The Wandering Minstrel

Posted by Minstrel on 28 Sep 2008

In an effort to silence critics of their record on guns, the Obama Machine takes first steps toward becoming a police state.

Latest editorial blog from Wayne LaPierre:

Barack Obama says he’s not in favor of bringing back the “Fairness Doctrine,” legislation that would silence talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, and could even threaten the hosts of NRANews.com. Barack Obama says he doesn’t support it. Maybe that’s because he doesn’t need legislation to intimidate members of the press who disagree with him.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Obama has set up a rapid response network designed to strong-arm radio and television stations that dare to run programming that may be critical of “The One.” The campaign even provides “talking points” for followers of Obama to use when they protest the coverage of their candidate.

At best, this bullying of the media is an affront to the spirit of the First Amendment. But do we really believe that if Obama were president, he’d suddenly give up this tactic?

Obama has as much (or maybe as little) respect for the First Amendment as he does for the Second Amendment. For a guy who claims to be a constitutional scholar, he doesn’t seem to have a beginner’s grasp on the Bill of Rights.