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Prosecutors for Obama hunting for 'lying ads'
'Truth Squad' using sheriffs, DAs to police bias against candidate
Posted: September 26, 2008
6:41 pm Eastern
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
Missouri prosecutor Bob McCulloch
A team of Obama-supporting prosecutors and sheriffs in Missouri is preparing to
pursue legal challenges to any presidential campaign ads deemed to be false or
misleading.
KMOV-TV in St. Louis reports District Attorney Robert McCulloch, a past
president of the National District Attorneys Association, said that whether the
ads could be attributed to an opponent's campaign itself, or another
organization, "If they're not going to tell the truth, somebody's got to step
up and say, 'That's not the truth. This is the truth.'"
The effort appeared to be part of a move by the Obama campaign to block
advertisements to which it objects. The campaign also sent "threatening"
letters to several news agencies in Pennsylvania and Ohio demanding they stop
airing ads exposing Obama's gun stance, according to the National Rifle
Association.
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The NRA's Political Victory Fund condemned the attempt at censorship.
"Barack Obama and his campaign are terrified of the truth," said Chris W. Cox,
chairman of organization. "Sen. Obama's statements and support for restricting
access to firearms, raising taxes on guns and ammunition and voting against the
use of firearms for self-defense in the home are a matter of public record.
NRA-PVF will make sure that everyone knows of Obama's abysmal record on guns
and hunting."
The Obama campaign declined to respond to a WND request for comment.
The NRA said Obama sent "cease and desist letters" to news outlets in the two
states, "denouncing the ads and demanding their removal from the airwaves."
"Barack Obama would be the most anti-gun president in our nation's history.
That's the truth," said Cox. "NRA-PVF has the facts on our side. No amount of
running from or lying about his record and then intimidating news outlets in
the hope of deceiving American gun owners and hunters is going to work. Those
strong arm tactics may work in Chicago, but not in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and
not as long as NRA-PVF has anything to say about it."
The warnings were from Obama lawyer Robert Bauer, who told station managers
that in order to stay in the Federal Communication Commission's good graces,
they should not air the ads.
Missouri prosecutor Jennifer Joyce
Josh Marquis, an Oregon prosecutor who serves as a spokesman for the NDAA, said
the comments from Missouri don't sound like the McCulloch he knows.
"I'm really surprised. I know Bob," Marquis told WND.
The KMOV report said the Obama campaign asked members of Missouri's law
enforcement to target anyone who "lies" or issues misleading television ads.
Formation of the Obama "Truth Squad" was the result, the report said.
McCulloch declined to return a call from WND seeking comment.
The KMOV report said the campaign was being conducted by McCulloch and another
prosecutor, Jennifer Joyce, along with a number of sheriffs throughout the
state.
"They will be reminding voters that Barack Obama is a Christian who wants to
cut taxes for anyone who makes less than $250,000 a year. They also say they
plan to respond immediately to any ads and statements that violate Missouri's
ethics laws," the report said.
"We want to keep this campaign focused on issues," Joyce told the station. "We
don't want people to get distracted. Missourians don't want to be distracted by
the divisive character attacks."
The campaign was assembled to "set the record straight," they said.
Officials with the Missouri Sheriff's Association declined to talk about any
sheriffs who might be involved in the campaign.
At the blog Gateway Pundit, the reaction was immediate.
"St. Louis and Missouri Democrat sheriffs and top prosecutors are planning to
go after anyone who makes false statements against Obama during his campaign.
This is so one sided I can't even being to describe how wrong this agenda is,"
writes blogger Jim Hoft.
Hoft said Joyce and McCulloch "are threatening to bring libel charges against
those who speak out falsely against Barack Obama."
Missouri blogger Doctor Bulldog commented: "Don't think they will stop with
just the local radio and television stations. Oh, no. We bloggers are NEXT on
the chopping block! It doesn't matter if it is the truth. It only matters if
Obama deems it a lie (i.e. – something that can cause damage to his bid to be
president). Basically, NO ONE is free to criticize Obama here in Missouri"!!!"
In the St. Louis Examiner, a commentary said, "Look, politicians are all about
lies. It may be annoying (I find it entertaining), but that's for their
opponents and good-government groups to counter – not law enforcement. … Even
if the officeholders joining the 'truth squad' are nominally stepping out of
their official roles in order to put on their (political) party hats and play
politics, it's inappropriate. They wield too much power to use it to wag their
fingers at people who say un-nice things about political hopefuls. Prosecutors
and sheriffs are, after all, normally thought of as people with the clout to
put their targets behind bars."
Marquis told WND politicians keep their right to have a political opinion and
express it, but the DA's organization strives hard not to be partisan.
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