Take The Bush-McCain Challenge!

Can you tell the difference between these two "conservatives?"



I'm seriously having trouble with the challenge, they're practically twins!

Hillary Lied About MoveOn, Which Was Formed To Help Her Hubby

If Barack Obama has the "Audacity to Hope," then Hillary Clinton has the audacity to think she can win. As if bashing San Francisco wasn't bad enough, it turns out she criticized and lied about MoveOn, the very organization that was formed to help her husband during his impeachment crisis.

MoveOn, as in "Bill was a bad boy but now we need to Move On" got its start ten years ago in the wake of the Republican frenzy to remove Bill Clinton from office over sex and now has grown into a dominating force of 3.2 million people that only want to see Democrats win in office and protect the progressive values they hold dear. Two months ago they weighed their options between Barack and Hillary and an online democratic vote was held that determined they would endorse Barack Obama. Since all Hillary cares about is winning, she went from applauding MoveOn to bashing and lying about them to a closed door meeting with her donors. Now the audio tape is out for all to see.

From The Huffington Post:

"Moveon.org endorsed [Sen. Barack Obama] -- which is like a gusher of money that never seems to slow down," Clinton said to a meeting of donors. "We have been less successful in caucuses because it brings out the activist base of the Democratic Party. MoveOn didn't even want us to go into Afghanistan. I mean, that's what we're dealing with. And you know they turn out in great numbers. And they are very driven by their view of our positions, and it's primarily national security and foreign policy that drives them. I don't agree with them. They know I don't agree with them. So they flood into these caucuses and dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me."[...]

The comments also contradict Clinton's previous statements praising this year's elevated Democratic turnout in primaries and caucuses, and appear to blame her caucus defeats on newly energized grassroots voter groups that she has lauded in the past as "lively participants" in American democracy.

"You've been asking the tough questions," Clinton said in April of last year at a MoveOn-sponsored town hall event. "You've been refusing to back down when any of us who are in political leadership are not living up to the standards that we should set for ourselves... I think you have helped to change the face of American politics for the better... both online, and in the corridors of power."

All that matters to her is to win at all costs, even if it means fracturing the party wherever she sees fit. And of course that comment about Afghanistan is completely untrue, a lie that was started by none other than the vile Karl Rove. Now Hillary is parroting his remarks so again, we must correct her divisive rhetoric with a high dose of truth.

In a statement to The Huffington Post, MoveOn's Executive Director Eli Pariser reacted strongly to Clinton's remarks: "Senator Clinton has her facts wrong again. MoveOn never opposed the war in Afghanistan, and we set the record straight years ago when Karl Rove made the same claim. Senator Clinton's attack on our members is divisive at a time when Democrats will soon need to unify to beat Senator McCain. MoveOn is 3.2 million reliable voters and volunteers who are an important part of any winning Democratic coalition in November. They deserve better than to be dismissed using Republican talking points."

Reduced to Republican talking points, what a shame.

One Hundred Years In Iraq, Six Months At A Time

A new powerful ad from MoveOn helps show exactly how McCain can get his desired 100 years in Iraq:

MoveOn Goes After Fox News Parrots

It is time for the major networks to stop trying to emulate Fox News and MoveOn supporters went out to give them the message:

Bill Clinton Slams Republicans For "Outrage" At MoveOn

If anyone knows how low Republicans can go to smear a Democrat, it is Bill Clinton. He sees right through the Republicans feigned anger at the MoveOn ad that called the Petraeus report into question.

Olbermann Attacks the GOP MoveOn Spin

While the Republicans spin, huff and puff over an ad that exposes their evil truths, Keith Olbermann goes after them for their bullshit.

MoveOn Calls Out Rudy

Its Simple Math

MoveOn.org's new ad could not possibly be as controversial as the last one (though why saying anything bad about Petraeus is controversial is odd to me). The simple math in this one shouldn't be hard for anyone to understand:

Hitting Fox News Where It Hurt$

We can bash Fox News and their propaganda all we want but it won't get us very far in the long run. Sure, getting a Democratic debate canceled is nice, but what really knocks them back is taking them out through their sponsors. Liberals on the net are starting to step up to the challenge of pressuring companies that patronize Fox's airwaves from the ground up.

From the AP:

MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America's Future and liberal blogs like DailyKos.com are asking thousands of supporters to monitor who is advertising on the network. Once a database is gathered, an organized phone-calling campaign will begin, said Jim Gilliam, vice president of media strategy for Brave New Films, a company that has made anti-Fox videos.

The groups have successfully pressured Democratic presidential candidates not to appear at any debate sponsored by Fox, and are also trying to get Home Depot Inc. (HD) to stop advertising there.

At least 5,000 people nationwide have signed up to compile logs on who is running commercials on Fox, Gilliam said. The groups want to first concentrate on businesses running local ads, as opposed to national commercials.

"It's a lot more effective for Sam's Diner to get calls from 10 people in his town than going to the consumer complaint department of some pharmaceutical company," Gilliam said.

Since Fox is so big, it is much more effective to start on the local level. So if you see someone advertising on Fox, call them up and tell them to place their ads somewhere else. Principles are everything, especially to small companies. Places like Pfizer and Boeing won't care at first, but if there is a groundswell, don't be surprised to see big changes and depleted revenues for big bad Fox News.

Highlights From MoveOn's Virtual Townhall

Want to hear from the Democratic candidates for President? Spend about ten minutes out of your day and listen to this:

MoveOn: Showing McCain's True Colors

Kudos to MoveOn for broadcasting this ad in New Hampshire and Iowa. People need to see exactly what McCain stands for, and who he has stood behind for so long.