Palin versus the First Amendment

John Zogby: sober pollster or drama queen?

Bad spokesmanship

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• Brian Flaherty said:

  Fair enough but what about Obama's campaign continuing to punish those media outlets who refuse to bow to him?  

  After the New Yorker did a spoof of Barack and Michelle Obama on their cover (although it was meant to be sympathetic to them), reporters from that magazine were banned from Obama's plane. Last week, a news anchor at an Orlando TV station asked tough questions to Joe Biden and they were banned from interviewing the candidates going forward. A radio show in Chicago was intimated to not have on a guest who was going to question Obama's ties to terrorist Bill Ayers.

  Now, Drudge reports that the Obama campaign has banned reporters from the New York Post, Washington Times, and Dallas Morning News from its plane. What do these three papers have in common? They endorsed John McCain.

  This appears to be Barack's MO - punish those who criticize and who dare speak out. Chilling.

  October 31, 2008 9:15 PM

• Adam said:

  Two points Brian. 1) McCain's done the same thing with Maureen Dowd and Joe Klein. 2) Banning reporters is annoying, whoever's doing it. But Palin is going further and questioning the right of the press (and everyone!) to *critize* her. That's far more chilling.

  November 1, 2008 8:41 AM

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