MoveOn is on the defensive for their ad that rightly questioned whether General Petraeus would tell the unbiased truth about Iraq. Their ad also contained facts which no one has disputed. He didn't tell the truth, and the people weren't moved by his rose-colored prose. Almost all reporting and facts have shown Iraq is worse off than before the surge.
One of the first events I participated in during the surge of grassroots democracy brought on by Howard Dean in 2003 was a MoveOn event in the Springs.
I am a MoveOn.org Democrat, they speak for those who are too timid to highlight the ugly truth, they speak some truths that the DC establishment can't see from their perch. And if our United States Senators are going to condemn MoveOn today, then they should also condemn the following:
[A] dirty trick on the American people when you send a military man out there to basically do a political sell-job...It's not only a dirty trick, but it's dishonest, it's hypocritical, it's dangerous and irresponsible.
Condemn protests against the war, especially those that took place last weekend. Surely, Americans freely assembling to protest the war hurts the troops, and I bet that more than one of the protesters were MoveOn.org members.
Condemn the press for conducting polls showing that more people think Petraeus was not being honest in his testimony than think he was being honest. Surely, they are also calling Petraeus a traitor, by suggesting that he would lie. News outlets in question include CNN and Fox News.
Condemn those Americans who voted against members of Congress who are in favor of the war back in 2006. I know that is over forty million people, but hey, if they are going to send a message against the troops, then the Senate should send a message against them.
Condemn the United Church of Christ for organizing against the war. Once again, I bet that some MoveOn.org members are also in the United Church of Christ.
Condemn General Petraeus's superior, CentCom Chief Admiral William Fallon for insulting Petraeus, and for daring to actually be Petraeus's superior officer:
Fallon told Petraeus [in March] that he considered him to be "an ass-kissing little chickensh*t" and added, "I hate people like that", the sources say. That remark reportedly came after Petraeus began the meeting by making remarks that Fallon interpreted as trying to ingratiate himself with a superior.
Condemn every woman who General Petraeus found attractive in high school for not going out on a date with him.
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