightly less crooked than the rats in chicago. they’re scum.
st. louis is a hell hole, lots of murders, bad schools, just a bad place, and they keep electing those dems to ‘take care’ of them capiche???
right4life on September 27, 2008 at 11:00 PM
they keep electing those dems to ‘take care’ of them capiche???
right4life on September 27, 2008
Are they all really being elected?? With these new electronic voting machines,, well, who really knows.
JellyToast on September 27, 2008 at 11:03 PM
LOL don’t know my Mexican states very well, but it would be great if you fellas could go on down and take Cancun and Cozumel while you’re at it. I’ve heard they are lovely, and it would be nice to visit them if they had 1st world standards of hygiene and law enforcement.
funky chicken on September 27, 2008 at 11:03 PM
sorry for that last paragraph…. like I said.. I’ve lost the drinking habit…..
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 11:04 PM
MAVERICK
sounds perfect for a McCain cabinet post.
funky chicken on September 27, 2008 at 11:05 PM
This is freaking me out guys! I want this to make it to every main news channel for everyone to see, and I think it will just disapear. The “tolerant” left, the party (supposedly) for free speech is fighting against all that and blaming the right for it! And getting away with it because the media is helping them!!!!!!!!! ARGGGGH!
4shoes on September 27, 2008 at 11:05 PM
and I mean that in a good way….
funky chicken on September 27, 2008 at 11:06 PM
The truth hurts.
Travis1 on September 27, 2008 at 11:08 PM
in the 2006 talent mccaskil senate race outstate missouri reported their results first…for some reason KC and st. louis were last in reportin their vote results…probably waiting to see how many they needed to have mccaskil (the democrat) win..it smelled to high heaven…
right4life on September 27, 2008 at 11:11 PM
I am here in Missouri, southwest Missouri to be exact. Nothing in our “fishwrap” today about this. This is McCain country mostly, thank God. This crap needs to get out to everyone somehow. Jeez, John wins the debate and goes down 2 points and all say that the boy in the empty suit was the winner. We cannot let the media elect our president, no matter who. I hate libs.
AReadyRepub on September 27, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Conservatives usually email, write letters, make calls etc. Were just so “classy”. Well, off our a**es and make some noise. Remember the Cubans in south Florida who raided a voting station while the idiots were busy counting chads? They made some noise and I think helped the end result bigtime. I am sick of this crap!!!
AReadyRepub on September 27, 2008 at 11:20 PM
My friend, Don’t expect to see true results from the debate for a few days yet…. at least thats my observation…takes a few days to get a real grasp of things…
mmmm….gin soaked olives… Yum!
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 11:20 PM
kahall…Springfield, me too.
AReadyRepub on September 27, 2008 at 11:22 PM
I’ve run this video about ten times now, and I gets more surreal every time I play it. This is unbelievable.
Prosecuting attorneys and county sheriffs running a “truth squad” for a presidential campaign.
The FBI should arrest them immediately.
Saltysam on September 27, 2008 at 11:30 PM
Agreed!
Nyog_of_the_Bog on September 27, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I see McCain signs all over southeast Missouri. McCain has taken a slight lead in Missouri but St. Louis and Kansas City areas are Democrat and for Obama. There are enough government workers in those two areas plus Jefferson City to win the state for Obama especially if you include the minority population.
Nyog, I rarely listen to 97.1. It really becomes tiresome and hard to keep a positive attitude when you listen to political pundits all of the time. At least Limbaugh has a sense of humor but he’s on another station.
Vince on September 27, 2008 at 11:30 PM
olives, one of my favorites.
AReadyRepub on September 27, 2008 at 11:35 PM
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