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Monday, September 10, 2007


Fred Thompson: Dems Should Return MoveOn.org Money

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COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) – Former senator and Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson called on Democratic presidential candidates Monday to refund all donations received from MoveOn.org after the liberal advocacy group ran an ad attacking Gen. David Petraeus in The New York Times.

“I understand there’s a front page ad that’s been taken out by this outfit called MoveOn.org in the New York Times today,” said Thompson at a campaign rally at Doc’s Barbecue in this capital city. “And it basically accuses our general who’s leading our troops in Iraq right now of betraying his own country. This outfit basically, in large part, funds the Democratic party. I call upon the Democratic party and all those Democratic contenders for the White House to disavow this libel against this brave American.”

During the course of the Petraeus/Crocker hearings today Republicans repeatedly gave Democrats the opportunity to distance themselves from the MoveOn.org ad, something Democrat Neil Abercrombie responded to with “Nobody has to distance themselves from something they weren’t associated with.” 

But, of course, Democrats are associated with MoveOn.org.  According to the FEC, MoveOn.org spent millions either opposing Republican candidates or support Democrats either with direct contributions to campaigns or with independent spending on advertising and organization.  And now the group is essentially accusing a highly decorated and entirely professional military officer who was sent to command Iraq by a unanimous vote of the Democrat-controlled Senate a traitor.  Something the Democrats themselves agree is wrong.

So, obviously, those millions MoveOn.org has sent to Democrats should go back for symbolic reasons more than anything else.  It would be statement to groups like MoveOn that Democrats aren’t going to win political debates by impugning the character and professionalism of honorable military officers like General Petraeus.

Politics are a dirty business, no doubt about that, but this is one opportunity for our political leaders who are associated with MoveOn to take the high road.

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They are probably asking themselves what they were thinking at MoveOn about now.

But, here we go with the indignant holier than thou baloney again. I thought Fred was above this.

The important thing is to commend the behavior of our representatives, Republican and Democrat, during the meeting and the respect they showed to each other and the general and ambassador.

We actually do have civilized human beings in Washington.

ews48 on September 10, 2007 at 04:16 pm

Finally… a politician with a pair of nads who doesn’t run from the left.

Thank God.

Mickey on September 10, 2007 at 04:55 pm

Maybe Fred ought to think about returning some of that pro choice lobbying cash he got back in the 90’s.


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Davinski on September 10, 2007 at 04:56 pm
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‘here we go with the indignant holier than thou baloney again’

Funny I was thinking the very same thing this afternoon while listening to the brilliant congressional committee hearing. At least Fred responded after he saw Move-on.org’s NY Times full-page ‘Petraeus is a liar’ ad unlike ‘foaming-at-the-mouth’ Congressman Lantos (D) who responded before Gen. Patraeus was allowed to open his mouth.

The Democrat Party has a ‘pretty-in-pink’ WMD in their closet which can no longer be contained, poor things.

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Maybe Fred ought to think about returning some of that pro choice lobbying cash he got back in the 90’s.

So, you’re saying that the pro-choice people were libeling brave American soldiers, too? Or are you just typing to hear the little clicky noises?


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Proof on September 10, 2007 at 05:11 pm
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Go get ‘em Fred..this is what someone needs to do..go on the offense against these liberal losers..

Cash on September 10, 2007 at 07:51 pm

Cheap publicity and useful idiot behavior by communists.  Yes, pink is a representative color for them.


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Chief RZ on September 10, 2007 at 08:00 pm

Fred was the first and most visible candidate to challenge the MoveOn ad, but I can find no inkling that any of the Democrat candidates have said anything to distance themselves from this.  Not Hillary, not Obama, and certainly not John Edwards, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, Bill Richardson or Mr. Kucinich.

Ken’s earlier quote is dead on… “It’s our party.  We paid for it.”  And each of the Democrat candidates for president is apparently well aware of the implicit threat.  Fact is, it really IS their party.


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Bat One on September 10, 2007 at 09:03 pm
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The GOPer’s professional victim stance is kicking in pretty early.  I’d figure they’d have waited another year or so before the tears and the crying about unfairness started.

jpe on September 11, 2007 at 04:19 am

jpe, ever the lost and stupid moron.

Gen “Betray Us” bent the Democrats over the table and banged their asses. Now the scramble is on to distance themselves from any sign of progress in the war against terrorists. Very classy.


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2Hotel9 on September 11, 2007 at 04:41 am

The GOPer’s professional victim stance is kicking in pretty early.

Well someone has to respond to the Dems unprofessional anti-war stance.

Fact is, it really IS their party.

Yes, the leftist wackos are in control of the Dem party.  Anybody that wants them to control our government too is in need of serious mental care.


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docdave on September 11, 2007 at 05:06 am

“The GOPer’s professional victim stance is kicking in ...”

Says the leftist party of victim politics, race politics, lawsuits, and perpetual whining.


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Hoss on September 11, 2007 at 06:35 am
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