Sarah Palin Silenced
November 23, 2009 by Jim Turner
Filed under Politics
Silence Citizens!
Freedom of the Press?
Only if you have nothing negative to say about Obama
Well, well, well, isn’t this special.
by Jim Turner
It now seems that our military is in the business of silencing the freedom of speech of anyone who even dares to speak out against their commander in chief, Mr. Obama.
RALEIGH, N.C. – The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin’s appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday.
… McCollum said the Army did not want the Monday event to become a platform to express political opinions “directed against the commander in chief.”
What I find interesting [sickening] is that our military leaders, the defenders of the free republic, will not allow a patriot, Sarah Palin, to speak out in support of our troops, while their commander in chief is doing everything in his power to not support the troops he is suppose to be commanding.
How is that for an oxymoron?
Even more shocking is that according to Tom McCollum, military officials do not consider Sarah – the patriot – a politician because she is critical of Obama and his policies in regards to our troops who are in dire need of support in Afghanistan.
McCollum said it’s not clear if military officials consider Palin a politician but noted that she has been critical of Obama while promoting the book. She said in an interview with ABC News that Obama should provide more troops to Afghanistan.
“It frustrates me and frightens me — and many Americans — that President Obama is dithering around with the decision in Afghanistan,” she said.
Who exactly are the military protecting; Obama’s elites and their egos, or the brave men and women over in Afghanistan?
Next Issue with Free Speech
Here lies the issue. If our military, congress and the Obama Administration are truly claiming to support the constitution of this nation which includes the freedom of speech for every single citizen, then why would Obama and his defenders of socialism be dead set on silencing those exact freedoms?
Why would a defender like Mark Llyod ( FCC Diversity Czar ) believe in the silencing of the press?
“It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often an exaggeration. At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a distraction from the critical examination of other communications policies.
“[T]he purpose of free speech is warped to protect global corporations and block rules that would promote democratic governance.”
Why would a member of Obama’s team be infatuated with dictators like Hugo Chavez?
“In Venezuela, with Chavez, is really an incredible revolution – a democratic revolution. To begin to put in place things that are going to have an impact on the people of Venezuela.
Let me remind you, this is the same Venezuela where Journalists fear for their lives, where they are shot and murdered for their freedom of speech.
A series of violent attacks, including the killing of a newspaper executive, fueled concern among journalists. On June 3, Pierre Fould Gerges, vice president of the Caracas daily Reporte Diario de la Economía, was shot to death by unidentified gunmen.
Why would yet another defender of freedom such as Mr. McChesney wish to remove brick by brick the capitalist system itself, rebuilding the entire society on socialist principles?
Why would Obama put himself in alignment with these men like McChesney who believes that Marxism is the only way for a society?
Why?
Could it be that maybe this new administration and the one prior ( Patriot Act ) actually do not want you to have your freedoms any longer as they finally believe that now is the time for a real revolution to take place by revoking your first amendment rights that were once protected under the constitution that seems to be fading into obscurity?
Was this part of the CHANGE that Obama has been speaking of by transforming America?
Is this the CHANGE that he wishes to enforce upon each and every one of us who live in America?
Doesn’t this kind of remind you of June 4, 1989 all over again?
Well folks,
First they silence the politicians,
then the silence the media,
then they silenced you…
Yup CHANGE we can all believe in…
Sources
“Attacks on the Press in 2008: Venezuela – Committee to Protect Journalists.” Committee to Protect Journalists (February 10, 2009). http://www.cpj.org.
MIKE BAKER. “Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event – Yahoo! News.” Associated Press, November 19, 2009. http://news.yahoo.com.
Motley, Seton. “If You Like FCC Diversity Czar Mark Lloyd and Van Jones, You’ll Love Free Press Co-Founder Robert McChesney.” NewsBusters, November 5, 2009. http://newsbusters.org.
Seton Motley. “FCC’s Diversity Czar: ‘White People’ Need to be Forced to ‘Step Down’ ‘So Someone Else Can Have Power’.” NewsBusters, September 23, 2009. http://newsbusters.org.
Seton Motley. “Video: FCC ‘Diversity’ Czar on Chavez’s Venezuela: ‘Incredible…Democratic Revolution’.” NewsBusters, September 28, 2009. http://newsbusters.org.
Simon Romero. “Killings and Threats Rattle Journalists in Venezuela.” The New York Times, November 19, 2006, sec. International / Americas. http://www.nytimes.com.
Staff Writer. “Tiananmen Square Massacre,” June 4, 1989. http://video.google.com.
Staff Writer. “Tiananmen Square Massacre in China,” June 4, 1989. http://video.google.com.
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With all due respect, dear friend… Have YOU ever served in the Army? I have. Yes, the Army has to be very protective of who talks to their troops, because it would be ‘un-healthy’ to permit someone to challenge the Prez– who IS the top Commander-in-Chief of the Army. That is just the protocol of how the Army runs it’s affairs. Even in Vietnam, things were screened out to prevent any major malcontent.
I love Sarah Palin, and support her, but she must use a different platform with which to speak from– and not the Army.
All smart biblical Christians know that the Supreme Commander in Chief will soon rule the Universe and “New Earth and Heavens” — Jesus Christ! Until then, we will have many woes. God will ultimately deal with puny, bad humans like Obama.
Cordially,
Tom Schuckman
tschuckman@aol.com
Disabled Vietnam Vet: 68-70
Jesus is Lord.
Sarah Palin is a good leader. i can say that because she did some projects in alaska that helped lots of people .
“Yes, the Army has to be very protective of who talks to their troops, because it would be ‘un-healthy’ to permit someone to challenge the Prez–,,,”
I agree….Our soldiers should leave their Rights as Citizens neatly folded at the door.
Anyway….(Never, ever, start a sentence with “Anyway”)… “Free Speech” is for Progressives, Libtards and Birchers who are obsessed with that useless old piece of paper call the Constitution.
Adherence to the United States Constitution is not a Conservative value.
Sad thing is there’s quite a lot of other African Americans who believe in God and the USA who would have done a heck of a better job if elected.
Sarah Palin is on what many consider to be the biggest book promoting tour in recent history. She has been interviewed on every network and interviewed in most of the popular magazines and newspapers. And most of her discussions are about her opposition to the current administration. This is the opposite of freedom of speech.
The military is showing good judgement in not allowing Sarah Palin to speak. She is a former politican who resigned her position as governor of a state in order to cash in on her popularity. Do you think young soldiers are eager to hear from someone whose popularity is based on bashing their commander in chief?
Sarah Palin does have a rather large supporter base. Its hilarious when some of them are interviewed and cannot explain why they support her. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/23/palin-supporters-struggle_n_367800.html
There are critics of Sarah Palin but in my opinion she is also a very good politician and she also did some good projects in Alaska.
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