murky murky murky. can not you read? there are quotes in there taken directly from the prosecutors own mouths saying they are part of a "truth" squad. barry gestapo was found out and now they are trying to hide. too late.
On Sep 30, 6:52 am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is nothing more than the hysterical rantings of a republican > propagandist ! > > On Sep 30, 6:24 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Missouri law officials, including public prosecutors, who were > > reportedly planning to "respond immediately" to any misleading > > advertisements against Barack Obama if they "might violate Missouri > > ethics laws," have now backed off the intimidating implications of > > that report, promising that they have no intention of prosecuting > > anyone. > > > As WND reported, prosecuting attorneys Bob McCulloch and Jennifer > > Joyce originally announced on KMOV-TV in St. Louis their participation > > in Obama's "Truth Squad," pledging to defend the candidate from > > untruthful ads with an undefined "immediate" response. > > > "Whether it is directly attributable to the (McCain) campaign or to > > one of the soft money operations," McCulloch told the station, "if > > they're not going to tell the truth, somebody's got to step up and > > say, 'That's not the truth. This is the truth.'" > > > The move prompted Missouri's governor to object that the prosecutors > > were using "police state tactics" to squelch information hurtful to > > the Obama campaign. > > > "What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond > > words," wrote Gov. Matt Blunt in a statement. "The party that claims > > to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and > > offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of > > prosecution and criminal punishment." > > > A spokesperson for St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, > > however, told WND that the televised "Truth Squad" announcement was > > misunderstood. > > > "The only action they would take would be to provide truthful > > information to the public so they can make up their minds," said > > spokesperson Susan Ryan. "Neither (Joyce) nor anybody involved in this > > has any intention of prosecuting anybody." > > > When asked if the initial announcement suggested legal ramifications > > for "crossing ethics laws in Missouri," Ryan confirmed, "Unfortunately > > it did suggest that, but the 'Truth Squad' has no intention of > > prosecuting anyone for this." > > > Further, Ryan insisted, attorneys McCulloch and Joyce are > > participating in the "Truth Squad" as part of their private > > citizenship, on their own time, and in no way in their capacity as > > prosecutors. > > > "That's not how they announced it," objected Gov. Blount in an > > interview on Fox TV's "America's Newsroom" talk show. "They rolled it > > out as prosecutors willing to take actions as prosecutors." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
