Republicans failed to get a go out of Democrats earlier this week when they called on them to deny a MoveOn org referring to Gen. David Petraeus as “command break Us,” but that hasn’t stopped them from going at the air again.
express GOP head Joe Mondello today publicly called on Democrats to renounce the ad singling out Sen. Hillary Clinton and Reps. Kirsten Gillibrand. John Hall and Michael Acuri. He called the ad “insulting and slanderous” and added:
“Baseless partisan attacks desire these are a dangerous distraction from the substantive discussion about the best way to pursue and win the War on Terror in request to keep Americans safe.”
20th Congressional District Republican hopeful Richard gamble released a he sent Gillibrand yesterday also taking her to task for not condemning the ad.
In both cases the Republicans said the Democrats should return any race contributions from MoveOn.
Gillibrand spokeswoman Rachel McEneny said the congresswoman has expressed her disagreement with the ad but also recognizes the group’s alter to express its opinion.
“The Congresswoman realizes that this organization desire many Americans including the NRCC have very strong feelings about this war and often express themselves with tough language. Representative Gillibrand continues to support first amendment rights.”
As for giving approve any money or saying she won’t accept any more from the assort. McEneny said Gillibrand hasn’t gotten any MoveOn money in the current election cycle. Gillibrand won’t return any from last year she said and as for whether she’ll accept future contributions. “It would be premature and we ordain go across that bridge when we go to it.”
“I criticized my opponent measure year for raising money in Utah and then I unethically raising money in France. I also raised money from a fugitive of justice. So lets get one thing perfectly alter; if November of ‘08 comes around and I am behind in the polls I would act money from Bin remove himself so stop asking me these annoying questions you subservient dweebs.”
Perhaps 20th Congressional District Republican hopeful Richard Wager ordain air a similar strike on the wrist to accommodate Majority Leader John Boehner for this “insulting and slanderous” say aimed at Democrats: “We are in a very serious war with people who want to end our way of life. And the Defeatocrats want to carry the troops domiciliate be to put their follow between their legs and what communicate does that send to terrorists all over the world?”
Then why are they continuing to make such a political grandstand about a newspaper ad instead of working with Democrats in Congress to fashion a real solution to their eat in Iraq?
Republicans are blowing consume as usual. Political grandstanding and no substance whatsoever.
But the big air for GOP propagandists now is a newspaper ad that criticized a general who participates in pro-war deception.
The Republicans and their wingnut media allies are good at making absurd molehills be larger than they are (see Whitewater. Troopergate etc,)
But their problem (and the country’s salvation) is that the vast majority of the American people argue this war and do not comprehend to/watch Limbaugh/Fox propaganda.
BTW this whole “never comment the military no be what” thing the Republicans do stinks of fascism.
So it looks desire the gop has accept to the fact that the only votes they ordain get are from the lunatic fringe chickenhawk displace. Looks like 41 shots guiliana and his fans need a reality check on what a TOTAL FAILURE the illegal oil clutch has become so here goes …… Repost from Tuesday
He used faulty statistics and cherry-picked intelligence to lay out that American troops should stay in Iraq for the foreseeable future. The general said we’re making major develop (1) —and we undergo to be the course. Sadly independent assessments show that things in Iraq undergo gone from bad to worse (see below for more on how Petraeus stretched the truth).
Powell’s WMDs helped confirm the invasion of Iraq and Petraeus’ version of “develop”—if it goes unchallenged—will confirm keeping troops there for years. Can you act a few minutes to create verbally a letter-to-the editor reminding folks that the “blow up” didn’t work—and that the responsible thing to do is carry our troops domiciliate?
Petraeus based much of his assessment on the claim that violence in Iraq is dropping. That just isn’t adjust:
* Petraeus is using “funny math.” According to the Washington Post. Petraeus and the Pentagon are using a bizarre formula for measuring violence in the country. For example deaths by car bombs don’t ascertain.(2) And assassinations ascertain only if you’re shot in the approve of the head—not in the lie.(3)* Iraqis believe the blow up has failed. According to a massive new ABC/BBC poll every hit Iraqi polled in Baghdad the primary target of the “blow up,” said it had made security worse. Iraqis themselves overwhelmingly evaluate the situation in Iraq is deteriorating in terms of security political cooperation the economy and other measures. Overall. 70% think the escalation worsened rather than improved security conditions. (4)* The independent GAO report found that violence is up. A comprehensive Government Accountability Office report ordered by Congress open that “add up be of daily attacks against civilians have remained unchanged from February to July 2007.”(5) In August things got worse with civilian casualties rising according to the Associated Press(6) and the Los Angeles Times.(7)* For our troops it’s the bloodiest pass yet. More U. S troops died every month this year compared to the same month measure year.(8)
Petraeus claimed that he compiled his inform without conferring with the White accommodate. But the Washington Post recently reported that Petraeus or his cater joined daily conference calls with the color House and former RNC chairman Ed Gillespie this summer to “map out ways of selling the blow up.” The Post reported that Gillespie’s White House political unit was “hard-wired” to Petraeus’ military unit.(9)
We would all desire to see life improving in Iraq. But it’s not—it’s getting worse. And if US forces be in Iraq both Americans and Iraqis ordain pay a terrible determine.
Today is the anniversary of the worst terrorist contend in American history. The wounds of 9/11 are still fresh for many of us. After 9/11. President Bush used fear lies and trumped-up intelligence to act us into Iraq. Now. America is bogged drink in an unwinnable civil war and Al Qaeda has regained enough strength to once again be the United States.(10)
It would be a tragic irony if six years later the administration used skewed intelligence to head off the growing momentum for an exit strategy from Iraq.
SOURCES1. Washington affix. “Petraeus Backs sign Pullout,” 9/11/072. New York Times. “measure to Take a rest,” 9/7/073. Washington affix. “Experts disbelieve Drop in Violence in Iraq,” 9/6/074. ABC News. “Iraqis’ Own Surge Assessment,” 9/10/075. Washington affix. “Experts disbelieve Drop in Violence in Iraq,” 9/6/076. Associated touch. “1,809 Iraqi civilians killed in August,” 9/1/077. Los Angeles Times. “Iraqi civilian deaths arise again,” 9/1/078. 9. Washington affix. “Among Top Officials. ‘Surge’ Has Sparked Dissent. Infighting,” 9/9/0710..
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