Iggy’s Daily Gouge
The Knife Behind the Smile.
Please read this article and send it out. The Democratic mask of support; that they wear when trying to fool the American public that they support our troops, has slipped once again, revealing the true ugly nature of these cowards: (I guess they love their money more than they love the troops)
Akaka (D-HI)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Biden (D-DE) - No vote
Cantwell (D-WA) - No vote
Obama (D-IL) - No vote
Let’s also show our gratitude to those who did vote Yea!
Senate Approves Resolution Denouncing MoveOn.Org Ad
By David M. Herszenhorn
(none other than the NY Times)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 — The Senate approved a resolution on Thursday denouncing the liberal antiwar group MoveOn.org over an advertisement that questioned the credibility of Gen. David H. Petraeus, the American commander in Iraq.
MoveOn.org, with 3.2 million members, has become a powerful force in Democratic politics and the advertisement it paid for, which appeared in The New York Times, has come under sharp attack from Congressional Republicans and others as unpatriotic and impugning the integrity of General Petraeus.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, both Democratic candidates for president, voted against the resolution, which passed 72 to 25.
But curiously absent from the vote was Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, also a Democratic candidate for president, who had canceled a campaign appearance in South Carolina so he could be in Washington for votes.
Mr. Obama issued a statement calling the resolution, put forward by Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, “a stunt.” Mr. Obama said, “By not casting a vote, I registered my protest against these empty politics.”
Mr. Obama had voted minutes earlier in favor of an extremely similar resolution proposed by Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California.
Ms. Boxer’s proposal, which failed, called for the Senate to “strongly condemn all attacks on the honor, integrity and patriotism” of anyone in the United States armed forces. It did not mention the MoveOn.org ad. Mr. Dodd and Mrs. Clinton also voted in favor of Ms. Boxer’s proposal.
Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination, was in Iowa and did not vote.
At a White House news conference, President Bush called the advertisement disgusting and said it was an attack not only on General Petraeus but also on the entire American military.
“And I was disappointed that not more leaders in the Democrat Party spoke out strongly against that kind of ad,” Mr. Bush said. “And that leads me to come to this conclusion: that most Democrats are afraid of irritating a left-wing group like MoveOn.org — or more afraid of irritating them than they are of irritating the United States military.”
Representative Thomas M. Davis III, Republican of Virginia, has urged the House to hold hearings on the MoveOn.org ad and to investigate whether The Times gave the group an improper discount. A New York Times Company spokeswoman has said that the group paid a standard “standby” rate.
MoveOn.org lashed out at Mr. Bush’s comments and pledged to double its spending on ads criticizing Republican lawmakers for blocking efforts by Democrats to change the war strategy. Eli Pariser, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, said, “What’s disgusting is that the president has more interest in political attacks than developing an exit strategy to get our troops out of Iraq and end this awful war.”
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Fuck moveon.org and the traitors that they rode in on.
I was watching (of all things) The Daily Show last night. President Clinton was on plugging his book. I found it amazing that the entire interview was about how he loves to support non-government organizations. The FIRST thing that I thought of was - I wonder how much support he gave moveon. He was a crook as a President and still stands firm to being one today.
September 21st, 2007 at 7:09 amI cannot wait until Sherrod Brown is up for re-election, so I can contribute to and campaign for whoever runs against his slimy ass!!
September 21st, 2007 at 7:13 amBradW -
I hear ya. I recently wrote Ken Blackwell an email begging him to consider running in the next election for the Senate, in whatever district he would be eligible to represent.
September 21st, 2007 at 7:22 amObama-no vote.
What a fucking coward little chickenshit.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:03 amRemember these names folks…I know I will.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:17 amAnother thing:
The text of the resolution states also that “to reaffirm its support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, including General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq;”
So those 25 don’t since they voted nay…and this is acceptable to the American public how?
No words to describe this…
September 21st, 2007 at 8:27 amAs much as I hate them for voting no, at least those who did vote no had the nerve to go on the record with their votes. i think it is much more of a scumbag move on the part of those who didn’t vote like obama, biden, and cantwell. just admit you want the troops to fail you cowards. i bet the spin by obama during the elections on this one will end up making “what is ‘is’?” look like childs play.
September 21st, 2007 at 11:24 amCurious statement by Osama I mean Obama. He has no problem casting his vote in other non-binding resolutions when it attempts to cast the Republican party in a bad light. It only shows just how much of a coward he really is.
September 21st, 2007 at 2:06 pm