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Title: Obama campaign confronts WGN radio
Source: The Swamp
URL Source: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/p ... _campaign_confronts_wgn_r.html
Published: Aug 28, 2008
Author: John McCormick and Steve Schmadeke
Post Date: 2008-08-29 00:18:38 by mirage
Keywords: None
Views: 372
Comments: 7

DENVER -- Sen. Barack Obama's campaign organized its supporters Wednesday night to confront Tribune-owned WGN-AM in Chicago for having a critic of the Illinois Democrat on its air.

"WGN radio is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist smears," Obama's campaign wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "He's currently scheduled to spend a solid two-hour block from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. pushing lies, distortions, and manipulations about Barack and University of Illinois professor William Ayers."

Kurtz, a conservative writer, recently wrote an article for the National Review that looked at Obama's ties to Ayers, a former 1960s radical who later emerged as a school reform advocate in Chicago.

The magazine had been blocked in its initial attempts to obtain records from the University of Illinois at Chicago regarding a school reform initiative called the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which Obama chaired and Ayers co-founded.

Obama critics were quick to suggest that political clout could be involved in seeking to protect Obama from embarrassment. The school later reserved its position and made the records available Tuesday.

On Wednesday evening, Obama's campaign urged supporters to call the radio station to complain.

"Tell WGN that by providing Kurtz with airtime, they are legitimizing baseless attacks from a smear-merchant and lowering the standards of political discourse," the note said.

"It is absolutely unacceptable that WGN would give a slimy character assassin like Kurtz time for his divisive, destructive ranting on our public airwaves," the note continued. "At the very least, they should offer sane, honest rebuttal to every one of Kurtz's lies."

Zack Christenson, executive producer of "Extension 720 with Milt Rosenburg," said the response was strong.

"I would say this is the biggest response we've ever got from a campaign or a candidate," he said. "This is really unprecedented with the show, the way that people are flooding the calls and our email boxes."

Christenson said the Obama campaign was asked to have someone appear on the show and declined the request.

"He got into the files just yesterday, so we wanted to have him on to find out what he found. And, if at all possible, we wanted to get the Obama campaign, to get their side of the story," Christenson said. "That's why the uproar is kind of amazing, because we wanted the Obama campaign's take as well."

The show's producer said the calls dropped off after the show's first hour. He did not have a count of calls, but said it was "non-stop."

Obama's campaign has launched similar offensives against stations that have run campaign ads that it did not like.


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Can you feel that "Fairness Doctrine" coming?

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#1. To: mirage (#0)

It won't change much. Zionist broadcasting will continue 24x7.

buckeye  posted on  2008-08-29   0:20:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: mirage (#0)

Can you feel that "Fairness Doctrine" coming?

I just wish it wasn't so... messy.

“There’s less than 1 percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than 4 or 5 percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you’re dealing with,” -- Joe Biden, Oct. 25 2007

Tauzero  posted on  2008-08-29   0:26:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Tauzero (#2)

I just wish it wasn't so... messy.

Speak for yourself. I, for one, welcome our new Imperial Fascist Government which views our First 10 Constitutional Amendments as the "Bill of Privileges".

The people are very protective of the First Amendment. I say "Bring it on" and let's have it out in the streets.

I like it messy...especially when it has to be messy.

"A leader, for a change." - Jimmy Carter, 1976 campaign slogan. Sound familiar? Here it comes again!

mirage  posted on  2008-08-29   0:29:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: mirage (#3)

I know, I know. But I really, really am trying to work as if I lived in the first day of a better nation.

“There’s less than 1 percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than 4 or 5 percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you’re dealing with,” -- Joe Biden, Oct. 25 2007

Tauzero  posted on  2008-08-29   0:34:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Tauzero (#4)

I really, really am trying to work as if I lived in the first day of a better nation.

You're an optimist. My grandfather was a realist.

Alternatively, he would say:
"This country needs a good Depression to wake these people up!"
"This country needs a good war to wake these people up!"

My fear is that he was correct. So I live by the maxim "Hope for the best and plan for the worst."

"A leader, for a change." - Jimmy Carter, 1976 campaign slogan. Sound familiar? Here it comes again!

mirage  posted on  2008-08-29   0:38:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: mirage (#5)

"This country needs a good Depression to wake these people up!" "This country needs a good war to wake these people up!"

I fear that they will never "wake up."

They're too stupid (sorry to those below the curve, live with it).

We cannot afford peace at any price. - Newt Gingrich, May 29, 1998

rack42  posted on  2008-08-29   0:44:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: rack42 (#6)

I fear that they will never "wake up."

Oh yes they will. Give them a good Depression or a good War and they will.

What we have now is a bad war. We need a GOOD war.

...the kind where even Cindy Sheehan comes out in favor of it...THAT kind of Good War.

"A leader, for a change." - Jimmy Carter, 1976 campaign slogan. Sound familiar? Here it comes again!

mirage  posted on  2008-08-29   1:07:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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