The Case For David Freddoso
By RobWarrior on September 20, 2008 at 7:15 AM in Current Affairs
On the Tuesday night that Hillary Clinton delivered the base of the Democratic party to the unvetted and undeserving Barack Obama, we had a very special edition of the Nocturnal Warrior show. Puma Pam and myself got to chat with investigative reporter/author David Freddoso. He is a protege of Robert Novak and writes for the National Review. Not exactly the type of guy you normally find on a blog-cast geared toward a Democratic/progressive audience. Then again, these are not normal times.
I picked up the book on the Saturday before the convention and did not put it down until I finished it on Sunday. I appreciated the fact that Freddoso stated his conservative leanings right up front with no intention of hiding them. What followed was a very thorough and sober account of the record of the Democratic nominee for President. There was no wild speculation or rumor mongering, just the facts and Freddoso’s interpretation of them. In fact, time and time again Freddoso pointed out that the wild rumors about Obama simply were not true and that there was no basis for them whatsoever.
As a guest, he was a delight. Freddoso is charming, funny and exceptionally bright. He knew his audience and was very respectful. The conversation was enjoyable. At one point, I told him I disagreed with his conclusion that Obama was a dangerous ultra-liberal. I see him as an opportunist who would put on whatever political skin necessary to get ahead. David told me that I could be right, but that is speculation on my part and he would rather stick to the facts and that the legislative record of Obama (what little there is) points to a politician who has supported pieces of legislation so liberal that many Democrats wouldn’t touch them.
However, this thoughtful man who wrote a well researched book, made a mistake. He dared to question the chosen one. So when he was scheduled to appear on a Chicago radio show on Monday night, Obama’s minions went to work. The Obama action alert went to the e-mails of his devoted followers and future brown shirt wearing members of his Civilian National Security Force.
Included in the e-mail was the following:
“David Freddoso has made a career off dishonest, extreme hate mongering,” the email claimed. “And WGN apparently thinks this card-carrying member of the right-wing smear machine needs a bigger platform for his lies and smears about Barack Obama — on the public airwaves.”
That’s not just lies, fabrications or embellishments, it’s libel.
Obama’s thugs were instructed to inundate WGN with phone calls, e-mails and anything else to disrupt the Freddoso appearance. Yes, they did the same thing a few weeks ago, when the same show booked Stanley Kurtz who is one of the few people actually bothering to find out what really happened with the Chicago Annenberg Challenge.
The show went on and Freddoso made his case. And there wasn’t a hateful word spoken, despite the actions of Obama’s Chicago gangsters. There is not a hate mongering word in Freddoso’s book. Of course, they wouldn’t know that since they haven’t bothered to read it. They just happen to know from the title that the book is not about to appear on Oprah’s book club.
Organize false protests to suppress free speech, tell your supporters to get in people’s faces. This is the politics of hope and change?
Take a close look, you are getting an up close and personal view of what an Obama presidency would look like. My suggestion to those of you currently caught up in the spell of the Messiah, read the book.






















