(27 Sept 08) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ""Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement"

[Mrs L]

JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.

“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.


“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.


“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. “Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”



http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkkVFulkpOzXqGMaj&style=Default+News+Style&tmpl=newsitem

[Meg]

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.

Finally someone called it like it is!

[sadie]

“Barack Obama needs to grow up."

Talk about tingle up the leg...my leg is fully numb right now :D This is fantastic! Too bad no one will ever hear about it.

Anyone in here from Missouri? Is this big news out there?

[Agent 00½ FL]

Didn't this happen in another city? Or is this the same story? If not then this is spreading.

[Wyoming Dem]

Does the Governor have any legal authority to stop them?

[Lealy]

How in the H*ll is this happening.

[ssmith]

THANK GOD!!!

I am calling this governor on monday and thanking him!!!!!!!!

the state law authority is under the governor's authority.. no more no less..

PLEASE CALL THIS GOVERNOR ON MONDAY TO THANK HIM!

(573) 751-3222


Even Bush was not this bad..

[kathleen]

Wow! I have never witnessed such blatant and viral attacks on democracy, freedom, and our constitution. BO is obviousely opposed to all 3. Good for this Gov. and co. for standing up and walking tall.

[HumbleDave]

I would think the state's attorney general could put a foot down heavy on this should it become necessary.

Obama has been quick to try silencing any dissent or criticism of himself, his family or anything standing in his way. I tell you there are evil forces at work inside his campaign.

[Lillie]

Are his comments getting MSM coverage?

[Tybee]

I just emailed Fox with about this with the links to the Governor's response and link to the video from the TV news there.

[Tea toaD]

Go Gov. Blunt! BHO & Co. ... BUSTED:rolleyes:

[Kbentleyis]

woooooo hooooo! Yesssss! Someone has nailed it! And, not just a mayor or newspaper reporter. This is a governor. Okay, we know what to do, let's get this out as to as many media as we can.

Thanks for the post. It made my day.

[Centipede]

Thank You Governor Blunt!

[Skylight]

If people don't believe in evil, then Obama and company should make it very clear that evil exists in this world.

[Ishtar777]

Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement

governor.mo.gov...

Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement


JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.


“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.


“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.


“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.


“Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”


Not sure what to say about this.

Is it true?

Missouri "Truth Squads" To Protect Obama Campaign

www.youtube.com...

www.americanthinker.com...

NO ONE is free to criticize Obama here in Missouri"!!!"

www.wnd.com...

[samkm]

Please follow the posting guidelines
http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=13806

Also, check to ensure that the links are working.

You can edit the post above for a couple of hours to correct. please do. thanks

[Meg]

Merge with this one!

http://www.hillaryclintonforum.net/discussion/showthread.php?t=32323

[gnnrg3]

Saw this on Drudge. Lou,Sean,Gretta,Chris Wallace might like to read this and maybe get it out to the voters who don't have internet.

[ILBlue]

Claire is one nasty , horrible woman.

I think she won her seat in a narrow victory and I hope the people of Missouri vote her out next time.

A lot of ugliness coming from her during this election. :mad:

[cynthia2]

I emailed it to Fox as Breaking News For Immediate Release: Governor Matt Blunt Statement.

[KathyforHillary]

I just emailed Gov Blunt and thanked him for speaking out.

[mjno7777]

I just emailed Fox with about this with the links to the Governor's response and link to the video from the TV news there.


Let's ALL EMAIL IT, or one or two or three may not get noticed but 300, yes.

[Suzan]

THANK GOD!!!

I am calling this governor on monday and thanking him!!!!!!!!

the state law authority is under the governor's authority.. no more no less..

PLEASE CALL THIS GOVERNOR ON MONDAY TO THANK HIM!

(573) 751-3222


Even Bush was not this bad..
Will do ssmith. You might want to start a thread tomorrow or Monday morning with the contact info for the governor so it's easily accessible to everyone. It may be missed in this thread.

[Bad Kitty]

Will do ssmith. You might want to start a thread tomorrow or Monday morning with the contact info for the governor so it's easily accessible to everyone. It may be missed in this thread.

Good idea.

[CCClinton]

People please WAKE UP!!!!



If they are trying to pull this stuff while this guy is campaigning, what is it going to be like when he is elected and has substantially more power.



I've disagreed with all sorts of politicians during my life, but until now, I've never honestly been scared of any of them. Obama SCARES me. Its like being in a bad horror movie, seeing the ending that is coming and feeling helpless to stop it. Look at his background, look at his hidden past, look at his connections, look at his plans for the future, all the free-speech suppression, the brownshirt-like "defense force" and so on.



I hope this country wakes up, people are ready to elect a guy that they know absolutely nothing about. I fear for the future.

[ggreen]

When I saw the original story posted here a day or so ago, I went to the Drudge Report and forwarded the link, as I'm certain others here did. Within a couple of hours, it did appear on Drudge. Of course we can't be certain that it was us that got it through, but who knows?

It's definitely worth hanging in there and forwarding the most egregious and well-documented stories of this type. I think this one had weight because it was a local news station that had done it rather than a blog or more biased source.

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[Laura Cereta]

Barack Obama needs to grow up.

Thank you, Gov. Blunt! You truly live up to your name. ;)

[ggreen]

You can personally thank Governor Blunt through this link:

http://governor.mo.gov/constituentform.htm

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[lynfreedom]

It is on the govenor's site so yes it is true. Thank God someone finally came forward.

I personally like this comment: “Barack Obama needs to grow up.

[Jill4Hillary]

Here's the transcript of the lede on the CBS story:

"Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad during the presidential campaign."

The implied threat in the Channel 4 report is that prosecutors and sheriffs across Missouri will enforce "Missouri ethics laws" and conduct criminal investigations of "anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad" against Barack Obama. Although the report did not directly state that intent, that implied message was clearly conveyed.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/09/missouris_obama_truth_squads_2.html

Are you kidding me???? Is this legal? What about a "truth squad" to address all the lies and half truths spread about McCain? Where the heck am I?? This smells like something in which the good old KGB would be involved.

[Wyoming Dem]

I wonder if McCain "looked into Obama's eyes" the same way he looked into Putin's? If Putin's said "KGB" Obama's must say "NAZI".

[Charlie Brown]

Thank God this had me so worried whan I read he was doing this....Thank you Gov, Blunt...We should get a email also not just a phone number but we will call also...

[buffaloboy]

This sounded a little fishy to me at first, but this is a legitimate story.

Here is the press release on the Governor's site:
http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkkVFulkpOzXqGMaj&style=Default+News+Style&tmpl=newsitem

The fact that the Governor is naming names lends credence to the accusation, in my opinion. It's not the usual "there's censors under my bed" fear-mongering.

This definitely merits further scrutiny.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290

Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement

JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics.

“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.

“What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment.

“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.

“Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”

[AKFamily]

email sent! everyone send a bunch!

[Christines]

Originally posted by Skylight.

If people don't believe in evil, then Obama and company should make it very clear that evil exists in this world.

I have not been aware of a candidate for President of the United States that has been involved or allowed so many examples of unethical, illegal, thug like behavior as Barack Obama. He is a dangerous menace to our country.

[ssmith]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CALL ON MODAY:

Phone: 573-751-3321
MO atty's office

nader:
(202) 471 5833

ron paul:
Phone Number: (202) 225-2831

Office of the US Attorney General - 202-353-1555

[AdrienneJ]

Uppity Woman has a post on this up over at NoQuarter right now.
It has a video of a newsreport on this issue.

[stlknights31]

I'm from Missouri. I just finished listening to the 10 p.m. news. Not a word of this story! I wonder if it made local papers today? I think I will send an email to Vickie Newton on Kmov, the reporter that broke the story here to see if she will followup. Gov. Blunt is not popular here, but this time he got it right! Thanks for posting the story!

[yheitman]

This was posted at No Quarter. Watch the video and read Governor Blunt's statement about what McCaskill and others from law enforcement are trying to do to people who speak out against Obama.

You guys, this is scary! We are heading toward a Fascist dictatorship. GET THIS OUT TO ANYBODY YOU KNOW.

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/09/27/say-the-wrong-obama-thing-in-missouri-get-arrested-not-so-fast-says-governor/#more-5097

[MS BLUEGRASS]

Talk about tingle up the leg...my leg is fully numb right now :D This is fantastic! Too bad no one will ever hear about it.

Anyone in here from Missouri? Is this big news out there?

I just sent this to MoDeVille...we will see what she has to say!

[NileQT87]

If McCain looked into Obama's eyes (notice that McCain refuses to look at Obama!!!), he'd see the same ideology (communism) that tortured him in North Vietnam. That is a fact.

Now that is a sad and poignant coincidence. Obama represents the coming of something that McCain was tortured for.

On top of it... Obama is openly part of the same anti-war movement that used to spit on veterans (and some of Obama's friends like Code Pink still do those things) and send representatives to the Hanoi Hilton to gather propaganda material from him and his friends. That has got to sting.

[MS BLUEGRASS]

This sounded a little fishy to me at first, but this is a legitimate story.

Here is the press release on the Governor's site:
http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkkVFulkpOzXqGMaj&style=Default+News+Style&tmpl=newsitem

The fact that the Governor is naming names lends credence to the accusation, in my opinion. It's not the usual "there's censors under my bed" fear-mongering.

This definitely merits further scrutiny.
I am glad Claire McCaskill's name was front and center. She is one of the biggest panderers to slobber all over Obama in the primaries, and after Hillary had given to her campaign. She is banking BIG TIME on Obama winning Nov 5 so she can get some cabinet position.

[patrioticlady]

Obama's Truth Squad.....the American people need to wake up and fast.

[lynfreedom]

At least Blunt is coming out about it...and telling Obama to grow up

[SadStateOfAffairs]

Don't wait for someone else to do something. YOU MUST ACT NOW!

[abigailadams]

I'm from Missouri. I just finished listening to the 10 p.m. news. Not a word of this story! I wonder if it made local papers today? I think I will send an email to Vickie Newton on Kmov, the reporter that broke the story here to see if she will followup. Gov. Blunt is not popular here, but this time he got it right! Thanks for posting the story!

Call the papers and local news...this is very important. Can you imagine what this man will do as president. Remember, they can spy on us now...

Post local news phone numbers and I will call too!

[MaryKay]

This needs to get out to the media. We have work to do!

[LJSNAustin]

You can personally thank Governor Blunt through this link:

http://governor.mo.gov/constituentform.htm

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Just emailed to thank the Governor. God help us if oblahblah makes it to the White House.

[yheitman]

BUMP! Spread this to everyone you know.

[yheitman]

Here is the direct link to the television station that aired the story:

www.kmov.com/video/index.html?nvid=285793&shu=1

[Mrsawd]

Isn't this against the rules of the Constitution?

[Violet]

Sometimes I think we are in pre-WWII Germany. I wonder if you spoke with a German citizen alive them would they tell you of analogous situations? Euphoric crowds (the temple of O), Hitler Youth (OBOTS?), a pro-Hitler media (MSM), a must-be stopped-group who is the cause of the problem (religious people, the 'rich')? Anybody else feel a chill?

[Tea toaD]

Can you imagine some older people being harrassed by his Brown Shirt Brigade while walking down the street or riding a bus:confused: I'm sure the youngsters will try to take full advantage of their power to control everyone. Scary and soon to be if he gets in office:mad: In your face attitudes will be normal, shut up and obey:eek:

[kathleen]

I feel sick! :eek::mad::(

[Bubbles]

Thank goodness... the grow up part was about right too. :rolleyes:

[ILBlue]

Trying to bump this up again . It's really important for anyone just coming here today to read.

They had to open a second thread for this at NQ - the first one had over 600 comments on it.

If we had a real media this would be all over every network today as their main story.

Can you even imagine if another candidate did this. And I mean ANY OTHER of either Party !

[abigailadams]

Trying to bump this up again . It's really important for anyone just coming here today to read.

They had to open a second thread for this at NQ - the first one had over 600 comments on it.

If we had a real media this would be all over every network today as their main story.

Can you even imagine if another candidate did this. And I mean ANY OTHER of either Party !

We ll need to call the Attorney General in the State and the Governor (and McCaskill)

[Karee Wyoming]

http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkkVFulkpOzXqGMaj&style=Default+News+Style&tmpl=newsitem

This certainly explains why so many people across the country are afraid to speak out against OBama and his thug supporters, intimidate, threats and all under the guise of thier new gimmic - fight the smears!!!
I am telling you, so many people will not vote for him but are afraid to say so, I just keep focused that thier will be no one in that voting booth but me, myself and I - This is still a free country and we can exercise freedom of speech, vote for who the hell we please!!!
He reminds me so much of Hitler and I am old enough to remember how he started. O-Bama wants to control the entire country and we have already started down that path with the 700 million wall st. bail out!!! God help us all if he gets elected.

[kyforhillary]

I sent an email and thanked him. We need to step this up.

[bjw1951]

I am a Hillary supporter who will vote for John McCain. It is absolutely amazing that so much corruption is being allowed to happen. Or maybe it isn't, considering all the money being handed out. They say money is the root of all evil... if not, it's a close second. The root of evil I see in the Obo camp is "the entire Obo crowd of corrupt, unfeeling, and devil may care participants who are in this to CHANGE America." Right out of the bowels of Chicago comes stinky gases. :mad:

[Hillarysmygirl08]

I wrote him. I think this should be all over the news but the MSM is silencing everyone but Obama. This is really important that we defeat this loser.

[Mrs L]

Bump
Someone was asking for this

[foxyladi]

Didn't this happen in another city? Or is this the same story? If not then this is spreading.

i'm afraid it's spreading.. how about the nra ads being threatned

[Frances]

29 Sep 2008
www.news-leader.com Springfield
by Chad Livengood
A St. Louis televesion reporter says a story he reported last week about Barack Obama's campaign forming a "truth squa" of prosecutors has been twisted out of context.

Republicans, including Gov. Matt Blunt, and conservative talk shows hosts have sought to portry Obama's use of prosectors as campagin surrogates as a form of intimidation to squelch free speech.

But the KMOV reporter who first reported about two St. Louis County prosecutors joining the thrugh squad says "in the retelling of the story, it got out of control".
If they think a group has put out a misleading ad, they're bascially going to call a press
conference and say the ad is misleading," reporter John Mills told the New-Leader Sunday. "I'm sure the republicans would do the same thing."

In Mills' Sep 23 report, there is no mention by St. Louis County Attorney Bob McCulloch and St. Louis City Attorney Jennifer Joyce that they would invoke their prosectutorial
powers. But Mills said the prosecutors "also say that they plan to respond immediately to any ads and statements that might violate Missouri ethics laws"

That statement has triggered outrage by Republicans who call it eveidence the Obama-supporting prosecutors are going to invoke the fear of law into critics.

Republicans say attaching their law enforcement titles to their names gives off a preception of a "police state."

Democrats maintain the GOP has twisted the context of a news report to manufacture this controversy.

It is the height of abscurdity that Gov. Blunt would try to decive voters about the role of
respected Missorians across the state who want to see this election be about the truth, not false attacks like the ones we've seen today," said Justin Hamilton, spokesman for Obama Missouri Campaign.

Countering was Ed Martin, a St. Louis attorney and president of the American issues project that has run an anti-Obama ad about Obama's longstnading relationship with William Ayers, an unrepentant 1960's domestic terrorist.

"Pprosecutors, because they can take away from somebody's liberty, are held to a higher
standard, because people are intimidated by them, said Martin the former chief of staff
to Gov. Bunt.
USING his taxpayerj-funded press office, the governor issued a 258 word statement Saturday to denounce Obama's truth squad.
Enlisting MIssouri law enforcement to initimdage people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition ACts - not a free society" Blunt said.

On Wednesday, Obama's Missouri campaign announced US Se. Clair McCaskill wouold lead a group of democratic lawmakers, prosecutors and one sheriff "who will proactive in letting voters in the SHOW ME STATE know the truth in the face of the distortions by
the McCain campaign, according to a news release.
The group includes prosecutors from St. Louis, Dunklin, Lafayeete, Cass, Clay, Ripley,
Audrain and Jackson counties volunteering to be surrogates for Obama on their own time.

In a conference call Saturday with reporters from battleground states, Obama national campaign manager David Plouffe said those who spread lies and mistruths about the illinois senator have to be "held accountable" but did not eleborate.

Frank Donatelli, deputy chairman of the Rep. Nat. Comm. admitted the Democratic prosecutors "haven't speciafically said" they would use their prosecutorial powers.

I don't think you have to use the power, I think if you just call out somebody and you have the power, you've made your point, Donatelli told the News Leader.

He said prosectors dodn't normally join campaign truth squads because their mere
presence as a campaign attack dog "has a chilling affect on people's rights of free
speech."

Republican John McCain's truth squads include the attorney general of S.C. a state he lost in his 2000 GOP primary bid for president because of a smear campaign run at the behest of G.W. Bush's campaign.


Please comment on this article. They are trying to say Gov. Blunt is abusing his powers.
like he wants a job with McCain if he is elected.

Can we get the stats on current polls for Missouri?

[ragdoll]

This would make a good ad. Showing that Obama is allowing people in power to use their positions to enfluence voters by using intimidation, would send a message that should give chills to anyone who cherishes the freedoms that America offers.

I know there are many people on this forum that can make great videos on youtube. Can anyone make one that shows Claire McCaskell and the others involved in this scare tactic and tie them to Hitler and his thugs who intimidated voters during his regime? Or how about Saddam Hussein or many other leaders past and present that look the other way when things like this happen during elections. Is this the change you want? I don't!

[mjno7777]

PLEASE CALL THIS GOVERNOR ON MONDAY TO THANK HIM!

(573) 751-3222


Today is Monday, let's get some calls in to the Governor.

[Tybee]

http://governor.mo.gov/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EkkkVFulkpOzXqGMaj&style=Default+News+Style&tmpl=newsitem



Gov. Blunt is going to be on Fox and Friends this morning to talk about this.