Many of you
reading this blog are probably already aware of a new website launched by the
Obama reelection campaign called AttackWatch.com. It is a site where people are
encouraged to report any so called smears against the President. A lot of
people are looking at this as a joke, and there are some good parodies out
there making fun of it. However, I don't look on this as a laughing matter.
It is too
close to the way things started in places like Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
Any criticism of these governments, or their leaders was to be reported so
appropriate action could be taken to stifle the criticism. Individuals were
encouraged to inform on their neighbors, employers and fellow employees, and
children were trained to inform on their peers and their parents. At the
beginning much of what was happening was ignored yet, ultimately, freedom of
speech and freedom of the press became things of the past in these countries.
Of course,
this is not the first time that the Obama administration has tried something
like this. If you recall, when Obama began pushing hard for his healthcare bill
there was a place put up on the White House website that asked people to inform
on anyone that said anything “fishy” about the proposed law. The outcry from
the American people was so great that the link was quickly eliminated, but now
here we go again with Attack Watch.
This new
website is not only a place where people can be reported for being critical of
the president but it also serves as a propaganda organ for the Obama
administration. For example, here are some statements made on the website:
“The Obama
administration has strengthened our borders while making our immigration system
smart and fair.”
“President
Obama is a friend to Israel, despite unfounded claims to the contrary.”
” President
Obama believes in common sense gun control laws compatible with Second
Amendment rights.”
The
statements are apparently being made with a straight face in order to refute
“smears” against Obama, yet the real reason for the website seems to be to
collect information on people or groups that oppose Obama's reelection and/or
his policies in order to intimidate and silence them. This fits in perfectly
with the other actions of the Obama administration to silence its critics in
the press and on the Internet.
For
example, Obama appointed Mark Lloyd as his diversity czar. This is a man who is
openly antagonistic towards First Amendment freedoms of speech and the press
and has called for restrictions similar to those imposed by Hugo Chavez in
Venezuela where people are imprisoned for opposing the government. In addition,
the Federal Communications Commission has been told by the US Supreme Court
that it has no authority to regulate the Internet. Obama has instructed the FCC
to do so anyway and take control of the content on the Internet.
What makes
the situation even worse is that the progressives are enlisting the aid of the
news media, some unions, and even major companies to help destroy the First Amendment.
Some recent examples include gay activists getting PayPal to launch
investigtions and deny its services to Christian groups or individuals that
oppose things like homosexual marriages. The most prominent of these is the
pro-family activist from Brazil Julio Severo.
It has also
been reported to me that Facebook has started closing down some Facebook pages
run by conservatives, particularly if they were openly critical of Obama. There
are also some changes being made on the Facebook site that allow it to censor
or control content on some pages for strictly political reasons. It is well
known that Mark Zuckerberg is an Obama supporter. Google has also been reported
to be playing games with the conservative content on its search engine.
Further,
this cancer seems to be spreading rapidly with numerous incidents like the
couple in San Juan
Capistrano, Calif., that was fined $300 by the city for holding a Bible study
in their own home with some friends. The city claims that people now need a
permit in order to hold such activities. In the meantime, a public school
teacher in San Antonio Texas tried to intimidate some Tea Party leaders
speaking at a public forum by calling them Nazis for saying that public schools
should obey the immigration laws. Also in Texas, a Fort Worth high school
student was suspended for making the comment in a class discussion that: “I'm a Christian, and I don't
think being gay is right.” The school said this was bullying.
These incidents are just a handful
of what is occurring repeatedly throughout this country. It shows a frightening
pattern that is developing prior to the 2012 elections. It is time for
Americans who believe in the First Amendment to stand up and be counted. If you
are aware of any similar incidents please post them as comments to this article
or e-mail them to me. These are some of the things that I intend to have the
Constitutional Law Alliance start working on. It is time that we take the fight
to those that are trying to silence us.
