MoveOn has become a force to be reckoned with

Rolling Stone ^ | Feb. 24, 2005 | TIM DICKINSON

[Drew68]

There's nothing inherently good or bad in any of this. It's just that MoveOn's values aren't middle-American values. They're the values of an educated, steadily employed middle and upper-middle class with time to dedicate to politics -- and disposable income to leverage when they're agitated.

Unlike many on this forum, I do not rejoice at the impotence of the Democratic party. The party has been hijacked by the radical Left. This is not good for our nation which is designed to function as a two-party system of government.

I fear that if the Republicans get too much power they will start acting like Democrats. Other feel this is already occurring.

The Democrats need to reject the far Left Berkeley communists and re-embrace traditional blue-collar values that the party used to represent. Or they need to go the way of the Whigs and the Federalists and be replaced by a party that will reach out to blue collar voters.

Having virtually all of the power consolidated in one party while the opposition party is completely marginalized is not a good thing despite what many on this forum believe.

[KC_Conspirator]

It's just that MoveOn's values aren't middle-American values. They're the values of an educated, steadily employed middle and upper-middle class with time to dedicate to politics -- and disposable income to leverage when they're agitated.

Steadlily employed? How do you consider lifetime students living off other people's money "steadily employed"?

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

[ChinaThreat]

Thanks King! That would be what I was looking for. I do think it applies here.

[martin gibson]

I'm guessing it will contain "Children and Families" or something like it...

'The Children and Families of Neo-Stalinist Pig A*sholes'

[King Prout]

with the exception that the character uttering that bitter summary was describing life, and I do not believe moron.organists are actually alive.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I don't know about all of that.. but I think it was 33 out of the 46 candidates moveon campaigned for... LOST!

Whew- are they effective. (For the GOP)

[OESY]

[CzarNicky]

Unlike many on this forum, I do not rejoice at the impotence of the Democratic party. The party has been hijacked by the radical Left. This is not good for our nation which is designed to function as a two-party system of government.

Actually this country was designed to function without political parties. Only due to the the early debates between federalism and anti federalism did the basis for two party competition form.

[OESY]

Moveon.org, a force to be reckoned with:
"Every morning should start with a
satisfying movement to get the day rolling."

[evilC]

MoveOn has become a farce to be reckoned with

Spelling fixed.

[Mo1]

When asked about MoveOn, two prominent Democratic strategists feed me the exact same talking point: "We've got to learn how to walk and chew gum at the same time" -- meaning, as one of them explains, "If you're going to be successful, as Bush has proven, you have to energize your base, and you've got to appeal to swing voters."

MoveOn.org and the dem base are the Ward Churchills of the world

[sevry]

It's betting that its 3 million grass-roots revolutionaries can seize the reins of the party

Umm . . uh . . . just a minute. I thought they did that in 1972. And they never let go. They just continue to drive Zell-types right out, and over to the GOP. I mean - they won the bet. But they're, thankfully, losing elections.