The Obamessiah Looking to Shut Up Critics....

And yet, shouldn't the campaign rebut these allegations in the venue where they turn up?

Instead, it tries to shut them up.

While writing rebuttal after rebuttal online, the campaign and its supporters have been threatening television stations and networks with boycotts of sponsors and legal action for airing a commercial produced by this year's reincarnation of the 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

So, in addition to lawsuits and angry calls for action against offending news venues, the Obama campaign also threatens to organize boycotts against advertisers and others involved with the news organizations.

The Obama equivalent of Brownshirts?