MoveOn.org: Petraeus will Betray-Us

Made me cringe and I consider myself an anti-war activist- The far left has gone over the side- Nothing gets accomplished by this form of rhetoric- it’s so Swift boat- I’ll never donate again to Move-on-

The only thing more ridiculous than that ad from MoveOn is the way that Republicans are using it to be hysterics — ignore and it goes away, make an issue out of it and yet again both the Republicans *and* the Democrats end up looking like idiots who cannot be told apart from one another…

It’s hard to believe that the major Dem candidates didn’t know of and at least tacitly approve a $65,000 ad in the NYT that had to be sold, composed, and page-laid out in advance. I’m more convinced when I read their cookie-cutter comments on Move-on’s insulting slander–sluffed off to the Dem candidates’ spokespeople. Anyone should react to that childish, disrespectful ad the way Republicans have–the Dems knew that–so they could pre-fabricate their insipid arguement that the G.O.P. would be reacting with ‘hysteria’ and trying to shift focus from the General’s testimony. That’s hilarious. The Dem candidates—NOT A ONE OF THEM—mentioned anything the General said–again, leaving so important a subject to their spokespeople. They just made some meally-mouthed mention of the General’s patriotism–then repeated their favorite cut-and-run talking points. No matter what the facts say, ‘we know better’, ‘Bush is desperate’, and even, ‘a military solution is not possible’. To me, this was planned disregard of Gen. Petraeus’s report with a planned face-slap by radical Libs (the Move-on ad) to turn the day into a circus that they knew the major media would buy into. To get into an objective, fact-based discussion of Gen. Petraeus’s testimony would have been the honorable thing to do–but honor is something that Move-on, and the major Dem candidates apparently know nothing about.

I completely agree with Matt: the ad was designed to call attention to MoveOn, especially to give the conservatives numerous opportunities to self-righteously denounce the ad (are you out there, spock?) all the while giving MoveOn free publicity. Unfortunately, the ad simply inflames partisanship over a matter which should not be partisan, but which has been made even more so.
I, too, would ask the question as to where the independent verification is of the claims MoveOn made in the ad. It seems a rush to judgment to decry the ad as inflammatory without independenly verifying its claims, doesn’t it? Rather than report on the all-too-predictable responses from either political party, why not just report on the accuracy of the ad itself?

Jeff–oh, please. The Swift Boat ads WERE funded by a big GOP donor. The ads were partly misleading. Kerry DID pull a guy out of the water while his boat was under fire. But he also DID stretch the truth about his wounds–one of which he later admitted WAS self-inflicted–and amassed enough purple hearts to get out of Vietnam early. The ads had a political, not righteous purpose. That was all Kerry wanted to talk about, because an in-depth discussion would have shown that, while he did act bravely at times, he also pulled a string or two to get out early. No comparison to Gen. Petraeus or Move-on. The people who were outraged over Move-on’s ad include GOP’s and Dems–and outrage isn’t whining or crying. It’s just outrage. And it’s warranted.

Moveon is affiliate of George Soros, whoi gives it its orders first of all, Second he is the order giver to Obama and Edwards. And questionable with Hilary (but I doubt it) The Dems knew about it and they gave their blessing, see moveon is an arnm of the Democrats, who hate our Military, look at the disrespect they gave this General, that proves that they support the message.
When was the last time a moveon traitor was in Iraq?
Jeff – As far a the Swift Boats, ah They were truthful, Kerry never proved anything they said was wrong, he refused to hand over his Military and Medical Records. The men that wrote the book were all heros from Vietnam. So please tell me where the lies were, since Kerry seemed not to be able to?
Oh thats right Libs do not like Heros, they like only knowing who Brad and Angelins’s kids are.
JB – Um so if Bin Laden is dead then you should be Praising President Bush.
Kerry is a traitor to this country which is proven from his speeches now and during Vietnam (listen to them)
It is about time the Republicans took a stand against the Democrats Treasonist attacks aginst our Great Men and Women of the Military.