SWIFTBOATING OF OBAMA HAS BEGUN BY THE MEDIA AND REPUBLICANS:

As you all know the Convention has kickstarted the Campaign season and we all know that it is getting down and dirty already.Yesterday Senator Obama called on all supporters to actually boycott - yes - boycott the media channels that are willing to run a set of swiftboating ads that are willing to portray him as a threat to National Security. These ads are being financed by a 501(c)4 group called the American Issues Project and is being financed by the same Republican billionaire and accomplice of the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth in the 2004 election cycle.

To read the specifics please see the attached links excerpted from the Political Carnival website:

http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/08/time-to-go-viral-obama-calls-for-media.html

The US main stream cable channels are no longer an independent entity giving the public fair and unbiased reporting. After the repeal of the Glass Steagall Act in 1998 and the permission given to corporations to buy different kinds of outlets in the same media market - our country has not been the same. We lost the Gore and Kerry election due to continuous spin and distortion provided by talking heads on all these channels. Should media outlets be independent of Political Parties? Should they be allowed to donate and influence election cycles?
For the benefit of readers we extracted the following data:

In the Year 2000 election cycle:

Time Warner AOL - owner of CNN - donated $1.6 million to GW Bush's Year 2000 election campaign.

GE -owner of NBC, CNBC and MSNBC - along with Microsoft - gave $1.1 million to GW Bush's Year 2000 campaign.
Microsoft gave another $2.4 million to elect George W Bush versus Gore in the Year 2000.

Westinghouse owns CBS Inc - it is part of the Nuclear Utilities Business Group of British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL) - who's behind this company - none other than Frank Carlucci - of the CARLYLE Group - Has anyone noticed how nuclear energy is suddenly so big on McCain's agenda this year - well - guess who is going to benefit if he wins.

Disney owns ABC - donated $640,000 to George W Bush's campaign in Year 2000

and of course most important:
Rupert Murdoch - owns NEWS CORPORATION and FOX NEWS CHANNEL - donated $2.9 million through Philip Morris to GW Bush's Year 2000 campaign.

Why is this important? We are fighting an uphill battle when large corporations use their large profits to create monopolies or oligopolies that work against the interests of the American People. We have been asking for better energy policies, environmental standards, healthcare for all, good quality high paying jobs - but do not see adequate action on any of these issues.

Please start spreading the plan of action:

We need to boycott CNN and their sponsors! Tell them to stop the Swiftboating of Obama!

Please log on to www.barackobama.com and sign up at the Action Wire.

TAKE ACTION NOW. TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY!