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"The Obama campaign also dispatched its thought police to silence the free speech rights of opponents on radio and internet.
"First aimed at internet blogs supporting Hillary Clinton, Obama supporters swamp certain unfriendly blogs with "spam" complaints. When those complaints reach a threshold, Google's Blogger platform renders the blog inoperable. Bloggers must then wait for Google to make an individual determination whether or not each accused blog is legitimate.
"A more sinister intimidation befell journalists probing Obama's background in Chicago politics, as well as radio stations that provided a platform for those reports. The Chicago Tribune reported that Obama's campaign used its database 'listing contact information for millions of people" not only for raising money but "to beat back media messages it does not like.'"
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Even liberal commentator Andrew Sullivan called the Obama tactics 'a disgraceful attempt to intimidate journalists trying to get at the facts.'"
