WGN-AM again target of Obama campaign

Here we go again - the totalitarian Obama brigade out to quash any dissenting opinion. I'm wondering, however, how long the Swamp will keep today's breaking story out about Obama secretly negotiating with the Iraqi government to prolong the war in Iraq so he can score political points. Just to think, I once admired a man that I now consider a sociopath and a traitor. Bye Barry - you belong behind bars now. I hope those who you caused to be unnecessarily killed and wounded in Iraq haunt you for the rest of your days.

america-
Free speech
Freedom of the press we hope-
Don't let Tean Obam goons stop freedom--

Tripe author, tripe book. How much was Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass paid for his contributions to this book? Shouldn't that be disclosed?

Obama - Hugo Chavez.

Any relation?

"If we're going to ask questions about, you know, who has been promulgating negative ads that are completely unrelated to the issues at hand, I think I win that contest pretty handily," Obama said.
Help me Prompy!

Liberals and free speech - as long as it doesn't criticize them.

WGN and the Tribune company should be ashamed of itself...they should take Chicago off their name.

It is called freedom of speech. I think that is something that Obama doesn't recognize which frankly, scares me. All of the left-wing hate mongering is OK, but as soon as something is said against Obama, they are out if full force trying to shut people up. Perhaps his campaign should be reminded that we are not a socialist or communist society.

I have no clue what WGN is doing. Chicago has to be the most liberal, Obama town in the country. May be they get listners in texas somewhere.

That's the fascist tactic of shutting up the voices of the opposition through phisical intimidation! Where has the moral high ground of Obama's campaign gone?

This isn't a first amendment issue after all since its not the gov't taking away Mr Freddoso's right to free speech. This is just another bunch of left-wing loons that will shout down anyone that disagrees with their positions. Just like Obama's little children followers practice on their college campuses.

If you can't win on facts, just scream the loudest.

Do you mean, Mr. McCormick, WGN, currently owned by the Tribune, the Midwest voice of the Republican Party? Why is this such a surprise?

This extreme reaction to opposing viewpoints - seeking to quash their expression - is a manifestation of an authoritarian impulse extremely dangerous to a democratic society. The ability to coerce people into submission rather than exercise choice in a non-coercive environment - such as a secret-ballot election - is another. Beware those who think their truth is the only truth.

I am voting for Obama, but this kind of attempt to censor free press is counterproductive to the Obama campaign. Just like the radical left smear of Sarah Palin, we have extreme right smears on Obama.

Politics in America, people. Hitler limited the press; America should not.

Wow! There is not a lot of fact here, and I have never heard of Mr. Freddoso. However, if WGN wants to interview a book author, it seems they should not be censored out of doing it. I will not be tuning in, but I don't want anybody's campaign preventing access to people based upon their disfavor with their political candidate. I believe that time slot is the Milt Rosenberg show, and I think he can be trusted with his guest selection.

That's Obama and his insidious campaign for you. ANY message that doesn't fawn all over him MUST be a part of the "right wing smear machine" and not only must be criticized but must be silenced outright. Still standing with Hugo Chavez, eh, Barack? Shocking how someone who is so shamefully against the freedom of speech should be so close to the white house.

That a way WGN-AM!!! Help bring out the truth of Nobama.

Let's keep that garbage off the air. We still live in a democracy, don't we !!? We faulted the Nazis for their propaganda machine, but we are acting just like them !! The Bush-McCain Republicans should stop with the lies and distortions, they will only guaranty a bigger losing margin, in November. Keep up the good work, Senator Obama supporters, let's stop the Republicans' Lying-Flying Machine !!?
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

John Wilson: Freddoso's lies begin on the very first page of his book (repeated on the back cover) when he proclaims that Obama is "the least experienced politician in at least one hundred years to obtain a major party nomination for President...."(ix) Freddoso seems to be conveniently forgetting that George W. Bush in 2000 had served only six years as governor, far fewer years of experience as an elected public official than Obama's 12 years of experience (eight as state senator, four as US senator). Obama's experience in politics also exceeds that of Ronald Reagan (eight years as governor), Jimmy Carter (four years in state senate, four years as governor), Dwight Eisenhower (no political experience), Harry Truman (10 years as US senator, one year as vice president), Herbert Hoover (eight years as Secretary of Commerce), Woodrow Wilson (two years as governor), and William Howard Taft (four years as Secretary of War, two years as Solicitor General). Compared to 17 presidents in the past century, Obama has more political experience than eight of them, and less experience than eight of them (he's tied with Warren Harding).

I'm shocked as well as appalled. I didn't that WGN Radio allows people on the show who are dishonest and promote hatred. I look at the WGN TV news every night and from time to time listen to your radio station. I will not listen to the station anymore. I'm a person who believes in being fair to everyone. It's obvious that you people don't want change in our society.

This Freddeso was on, what a looney toon! I guess he must have missed mccain and keatings (who gave mccain money for his run for the president) wonder who he stole it from.

Can this be an attempt at censorship of free speech.
Is this what Senator Obama means by "change"?
It's interesting that in all their efforts there were no statements countering what they claim this gentleman believes, just lambast and fog.

Oh goody, is the Swamp going to shut down the comments again? Server blows over a few hundred comments?

I'm surprised to see Democrats acting so undemocratic. If you don't like his viewpoint, confront him with the facts or ignore him. But censor him from the public airwaves? Does the Obama campaign understand that this is America?

What does the Obama campaign have to fear, the truth? How would they handle an investigation to their candidate like the one ongoing for Sarah Palin.

Chicago Politics as usual.

Saul Alinsky and all of the marxist lefties are beaming with pride.

I'm surprised to see Democrats acting so undemocratic. If you don't like his viewpoint, confront him with the facts or ignore him. But censor him from the public airwaves? Does the Obama campaign understand that this is America?

What ever happened to freedom of the press? Just because one of the parties in the upcoming election is displeased with what the station airs. If you have a complaint about it or disagree with it pay for the time to refute it on the air.

The Obama campaign doesn't want a free and open discussion with anyone that wants to talk about Obama's ties to domestic terrorist William Ayers, and the Annenburg Challenge or Woods Fund.

It's almost fascist how Obamas band of messianic followers jump on queue.

Senator Obama wants to stifle critcism. Where have we seen this over and over down through the years? The Democratic Party presidential nominee first of all snubbed the most qualified vice presidential candidate, female Senator Hillary Clinton. Now he tries to stifle those who have a different opinion about his qualifications. All you Generation Xers who are following this Pied Piper from Hyde Park beware of what is happening to our Party!

Anything that Obama doesn't like is 'hate'.

Now that's an attitude I can hate.

There is a totalitarian tinge to the Obama campaign that is quite unattractive; a combination of Chicago Machine thuggery and far left William Ayers style Thought Enforcement. I can understand the campaign's nervousness: Obama's background has not been carefully reviewed by media--who paid for those multiple visits to Pakistan? What was Obama's LSAT score? Can we see the syllabus/reading list of the courses he taught at the U of Chicago? Why all the largesse from Fannie Mac and Fannie Mae? (Only Senator Dodd received more in campaign donations. ) There is so much we don't know. One has the impression journalists have not even read Obama's books. The first one, especially, leaves a multitude of questions that should be answered by any major presidential candidate.

Just what is it that Senator Barry is trying to hide? Why does he refuse to debate McCain? American is finally beginning to see what Obama really is a dangerous empty suit who has no way over his head.

There is no comparison John McCain all the way!

He is trying to control the media right now by intimidation, can we just imagine if he is lucky enough to be elected the brutality that he and his confederates might use to control the media.

Maybe the Messiah ain't what he's been cracked-up to be - heaven forbid that the public learn any facts about him!

First Amendment? This is just another scheme of the Obama supporters to censor opinions. The person who sent the email certainly pulled no punches with the SMEAR, "his card-carrying member of the right-wing smear machine needs a bigger platform for his lies and smears about Barack Obama " I believe that is selective censorship. Typical.

What is Mr. Freddoso saying that justifies the Obama attack? Your news piece uses phrases like "his baseless lies don't gain credibility . . . " and ". . . has made a career off dishonest, extreme hate mongering . . .". . You seem to post the opposing slander but don't make any mention of the genesis of the "ISSUE". EVERYTHING TRIBUNE PRINTS IS A LIE but do not give an example.

Hmm, lets see, Milt Rosenburg lets yet another discredited propaganda artist lie and smear Senator Obama for 2 hours (for at least the second time), but its THE STATION that's under attack? Poor, poor WGN, I feel so sorry for you!

Here's a little hint, Mr. Roseburg: Book some guests that can offer an honest debate instead of ones that just distribute lies, and you won't have all these objections! Funny thing, the public seems to like it better when THE TRUTH is told on the public airwaves.

Seriously, who does Barack Obama (and/or his campaign) think he is?
How can he justify barring someone from a privately owned radio station just because it happens to be in his hometown?

last time i checked i found out that this was a free country, what does obama or his puppets have to be afraid of? could it be obama's association with rezko, ayers, rev wright, father pfleger, farrakhan, stroger, emil jones, daley, blagojovitch is giving the idea that obama is not a reformer? wake up chicago...obama is a crook he is the product of the chicago machine that daley says does not exist.

...free speech?

...only if it's pro-obama.

Paulo

Thank goodness someone in this country will stand up to the vicious psuedo-McCarthyite smears and attempts at censorship of the Obama drones.

Free Speech--it's not just for terrorists like Bill Ayers and his friends anymore.

Obama's book banners strike again.

Sounds to me like what we can expect from an Obama presidency. What happen to liberals so called respect for the First Amendment? Oh well, another classic case of liberal hypocricy, or is that redundant?

The days when you could hit the democrats and got away with it are over. If you want to hit them with a smile then you better forget smiling because you will be hiten too and very hard.

How can a guy raise historical amounts of money for a campaign -- hundred of millions of dollars -- beat a former president's wife in a large field of candidates during primaries; and find himself behind in polls against a guy who was on 'life support' six months ago???? Are the voters telling us something about their measure of Obama? Has he wasted the money? Can he just not manage the money? Or, is it his youth and inexperience now beginning to show up? He best not play around with freedoms of speech and press!!

I keep wondering what does Obama have to hide that he tries to do this again, especially in Chicago where it's obvious that he will win. Obama needs to grow up, does he think if he gets in the Oval that he won't be criticized? If he thinks that he's more delusional than I thought. He wants the big stage, but he wants it on his terms, meanwhile everyone else is free game. This guy is not ready for the big show.

Intimidation, remove freedom of expression, not to let others express their views, etc. This is the change that offers Obama and his people, and we can not allow it.
It's better to be near a person familiar (like McCain) that have a person unknown (as Obama) to become the President.

What do the commenters know about free speech? Apparently not much. Obama has every right to criticize WGN's choice of guests; that's free speech.

Nobody says anything when the Lib-Trib's Eric Zorn and the Sun-Slimes' Neil Steinberg & Mary Mitchell worship at the NObama altar, constantlt attacking Palin.

Thanks WGN for airing the truth about this left-wing nut & his fanatical Obamanics

Our family listened to Extension 720 when I was a child. But beginning with the Clinton years I found it more and more difficult to bear. The host has a negative obsession with "William Jefferson Clinton" (as he refers to him), with declining populations in Europe, with the decline of cultural awareness (he has a quiz); now he apparently has a negative obsession with Obama. I can't listen any longer and I urge others to follow my example. I am not surprised that he had this guest. He will likely have a counter guest who will be relatively inarticulate and unimpressive.
I find this sad.

finally, a candidate that will stick up for himself in the face of smears.

go get em barack!!!!!

Dissenting comments are not the problem. The truth is, or lack thereof. If you're going to have someone who claims what they are saying is correct, why not complement that with the counter argument? That's fair. In many cases, the media isn't inpartial. They are more devisive and we don't demand a higher standard.

PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CHOICES

I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....

If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're 'exotic, different.'

Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, and its a quintessential American story.

If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.

Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.

Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer,
become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review,
create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters,
spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor,
spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people,
become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee,
spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13
million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign
Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees,
you don't have any real leadership experience.

If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years
on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less
than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000
people, then you're qualified to become the country's second
highest ranking executive.

If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters,
all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.

If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress,
and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month,
you're a Christian.

If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including
the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only,
with no other option in sex education in your state's school system
while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm
to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family,
your family's values don't represent America's.

If you're husband is nicknamed 'First Dude', with at least one DWI conviction
and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and
once was a member of a group that advocated: the secession of Alaska from the USA,
your family is extremely admirable.

OK, much clearer now.

For all the foaming-at-the-mouth comments about free speech, it's really obvious that the posters here don't understand what free speech is. Obama is not using the government to quash their first amendment rights. He's calling on his supporters to exercise their right to free speech and protest what he percieves as lies. He has filed no legal injuction and taken no government action, so the claims of Facism are a bit overblown. Does this mean every time you disagree with someone else, you should simply shut up and "hope" the truth is heard somehow? Who will counter it if not you? Those callers flooding WGN's lines all deserve to be heard also.

Spreading of information and opinions is pretty much the only complete freedom we have left people. Should somebody who is calling this guy a liar be silenced?

Oh boy, I can't wait until Obama is elected so we can see how well the Fairness Doctrine works for TV and radio!!!!

Of course, that doesn't mean Chris Matthews will have to share time on MSNBC with anybody but Keith Olbermann, but Rush Limbaugh will have to give 90 minutes of his program to the Hollywood Celebrity of the Week with an opinion. Dennis Kucinich is looking more and more mainstream for the Democrats.

Chicago Tribune made the bigest mistake in their hundred plus years backing Obama-
No wonder they are slipping-

Why is it that when an author puts out a book with refernces to the content, this is appaling. Or as one commenter put it, Tripe Book, Tripe Author. It's funny that the Obama campaign's defence to any negative infomation concerning him is "Liar, Liar pants on fire!" If this stuff isn't true, prove it!

Mike G Stated: " Obama's 12 years of experience (eight as state senator, four as US senator). "

You shouldn't accuse others of being dishonest by being dishonest yourself. Obama has NOT been a US Senator for 4 years. He spent less than 175 days in the Senate, authoring ZERO legislation before he left to start running for President. For you to say that Obama has more experience than a person who was a Governor of states the size of Texas or California for 6 or 8 years is just ridiculous.

How quick the Dems are to stifle "free speech" particularly if it puts them in a bad light. America, look out, the Fairness doctrine is going to obliterate free speech. Liberals just cannot stand any
criticism but they sure like to throw bombs at everyone elese. The party of doom, we will ctart calling them Doomocrats in all future post by this "journalist"

Senator Obama, you need to learn how the system works. This is America. I can't slander you outright, but I can voice my opinion. If you disagree, Senator, you don't get to shut me up. You get to rebut me. That's how it works. It's called free speech. Now tell me again how, if elected, the first bill you intend to sign will the the unfair Fairness Doctrine with a special earmark subsidy for Air America. Vote McCain.

Liberals are all about free speech. When it agrees with them.

Thou shalt not dare oppose the Liberal Messiah

Chicago's residents may be mostly liberal, but the suburbs are mostly conservative.

This just goes to show that the supposed constitutional teacher, Obama, has no idea what that document means.

Free speech, free market, free people, things Obama doesn't seem to understand at all.

Shame on him and his team for using these tactics.

Imagine what they would do if he got in office.

It's not surprising that Obama will do whatever he can to keep the truth from the American people. He has managed to keep the following information from the press but we have been sending it out via the internet. If you want the truth about him check it out:
http://www.ibdeditorial.com/series8.aspx

This whole elections is going to be Obama using the PC card to try to squash anything he doesn't want people to hear. The left has enabled people to be permanent victims (regardless of ivy league education) and provide a permanent excuse for anything.

"They must find it difficult, those who take authority as the truth rather then the truth as authority."

If you really wanted to shut David Freddoso up, why not point out where he's lying or has his facts wrong? Could it be you can't?

"Hitler limited the press; America should not."

America isn't...Obama is.

ALthough I've always known it, it should be obvious by now to most everyone that Liberal leaders are big phonies, and beleive and practice very little of what they preach. They are sexist, racist, totalitarianist, hate mongers, who seek only power, and must FOOL people to get it.
They dont care about women, the poor or free speech. they survive politically by suckering those that do. Those they can't sucker are paid for their votes with tax dollars.

Their reaction to talk radio, Palin and even poor Hillary make it obvious as to they really are--- In the fog of their rage they have let their guard down, the masks have slipped and we can see them for who they really are.

The Talobamaban is alive and well right hear in the good 'ole US of A. Looking forward to seeing the hammer and sickle raised above the capitol on 1.20.09.

Obama's radical ties are relevant to this election. If his 20 year spiritual mentor thinks we invented aids to kill black people & brought the twin towers down...God help us... What great judgement the great O has...

the contents of the book must be true
mike l

It is starting to appear as if the Religious left with their dictitorial stance on what can be said, how people should eat, referring to anyone who does not agree being stupid, letting everyone know that if you haven't traveled the world your naive and in general wanting to let everyone know that they are the only one's capable of knowing how to think and live.

The Intellectual Elite's, which are flocking around BO seem to be taking over the fanaticism that so many tag to the religious right.

Sounds pretty invasive to assume that their Superior Intellect justifies their dictating others lives, much less their want to legislate the path to the Nirvana they dream of.

Ah, the Apostles of Tolerance!

Carefully cultivated frauds all.

What is the Obama campaign so afraid of. Remember that saying "thee who protest too much"? If this person was not telling the truth why are they so adamant about not having him on the air. What about free speech. I guess that only pertains to lies the Obama campaign spreeds about McCain and Palin.

this totalitarian response will tell you how b. hussein osnoba jr. will will respond to detractors if he get elected.

This empty suit with no accomplishments is bad for America.

How odd that the Obama Campaign would try to suppress a book so soon after being exposed fabricating similar charges against Gov. Palin.

Reminds me of how the followers of Jim Jones would attack ANYONE who questioned his actions. We all know how that ended.

This is how Nazi Germany began, folks.

I remember a fellow who drew huge crowds at his speeches, was very charismatic and powerful in his speeches, of course any one who disagreed with him was silenced by his Brown Shirts remember that guy I think his name was Hitler Hmmmm
sound familiar? GO WGN-AM free Speech is still free Speech.

Message to the Socialists that support Obama: It's called FREE SPEECH!

"The most ethical Congress in history?"

Fannie Mae campaign contributions:

Chris Dodd- $165,000
Barack Obama- $126,000
John Kerry- $111,000

Is there any wonder why Congress provided no oversight, or legislated any controls over Fannie?

Was Obama's father a Sunni or a Shiite?

Why is Obama hiding his medical records? Is it because it says that he was circumcized by an Islamic sheikh?

I can believe that Obama converted to Christianity when he was older, but his insistence that he has nothing to do with Islam is insulting to Christians, Jews AND Muslims. He should just come clean with the truth, for a change.

What's the surprise? The Tribune has always supported extremists: George W. Bush the worst president in the history of this country and maybe in the world. Why wouldn't they allow an extremist, right-wing, nutcase on their free radio airtime? Maybe if the Tribune, formerly "The Worlds Greatest Newspaper", has now slipped into New York Daily News level of gutter journalism. Why not have the WGN commentators read passages from the "Elders of Zionism" as quotes from Obama? Hopefully, Zell wil sell WGN and the Tribune to Ruppert and the FX news team.

If these are untrue and lies, then why won't Senator Obama debate them?
And by the way, why does he always require a telepromter? To keep the "facts" straight or to remember his coachs' made up stories?

Sounds like one part of Chicago has its act together. Obama, former community Ogranzizer helped the schools so much in Chicago he sent his to private schools. He was made a front man for the Terrorist Professor Ayres to supposedly help the schools. He was a front man for the bigoted and racist church in Chicago.

Obviously, Obama does not want this background info out. So, folks there is no need for continued free speech.

Mr. Freddoso couldn't buy this much publicity, but, thanks to the shrill rants of the Obama truth squad, he's on the map.
Good going, libs

This gives us an idea of what to expect in an Obama administration. This doesn't shock me, Obama, Reid and Pelosi are already talking about bringing back "The Fairness Doctrine" I guess the Constitutional Law Professor doesn't believe in the 1st Amendment.

Why does Obama only want to stifle disagreeable speech? This gives you a glimpse into his mindset, no wonder he attended the DailyKos convention.

This is not a matter of censorship, but has everything to do with the republican propaganda machine that is talk radio. Station after station, all across the country, echoing the same propaganda. Tell me when WGN interviews Todd Palin's past business partner.

Obama = coward. Afraid to have people expose the truth about this elusive creation of the socialist left. Where are the people from his past? They aren't around! This cowardly response from the same guy who claimed (in an ABC news interview) to have registered for slective service right after graduating from high school in 1989. Problem, there was no selective service registration in 1979. It had been suspended since 1975, until another not-so-memorable democrat - Jimmy Carter started it again in response to Russian aggression in Afghanistan. So, Obama lied. He said he thought of joining the military when signing up for selective service but the world was at peace. Either way he lied, he either got the year wrong and was a coward because the world was not at peace when the selective seervice resumed in 1980, or he lied about wanting to join the military. This man will say anything, to anyone who is gullible enough to believe and too infatuated to challenge him. Coward then, coward now!.

Unless I'm missing something here,or the author omitted something, there's no censorship stated or impliled in the email from the Obama camp.
"And your help is urgently needed to make sure his baseless lies don't gain credibility," clearly states that the aim is to prevent his lies from gaining credibility--that is making sure the opposing viewpoints are stated loud and clear. By the way, my conservative friends,that is just another aspect of our freedom of speech, by the way. The right to protest.

Squash Freedom of Speech, Burn anti-Obama Books! HEIL OBAMA!!!

This campaign has a habit of attempting to suppress free speech. I find it curious that one who would be President would display this particular attribute prior to election. It makes one suspect that if elected, freedoms would disappear quite rapidly. The radio stations should continue with their work and ignore the attempted censorship.

No, he is not trying to stop freedom of speech. Most of you are missing the point, you all say that he is taking away the freedom of speech from this man but he isn't. The radio station has the right to have this guy on but Obama has the right to defend or set the records staright about what is being said about him. Sounds like freedom of speech for both sides to me. So stop being one tracked minded, that's why the USA is in the situation it is today!

The first thing a Marxist does is silence the press. Then they put their people in and its all done.

Dems dont like the light of day. Hey, I thought Pelosi was going to preside over the most ethical Congress ever. Has she called for the resignation of Charlie Rangle or William Jefferson Clinton?

The truth is the one thing Obama does not like. Sooner or later the truth about Obama will emerge just as it did about Bill Clinton and John Edwards.

Obviously the Obama camp is afraid of any open discussion of his past associations. Why else would they immediately resort to ad hominem attacks? It's almost as laughable as the attempt to label anything McCain says as a lie. I guess if you don't have truth on your side you have to resort to these childish tactics.

so obama's experience as a community organizer and state senator trumps experience as the governor of one of the largest states in the country? pure partisan bs and drivel---everytime obama seeks to silence those who disagre with him shows his complete lack of respect for the concept of freedom of speech

Aren't we talking about the same kind of person who swift boated Kerry? The kind of person who McCain used to condemn? This election should be about issues but instead is about the honorable becoming dishonorable. Being a former POW doesn't give you the right to lie outright and consistently.

"Let's keep that garbage off the air. We still live in a democracy, don't we!!?"

Irony lives.

Why would Obambi try to squelch any comments which may prove unfavorable to himself, isn't that Fascism?
The liberal media hates Palin because she is an honest, hardworking woman who frightens the democrats. They try desperately to scare us with lies about Palin all the while trying to keep the facts about Obambi off the airways.
Remember this is what the Democrats led by Pelosi and Reid want to do with "The Fairness Doctrine" another Fascist ploy against free speech. The Dems couldn't compete on talk radio , odd how Franken came across,so they will put rules up that compel the talk radio shows to air people who otherwise cannot get on the air because they are so disgusting. REid/ Pelosi/Obambi/Durbin/ Daley/ Blagojevich do you see a pattern here?

When did crushing another's viewpoint count as reasoned debate. If the guy is a nut, no one will buy the book. Either way, let the people hear and decide. Government makes too many decisions for me now. I don't need a wanna-be leader in waiting telling me who to listen to. If he's a nut just change the station yourself. Don't allow others to think for you. They have an agenda every time!!

Pawns like David Fredosso better watch out. Once Barack is in power it won't be an email that's sent, it will be stormtroopers.
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Anti-Obama speech must be made illegal and those guilty of it need to spend some quality time in re-education campos until they learn proper respect.
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Let 100 flowers bloom, let 100 schools of thought contend!
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This is just a precursor to the Obama and left-wing drive to resurrect the misnamed "Fairness Doctrine". The Democrats want to remove all dissent from the airwaves, TV and print. What next the Constitution?

I know that facts can be a stubborn obstacle to a liberals world view, so it is critical that emotion triumphs over free speech-

If they are “lies” then they would be considered slander and/or libel. Senator Obama would then have legal recourse. However, he and his followers immediately go to emails and phone calls crying “right-wing smears.” Me thinks doth protest too much.

It is nice to see that most of the comments are centered around "Freedom of Speech" and for the most part, Civil. I am not a O supporter. For that matter I not much of a M Supporter. What I do support is the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. And when Politicians Talk of Change. My fear is that they will try to change the foundation that this country was built on. Yes I am a Capitalist. That means I get to keep the money I take home. Well at least half of it. Marxism, socialism, communism needs Censorship to Thrive. That is why Hugo down south and Putin out east have taken over the airwaves. China makes sure that all incoming internet feeds are filtered. Is that the change you are looking for. Is that he change we need.

VOTE OBAMA!!! VOTE the END of FREE SPEECH in the USSA (Union of Socialist States of America!!

So much for tolerance and free speech huh Barry? I guess your totalitarian marxist roots are starting to show! How long till you start an exploratory committee into opening gulags for politcal dissidents? Typical democrats....

Me thinks they doth protest too much. Is it just me or does the name William Ayers seem to scare the crap out of the "bama" camp? I think if Mr. Obama wants the White House, we, as the American people, deserve to know what exactly is the relationship of the Democrat nominee and a non repentant American terrorist.

It not surprising, to me, that MOST of the poorly written, grammatically incorrect and irresponsible comments...come from the socialist Democrat supporters.
The election is over! Mcain and Palin win...and Barry fades into oblivion.
Case closed!

It is amazing that this isn't a major story in the MSM. You can bet it would be if McCain was preventing freedom of speech.

When will the Tribune do its job and do some reporting?

Only John Kass is taking a serious look at Obama's radical plumbers: Hayden, Ayers, Dohrn, Rudd and the other mopes still smarting from their idiocies in 1968.

These radicals cocooned in foundations and p[rotected by the gutless press are acting out again. The same spoiled children of priviledge and wealth who had Daddy O'Dumpling bail them out in '68 now exepect to be given the keys to America though their empty suit?

Americans read and remember - despite the lousey job done by the press.

http://progressivesforobama.blogspot.com/

Two words for the Obama political agenda: National Socialism

I like how you all deride Obama for disrespecting free speech, as if criticizing someone publicly is somehow attacking free speech. So the right wing attacks Obama and Obama attacks the right wing for attacking him. And you all attack Obama for attacking the right wing and claim he is against freedom of speech. This means, by your own absurd definition, you all are against freedom of speech! For shame!

Great insight into Obama's belief in FREEDOM of SPEECH. If our speech agrees and/or exalts him then it is permitted. But similar to fanatical Islamist who erupt a mere cartoons, the Democrats and Obama threaten any who dissent and offer a negative view of Barack Hussein Obama.

This is a wakeup call for the residents of Chicago. Do you like the way your city is being run by Daley? Do you like the way this state is being run by Blago? If so, vote for Obama, as he is just another Dem puppet. Otherwise, lets get some change in this state and give the Republican party a chance. For one example, lets get conceal carry passed and put a stop to the gang shootings in Chicago.

I don't like it when Obama wants to silence people. This is so typical of the left. Look at what happened at Columbia University when someone from the right appears to speak, they physically attack them and shout them down. I am very worried that the Democrats put someone up who wants to attack free speach. They've taken over most of the media, which I like to call the Democratic media, and all day and night we hear horrible things being said about Republicans. Why isn't Obama crying about that?

GO OBAMA GO. Shout 'em down. Silence free speech. It will be worth it to get you into the White House. I personally don't want to hear anything derogatory about Obama! Stop it people, just stop it. He will fix our country! Don't you realize that? Who needs free speech - give me Obama.

The only change Obama will deliver is "change" back from you paycheck as they crush us with more taxes to pay for more government. No thanks.

The best part is that they (Obama's supporters) spend the time monitoring how many minutes each gets. I remember a piece on NPR about how the French actually have to have each party have the same number of minutes, exactly, for each one on the air and there was some insane number of candidates. Give it time boys, and we will be in that same boat.

Who writes these e-mail "alerts" for the Obama campaign? They read like a 16 year old girl who is on an activist binge organizing a school walkout or something. Don't the Obama people realize these e-mails are read by people who aren't on their list? And, WGN is hardly a GOP mouthpiece. I guess Free Speech is great...if its in an e-mail and not on public radio waves.

Look at the all the comments above supporting Obama.

The common denominator?

The writers are barely literate hatred-ridden freaks.

Which is OK. In America, you have the right to be a barely literate hatred-ridden freak. But, happily, I don't think there's enough of them to win this election for their secular Jesus.

"Let's keep that garbage off the air. We still live in a democracy, don't we !!?"

Uh, no. We live in a Republic. Democracy is mob rule. We are a nation of laws.

And those who want to squash free speech are fascists.

You left-wing loons are dangerous.

Look how many liberal books that attack our president have been showcased in the mainstream evening news. Yet not one book that can be considered conservative has even been mentioned except in derogatory terms.

Senator Obama's campaign is simply practicing the Bill Clinton tactic of, "Your opponent can't talk about you while your fist is in his mouth." It is a tactic designed to shut up any and all criticism of the candidate. Since it worked for Clinton, every campaign uses this tactic to some degree.

The answer to WGN or any other radio station's guests or viewpoint is to point out the items you believe to be incorrect and if the misstatements continue refuse to listen to the station or do business with their advertisers. A little economic hardship goes a long way. It isn't as much fun as shouting down your opponents, but it is a lot more effective.

No Republicans allowed on the radio.

Mike G. - You are so ignorant in your argument as you so aptly point out that Obama has NO experience. The fact that you list the number of years these former presidents were governors is proof of that. As CEOs of their prosepective states, thank you for backing our argument that Obama has NO CEO experienceexperience running an organaization

Just a preview how Obama-bin-Biden will try to trash our rights if elected. They're trying to compensate for Kerry's inaction to criticism but are overreacting to the point of disaffecting uncommitted voters.

Another backlash is coming. Obama and his supporters can't seem to help themselves. Just when they seem to regain some momentum and public sympathy, they shoot themselves in the collective foot again by pulling a stunt like this. Fortunately, people are more aware of these tactics than ever (I found this site via Drudge), and this is being reflected in the national polling numbers.

Obama + Ayers + Rezco + Inexperience + Rev. Wright + No viable Platform + Increased Taxes + Sedition accusation = Someone I'm not ready to trust with my Country!

*Independants for McCain* Because I know what matters most and it's NOT Obama's Ego-Trip!

It makes me sick that if you have a differing opinion to the left, they will do what they can to silence you.

Hmm? Wonder what the FIRST admendment is about? Freedom of something... Could that be Freedom of SPEECH?!?!?!

It makes me sick to see that someone has issues and questions Obama's past is getting the old "brown shirt" treatment. (ala, 1930's Germany)

Whether this guy is wrong or right, he has the right and WGN has the right as well to put him on the air. If Hustler is allowed under the First Admendment to put out that garbage, then this guy should be allowed to talk.

Both sides need to sit down and actually read the constitution, not use it as only THEY (both sides) see fit.

"The Case Against Barrack Obama" is an excellent book.

According to Barry's campaign, anyone that talks about his RADICAL past, is a lier. Barry doesnt want the American public to know the details about his friends. Why did he associate himself with Communists, race baiting pastors, and domestic terrorits? He should be placed in an orange jumpsuit in my opinion.

People need to learn the definition of censorship. If a large group of people disagree with what a commercial enterprise is doing, and voice their opinion to that enterprise to stop it, that is NOT censorship.

Frankly, I'd like to see a little more "personal responsibility" in the media by not allowing lies by any politician or their minions to go unchecked. I say if you're a commercial media outlet and you have someone on the air who makes false or misleading statements, and you don't correct them publicly within 24hrs, you should be subject to a large fine.

Barry H Obama is a Fascist Marxist. Proof positive in the article above. As a Leftist without a gun our Muslim Supporting friend is trying to gain access to the arms of our country so he can rob us blind, strip us of our fortunes and sell our honor. NO OBAMANATION '08

Obama doesn't like being criticized in his own town. However, there is a reason leftist radio doesn't work. Their ideas don't pass any kind of scrutiny. Just look at Obama's economic plan. Raise taxes on upper income earners who already pay 40% and cut a check a $300 check to everyone else. 40% of those people don't pay taxes anyways! Income re-distribution with the Government forcing you to pay and Obama calls it "neighborly".
I'm not big on McCain. However, Obama's economic policy was written by someone in kindergarten. It is a short term solution to a problem that is rooted in a tax code that fundamentally punishes achievement. Obama's answer is to add to it? Not on my watch.

Obama doesn't like being criticized in his own town. However, there is a reason leftist radio doesn't work. Their ideas don't pass any kind of scrutiny. Just look at Obama's economic plan. Raise taxes on upper income earners who already pay 40% and cut a check a $300 check to everyone else. 40% of those people don't pay taxes anyways! Income re-distribution with the Government forcing you to pay and Obama calls it "neighborly".
I'm not big on McCain. However, Obama's economic policy was written by someone in kindergarten. It is a short term solution to a problem that is rooted in a tax code that fundamentally punishes achievement. Obama's answer is to add to it? Not on my watch.

Does MG know that some of those individuals he mentioned were governors who actually had to take a stand on issues, both non and controversial? How can Obama have more experience than Ronald Regan or George W. Bush? That is laughable to say the least. They could not hide behind their "present" votes as governor. How can a lawmaker provide any justification for voting present? Either you vote for a bill or you do not. End of story. If you do not like amendments to a bill, fight and/or change the rules to keep non-relevant amendments from being attached to bills. Politicians should start working for the people instead of writing memoirs to try to get themselves elected. Who writes a memoir at 40 anyway? You have to really love yourself. Seems a bit narcissistic to me.

Liberals claim to be all about our rights and freedom, but that's not the case. They don't want to be bothered with God, so religious rights are out for anyone who acknowledges a creator. They don't want anyone to criticize their people, so freedom of speech is out for anyone opposing them. They want the choice of removing the consequences of their own unprotected sex, so the right to life for unborn babies is out.

The Democratic party is the party of ME. It's all about ME. It's what ME wants and what ME thinks. And anyone who disagrees is a racist! (They can't call people sexist any more because then they'd have to defend Palin...)

Glimpse of the fascism to come.

Mike G. - You are so ignorant in your argument as you so aptly point out that Obama has NO experience. The fact that you list the number of years these former presidents were governors is proof of that. As CEOs of their prospective states, thank you for backing up the argument that Obama has NO CEO experience running any organization. Oh that's right he was a community organizer, which by the way, I am as well. This fact does NOT make me qualified either.

Please enter the letter "n" in the field below: " ....How appropriate...."N"obama.

Obama's entire life has been to effect change through the ballot box. He is cold and calculating, applying lessons well taught by his Marxist mentors.

"The Audacity of Hope" (title taken from J. Wright) Obama describes himself as a "pure product" of the 1960's. Born in 1961??? He describes his mother as inspired by "tolerance, equality and standing up for the disadvantaged". Then he PUTS HIS OWN MOTHER DOWN saying her "understanding of the sixties was limited" ! I guess by 8 years old he had it all figured out.

Barack Husein Obama can not come clean about his name, let alone his core beliefs.

Learn more about this guy, do your own research, look in the mirror and tell yourself that Obamas path is right path for you. Bill Ayers, pot and cocaine, Wright, Dohrn, Sam Graham-Felsen, Rezko bankrolled 5 election runs, Farrakhan...come on people.

Hint: "Left is not right"

Obama - 2008,
"BAN THE BOOK AND THE AUTHOR!!!!"

So its, get rid of the first amendment, first - then the second amendment huh. . . we see how it goes

P.S. If there are no facts there it will backfire on a McCain supporter and to some extent McCain so whats the problem?

Oh yeah, the guys got the goods. . .

BAN THE BOOK AND THE AUTHOR!!!!!!

Здравствуйте! (Hello) Comrade's!
We look forward to your election in the US. Once Comrade Obama is in office your flag will change to the great Hammer and Sickle instead of the Star's and Stripes Capitalist garbage.

Seriously Folks- We fight back against the left-wing socialist right now! This groups is sick in the head. They all about freedom unless they don't agree with it, then your a hate-monger or a racist.
Beware true Americans, Beware!

There is nothing in this that suggests suppression of free speech. It is a call-in talk show. Obama is asking his supporters to "Make sure his baseless lies don't gain credibility" by calling the show to point out problems with the book and expose the author's errors and bias.

If the author, and the radio station's host and call screeners can't handle a dissenting viewpoint, perhaps they're both in the wrong business.

Don't you think the right wing calls Air America to express their opinion as well?

Just a preview how Obama-bin-Biden will try to trash our rights if elected. They're trying to compensate for Kerry's inaction to criticism but are overreacting to the point of disaffecting uncommitted voters.

So, Obama desperately rallied his cult to try to shut up the guy who's digging through the Obama terrorist ties (no matter what you say, Ayers is a self-proclaimed terrorist). Not surprising.

God forbid a major news organization question Saint Barack!

So let me get this straight -
Mocking Sarah Palin's hairstyle - Acceptable
Questioning Barack Obama's ties to an unrepentant domestic terrorist - Unacceptable.
Hypocrisy - Priceless

Clearly, the O'Bamma campaign is signaling how their candidate will treat free speech issues should He be elected.

Among their goals:

1. Use localism, "Fairness Doctrine" and ascertainment to harass conservative talk radio.

2. Eliminate Christian radio on the basis that the airwaves are a public trust and therefore such programming is a violation of "separation of Church and state".

3. Intimidate, threaten with legal action and otherwise harm those who do not fall in line with His views.

His counterpart in Venezuala, Hugo Chavez is probably the kind of change agent O'Bamma will be.

Democrats and far-left extremists do not tolerate dissent. Let WGN spew its version of the truth. If you don't like their content, find another radio station -- or just buy a network and demand tax dollars to support it... Oh yeah, they already did -- it's called NPR.

Wanna bet O'Bamma will also want to ban the books people like Kurtz write? Sara Palin's inocuous questions about library procedures are nothing compared to O'Bama and his jack-booted Brownshirts once they get in office. I can see the mass book burnings, radio license forefitures and bible roundups already!

This attempt to censor is just a taste of what the Obama Democrats have planned for this country. And yes, Obama is the least experienced candidate for President in more than a hundred years. Using his spotty years in the Illinois Senate and the US Senate as examples of experience is laughable. Voting present is not experience; spending most of his years in the US Senate running for President is not experience. Wake up you Obama trolls. You're backing a potential disaster for yourself and the rest of this Country. Many other commenters have it right. As long as a smear is against the Republicans, everything is fair game. But if it's against the Democrats, especially Obama, then it's unfair, vile, and worthy of censorship. The major difference between a socialist country and a communist country is a dictator---I think Obama wants to lead us to the latter. He should be a great fear to Putin, Ahmadinejad, Chavez and the rest of them.

A tactic right out of Alinky"s book.

In Cuba they call it RAPID RESPONSE BRIGADES, they completly obliterate any opos sition. Now othey do it by phone when in power they will do it personally by force. It is like fighting a pack of rabid dogs.

This show Milt Rosenberg has taken a strong neo-con slant over the past several years. The Kagans are frequent guests which is fine if you listen to Rush and hate politics.

What's Oboma trying to hide?

Errrr... Hey Obama... It's called Freedom of Speech... I bet you were all giddy when they were slamming Bush, but how dare they slam you?

Obviously this is a touchy subject to the Obama supporters - if they were sure that he was squeaky clean they wouldn't worry about what the author of this book said.
That said, all you people decrying WGN for having this guy on, must not have listened to the program. I've never heard Mr. Rosenburg not give fair airplay to both sides of an issue, and this was true last night as well. For every point Mr. Freddeso made he gave equal air time for an Obama supporter, Dan Johnson-Weinberger, to air his side of the story.
It is quite evident that there are certain things that the Obama campaign does not want to get into the public eye. His supporters are trying their best to suppress anything negative about him. Anyone who just yells "lies" and then blindly believes without checking into Mr. Obama's connections themselves are really cheating their own experience as voters.

With honor comes a willingness to debate a challenge made concerning the quality of your character and the level of your veracity. Since Mr. Obama has yet to define his true character by allowing americans to know about his relationship with Ayers and his work with the Annenberg Challenge, among other past performance, of course he must quash anyone shining light on the issue. He MUST destroy the messenger. His supporters in this instance are practicing pure stalinism.

Obama is Stalin Jr. Remember this moment. He will silence all critics. If he wins, get ready for the gulags and secret police.

What the story above doesn't mention is that the program was a debate between Mr. Freddoso and Dan Johnson-Weinberger, president of Progressive Public Affairs and a prominenet Obama apologist. The debate was lively indeed, and Milt was scrupulous about giving Mr. Johnson-Weinberger just as much air-time as he accorded Mr. Freddoso.

What attack on WGN? An attack on WGN might be a campaign to boycott WGN advertisers or to boycott the station by tuning in to some other station or just turning off. But to disagree with someone who appears on a WGN talk show does not rise to the level of a significant attack on the station, itself - no matter how vituperative that disagreement gets. But, now I willl attack WGN - for sensationalizing trivia, a pastime we can ill afford in this election year when our attention should be on the important policy issues that our nation faces, not the trivia of personalities.

Woody Allen once said that half of the key to success is showing up. In Obama's case, at least to his faithful, showing up for his various government jobs equates to success. He certainly has not accomplished anything--nada, zip. Even his claim to be a guy who "reaches across the aisle" is baseless.

There is no major issue in this election on which Obama has not either reversed or sifnificantly modified his position. If you belief that core beliefs are important, you must believe that this guy either doesn't have any, or that he is a blatant liar.

That said, I think he's still the winner in November. Who knows, maybe he'll be as good as he thinks he is--let's pray that thus is so.

Note to Obama Campaign: Appear on Dr. Rosenberg's show and debate your critics. His long career has shown him to be a fair and thoughtful host and moderator. Oftentimes I agree with him other times I find him to be very liberal. But I always find him to be reasonable and respectful. The respondents to Kurtz's appearance spouted thoughtless talking points. I for one would love to hear a reasoned refutation to one of Sen. Obama's critics.

Present!

I heard George W. Bush is really behind all this to make Obama's followers look bad. It's really just a right-wing conspiracy!

Seriously though, is anyone really surprised? And it only gets worse if the Dems get a bigger majority AND the presidency: they'll be able to pass the Fairness Doctrine, which will allow them to determine what political talk is fair and unfair (hint: MSNBC will be determined fair and any right-wing talkers will be shutdown for being unfair). Obama08: Change we HAVE to believe in.

Obama is just like his godfather -- Ayers. He HATES truth, and he HATES capitalism. So he will do ANYTHING in his power to shut up opposing viewpoints. If he is elected President, he will impose silence on anyone who disagrees with him, should he find a way to do so.

Everyone who actually "wants" to learn about Barrack Obama knows that he is desparately trying to marginalize the number of people from learning about his past. The guy is largely running on "hope" and "change". What a joke. But worse is this attempt to intimidate a radio station into silence. Come on Obama. If they were all lies PROVE IT! Threatening a radio station doesn't prove anything.

If this man is elected we will be able to watch the first amendment disappear. We must remember he is a socialist and a communist. A vote for obama is a vote for Marx and Lenin.

Mr. Obama. Haven't you ever heard the phrase, "I MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY BUT I WILL DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT."

The Obama people are getting nervous at the rating dip so they are doing what all good socialists and marxists in politics do... censor opposing comments. In the last few weeks this democratic district leader is voting for McCain. Obama is really a Chicago political left wing hack with nothing new but a good line of jive.

That hate-mongoring Fredesso...a little like our Reverend Wright, don't you think. At least Fredesso wrote it in a book. Wright preached it as if it were the word of God. As all before me have said, our rights to free speech only apply when the agree with BH Obama.

Freedom of speech means we should be able to hear issues pro and con and make up our own mind about content of information presented. No way should it be one sided as the Obama camp would like us to believe. Let freedom ring.

As a 30 year listener to WGN radio, I've always known that Milt Rosenberg was a staunch conservative but he seems to have gone over the line in 'promoting' and giving airtime to the far right wing, extreme, dishonest, rantings of the anti-Obama lunatics. The two shows in question have featured authors who are 'Roveian Wingnuts' not credible or honest purveyors of truth.

Attempting to impede free speech seems only to occur when that information is true and you don't want the people to know the truth. Lies without proof have no life. How, in America, have so many been fooled by this fool, Obama!

Obama's behavior is very revealing and frightening.

As when Kurtz was on the show, Obama and his staff cannot dispute the facts so instead he calls on a bunch of thugs to shout down anyone questioning him.

You'll notice that none of the callers will state what is incorrect, what lies are in the book. They just want the questioning of Obama stopped.

Unfortunately for Obama it only draws more attention to those questions and vividly demonstrates that he'll viciously smear anyone who dares to look into his background, votes, record and associations.

So much for hope and change.

It's flat out funny to me, how GOP supporters are talking about squashing free speech. Aren't you the same people a few years ago who told America that if you weren't with Bush on his Iraq policies, you were a traitor?

Pot, meet kettle.

Just as this toolshed had every right to pollute the airwaves with his garbage, the protesters had every right to do the same.

Again, pot, meet kettle.

Palin, let's see all those e-mails you sent, conducting state business through non-secure public email servers. Let's see those tax returns. What are you hiding? Honest people don't argue and don't stonewall.

This is absolute insanity - I can't believe that about half of America is probably going to vote for this fascist wanna-be dictator! Just like the freakish left wing liberals, I am so disappointed in America when a terrorist sympathizer/fascist can get so close to our number one office! If America votes this guy in, America deserves him!

To the poster who thinks being a governor is less experience than being a Senator is mistaken. A governor "governs"...a senator tries to make laws. As for your example of Eisenhower - you have to be kidding me - he commanded (governed, directed, made decisions) during WWII. You can not compare Obama's legislative experience (especially over the past 18 months!) with governing. And his rabble rousing in Chicago did not produce any viable results for the "commuity" except line his and others' pockets.

This is what politicians used to call hogwash before lipstick became all the rage. Senator Barack Obama conducted an interview with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, who clearly has not been so favorable to Obama. And, Fox News has not been so favorable to Obama. So, it may just be Obama doesn't want to go on WGN because, well, its just Chicago radio, and he is most likely assured of getting Illinois' electoral votes Nov. 4

Freedom of speech obviously is intended for libs only.

More Cowbell, Less Obama!

Undemocrats in Chicago ? Say it ain't so ! Where's Resko, Ayers, and GD preacher man when you need them ? Speak up for obamamancan !

You don't see the Bush administration or the McCain campaign trying to stop Keith Olbermann and his radical lies every night on the tv. This man Olbermann is insane and a pathalogical liar on MSNBC!

John Wilson: Freddoso's lies begin on the very first page of his book (repeated on the back cover) when he proclaims that Obama is "the least experienced politician in at least one hundred years to obtain a major party nomination for President...."(ix) Freddoso seems to be conveniently forgetting that George W. Bush in 2000 had served only six years as governor, far fewer years of experience as an elected public official than Obama's 12 years of experience (eight as state senator, four as US senator). Obama's experience in politics also exceeds that of Ronald Reagan (eight years as governor), Jimmy Carter (four years in state senate, four years as governor), Dwight Eisenhower (no political experience), Harry Truman (10 years as US senator, one year as vice president), Herbert Hoover (eight years as Secretary of Commerce), Woodrow Wilson (two years as governor), and William Howard Taft (four years as Secretary of War, two years as Solicitor General). Compared to 17 presidents in the past century, Obama has more political experience than eight of them, and less experience than eight of them (he's tied with Warren Harding).

WOW just WOW, this guy just said Barry Obama has more experience than Reagan...

Marxists, or Marxist wanna-be's will always try to silence the opposition. There is nothing new here. That's what Pelosi and the "Fairness Doctrine" is all about. Obama is no different. What is different is that a huge number of people are finally, finally seeing through this true American menace. And the shifting polls are registering the movement-even CNN, one of the most partial, partisan, biased news sources on the planet has started looking for a towel to throw in. Keep it up Barry, and keep up the mud against Mrs Palin. It's working, just not in your favor!

Obama is a Marxist, so why does any of this surprise anyone? He has now tried to cut backroom deals with both the Canadians on free trade, and the Iraqis on playing the war to his advantage. Who's next, Chavez or Putin? He has learned from the Clinton model, how to suppress the opposition by any means necessary. Obama is just another dangerous radical. The Bill Ayers friendship is radioactive for Obama, and he's trying to shut it down fast. Good luck.

Hey, thanks for the heads-up --just bought the book on-line.

Der Fuerer speaks again.

Why should anyone be surprised at the Nobama attack machine reaction to this interview? Obama and his minions are radical socialists who will stop at nothing to shove their brand of socialism down our throats. What is dangerous about Nobama is that he really believes that he is the expected one, the anointed one who has a "right" to the office. He is simply a charlatan and a demagogue just as the dangerous socialists in past history. He will do anything to crush any criticism because he truly believes that he should simply be installed as president because he is entitled to it. Freedom of the press? Ha! The 1st Amendment is O.K. as long as it's protections do not allow any criticisms of liberals and socialists.

WGN is not unlike most radio stations. They are in it to make a profit. At one time they probably could afford to exhibit some class but those days are gone. If they can maximize profits by putting a nazi on the air, they would do it. Let's face it, we're playing into their hands by helping to promote the authors of sham publications. I'd say that WGN might consider offering some balance by promoting authors that expose the negatives of McCain and Pahlin.

Obama's vision for America is looking too much like Cuba.

America woukld be crazy to put him in the White House.

Bemused: And this is any different from Bush and his cronies quashing any dissenting opinions about them? How people aren't patriotic and hate freedom for being against the war? Nice way to be fair and balanced eh? And you consider Barack Obama a sociopath and a traitor? Wow, you must not pay any attention to "President" Bush. If you want to blame anyone for soldiers in Iraq getting killed, blame Bush.

Contrary to Mike G in above comment about the experience of Obama. It's not about how many years, it's about what the job is. Senator is not the same as Govenor. He was 1 of 100 senators with a staff of about 3 people vs a Govenor that was in charge of pretty much all state employees. I'm president of a company, (with 3 employees) that doesn't mean that I have the same knowledge on how to run a business as Bill Gates does. I've heard that while a state senator Obama voted 'present' 130 times, that doesn't sound like soneone with experience or leadership.

Hey, thanks for the heads-up. I just bought the book on-line. Wouldn't have heard about it yet if the Obama anti-1st amendment crowd had not given it such a good rating!

Listen loonies, neither slander nor libel are protected forms of speech.

Learn the law before spouting off cries of the first amendment.

In addition, the campaign is recruiting the public and is not suggesting the person be jailed or his works made illegal. So if you think this has anything to do with the first amendment, you need an examination.

I noticed not one person here ever pointed out where Freddoso lied. You see, they can't. They haven't read the book. But they know that if it doesn't portray Senator Obama with a halo, it must be bad.

Perhaps they should read the book. Freddoso talks less about Obama and more about the corruption that is Illinois and Chicago politics. Something no Illinois resident should be proud of.

But wanting to stop Freddoso from being on WGN by strong arm tactics is just wrong. If you are so secure in your candidates history, you should ignore him as those who have written hit books on George Bush have been ignored.

We don't stop free speech here, people. And if that is what you subscribe to, move to Cuba.

"Let's keep that garbage off the air. We still live in a democracy, don't we !!?"

So, Don Fitzgerald, you're saying that because we live in a democracy we should censor that which we don't agree with? Did you read that comment back to yourself before you sent it? That's like the "no free speech for fascists" line many liberals spout...

The Obama campaign has the order all wrong, and they should know better. First, you win the election. Then you install a secret police to instill order and manage "re-education". Then you create another secret police to watch the first one. Then you move out the educated and upper class and move in the proletariat, creating a new upper class. THEN, and only then, do you begin to censor all media, and start replacing "Oldspeak" with "Newspeak".

Barak Hussein just doesn't get it. His ego is so big, he has to remove the American flag from his airplane, and replace it with his personal logo. WOW!!!! Then he worries that someone might disagree with his far left-wing pinko politics? Oh well, he will get over it in November.

All you 'conservatives out there need to read Leonard Pitt's column in today's Tribune!http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0916pittssep16,0,1232868.story

The lack of intelligence the majority of you have displayed while responding to this article is disturbing. Are you really going to talk about Obama's pastor some more? How about some more distractions that have no bearing on the current issues and the current failed administration. Someone even mentioned a "hammer and sickle" flag. Really? The last 8 years have seen us taking steps further and further from a democracy. If you're really this clueless, please don't vote. There's a reason this country is hated by so many around the world.

The WORLD is praying Obama gets elected this November. In fact, most of the world is more educated on American politics than the people who actually vote for our president. But don't worry, half of you think Obama is a Muslim. Or wait, his names Barack.. that's kinda fishy! Better vote for the old white guy!

Barack Obama is the only reason I have taken any pride in being an American in the past 8 years.

Right on, Gregg!
Then the Marxists take away guns.
Then:
Stalin: We don't let people have guns, why should we let them have ideas?

Hugo Chavez = Obama
BO STINKS!

It is really very simple, if you dont want to hear it, turn if off! DUH If you dont like FOX change the station, if you dont like CNN change the station, but NEVER EVER under any circumstances censor or take away anyones freedom of speech

If it was not for this article, I would not have known about the book, http://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Barack-Obama-Unexamined/dp/1596985666/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221576577&sr=8-1, just ordered a copy. What's wrong with reading both sides. The fact that someone wants me not to read something, makes me feel I should.

This is a free country and the Obama 'thought police' need to stop.

The Obama camp is right to respond vigorously to these lies. There are many respectable shows on WGN-AM but U of Chicago professor, Dr. Milt Rosenberg, the radio host of the program in question, has let his ideological leanings, and possibly his age, cloud his judgment on what is responsible broadcasting. Nobody should have to stand by while others lie about his/her record.

How hypocritical of the lefty libs, including the Hollywood elitists, who feel they can spew whatever venom they want under the banner of free speach.

However, if anyone speaks against Sen. Barry Obama, they have the Gestapobama out there pounding on the doors.

If you can't take it, don't dish it out.

so let me see if I have this correct. The YO~Yo puts out a book thats pretty much all lies about a presidential candidate for the sake of saying he's telling the truth, which he's not. People by the 100's call in to stop him from going on air, and than blast liberals because he supposedly is not being allow to speak. Speak what; he's telling lies thats not freedom of speech that’s pure hatred don’t confuse the two. Nothing that this man puts out has been proven; where is he's proof. and all you right wing bible thumping bleeding hearts; I wanna control everyone's life but my own, need to practice what you preach. and realize that lies have no place in politics

Fredosso is reporting facts from Obama's past that you don't see the main stream media reporting. You don't hear the msm talking about Frank Marshall Davis or the truth about Obama's father.

The brown shirts on the Left will tear up our constitution if they ever get the chance. Scary stuff, we've seen this before.

Once again, I'm finding myself questioning the intelligence of Hussein Obama supporters. If anyone can find one with an I.Q. above 75, let me know.

The Democrat party was invented for all the people who missed the Third Reich. As one who lost a show on a liberal, "free speech," community radio station, I can tell you all about these people. None of them will call you on the air and present their arguments. They call the General Manager and rag on him to dump you. After two years he finally wore down. We all have our limits.

If "The Case Against Barack Obama" has you libs that scared... I am buying it tonight, just finished Obamanation, great reads!

Keep reccomending the reading! Thanks all!

Why don't you understand that Obama's folks are exercising their free speech as much as WGN's guest is? Freedom of speech doesn't mean that you can say whatever you want with impunity or without criticism. It means that the government can't restrain or punish your speech. Us private citizens are just as free as you are to shout from the mountaintops that you are liars.

Enough of your lies and phony outrage when someone calls you on it! http://www.enough2008.blogspot.com/

Difference between Obama and Osama?

A little bs. . .

Barack Hussein Obama has more issues to deal with than WGN.

Let's see....

1. Tony Rezko
2. William Ayres
3. Middle Eastern campaign contributions?

Reading what Obama is doing to stifle free speech at the radio station is like reading about the Muslim extremest who want it their way..... only.

this is the socialism that BHO is all about. Weed out what they dont want you to hear. GO WGN- expose this guy for what he is because he wont divulge his personal records. BHO is so arrogant and deserves to lose.

Extreme hate mongering: you mean, like Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn?

Yeah, exactly.

Obama complaining about tactics of the Tribune owned company? He must forget that it was largely due to them suing to open up Jack Ryan's divorce records that led to his cakewalk victory.

This is what you're going to get for this country if Obama is elected ... censorship of ideas and speech that his supporters don't agree with. This should be very chilling to those that value our rights in the USA.

Bill Goebbels-Burton is dreaming of raised hands and goose steps by the "commoners".

I have a new respect for WGN. Let freedom of speech ring!

Wasn't one of the worst charges leveled at S. Palin that she wanted to ban books? Obama is trying to stop even discussion of books where is the outrage?

First you start by burning books... then you finish by burning people.

Everyone should read Fredesso's book, "The Case Against Barack Obama". It's obvious that it rings a chord of powerful truth since Obama and the Obamakins want to squash it. It's a devastating and truthful review of Obama's political history and the radical views which he wants to keep hidden from the Voters.

Hi Mike! If you were a cashier in a gas station for 10 years that doesn't mean that you've got more experience than a mechanic that has worked on a car for 4. Obama's a janitor compared to McCain. By the way, it isn't big but, Ogama (the first black President of the Harvard Law Review) failed to pay his parking tickets to Cambridge until he ran for President. How many years did he let them ride? That's character and it isn't even an important issue. But, it shows his character. Character is all you have in llife.

Here we go again, another case of one way freedom of the press from the "I know what is good for you" camp. See you

Well.. Show me.. Show me Obama OR McCain will change ANYTHING.
You idiots sit here and argue that he said she said, he promised, she promised. People are losing their homes , jobs, and family. All because YOU want to argue that "He said!" I am ashamed to be an american at this time. No I wont put the capitol a in america.. You dont deserve it. If you think one or the other party is going to help you , you are nuts.
We stoped being America when we started giving away our job, money, and elections.
americans gave up. america deserves to die and fade away just like Ancient Rome did.

Why does WGN believe it should provide an audience for a whack job? That is the question.

Your getting your "change" alright. The media is shutting down one sides' right to speak, while blindly promoting the other. That's change only a communist could love. NoBama - Keep the change.

Any liberal who thinks WGN or the Tribune should suffer repercussions for interviewing this author really needs to take a good, long hard look at what that means. Do you really want to silence someone with whom you disagree, even if he is a crackpot? The quickest way for your candidate to gain credibility is by allowing those opposed to his candidacy free rein to criticize, because when you stomp your feet in typical, whiny liberal fashion you only lend credence to the opposition.

Obamabots, you have already lost. To quote a famous writer, Me thinks thou dost protest too much. Or words to that effect.

Way to go WGN! This is a free country...STILL. just tell those Messiah supporters that they need to worry about their campaign as those battle ground states are starting to look pretty RED to america!

Maybe these people appearing on WGN should consider a multimillion dollar lawsuit agaiunst the Obama campaign?
Sounds like Obama's storm troopers are infringing on the right of these people to engage in free speech.
Obama once taught law, so he should know.

If John McCain is George Bush, is Barack Obama Joe Stalin ?

Anyone who opposes Obama must be silenced.

The left in this country are nazis.

Americans use to believe in the tenet "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend with my life your RIGHT to say it." I guess we can only HOPE that belief won't CHANGE should/when Senator Obama gets elected.

For all the people making the free speach argument please go back read the constitution. If the government stope WGN from putting this individual on the air, then we are talking about First Amendment Rights being infringed upon. The people calling in to get this gentleman off the air are in fact practising their free speach rights. For all the people talking about free speach, here is how it works; the First Amendment prevent the government from infringing on your rights to free speach. There is not government action here so the Obama supporters that call in to voice their dissaproval are practising there free speach right just as much as the individual has to right to voice his opinions on the air.

As for WGN radio, it is a part of the Tribune Corporation which is a right leaning corporation so it makes sense that they would propgate ideas and thoughts that would not be furthering Obama's casue.

They too are talking advantge of their First Amendment right to freedom of the press.

It's just going to keep getting worse before it gets better. http://www.slander08.com

Why no refutation of what this book is saying? I hear about the lies, and the "hate speech", and the right-wing smear machine (shades of Hillary), but not one instance of an explanation of what the lies were. Maybe they're not lies after all...

Everyone who actually "wants" to learn about Barrack Obama knows that he is desperately trying to marginalize the number of people from learning about his past. The guy is largely running on "hope" and "change". What a joke. But worse is this attempt to intimidate a radio station into silence. Come on Obama. If they were all lies PROVE IT! Threatening a radio station doesn't prove anything.

For all the people making the free speach argument please go back read the constitution. If the government stope WGN from putting this individual on the air, then we are talking about First Amendment Rights being infringed upon. The people calling in to get this gentleman off the air are in fact practising their free speach rights. For all the people talking about free speach, here is how it works; the First Amendment prevent the government from infringing on your rights to free speach. There is not government action here so the Obama supporters that call in to voice their dissaproval are practising there free speach right just as much as the individual has to right to voice his opinions on the air.

As for WGN radio, it is a part of the Tribune Corporation which is a right leaning corporation so it makes sense that they would propgate ideas and thoughts that would not be furthering Obama's casue.

They too are talking advantge of their First Amendment right to freedom of the press.

In America, I always thought that we always supported the right of citizens to speak whether we agree or not. Tolerance is not a quality of the OBAMA camp apparently. I wonder if Senator Barry will use gov't power to silence debate? I'll bet he fully supports the UN-fairness Act that seeks to destroy talk radio and silence conservative voices. I suggest that liberals become more tolerant and stop using gestapo tactics. It is quite sad that they seek to quash opinions. Debate and disagree, but please stop being so UN-American.

This is not new with Milt Rosenberg's show. He has been attacking Obama for months and books authors to further his arguments. He is no different than Rush, Sean and other neo-conservatives not just on Obama but other conservative issues, however he tries to hide under the cover of the U of Chicago Psychology Professor for credibility. I have written to WGN and Milt about how bias he is and have stopped listening to his show....and continue to tell others.

Don't give in to the totalitarian regime of ObaMarx!

Where were you all when CNN was critical of McCain and Palins qualifications and decided to pull out of an interview? All Brown did was ask a truthful question. McCain = Scripted Talk & Lies

Obama-
Stamping out the bill of rights one at a time.

not really censoring the author, just giving an opposite view

Way to go stupid Americans. Keep fighting among yourselves. And please do vote for McCain :)

I have always enjoyed WGN when I can get it on the dial.
Freedom of Speech does not belong to any party, person or ideology.
If you can't handle WGNs programming please tune to NPR. They provide 24 hour a day U.S. taxpayer funded Communist propaganda.
Join them today as Obama plays Venus Flytrap next to Terry Gross on Fresh Air.

So, the media wants to show their political views on the air. So what. That's nothing new. It's guaranteed under our constitution. If you don't like it, change the channel. I'm sure there is more than one in Chicago. Reading the posts here clearly show the divide in this great country caused by our political parties. Both parties have forgotten who they work for. Our enemies are laughing at us.

If MikeG thinks that his list of experience for presidents, which includes Dwight Eisenhower (no political experience) is an accurate gauge of it, I think he should look again. Eisenhower, for example, had to run a huge staff, millions of men, and manage relations between France, England, Russia, the US, and other allies. I think this hardly qualifies as 'no political experience'. Read some history and see what it was like.

I also think that Reagan had a harder job of it running California (20% of the nation's population) for eight years than Obama had in the state senate. Have you observed what our Illinois legislators, of either party, do in Springfield? You call that governing?

Governors have won a lot of presidential elections because they actually have had to run something and prove their competency. We haven't elected a senator since Kennedy. It was Governors Reagan, Carter, Clinton, and Bush that won elections.

Sounds like Revvvvvvverrrrrrend Jesse Jackson tactics to me. Man, that's why Chi will always be a second class city.

While I still do not understand why so many people would support a candidate who says nothing about his real intentions, I do understand that this candidate wants everything done his way, or his wrath shall be visited upon those who disobey him.

@ Hillary Angered By Sarah Palin's Comments September 16, 2008 9:05 AM:

I just googled a portion of your "PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CHOICES" missive and whaddya know... your entire post is a copy-and-paste-job that's been posted on dozens of sites around the web.

What's your official job on the campaign: hack, flack, or lackey?

I read that WGN & Rosenberg'
s producer invited an Obama rep to appear on both shows and they declined. Then Team Obama encourage others to boycott the show & station. Hey, if it's all lies, get on the air with the liars and call them out. Share the real story. But no, not the Obamaniacs. They respond with obfuscation and claims of discrimination. Could it be because they know Obama isn't the squeaky clean Pol they've presented?

Go ahead and keep kidding yourself, that BO is not a communist. It is unthinkable, if you've never lived in such a society. For all those who know what it is like to live under socialism, BO's ideas, ethics and BS, fit right in - taking away our rights and distributing income "equally". Promoting the idea that the government can solve all your problems. You people better WAKE UP

Wow.. someone just tried to say Obama has more experience than 8 of the 17 Presidents in the past 100 years. and tied with one.

You cant "TIE" the point people make about experience has nothing to do with # of years..its not a contest that way.

Its about experiences and productivity while in office, or in business. Eisenhower didnt have any you say, but I'm sorry, he was busy destroying the Nazi regime.. but lets ignore that, even though there are only two jobs outlined by the Constitution for the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces is one, and executor of legislation passed by Congress is the other.

But hey.. his 35 or 40 years as one of the greatest Generals in human history, during one of our darkest times doesnt count as much as Obama's time as a State Senator..right?

Wasn't this book one that Mayor Palin wanted to 'ban'.

What a joke...Obama's team speaks out of both sides of theirs mouths...plus during a freefall in the stock market he's getting 28,500 dollars per person for his smear campaign....what a bunch of hypocritical losers.

So we have yet another instance where someone is slated to talk about Barack Obama in an unflattering light and (surprise surprise) "The Chosen One" is trying to shut him up. This reminds me of another famous leader. oh what was his name...oh yeah: Stalin.

McCain/Palin 08