MRC Director of Communications Seton Motley appeared on Fox News Channel on October 26 to discuss the Obama campaign's pushback against the little media scrutiny it does receive:
MOTLEY: You had the American Issues Project in Houston run an ad about Obama's connection to Bill Ayers and they wrote a letter to the Justice Department asking that the American Issues Project and their contributors be investigated. So it makes you worry going forward if they're writing letters to ask the Justice [Department] now, what will an Obama administration do when they are in control of the Justice Department with people who ask questions they don't like?
Fox News anchor Eric Shawn asked Motley about the Obama campaign's pushback against a Florida TV station for an interview conducted by WFTV's Barbara West, whom Shawn noted once worked under Peter Jennings.
MOTLEY: The Obama campaign has no standing on this reaction. She asked him simple questions that are very legitimate that are right out of quoting what Joe Biden said back to him and saying, "how do you explain this?" And he goes out of his way to lie about it and say, "well, I'm saying either candidate will be tested." No, he didn't. In the interview, he specifically said Obama would be tested. So their reaction is, "we don't like tough questions, we're going to call the person a liar. We're going to dismiss them and we're going to excommunicate them from future interviews.
Later Motley noted that Democrats are hoping to resurrect the so-called Fairness Doctrine in an Obama administration with a Democratic Congress:
MOTLEY: [Talk radio] is the one news outlet that exists that is not dominated by liberals.... Conservative talk radio has dominated. Liberal talk radio has failed every time it's tried. So if you can't beat them, censor them. And that's why they're talking about bringing back the Fairness Doctrine. That's why they're reacting to any negative questions in the traditional media like they're doing with Barbara West in Orlando...



















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The Obama Pushback
October 27, 2008 - 14:47 ET by BlondeIf McCain's campaign gets a clue, they'll use this, to get over the top. Starting right here in Florida.
Orlando is in the center of the I-4 corridor, an historically red area of the state that has become a bit more purple of late. However, all locals hate to be dissed! And Obama's campaign certainly did that by cutting off this station from further participation. I can see the I-4 going fire-engine red if this arrogance is played and replayed for all to see up there. More than enough to overcome blue South Florida's New Yawka liberal vote.
I can see campaign ads, featuring Biden's most un-stellar performance, which combined with Obama's radio address, and a big fat "MARXIST REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH" across the screen. Or "SHUTTING UP THE MEDIA".
McCain got nailed for complaining about the media, and was told to never take on anyone who buys ink by the truckload. I think that little brush paints both ways, and I surely hope McCain gets moving.
In his own words (19 seconds): This man is qualified to be VP?
I see that Drudge has
October 27, 2008 - 14:55 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarI see that Drudge has linked another story out of Philly where they have also been "put on the list for activities unbecoming a Liberal leaning MSM outlet".
"All generalizations are false, including this one.” Mark Twain
Can you see where this is going?
October 27, 2008 - 15:15 ET by JohnM"we don't like tough questions, we're going to call the person a liar. We're going to dismiss them and we're going to excommunicate them from future interviews"
Read your history, this is straight out of the NAZI playbook, streamlined by the KGB, and perfected by the SOCIALIST DEMOCRAT PARTY. If they get elected, it's only going to get worse.