Minimization
Ed Brayton details False Allegations of Intimidation by Obama Campaign. Unfortunately, there is blatantly an attempt to intimidate. The guys at World Net Daily turned intimidate into prosecute before running the story which makes them look like idiots and doesn’t tell the actual story.
Still, a potential President using federal agencies to quash dissent is troubling. If you’re a TeeVee station manager and this guy has a roughly 50% shot at becoming president, I’d say that’s pretty damn intimidating.