Of course, since I went OT, I should go to the subject, particulary since I read the whole Kurtz case earlier today explaining what happened and why he believes the CAC is crucial to voters understanding Obama, his thinking, his policies, even his executive abilities in the only job he ever had where he was a leader.

(At HLR he was titular editor, but shared power and responsibility, little there was, with faculty advisors and other Board students.)

Kurtz’s full report on his difficulties with University of Illinois and their shifting arguments on why he can’t see documents in their posted catalogue can be found linked through blogger Ann Althouse’s post:

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-wont-university-of-illinois-let.html#comments

Those who wish to read Kurtz’s article at source can go here:

http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=MTgwZTVmN2QyNzk2MmUxMzA5OTg0ODZlM2Y2OGI0NDM

After the MSM covered for Edwards, you would expect them to back Kurtz to salvage a bit of reputation, but again this is still the same largely liberal media that dissected every aspect of Bush’s past life in 2004 while calling any scrutiny of Kerry’s past “Swiftboating!” Just like Democrat partisans still do. The vocabulary between liberal Democrats and most members of the declining MSM tends to be indistinguishable.

Other joint MSM-Dem favorites include “Something right out of the Karl Rove playbook”, “The Unitary Presidency”, “Hopeless quagmire of Iraq”, “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism” and of course anything that blames Bush for everything to do with the 213th major hurricane to hit America and the failure of the people of Louisiana to cope with it.

Enough on that.

But with Kurtz, people can look at the article and see the machinations of the university administrators seemingly geared to block embarassment of wealthy activist elites, their Favorite sone Senator.

But I will add the excerpt of his article why Kurtz says it is so important that the reporting has access and the general public is informed prior to the pivotable 2008 Election:

Libraries are designed, not to unduly restrict information, but to make it available to an interested public. This country is now mere months away from a momentous presidential election in which a central issue is the political background and character of a relatively young and unknown senator. The Chicago Annenberg Challenge records almost surely contain important information on Senator Obama’s political associations, policy views, ideological leanings, and leadership ability. His role as board chairman of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge is the most important executive experience Obama has held to date. Given this, the public has an urgent right to know what is in the Chicago Annenberg Challenge records.