JEFFERSON CITY, MO - 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.”
5 responses so far ↓
1 Theodore Campbell // Oct 7, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Many have not yet to understand the evilness behind Obama,He is truly a danger to the welfare of the United States.He has for many years been active in accepting lobbied gift.Just as his position as senator he has received 138 million dollars through gifts{for votes}and had a bill created to make it tax deductible.Amazing!
2 Obama basher // Oct 11, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Obama is a punk for real.
3 Dave // Oct 12, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Obama is a good speaker – but havent seen anuything he has done – except talk of course!!
4 Rose // Oct 13, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Is this why there have been so very few McCain ads in Missouri? I don’t suppose anyone is checking Obama’s ads for truth. Of course, the man can turn a phrase (or, more precisely, TWIST a phrase) and hide the true intent of what he’s saying. I agree with Theodore — Obama is dangerous.
5 sam // Oct 31, 2008 at 10:41 pm
can anyone say Hitlers SS
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