finknottle Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Wrong. Springfield Missouri news-Leader A non-story. There is no plan to arrest people for lying, and of course both campaigns are going to employ people to discredit false campaign ads. To not would be stupid. As for "intimidation of the media," NBC pulled a anti-McCain ad last week because of pressure, so can we please dispense with the Obama Communist State nonsense. Agreed that the claim of arresting people for lying was ridiculous from the start. (A more plausible interpretation, had the story been accurate, would have been that Law Enforcement was asked to provide some kind of public fact-checking service and legally halt those found false.) But I don't think it is a non-story. I think the TV piece was 100% at fault: they opened the story with "Senator Barak Obama's presidential campaign is asking Missouri Law Enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad during the presidential campaign." This has all the buzzwords from which a reasonable person would conclude that they were asking offices, not individuals, and expecting them to use their official powers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Wrong. The hell you say. How can that possibly be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ Bills backer Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 If so, I gotta go with a write-in for Brad Pitt in Ocean's 11 -- that dude had style! (To be sure, it was a totally insane, freaky style. Much like....your post.) Way to bring sanity to thsi post Jon! "Ted Nugent called - he wants his shirt back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Way to bring sanity to thsi post Jon!"Ted Nugent called - he wants his shirt back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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