September 01, 2008
McCain/Fiengold Meets Obama/Ayers
Writing the post below, I hit on something I have been ruminating on for a few days that goes to the core of why I cannot support John McCain for president. I was writing about my reaction to the selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate:
I started thinking about McCain/Fiengold and what it means in terms of free speech when I put up this post on the Obama/Ayers ad being run by American Issues Project.
The ad details - based on documented fact - Obama's relationship to unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers. The response of the Obama campaign was not to refute the content of the ad, or even to try to spin the ad and paint as a tempest in teapot. Their response was to ask the Justice Department to invenstigate and prosecute the group runing the ad and it's primary donor for violating campaign finance law.
McCain/Fiengold.
As appalling it is for Obama to go the Justice Department to request that they shut down speech he does not like - and cannot refute - it is more appalling that a law exists that makes such a request an option.
It is a disgusting situation - and both candidates share in the blame.
I don't think I can cast a vote based on the Vice President - except on
the notion that if we could survive four years of President
McCain/Fiengold there would be a great candidate waiting in the wings.
I started thinking about McCain/Fiengold and what it means in terms of free speech when I put up this post on the Obama/Ayers ad being run by American Issues Project.
The ad details - based on documented fact - Obama's relationship to unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers. The response of the Obama campaign was not to refute the content of the ad, or even to try to spin the ad and paint as a tempest in teapot. Their response was to ask the Justice Department to invenstigate and prosecute the group runing the ad and it's primary donor for violating campaign finance law.
McCain/Fiengold.
As appalling it is for Obama to go the Justice Department to request that they shut down speech he does not like - and cannot refute - it is more appalling that a law exists that makes such a request an option.
It is a disgusting situation - and both candidates share in the blame.
Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 09:03 PM | No Comments | Add Comment
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