In a May 26 Washington Times column, Jeffrey Kuhner attacked President Obama over Britain's reaffirming of its ban on Michael Savage, baselessly claiming that it is part of an Obama “assault on conservative speech.” Kuhner also attacked Media Matters and George Soros, claiming that Soros “shares with Islamists one overriding impulse: the hatred of America.” Kuhner has occasionally guest-hosted Savage's radio show.
From Kuhner's column:
The ban is more than simply the persecution of an innocent man. It signifies the triumph of a creeping soft totalitarianism. There is an unholy alliance between the hard left and Islamic fascism. Media Matters, a group funded by socialist billionaire George Soros, spearheaded the drive to get Mr. Savage on the blacklist. Mr. Soros is using his millions to stifle conservative voices. Like all Leninists, he believes in using state power to eradicate opposing points of view. Mr. Soros is a transnational progressive. He believes in one-world government marked by high taxes, lavish social programs, abortion on demand, euthanasia, the legalization of drugs and the appeasement of Islamic terrorism. He shares with Islamists one overriding impulse: the hatred of America. The political gods demand that Mr. Savage be sacrificed on the altar of multiculturalism.
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Instead of demanding that Britain rescind its ban, Mr. Obama stood silent. He is only too happy to support this assault on free speech. It is part of a larger pattern against his critics. The president has demonized Fox News as illegitimate, urged his minority supporters to “punish” their Republican “enemies,” excluded skeptical journalists from press gaggles and demanded the passage of the Fairness Doctrine - which would muzzle much of conservative talk radio. He also wants the government to monitor and have emergency powers over the Internet.
Previously:
Still Banned In Britain: UK Reaffirms Ban On Michael Savage
Wash. Times' Kuhner (Again) Calls For Obama's Impeachment
Kuhner: Obama's “messiah complex threatens to tear America apart”