Here is the e-mail Obama sent to supporters attempting to have WGN cancel Kurtz appearing on the show.
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August 28, 2008
In the next few hours, we have a crucial opportunity to fight one of the most cynical and offensive smears ever launched against Barack.
Tonight, WGN radio is giving right-wing hatchet man Stanley Kurtz a forum to air his baseless, fear-mongering terrorist smears. 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.
Tell WGN that by providing Kurtz with airtime, they are legitimizing baseless attacks from a smear-merchant and lowering the standards of political discourse.
Call into the "Extension 720" show with Milt Rosenberg at (312) 591-7200
(Show airs from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. tonight)
Then report back on your call at http://my.barackobama.com/WGNstandards
Kurtz has been using his absurd TV appearances in an awkward and dishonest attempt to play the terrorism card. His current ploy is to embellish the relationship between Barack and Ayers.
Just last night on Fox News, Kurtz drastically exaggerated Barack's connection with Ayers by claiming Ayers had recruited Barack to the board of the Annenberg Challenge. That is completely false and has been disproved in numerous press accounts.
It is absolutely unacceptable that WGN would give a slimy character assassin like Kurtz time for his divisive, destructive ranting on our public airwaves. At the very least, they should offer sane, honest rebuttal to every one of Kurtz's lies.
Kurtz is scheduled to appear from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the Chicago market.
Calling will only take a minute, and it will make a huge difference if we nip this smear in the bud. Confront Kurtz tonight before this goes any further:
http://my.barackobama.com/WGNstandards
Please forward this email to everyone you know who can make a call tonight.
Keep fighting the good fight,
Obama Action Wire
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In fact, the station did offer Obama or a surrogate an opportunity to appear on the show to back up the smearing of Kurtz engaged in by Obama in the email he sent out. But just as Obama avoids going head to head with McCain in town hall meetings, or appear on the Bill O’Reilly show or Sean Hannity’s show, Obama chickens out when his request was agreed to by WGN.
Seems to me that Obama is great at making accusations, calling other people names, engaging in character assassinations, and other adolescent name calling conduct, but when given the opportunity to back up his claims, he runs and hides and changes the subject.
As I have correctly stated, the scary thing about this whole thing is, if it wasn't for the internet and talk radio, hardly anyone would know anything about Obama's attack on political speech! You can bet your bottom dollar if Obama ever gets elected he will use the IRS, the Department of Justice, and any other government tool at his disposal to attack every media source and every individual, which exposes his doings, and would especially attack conservative talk show hosts such as Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Bill Bennet, Mark Levin, Chuck Baldwin and others.
This attack on political speech by Obama, as opposed to Obama’s connections to William Ayers, is the real story and needs to be front page news across the country.
Do we really want this kind of person as the leader of the free world? We are being attacked from within …. Wake up America. Do not allow these kinds of scoundrels to seize control over your government!
Why has the big media not reported Obama’s latest attempt to silence those who work to expose the real Obama?
JWK
Hey Joey tight lips Biden, how do you feel about your running mate trying to shut down a talk radio show? Do you approve of Obama’s un-American strong arm tactics?
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